Robertson (surname)

Robertson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robert". It originated in Scotland and northern England. Notable people and companies with the surname include:

A

 * Rev. A. E. Robertson (1870–1958), first person to "bag" Scotlands 283 peaks
 * Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson
 * Adam Robertson, musician with the Australian rock band Magic Dirt
 * Adam Robertson (Canadian politician) (died 1882), foundry owner and politician in Ontario, Canada
 * Alan Robertson (footballer), Scottish footballer and coach
 * Alan Robertson (geneticist) (1920–1989), English population geneticist
 * Alan Robertson (swimmer), New Zealand swimmer
 * Alan S. Robertson (born 1941), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
 * Alan W. Robertson (1906–1978), British philatelist
 * Albert Robertson (1864–1952), Canadian politician
 * Alec Robertson (bowls), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand
 * Alec Robertson (music critic) (1892–1982), British writer, broadcaster and music critic
 * Alec Robertson (rugby union) (1877–1941), Scottish rugby union player
 * Alex Robertson (Australian rules footballer) (1887–1915), Australian rules footballer for University
 * Alex Robertson (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1902–1903), Scottish footballer
 * Alexander Black Robertson (1847–?), politician from Ontario, Canada
 * Alexander Cunningham Robertson (1816–1884), British general and amateur poet
 * Alexander D. Robertson (1849–1921), politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * Alexander George Morison Robertson (1867–1947), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
 * Alexander Provan Robertson (1925–1995), Scottish mathematician
 * Alexander Robertson & Sons, British boat building company
 * Alexander Robertson (artist) (1772–1841), Scottish-American artist and co-founder of Columbian Academy of Painting
 * Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician) (1838–1888), lawyer and politician from Ontario, Canada
 * Sir Alexander Robertson (police officer) (died 1970), British police officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1958–1961
 * Alexander Robertson (MP) (1779–1856), British Member of Parliament for Grampound
 * Alexander Robertson (New York politician) (1825–1902), American businessman and politician
 * Alexander Robertson (chemist) (1896–1970), British chemist
 * Alexander Robertson (rugby union) (1848–1913), Scottish rugby union player
 * Alexander Robertson, the name of several chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh
 * Sir Alexander Robertson (veterinarian) (1908–1990) Scottish veterinarian
 * Alexander Rocke Robertson (1841–1881), Canadian politician
 * Alfred J. Robertson (1891–1948), American sportsman, coach, and college athletics administrator
 * Alfred M. Robertson (1911–1975), horse racing jockey in American Thoroughbred
 * Alice Mary Robertson, (1854–1931), second woman to be elected U.S. Representative (1921–1923)
 * Alison Robertson (born 1958), New Zealand writer and journalist
 * Allan Robertson (1815–1859), Scottish golfer
 * Allison Robertson (born 1979), American musician
 * Alvin Robertson (born 1962), professional basketball player

AM

 * Amik Robertson (born 1998), American football player
 * Andrew N. Robertson (born 1974), British actor
 * Andrew Robertson (born 1994), Scottish professional footballer
 * Andrew Robertson (actor) (born 1941), British actor
 * Andrew Robertson (doctor), Australian public health doctor
 * Andrew Robertson (sprinter) (born 1990), British sprinter
 * Andrew Robertson (businessman) (1827–1890), Canadian businessman and chairman of the Montreal Harbour Commission
 * Andrew Robertson (engineer) (1883–1977), British mechanical engineer
 * Andrew Robertson (lawyer) (1815–1880), Canadian lawyer, author of legal works
 * Andrew Robertson (miniaturist) (1777–1845), Scottish miniaturist portrait painter
 * Andrew Robertson (politician) (1865–1934), Australian politician
 * Andy W. Robertson, editor of William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands
 * Angus Roberston (born 1969), Scottish politician and Deputy Leader of SNP
 * Anne Isabella Robertson (c1830 – 1910), writer and suffragist
 * Anne Robertson, Australian reality-TV participant
 * Anne Strachan Robertson (1910–1997), Scottish archaeologist, numismatist and writer
 * Archibald Robertson (painter) (1765–1835), Scottish born painter who operated the Columbian Academy of Painting in New York with his brother Alexander
 * Archibald Robertson (physician) (1789–1864), Scottish physician; grandfather of the bishop
 * Archibald Robertson (bishop) (1853–1931), Principal of King's College London and Bishop of Exeter
 * Archibald Robertson (atheist) (1886–1961), British atheist, son of the bishop
 * Archibald Thomas Robertson (1863–1934), American theologian
 * Archie Robertson (trade unionist) (1886–1961), English trade unionist
 * Archie Robertson (footballer) (1929–1978), Scottish footballer
 * Archie Robertson (shinty player) (born 1950), ex-shinty player
 * Arkim Robertson (born 1994), Grenadian basketball player
 * Arthur G. Robertson (1879–?), British water polo player
 * Arthur Robertson (athlete) (1879–1957), Scottish distance runner
 * Arthur Robertson (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
 * Arthur Scott Robertson (1911–2000), fiddle player from Shetland
 * Austin Robertson Jr. (born 1943), Australian rules footballer, son of Austin Sr.
 * Austin Robertson Sr. (1907–1988), Australian rules footballer, father of Austin Jr.

