John Roberts (disambiguation)

John Roberts (born 1955) is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States.

John Roberts may also refer to:


 * John Roberts (journalist) (born 1956), Fox News national correspondent, former CNN and CBS News television journalist and former Canadian music television host
 * John Roberts (actor) (born 1971), American actor and comedian

Politicians and government officials

 * General John Roberts (fl. 1604), MP for Chippenham
 * John Roberts (Denbigh MP) (after 1672–1731), Member of Parliament for Denbigh, 1710–1713 & 1715–1722
 * John S. Roberts, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
 * John Roberts (Flint MP) (1835–1894), Welsh member of parliament
 * John Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd (1863–1955), Welsh Liberal politician, son of the above
 * John Roberts (Canadian politician) (1933–2007), Canadian politician
 * John Roberts (mayor) (1845–1934), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1889–90
 * John Bryn Roberts (1843–1931), Welsh lawyer, judge and Liberal politician
 * John Mackintosh Roberts (1840–1928), New Zealand soldier, resident magistrate and administrator
 * John McRoberts, former Northern Territory police commissioner

Academics

 * John Milton Roberts (1916–1990), American anthropologist
 * John D. Roberts (1918–2016), professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology
 * J. M. Roberts (1928–2003), Oxford historian and author
 * Donald John Roberts (born 1945), or John Roberts, professor of economics at the Business School of Stanford University
 * John Cole Roberts (1935–2016), Welsh geologist, senior lecturer at University of Ulster
 * John Keith Roberts (1897–1944), Australian physicist

Businessmen

 * John Roberts (Australian businessman) (1934–2006), founder of Australian construction firm Multiplex
 * John Roberts (British businessman), founder of AO World
 * John P. Roberts (1945–2001), producer who bankrolled the Woodstock Festival
 * John S. Roberts, president of F. W. Woolworth Company

Military

 * Bartholomew Roberts (1682–1722), born John Roberts, Welsh pirate
 * John Walter Roberts (1792–1845), Royal Navy captain
 * John Hamilton Roberts (1881–1962), Canadian Army two-star general
 * John Q. Roberts (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
 * John W. Roberts (1921–1999), United States Air Force four-star general
 * John Roberts (Royal Navy officer) (born 1924), British admiral

Television personalities

 * John Roberts (sportscaster) (born 1965), American television host specializing in motorsports

Music

 * John Roberts (electronic musician), American electronic musician
 * John Roberts (musician) (born c. 1940), English performer of English and North Atlantic folk music and dance
 * John Roberts (born 1952), former drummer for the Shadows of Knight
 * John Roberts, music educator for International Association for Jazz Education
 * John Storm Roberts (1936–2009), British-born, U.S.-based ethnomusicologist, writer and record producer

Association football (soccer)

 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1857) (1857–?), Welsh international footballer
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1858) (1858–?), Welsh international footballer
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1885) (1885–19??), English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1887) (1887–19??), English-born footballer active in Italy for Milan and Modena
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1891) (1891–19??), Scottish footballer
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1944), Australian international soccer player who played in The Football League in the 1960s and 70s
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2016), Welsh international footballer who played for Wrexham and Arsenal

Cricket

 * John Roberts (Lancashire cricketer) (1933–2019), English cricketer
 * John Roberts (Shropshire cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer
 * John Roberts (Somerset cricketer) (born 1949), English cricketer

Other sports

 * John Roberts Jr. (billiards player) (1847–1919), professional player of English billiards
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne
 * John Roberts (hurler) (1895–1987), Irish hurler
 * John Roberts (rugby union) (1906–1965), Welsh rugby player
 * John Roberts (American football) (1920–2012), American football, wrestling and track coach
 * John Roberts (rower) (born 1953), British Olympic rower
 * John Roberts (footballer, born 1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne/Sydney Swans and in South Australia

Clergymen

 * Saint John Roberts (martyr) (c. 1576–1610), Welsh Benedictine monk
 * John Roberts (Vicar of Tremeirchion) (1775–1829), Welsh Anglican priest and writer
 * Saint John Roberts (missionary) (1853–1949), Welsh Anglican priest, writer and missionary in Wyoming, USA
 * John Roberts (Presbyterian) (1880–1959), Welsh Presbyterian Church of Wales minister and historian
 * John Roberts, bardic name Ieuan Gwyllt (1822–1877), Welsh musician and Calvinistic Methodist minister

Others

 * John Roberts (poet) (1712–1772), British politician and poet
 * John Roberts (architect) (1712–1796), Irish architect
 * John Roberts (urban planner) (1929–1992), British transportation planner
 * John Maddox Roberts (born 1947), American author
 * John Roberts (writer) (born 1947), English journalist and author
 * John Roberts, British film director of War of the Buttons
 * John D. Roberts (1918–2016), chemist
 * John Martyn Roberts (1806–1878), British inventor
 * John Marshall Roberts, American public speaker and communication strategist
 * John Bingham Roberts (1852–1924), American doctor giving his name to Roberts syndrome
 * John Roberts (engineer) (fl. 1969–2006), British structural engineer
 * John Roberts, co-founder of Edapt and Oak National Academy