William, Will or Bill Roberts may refer to:

Entertainment

William Roberts (biographer) William Roberts (1767 – 21 May 1849) was an English barrister and legal writer, an evangelical journal editor and the first biographer of Hannah More. Life William Roberts was born in Newington Butts. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, St Pa ...

(1767–1849), English barrister and legal writer * William Harris Lloyd Roberts (1884–1955), Canadian writer, poet, and playwright *

William Roberts (painter) William Patrick Roberts (5 June 1895 – 20 January 1980) was a British artist. In the years before the First World War Roberts was a pioneer, among English artists, in his use of abstract images. In later years he described his approach as ...

(1895–1980), British painter and war artist * Will Roberts (1907–2000), British painter * William Roberts (screenwriter) (1913–1997), American screenwriter *

Billy Roberts William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe." Biography Roberts attended the Citadel, The Military College of South Ca ...

(1936–2017), American songwriter and musician * William Owen Roberts (born 1960), Welsh language novelist and playwright *

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...

(born 1976), American rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II * Will Roberts (fiction), fictional character in the TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''

Politics

William Roberts (Parliamentarian) Sir William Roberts (1605–1662), of Neasden House at Willesden in Middlesex, was an English Member of Parliament. He entered Gray's Inn in 1622, and was knighted in 1624. At the outbreak of the English Civil War he took the Roundheads, Parli ...

(1605–1662), British MP and father of Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet *

William Roberts (Australian politician) William Roberts (1821 – 1 July 1900) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to William Roberts and Susannah Jane Moss. On 2 April 1842 he married Louisa Wilhelmina Kemp, with whom he had nine children. A solicitor from 1845, h ...

(1821–1900), New South Wales politician * William R. Roberts (1830–1897), U.S. Representative from New York *

W. F. Roberts William Francis Roberts (18 December 1869 – 10 February 1938) was a medical doctor, public health pioneer, women's voting rights advocate, and New Brunswick politician. Born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John () is a ...

(William Francis Roberts, 1869–1938), Canadian politician and Minister of Health, New Brunswick *

William Roberts (Alberta politician) William Roberts (born July 22, 1954) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. Political career Roberts ran for office as a New Democrat candida ...

(born 1954), Canadian politician, Alberta, 1986–1993 * William Y. Roberts, state representative in Pennsylvania

Religion

* William Roberts (priest) (16th century), Welsh priest * William Roberts (bishop of Bangor) (1585–1665), Anglican bishop *

William C. Roberts (pastor) William Charles Roberts (September 22, 1832 – November 27, 1903) was an American pastor and academic administrator. A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary, he began his ministerial career at a Presbyterianism, Pr ...

(1832–1903), American pastor and academic administrator *

William Page Roberts William Page Roberts (2 January 1836 – 17 August 1928) was an eminent English clergyman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907 until 1919. Born at Liverpool to William Roberts and his wife Prudence (née Page), he was educat ...

(1836–1928), Church of England clergyman, Dean of Salisbury, 1907–1919 * William Henry Roberts (1847–1919), American Baptist missionary in Burma * William P. Roberts (bishop) (fl. 1909–1950), American Episcopal bishop of Shanghai * William A. Roberts (born 1946), 25th Chief of the Staff of the Salvation Army

Sports

Cricket

William Roberts (MCC cricketer) William Henry Roberts (1 September 1795 – 4 October 1843) was an English first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of th ...

(1795–1843), English cricketer *

William Roberts (Australian cricketer) William Roberts was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1880/81. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales ...

, Australian cricketer, played in the 1880s *

William Roberts (Lancashire cricketer) William Braithwaite Roberts (27 September 1914 – 23 August 1951) played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a lower-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler between 1939 and 1949. While serving in the Army during the Second World War Roberts ...

(1914–1951), English cricketer

Football and rugby

William Roberts (footballer, born 1859) William Roberts (born 1859) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1870s and 1880s and made six appearances for Wales, scoring twice. Football career Roberts was born in Llangollen in north-east Wales and started his football car ...

(1859–?), Llangollen F.C., Berwyn Rangers F.C. and Wales international footballer *

William Roberts (footballer, born 1863) William Roberts (born 1863) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1880s and made one appearance for Wales. Football career Roberts was born in Rhyl in north-east Wales and started his football career at his local club. At Rhyl, ...

(1863–?), Rhyl F.C. and Wales international footballer *

William Roberts (footballer, born 1907) William J. Roberts (born 1907, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Birmingham. While playing amateur football for Flint Town United, Roberts impressed enough for the club to sign him on a full contrac ...