B

 * BA Robertson (Brian Alexander Robertson, born 1956), Scottish musician and songwriter
 * Ben Robertson (journalist) (1903–1943), American author, journalist and World War II war correspondent
 * Ben Robertson (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
 * Ben Robertson (actor) on Executive Stress
 * Ben Robertson, co-author of autobiography of Domenico Cacciola
 * Beverly Robertson, cavalry officer in the United States Army on the Western frontier and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders of Battle of White Hall
 * Bill Robertson (English footballer) (1923–2003), English football goalkeeper for Chelsea, Birmingham City and Stoke City
 * Bill Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1928–1973), Scottish football goalkeeper for Chelsea and Leyton Orient
 * Bill Robertson (Australian footballer) (1879–1957), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
 * Bill Robertson (director), Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter
 * Bill Robertson (Australian intelligence officer) (1917–2011), Australian Army officer and director of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
 * Bob Robertson, Major League Baseball first baseman.
 * Bob Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1927), Canadian hockey player
 * Bob Robertson (comedian), Canadian comedian
 * Bob Robertson (announcer) (1929–2020), retired sports announcer for Washington State University
 * Bob Robertson, alias name of Sergio Leone, Italian film director
 * Bob Robertson (bowls) (1926–2019), England international lawn bowler
 * Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1896–1974), British World War II general, later Chairman of the British Transport Commission
 * Brian James (guitarist) (Brian Robertson, born 1950), English punk rock guitarist with The Damned and The Lords of the New Church
 * Brian Robertson (guitarist) (born 1956), Scottish guitarist
 * Brian Robertson (rugby union) (born 1959), Scottish rugby union player and coach
 * Brian Robertson (born 1979), American trombonist with the band Suburban Legends
 * Britt Robertson (born 1990), American actress
 * Bruce Robertson (judge) (born 1944), New Zealand judge
 * Bruce Robertson (swimmer) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic Games swimmer
 * Bruce Robertson (rugby) (born 1952), All Blacks New Zealand rugby player
 * Bruce Robertson (rower) (born 1962), Canadian rower
 * Bruce Robertson, anti-hero of the novel Filth by Irvine Welsh
 * Bruce Robertson, creator of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year
 * Bryan Robertson (1925–2002), English curator and arts manager

C

 * Chad Robertson, member of the Alabama House of Representatives
 * Channing Robertson, American chemical engineer
 * Charles Graham Robertson (1879–1954), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Charles Grant Robertson (1869–1948), British academic historian
 * Charles Franklin Robertson (1835–1886), bishop of Missouri in the Episcopal Church
 * Charles John Robertson (1798–1830), English botanical illustrator
 * Charles Martin Robertson (1911–2004), British classical scholar and poet
 * Charles R. Robertson (1889–1951), U.S. Republican politician
 * Charles Robertson (Green Wing)
 * Charles Robertson (Norwegian politician) (1875–1958), Norwegian Minister of Trade, 1926–1928
 * Charles Robertson (UK politician) (1874–1968), Chair of London County Council
 * Charles Robertson (priest) (1873–1946), Anglican priest
 * Charles Robertson (entomologist) (1858–1935), American entomologist
 * Charles Robertson (painter) (1844–1891), English painter and engraver
 * Charles T. Robertson Jr. (born 1946), U.S. Air Force general
 * Charles Victor Robertson (1882–1951), New Zealand – Australian businessman, politician and educator
 * Charlie Robertson (mayor) (1934–2017), American politician and mayor of York, Pennsylvania
 * Charlie Robertson (1896–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Charlie Robertson (footballer) (1873–1940), Australian rules footballer
 * Chris Robertson (squash player), squash player from Australia
 * Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1995), English football defender (Grimsby Town)
 * Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1957), Scottish football striker (Rangers, Heart of Midlothian)
 * Chris Robertson (footballer, born 1986), Scottish football defender (Port Vale, Ross County)
 * Chris Robertson (American football), American football coach
 * Christina Robertson (1796–1854), Scottish painter
 * Christopher T. Robertson (born 1975), legal academic (University of Arizona)
 * Chuck Robertson, lead singer of the ska punk band Mad Caddies
 * Cliff Robertson (1923–2011), American actor
 * Clive Robertson (actor) (born 1965), British actor
 * Clive Robertson (artist) (born 1946), British-born Canadian artist
 * Clive Robertson (broadcaster) (born 1945), Australian journalist
 * Colin McLeod Robertson (1870–1951), British sailor
 * Colin Robertson (fur trader) (1783–1842), Canadian fur trader and political figure
 * Colin Robertson (cricketer) (born 1963), Zimbabwean cricketer
 * Colin Robertson (diplomat) (born 1954), Canadian diplomat
 * Colin Robertson (footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer
 * Colin Robertson (political activist) (born 1983), Scottish far-right polemicist and public speaker
 * Connor Robertson (born 1981), American baseball player
 * Craig Robertson (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish football player and coach
 * Craig Robertson (American football) (born 1988), American football linebacker
 * Craig Robertson (writer), see Bouchercon XLVII

D

 * Daniel Robertson (outfielder) (born 1985), baseball outfielder
 * Daniel Robertson (shortstop) (born 1994), baseball shortstop
 * Daniel Robertson (architect) (died 1849), architect
 * Daniel Robertson (colonial administrator) (1813–1892), British colonial administrator
 * Daniel Robertson (British Army officer) (1730s–1819), British soldier
 * Dave Robertson (Massachusetts politician), state representative
 * David Allan Robertson (1880–1961), American academic and college administrator
 * David B. Robertson, Michigan state senator
 * David C. Robertson (born 1960), American computer scientist and organizational theorist
 * David Robertson (Canadian politician) (1841–1912), MPP
 * David Robertson (British politician) (1890–1970), British politician; conservative MP for Streatham and Caithness and Sutherland
 * David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks (1797–1873), Scottish stockbroker and politician
 * David Robertson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1985), Scottish-American association footballer for Kilmarnock, Queen of the South, Brooklyn Wanderers, Bethlehem Steel & U.S. national team
 * David Robertson (footballer, born 1906) (1906–?), Scottish footballer with York City
 * David Robertson (footballer, born 1968), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen, Rangers and Scotland national team
 * David Robertson (footballer, born 1986), Scottish footballer with Dundee United, St Johnstone and Cowdenbeath
 * David Robertson (Australian footballer) (born 1962), Collingwood and Essendon player
 * David Robertson (golfer) (1869–1937), Scottish bronze medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
 * David Robertson (cricketer) (born 1959), Australian cricketer
 * David Robertson (cyclist) (1883–1963), British Olympic cyclist
 * David Robertson (baseball) (born 1985), Major League Baseball player
 * Dave Robertson (baseball) (1889–1970), baseball player
 * Dave Robertson (football manager) (born 1973), football manager and coach
 * David Robertson (naturalist) (1806–1896), founder of Millport Marine Biological Station
 * David Robertson (architect) (1834–1925), Scottish architect
 * David Robertson (broadcaster) (born 1965), British journalist and newsreader for BBC Scotland
 * David Robertson (conductor) (born 1958), American conductor; music director of the St. Louis Symphony and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
 * David Robertson (minister) (born 1962), Scottish minister and author
 * David Robertson (writer) (born 1977), Canadian graphic novelist and writer
 * David Robertson (engineer) (1875–1941), professor of electrical engineering
 * Denise Robertson (1932–2016), British writer and television broadcaster
 * Dennis Robertson (economist) (1890–1963), English economist
 * Dennis Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
 * Dennis Robertson (politician) (born 1956), SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire West
 * Derek Robertson (artist) (born 1967), Scottish artist
 * Derek Robertson (politician), Australian politician
 * Derek Robertson (footballer) (1949–2015), Scottish footballer

DI

 * Dick Robertson (songwriter) (1903–1979), American big band singer of the 1920s
 * Dick Robertson (baseball) (1891–1944), American baseball pitcher
 * Dick Robertson (footballer) (1877–1936), Australian rules footballer
 * Digger Robertson (1861–1938), Australian batsman, played for Victoria and in California
 * Don Robertson (author) (1929–1999), American novelist
 * Don Robertson (baseball) (1930–2014), Major League Baseball player
 * Don Robertson (composer) (born 1942), American composer
 * Don Robertson (golfer) See Northern Texas PGA Championship
 * Don Robertson (songwriter) (1922–2015), American songwriter and pianist
 * Don Robertson (referee) (born 1987), Association football referee
 * Don Robertson (television announcer) (1928–2021), American television sports announcer
 * Donald Robertson (New Zealand) (1860–1942), Public Service Commissioner in New Zealand
 * Donald Robertson (athlete) (1905–1949), Scottish athlete
 * Donald Robertson (producer) (born 1973), hip-hop producer and entrepreneur
 * Donald Struan Robertson (1885–1961), classical scholar at the University of Cambridge
 * Donald Robertson (politician), Canadian politician
 * Donald Robertson (artist) (born 1962), artist/illustrator and creative director for Esteé Lauder Companies
 * Donald Robertson (referee) (born 1987), Scottish football referee
 * Donald Robertson (writer) (1930–1995), wrote for Thunderbirds
 * Donna Robertson (born 1969), Scottish judoka and wrester
 * Dorothy Robertson (died 1979), New Zealand artist
 * Doug Robertson (footballer) (fl. 1959–1966), Scottish footballer for Dumbarton
 * Dougal Robertson (1924–1991), Scottish author and sailor; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family
 * Dougie Robertson (born 1963), Scottish footballer for Greenock Morton
 * Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), Scottish ophthalmologist

E

 * Eben William Robertson (1815–1874), British historian
 * Eck Robertson (1887–1975), American fiddle player
 * Ed Robertson (born 1970), Canadian lead singer of Barenaked Ladies
 * Eddie Robertson (1935–1981), Scottish footballer; known as "Dagger"
 * Edith Alice Robertson (1884-1974), Arizona pioneer, postmaster, and undercover FBI agent
 * Edith Anne Robertson (1883–1973), Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots
 * Edmund F. Robertson (born 1943), Scottish mathematician
 * Edmund Robertson, 1st Baron Lochee (1845–1911), Scottish barrister, academic and politician
 * Edward Albert Robertson (1929–1991), Australian politician; best known as Ted Robertson
 * Edward C. Robertson (died 1903), American football player and coach
 * Edward D. Robertson Jr. (born 1952), chief justice of Missouri Supreme Court
 * Edward Robertson (Semitic scholar) (1879–1964), Scottish academic
 * Edward V. Robertson (1881–1963), United States Senator from Wyoming
 * Edward White Robertson (1823–1887), United States Representative from Louisiana
 * Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler in Texas, signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861
 * Eric Robertson (literary critic), professor at Royal Holloway, University of London
 * Eric Robertson (athlete) (1892–1975), British athlete
 * Eric Robertson (composer) (born 1948), Scottish composer, organist, pianist, and record producer
 * Eric Sutherland Robertson (1857–1926), Scottish man of letters, academic in India, and clergyman
 * Erik Robertson (born 1984), American football guard

F

 * Fanny Robertson (1765–1855), born Frances Mary Ross, actress (stage name Mrs. T. Robertson), theatre manager and playwright.
 * Fiona Robertson (born 1969), Scottish judoka and wrester
 * Fred Robertson (1911–1997), ice hockey player
 * Frederick Robertson (judge) (1854–1918), judge and academic administrator
 * Frederick Robertson (cricketer) (1843–1920), English cricketer
 * Frederick Robertson (politician) (1909–2002), member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853), English divine