(1907–?), Cardiff City F.C. footballer *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1859) William Roberts (18 March 1859 – 12 June 1945) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Wrexham, Wrexham Olympic and Rhostyllen Victoria in the 1880s and made four appearances for Wales, scoring once. He was the brother of Bob Robe ...

(1859–1945), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1897) William, Will or Bill Roberts may refer to: Entertainment * William Roberts (biographer) (1767–1849), English barrister and legal writer * William Harris Lloyd Roberts (1884–1955), Canadian writer, poet, and playwright * William Roberts (pa ...

(1897–1960), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1908) William Samuel Roberts (12 July 1908 – 22 February 1976) was a Welsh footballer who played as a right back. He made over 170 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War. Career Bill Roberts was born in Bargoed and be ...

(1908–1976), Welsh footballer *

Bill Roberts (footballer, born 1910) William Henry Roberts (22 July 1910 – 8 December 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Charles George Roberts (1881–1961), and Ellen Louisa Roberts (1884 ...

(1910–1973), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Billy Roberts (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), English footballer * Billy Roberts (Australian footballer) (1908–1998), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Roberts (American football) (1929–2007), American football player *

William Roberts (rugby union) William Roberts (28 October 1871 – 25 August 1937) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1896 and 1897. His positions of choice were centre three-quarter and second five-eighth. Roberts did not play in ...

(1871–1937), New Zealand rugby union player * Bill Roberts (rugby union) (1906–1965), Welsh rugby international *

William Roberts (American football) William Harold Roberts (born August 5, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, New England Patriots and New York Jets. H ...

(born 1962), former NFL offensive lineman * Will Roberts (footballer) (born 1994), Welsh footballer

Other sports

* Bill Roberts (athlete) (1912–2001), British runner, gold medal winner in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1936 Olympics * Bill Roberts (basketball) (1925–2016), American basketball player *

William Roberts (cyclist) William Roberts (born 4 June 1998) is a British and Welsh track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal. Cycling career Roberts was part of the Wales Raci ...

(born 1998), British and Welsh cyclist

Other

Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet (21 June 1638 – 14 March 1688), of Willesden in Middlesex, was an English landowner and politician. The son of Sir William Roberts, a Member of Parliament and of Cromwell's House of Peers during the English ...

(1638–1688), British landowner *

William Hayward Roberts William Hayward Roberts (baptised 1734 – 1791) was an English born schoolmaster, poet and biblical critic, cleric and Provost of Eton College. Life He was born in Gloucester, the third son of Richard Roberts of Abergavenny and his wife Eleanor. ...

(baptised 1734–died 1791), English schoolmaster and poet *

William Prowting Roberts W. P. Roberts (11 December 1806 – 7 September 1871) was a noted Chartist who became known as the ''"attorney-general"'' of the coal miners in the 1840s. Family William Prowting Roberts was born in Chelmsford, Essex to Rev. Thomas Roberts, who ...

(1806–1871), Chartist who became known as "attorney-general" of the coal miners in the 1840s * William Milnor Roberts (1810–1881), American civil engineer *

William Roberts (physician) Sir William Roberts (18 March 1830 – 16 April 1899) was a British physician in Manchester, England. Biography Roberts was born on 18 March 1830 at Bodedern on the Isle of Anglesey the son of David and Sarah Roberts. He was educated at Mill Hi ...

(1830–1899), British scientist * William Paul Roberts (1841–1910), brigadier general in the Confederate Army *

William Roberts (engineer) William Roberts J.P. M.Inst. C.E. (1848 – 30 November 1918) was Engineer-in-Chief to the Highland Railway based in Inverness, Scotland. Life He was born in Dunblane in 1849, the son of William Roberts (1821–1896) for some time station master ...

(1848-1918), Engineer in Chief of the

Highland Railway The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating north of Perth railway station, Scotland, Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north o ...

* Bill Roberts (businessman) (1898–1962), British founder of the JET brand of petrol *

William Roberts (veteran) William Roberts (29 September 1900 – 30 April 2006), often known as Bill Roberts, was one of the final surviving British veterans of the First World War. As a fourteen-year-old boy Roberts was present in Hartlepool during the Imperial German Na ...

(1900–2006), British veteran of the First World War * William C. Roberts (1932–2023), cardiovascular physician and pathologist * William Clare Roberts, Canadian political theorist * William Roberts & Co of Nelson, English steam engine manufacturer