G

 * G. Robertson, codename for Robert Hanssen (born 1944), FBI agent and Soviet/Russian spy
 * Gary Robertson (author), Scottish poet and author
 * Gary Robertson (cricketer) (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
 * Gary Robertson (rower) (born 1950), New Zealand rower
 * Gavin Robertson (born 1966), Australian cricketer
 * Geoffrey Robertson (born 1946), Australian-born lawyer, author, and broadcaster
 * George André Robertson (1929–2007), British educator and cricketer
 * George Croom Robertson (1842–1892), Scottish philosopher
 * George G. Robertson (active since 1972), American information visualization expert
 * George Morison Robertson (1821–1867), Hawaiian politician
 * George R. Robertson (1933–2023), American actor
 * George Robertson (congressman) (1790–1874), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
 * George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 1946), UK Defence Secretary, NATO Secretary-General
 * George Robertson (bobsleigh) (born 1958), British Olympic bobsledder
 * George Robertson (cricketer) (1842–1895), Australian cricketer
 * George Robertson (footballer, born 1883) (1883–?), Scottish footballer, played for Clyde, Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham
 * George Robertson (painter) (c. 1748 – 1788), English landscape painter
 * George Robertson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
 * George Robertson (writer) (c. 1750 – 1832), Scottish topographical, agricultural and genealogical writer
 * George Robertson (bookseller) (1825–1898), Scottish-Australian bookseller
 * George Robertson (publisher) (1860–1933), Scottish-Australian publisher; founder of Angus & Robertson
 * George Robertson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1937), Scottish footballer, played for Motherwell, Sheffield Wednesday, East Fife and Scotland
 * George Robertson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2006), Scottish footballer, played for Kilmarnock and Scotland
 * George Robertson (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2003), Scottish footballer, played for Plymouth Argyle
 * George Robertson (ice hockey) (1927–2021), hockey player
 * George Robertson (racing driver) (1884–1955), American racing driver
 * George Robertson (rugby union) (1859–1920), New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * George Robertson (swimmer) (active in 1920), British swimmer
 * George S. Robertson (1872–1967), British athlete
 * George Scott Robertson (1852–1916), British soldier, author, and administrator
 * George W. Robertson (1838–1906), New York politician
 * George Wilson Robertson (1889–1963), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
 * Gordon P. Robertson (born 1958), co-host on The 700 Club
 * Gordon Robertson (cricketer) (1909–1983), New Zealand cricketer
 * Gordon Robertson (ice hockey) (1926–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Graeme Robertson (Australian footballer) (born 1952), Australian rules footballer
 * Graeme Robertson (RAF officer) (born 1945), RAF commander
 * Graeme Robertson (Scottish footballer) (born 1962), Scottish footballer
 * Graham Robertson (filmmaker) (born 1973), American filmmaker
 * Graham Robertson (bowls), Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler
 * Gregor Robertson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer
 * Gregor Robertson (politician) (born 1964), Canadian politician

H

 * Hamza Robertson (born 1982), English singer
 * Harry J. Robertson (1896–1962), American football player and coach
 * Harry Robertson (folk singer) (1923–1995), Australian folk-singer/songwriter, poet and activist
 * Harry Robertson (musician) (1932–1996), Scottish musician
 * Harry Robertson (painter) (born 1943)
 * Hezekiah D. Robertson (1826–1870), New York politician
 * Horace Robertson (1894–1960), Australian Lieutenant General
 * Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961), American mathematician
 * Howard Robertson (architect) (1888–1963), architect of the Shell Centre
 * Howard W. Robertson (1947–2021), American poet
 * Hugh A. Robertson (1932–1988), American film director and editor
 * Hugh C. Robertson (1845–1908), American studio potter
 * Hugh Robertson (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player
 * Hugh Robertson (instrument maker) (1730–1822), Scottish instrument maker
 * Hugh Robertson (1890s footballer), Scottish footballer for Burnley, Lincoln City, Leicester Fosse
 * Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2010), Scottish footballer
 * Hugh Robertson (footballer, born 1975), Scottish footballer
 * Hugh Robertson (politician) (born 1962), British politician

I

 * Ian Duncan Robertson, British engineer
 * Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1945), Scottish rugby union player and commentator
 * Ian Robertson (Australian rules footballer) (born 1946), football commentator and former player
 * Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1951), Australian rugby union player
 * Ian Robertson (rugby union, born 1950) (1950–2015), South African rugby union player
 * Ian Robertson (footballer, born 1966), Scottish football player
 * Ian Robertson (Gaelic footballer) (fl. 1993–2004), Irish Gaelic football player
 * Ian Robertson (Queen's Park footballer) (fl. 1964–1973), Scottish footballer
 * Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson (1912–2005), Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland
 * Ian Robertson (British Army officer) (1913–2010), British general
 * Ian Robertson (Royal Navy officer) (1922–2012), British admiral
 * Ian Robertson Porteous (1930–2011), Scottish mathematician
 * Ian Robertson (businessman) (born 1958), automotive executive working for the BMW Group
 * Ian Robertson (psychologist) (born 1951), professor of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin
 * Iain Robertson (born 1981), Scottish actor

J

 * J. G. Robertson (1859–1940), British singer and actor
 * J. M. Robertson (1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
 * J. R. Robertson (1867–1928), educator and Freemason in South Australia
 * Jack Robertson (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * Jack Robertson (English cricketer) (1917–1996), English cricketer
 * Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1975), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, 1909 to 1913
 * Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1972), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne, 1923 to 1924
 * Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1939), Australian rules footballer
 * Jack Robertson (politician) (1928–1971), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
 * Jack Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1875–1923)
 * Jack Robertson (South African cricketer) (1906–1985), South African test cricketer
 * Jackie Robertson (1928–2014), Scottish professional footballer
 * Jake Robertson (born 1989), New Zealand distance runner
 * James Alexander Robertson (1873–1939), American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer
 * James B. A. Robertson (1871–1938), American lawyer and governor of Oklahoma
 * James Burton Robertson (1800–1877), historian
 * James Craigie Robertson (1813–1882), Scottish Anglican churchman and historian
 * James Edwin Robertson (1840–1915), Canadian physician and politician
 * James D. Robertson (1931–2010), Scottish painter and senior lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art
 * James Duncan Robertson (1912–1993), Scottish professor of zoology
 * James I. Robertson Jr. (1930–2019), scholar on the American Civil War and professor at Virginia Tech
 * James Logie Robertson (1846–1922), literary scholar, editor and author
 * James Madison Robertson (died 1891), artillery officer in the United States Army
 * James N. Robertson (1913–1990), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
 * James Napier Robertson (born 1982), New Zealand writer, film director and producer
 * James Peter Robertson (1883–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * James Robertson (photographer) (1813–1888), English photographer and gem and coin engraver
 * James Robertson (conductor) (1912–1991), English conductor and musical director of Sadler's Wells Opera
 * James Robertson (novelist) (born 1958), Scottish novelist and poet
 * James Robertson (orientalist) (1714–1795), Scottish minister, professor
 * James Robertson (British Army officer) (1717–1788), civil governor of the Province of New York, 1779–1783
 * James Robertson (Australian Army officer) (1878–1951), Australian Army officer
 * James Robertson, Baron Robertson (1845–1909), Scottish judge and Conservative politician
 * James Robertson (judge) (1938–2019), United States federal judge
 * James Robertson (Jamaican politician) (born 1966), Minister of Mining and Energy 2009 -May 2011
 * James Robertson (Trotskyist) (1928–2019), National Chairman of the Spartacist League of the United States
 * James Robertson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), footballer (place of birth unknown)
 * James Robertson (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2015), Scottish footballer who played as a winger
 * James Robertson (soccer) (1891–1948), U.S. soccer full back
 * James Robertson (rugby union, born 1883) (1883–?), Scottish international rugby union player
 * James Robertson (rugby union, born 1854) (1854–1900), Scottish rugby union player
 * James Robertson (cricketer, born 1850) (1850–1927), Scottish cricketer
 * James Robertson (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1877), English cricketer
 * James Robertson (activist) (born 1928), British-born political and economic thinker and activist
 * James Robertson (explorer) (1742–1814), explorer and pioneer in what is now the State of Tennessee
 * James Robertson (grocer) (c. 1831 – 1914), founder of Robertson's, a UK brand of marmalades and jams
 * James Robertson (monk) (1758–1820), Scottish Benedictine monk and British Napoleonic War intelligence agent
 * James Robertson (psychoanalyst) (1911–1988), psychiatric social worker and psychoanalyst
 * James Robertson (surveyor) (1753–1829), Scottish mapmaker in Jamaica
 * James Robertson (moderator) (1803–1860), Scottish minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
 * James Robertson Automobiles manufactured the Robertson in Manchester in 1914
 * James William Robertson (1826–1876), first mayor of Queenstown, New Zealand
 * James Wilson Robertson (educator) (1857–1930), Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying
 * James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983), last British Head of Nigeria
 * Jamie Robertson (born 1981), film score composer from England
 * Jaquelin T. Robertson (1933–2020), American architect
 * Jason Robertson (activist) (1980–2003), American AIDS activist
 * Jason Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1999), American ice hockey player
 * Jason Robertson (rugby union) (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player

JE

 * Jean Forbes-Robertson (1905–1962), British actress
 * Jean Robertson Burnet (1920–2009), Canadian academic's maiden name
 * Jean Robertson-Holley (née Jean Robertson), a fictional character from Unclaimed
 * Jean McKenzie (Jean Robertson McKenzie, 1901–1964), New Zealand diplomat
 * Jean Robertson, a character and teratology of novels from Jane Duncan
 * Jeannie Robertson (1908–1975), Scottish folk singer
 * Jennie Smillie Robertson (1878–1981), Canadian physician
 * Jennifer Ellen Robertson on List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2011
 * Jennifer Kathleen Margaret Robertson, heir to Quadriga cryptocurrency fund
 * Jennifer Robertson, Canadian actress, also known as Jenn
 * Jennifer Robertson (athlete) in 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
 * Jennifer Robertson, character in A Smile Like Yours
 * Jennifer Robertson, character in The Seán Cullen Show
 * Jenny Robertson, character in Jenny Robertson, Your Friend is not Coming, story in Free Love and Other Stories
 * Jenny Robertson, character in Attack of the Herbals
 * Jerome B. Robertson (1815–1890), doctor, Indian fighter, Texas politician and general
 * Jerry Robertson (baseball) (1943–1996), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jerry Robertson (racing driver) (born 1962), NASCAR driver
 * Jim Robertson (baseball) (1928–2015), Major League Baseball catcher
 * Jim Robertson (American football), American football player at Dartmouth College (1919–1921), coach at Oglethorpe University
 * Jim Robertson (British Army officer) (1910–2004), British Army officer who commanded the 17th Gurkha Division
 * Jim Robertson (footballer) (1903–1985), Australian footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL
 * Jim Robertson (politician) (born 1945), Australian politician in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
 * Jimmy Robertson (snooker player) (born 1986), English snooker player
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1944), Scottish footballer who played for Scotland
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer who played as a left winger
 * Jimmy Robertson (American football) (1901–1974), American football player, coach at Geneva College (1933)
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), Scottish footballer who played as an inside right
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1968), Scottish football forward (Blackburn Rovers, Falkirk)
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1979), Scottish footballer who played for Scotland
 * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1913) (1913–?), for Bradford City

JO

 * Jocky Robertson (1926–2004), Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark and Berwick Rangers
 * Joe Robertson (footballer) (born 1977), Scottish footballer
 * Joe Robertson (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian hockey player
 * John A. Robertson (1943–2017), American writer and lecturer on law and bioethics
 * John Alexander Robertson (1913–1965), Canadian Senator
 * John Argyll Robertson (1800–1855), Scottish surgeon
 * John Brownlee Robertson (1809–1892), politician from Connecticut
 * John C. Robertson (1848–1913), English-American contractor and builder
 * John Charles Robertson (army officer) (1894–1942), Australian Army officer
 * John Dill Robertson (1871–1931), medical professional and politician
 * John Duff Robertson (1873–1939), politician in Saskatchewan
 * John F. Robertson (1841–1905), merchant, ship broker and political figure on Prince Edward Island
 * John George Robertson (1867–1933), Scottish-born professor of German language and literature
 * John H. Robertson (1870s), circus owner
 * John Harry Robertson (1923–2003), crystallographer
 * John Hartley Robertson, Special Forces Green Beret Master Sgt. and subject of the 2013 Canadian documentary film Unclaimed
 * John Holland Robertson (died 1909), of Robertson brothers, pioneers of South Australia
 * John Home Robertson (born 1948), MP and MSP
 * John Monteath Robertson (1900–1989), Scottish chemist and crystallographer
 * John Murray Robertson (1844–1901), Scottish architect
 * John Parish Robertson (1792–1843), Scottish merchant and author
 * John Rae Robertson (1893–1956), Rae Robertson, of the classical musical duo Bartlett and Robertson
 * John Robertson (American football) (born 1993), American football quarterback
 * John Robertson (Australian footballer) (1940–2001), Australian footballer, who played for Hawthorn
 * John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926), MP for Bothwell, Lanarkshire 1919–1926
 * John Robertson (Berwick MP) (1898–1955), Labour Party MP 1945–1951 for Berwick and Haddington, then Berwick and East Lothian
 * John Reid (British Army officer) (aka John Robertson, 1721–1807), British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh
 * John Robertson (Canadian politician) (1799–1876), Scottish born member of the Canadian Senate from 1867
 * John Robertson (comedian) (born 1985), comedian and host of Videogame Nation
 * John Robertson (composer) (born 1943), New Zealand born Canadian composer
 * John Robertson (congressman) (1787–1873), politician and lawyer from Virginia
 * John Robertson (cricketer) (1809–1873), English cricketer
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1937), Scottish footballer, who played for Bolton Wanderers, Rangers and Southampton
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 1953), Scottish footballer, who played for Nottingham Forest and Scotland
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 1964), Scottish footballer, who played for and managed Heart of Midlothian
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 1974), English footballer, who played for Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 1976), Scottish footballer, who played for Ayr United
 * John Robertson (footballer, born 2001), Scottish footballer, who plays for St Johnstone
 * John Robertson (Glasgow MP) (born 1952), Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West
 * John Robertson (Irish minister) (1868–1931), Irish Methodist
 * John Robertson (journalist) (1934–2014), hosted the interview portion of CBWT's 24Hours program in the late 1970s
 * John Robertson (mathematician) (1712–1776), English mathematician
 * John Robertson (Scottish minister) (1768–1843), Minister of Cambuslang, Scotland
 * John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1875) (1875–1952), New Zealand Social Democratic & Labour politician
 * John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951), mayor of Papakura District, New Zealand
 * John Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1784–1872), MP in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
 * John Robertson (Olympic sailor) (1929–2020), Canadian sailor
 * Sir John Robertson (ombudsman) (1925–2001), New Zealand Chief Ombudsman, 1986–1994
 * John Robertson (Paisley MP) (1913–1987), Labour Party MP 1961–1979, co-founder of the Scottish Labour Party
 * John Robertson (Paralympic sailor) (born 1972), British Paralympic sailor
 * John Robertson (pastoralist) (1808–1880), Scottish-born pastoralist in Australia
 * John Robertson (physicist) (born 1950), English physicist
 * John Robertson (politician, born 1962), Labor leader in New South Wales and opposition leader
 * John Robertson (premier) (1816–1891), fifth Premier of New South Wales
 * Private John Robertson (born c. 1780), U.S. soldier, participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
 * John Ross Robertson (1841–1918), Canadian newspaper publisher, politician, and philanthropist in Toronto, Ontario
 * John S. Robertson (1878–1964), Canadian film director
 * John Tait Robertson (1877–1935), Scottish footballer, who played for Everton, Southampton and Rangers, and managed Chelsea
 * John W. Robertson (1912–1914), Australian rules football player
 * John Wylie Robertson (known as Wylie Watson; 1889–1966), British actor
 * Jon Robertson (born 1989), Scottish footballer
 * Jonathan Robertson (born 1991), Dutch soccer player
 * Joseph Clinton Robertson (c. 1787 – 1852), pseudonym Sholto Percy, Scottish patent agent and periodical editor
 * Joseph Gibb Robertson (1820–1899), Scottish-born merchant, farmer and political figure in Quebec
 * Joseph Robertson (historian) (1810–1866), Scottish scholar
 * Joseph Robertson (OHSU), president of Oregon Health & Science University
 * Joseph Robertson (pastor) (1849–1921), Australian Congregationalist minister
 * Joseph Robertson (priest) (1726–1802), English clergyman and writer
 * Julian Robertson (1932–2022), American investor and philanthropist
 * Julian Robertson (badminton) (born 1969), English badminton player

K

 * Kaine Robertson (born 1980), Italian rugby player
 * Kathleen Robertson (born 1973), Canadian actress
 * Keith Robertson (writer) (1914–1991), American writer of children's books and murder mysteries
 * Keith Robertson (Scottish rugby union) (born 1954), Scottish rugby union player
 * Keith Robertson (Australian footballer) (1938–2020), Australian rules footballer
 * Keith Robertson (New Zealand rugby union), rugby player
 * Kenny Robertson (basketball), American basketball player
 * Kim Robertson (athlete) (born 1957), New Zealand sprinter
 * Kim Robertson (musician), American harpist
 * Kramer Robertson (born 1994), American baseball player

L

 * Lance Robertson, American musician, singer, DJ and actor
 * Leroy Robertson (1896–1971), American composer and music educator
 * Lloyd Robertson (born 1934), Canadian journalist

M

 * Margaret Hills (1882–1967), née Robertson, British teacher, suffragist organiser, feminist and socialist
 * Margaret Murray Robertson (1823–1897), Canadian teacher and writer
 * Margaret Shafto Robertson; (1848–1935) aka Madge Kendal was an English actress.
 * Margi Robertson (born 1953), New Zealand fashion designer
 * Marion Thomson (1911–2007, née Robertson), New Zealand lawyer
 * Mark Robertson (soccer) (born 1977), Australian soccer player
 * Mark Robertson (bassist), American musician and record producer
 * Mark Robertson (rugby union) (born 1984), Scottish rugby union player
 * Matthew Robertson (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Max Robertson (1915–2009), English sports commentator
 * Michael Robertson (tennis) (born 1963), South African, later American tennis player
 * Michael Robertson (discus thrower) (born 1983), American discus thrower
 * Michael Robertson (rugby league) (born 1983), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Michael Robertson (baseball), American college baseball coach
 * Michael Robertson (skier) (born 1982), Australian Olympic skier
 * Michael Robertson (businessman) (born 1967), founder of MP3.com and Lindows.com
 * Michael Robertson (filmmaker), Australian film director and producer
 * Mick Robertson (born 1946), British children's TV presenter
 * Mike Robertson (baseball) (born 1970), Major League Baseball utility player
 * Mike Robertson (snowboarder) (born 1985), Canadian snowboarder

N

 * Nancy Robertson (actress) (born 1971), Canadian actress
 * Nancy Robertson (diver) (born 1949), Canadian Olympic diver
 * Nancy Robertson (WRNS officer) (1909–2000), British Royal Navy officer
 * Nate Robertson (born 1977), Major League Baseball player
 * Neil Robertson (born 1982), Australian professional snooker player
 * Neil Robertson (mathematician) (born 1938), distinguished professor at Ohio State University
 * Nic Robertson (born 1962), CNN war reporter
 * Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey) (born 2001), American ice hockey player
 * Nick Robertson (businessman) (born 1967), British businessman, co-founder of ASOS.com
 * Nick Robertson (footballer) (born 1995), Australian rules footballer

O

 * Oscar Robertson (born 1938), professional basketball player
 * Oswald Hope Robertson (1886–1966), British-American medical scientist

P

 * P. L. Robertson (1879–1951), Canadian inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw
 * Pat Robertson (1930–2023), American media mogul, Southern Baptist minister, and college administrator
 * Pat Robertson (footballer) (1895–1947), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
 * Patrick Robertson, Lord Robertson (1794–1855), Scottish judge
 * Patrick Robertson (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
 * Patrick Robertson (musician) (born 1977), Australian musician and songwriter
 * Patrick Francis Robertson (1807–1885), British Member of Parliament for Hastings
 * Patrick Robertson (set designer) (1922–2009), British theatre designer
 * Paul J. Robertson (born 1946), Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives
 * Paul Robertson (animator) (born 1979), Australian animator
 * Paul W. Robertson (1954–2014), Canadian businessperson, president of Shaw Media
 * Pauline Robertson (born 1968), Scottish field hockey player
 * Percy Robertson (1868–1934), English watercolour landscape painter and etcher
 * Persis Robertson (1896–1992), American artist
 * Pete Robertson (born 1992), American football linebacker
 * Peter Robertson (triathlete) (born 1976), Olympic triathlete from Australia
 * Peter Robertson (politician), Canadian politician
 * Peter Robertson (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1929), Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back
 * Peter Robertson (golfer) (c. 1883–?), Scottish professional golfer
 * Peter Robertson (Jamaica), planter and slave-owner in Jamaica
 * Phil Robertson (born 1946), founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty
 * Philadelphia Nina Robertson (1866–1951), Australian Red Cross administrator
 * Philip Robertson (British Army officer) (1866–1936), British Army general
 * Philip Robertson (chemist) (1884–1969), New Zealand chemist, university professor, and writer
 * Priscilla Robertson (1910–1989), American historian, author, and editor

R

 * R. H. Robertson (1849–1919), American architect
 * R. Paul Robertson, American endocrinologist
 * Rachael Robertson (television presenter), British television continuity announcer and presenter
 * Rachael Robertson (writer) (born 1969), Australian author, expedition leader, and speaker
 * Rachel Robertson (born 1976), New Zealand field hockey player
 * Rae Robertson (1893–1956), British pianist of classical duo Bartlett and Robertson
 * Ralph Robertson (Australian footballer) (1881–1917), Australian rules footballer
 * Ralph Robertson (soccer), American soccer player
 * Ray Robertson, Canadian writer
 * Ray Robertson (athlete) (1901–1937), American Olympic sprinter
 * Raymond Robertson (politician) (born 1959), Scottish Conservative Party politician
 * Rich Robertson (left-handed pitcher) (born 1968), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) (born 1944), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Robbie Robertson (1943–2023), Canadian musician
 * Robbie Robertson (comics), fictional character
 * Robert Alexander Robertson (1873–1935), Scottish botanist
 * Robert Chisholm Robertson (1861–1930), Scottish political activist
 * Robert Gordon Robertson (1917–2013), Canadian politician
 * Robert H. S. Robertson (1911–1999), Scottish chemist and mineralogist
 * Robert Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1817–1901), Canadian politician
 * Robert Robertson (Australian politician) (1887–1960)
 * Robert Robertson (chemist) (1869–1949), Scottish chemist
 * Robert Robertson (physician) (1742–1829), British physician, Fellow of the Royal Society
 * Robert Robertson (field hockey) (born 1938), Rhodesian Olympic hockey player
 * Robert Robertson (footballer) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer (St Mirren)
 * Robert Robertson (actor) (1930–2001), Scottish actor and director
 * Robert Robertson (Home and Away), a fictional character from Home and Away
 * Robert S. Robertson (1839–1906), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Robertson brothers (pastoralists): John (died 1909), William (died 1914), Robert (1846–1928); cattle, horse and sheep breeders of South Australia
 * Roland Robertson (1938–2022), British sociologist and theorist of globalisation
 * Ronald Foote Robertson (1920–1991), British physician
 * Ronald Robertson (figure skater) (1937–2000), American figure skater
 * Ronald Robertson (politician) (1920–1998), politician in Manitoba, Canada

S

 * Sam Robertson (American football), American football coach with Southwestern Louisiana, 1980–1985
 * Sam Robertson (skier), Australian alpine ski racer
 * Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852–1911), American politician
 * Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1860), Scottish football player for Preston North End
 * Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1878)
 * Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971), Scottish football player for Rangers
 * Sawnie Robertson (1850–1892), Texas Supreme Court justice
 * Scott Robertson (rugby union) (born 1974), New Zealand rugby coach
 * Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1985), Scottish football player (Dundee United, Hibernian)
 * Scott Robertson (footballer, born 1987), Scottish football player (Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Stranraer)
 * Scott Robertson (footballer, born 2001), Scottish football player (Celtic)
 * Scott Robertson (diver) (born 1987), Australian diver
 * Scotty Robertson (1930–2011), American basketball coach
 * Sherman Robertson (1948–2021), American blues guitarist and singer
 * Stanley Robertson, physicist who proposed the concept of magnetospheric eternally collapsing objects
 * Stanley Robertson (folk singer) (1940–2009), Scottish folk singer and storyteller
 * Stephen Robertson (computer scientist), British computer scientist
 * Stephen Robertson (footballer) (born 1977), Scottish football goalkeeper
 * Stephen Robertson (politician) (born 1962), Australian politician
 * Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), Empresario under Mexican Texas, settled Robertson's Colony
 * Steve Robertson (actor), of Scotland the What? fame
 * Steve Robertson (racing driver) (born 1964), English racing driver
 * Stewart Robertson (born 1948), Scottish composer
 * Steven Robertson (born 1977), Scottish actor
 * Stokes Robertson Jr. (1913–2006), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * Stuart A. Robertson (1918–2005), co-founder of Milliman, Inc., an actuarial and business consulting firm
 * Stuart Robertson (gardener) (1944–2009), professional gardener from Montreal, Quebec
 * Stuart Robertson (footballer born 1946), English footballer who played centre half
 * Stuart Robertson (cricketer) (born 1947), Zimbabwean first-class cricketer
 * Stuart Robertson (footballer, born 1959) (born 1959), Scottish footballer

T

 * T. A. Robertson (1909–1994), Scottish MI5 intelligence officer
 * Ted Z. Robertson (1921–2017), Texas Supreme Court justice
 * Thomas A. Robertson (1848–1892), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
 * Thomas Alexander Robertson (1909–1973), better known by his pen name of "Vagaland", Shetland poet
 * Thomas Atholl Robertson (1874–1955), Scottish politician, Liberal MP for Finchley 1923–24
 * Thomas B. Robertson (1779–1828), U.S. Representative from Louisiana
 * Thomas Bolling Robertson (born 1950), American diplomat, ambassador to Slovenia 2004–2008
 * Thomas Campbell Robertson (1789–1863), British civil servant in India
 * Thomas Chalmers Robertson (1907–1989), author, ecologist and conservationist from South Africa
 * Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson (1881–1944), Scottish advocate
 * Thomas Herbert Robertson (1849–1916), British politician, Conservative MP for Hackney South
 * Thomas J. Robertson (1823–1897), U.S. Senator from South Carolina
 * Thomas Dolby (Thomas Morgan Robertson, born 1958), musician
 * Thomas Robertson (minister) (died 1799), co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
 * Thomas Robertson (priest) (1532–1559), Anglican Archdeacon of Leicester and Dean of Durham
 * Thomas Robertson (Australian politician) (1830–1891), New South Wales politician
 * Thomas Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1852–1902), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament from Nova Scotia
 * Thomas Robertson (Ontario politician) (1827–1905), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament from Ontario
 * Thomas Robertson (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1924), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park FC and Scotland)
 * Thomas Robertson (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1923), Scottish footballer who played for Stoke, Liverpool and Southampton
 * Thomas S. Robertson, Scottish-born American professor of marketing
 * Thomas William Robertson (1829–1871), English dramatist and stage director
 * Tom Robertson (Australian footballer) (1876–1942), Australian rules footballer
 * Tom Robertson (rugby union) (born 1994), Australian rugby union football player
 * Tom Robertson (Scottish footballer) (1908–1962), Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Dundee, Clyde)
 * Tommy Robertson (1876–1941), Scottish international footballer

V

 * Vernon Robertson (1890–1971), British civil engineer

W

 * Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson (c. 1865 – 1946), British expert on medical jurisprudence
 * Walter M. Robertson (1888–1954), United States Army officer
 * Walter S. Robertson, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs 1953–1959
 * Walter W. Robertson (1845–1907), 19th-century Scottish architect
 * William A. Robertson (1837–1889), American state legislator in Louisiana
 * William Albert Robertson (1885–1942), Scottish rugby union international, doctor and soldier
 * William Archibald Robertson (1832–1926), prospector and Scottish-born political figure in British Columbia
 * William B. Robertson (1893–1943), American aviator and aviation executive
 * William Bruce Robertson (1820–1886), Scottish Secession/United Presbyterian Church minister
 * William Charles Fleming Robertson (1867–1937), British Governor of Barbados
 * William E. Robertson, American baseball commissioner
 * William H. Robertson (1823–1898), American lawyer and politician from New York
 * William Henry Roberston (1810–1897), English physician
 * William J. Robertson (1817–1898), American jurist from Virginia
 * William Robertson (Western Quebec and Upper Canada) (c. 1760 – 1806), Scottish-born entrepreneur and colonial-era political figure
 * William Robertson (Nova Scotia), Scottish-descended merchant and political figure in Canadian colonies
 * William Robertson, Lord Robertson (1753–1853), Scottish lawyer
 * William Robertson (Australian politician) (1839–1892), barrister and politician in colonial Victoria, Australia
 * William Robertson (footballer, born 1874) (1874 – after 1904), Scottish inside forward or wing half
 * William Robertson (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1980), Scottish full back with Stoke City, Manchester United and Reading
 * William Robertson (1880s footballer) (fl. 1887), Scottish footballer
 * William Robertson (Canterbury cricketer) (1864–1912), New Zealand cricketer, played for Canterbury 1894–1901
 * Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860–1933), British Army officer
 * William Robertson (VC) (1865–1949), Scottish sergeant-major and Victoria Cross recipient
 * William Robertson (died 1914), of Robertson brothers (pastoralists), pioneers of South Australia
 * William Robertson (historian) (1721–1793), Scottish writer and academic
 * William Robertson (Irish architect) (1770–1850), Irish architect with Scottish roots
 * William Robertson (Scottish architect) (1786–1841), Scottish architect
 * William Robertson (Irish priest) (1705–1783), Irish clergyman, theological writer and schoolmaster
 * William Robertson (antiquary) (1740–1803), Scottish historian and antiquary
 * William Robertson (statistician) (1818–1882), Scottish physician, statistician and amateur photographer
 * William Robertson (Australian settler) (1798–1874), Scottish-born pioneer in Tasmania and Victoria
 * William Robertson (Hebraist) (fl. 1650–1680), Scottish Hebraist
 * William Robertson (Otago cricketer) (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer, played for Otago 1960–61
 * William Robertson (MCC cricketer) (William Parish Robertson, 1879–1950), English cricketer, played for Middlesex County Cricket Club (MCC) 1900–19
 * William Robertson (Jersey cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer who plays for Jersey
 * William Robertson (Ontario) (1897–1948), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
 * William "Rip" Robertson (1920–1970), American covert agent
 * William Russell Robertson (1853–1930), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
 * William Tindal Robertson (1825–1889), English Member of Parliament for Brighton, 1886–1889
 * William W. Robertson (1941–2008), American lawyer, U.S. Attorney for District of New Jersey
 * Willie Robertson (born 1972), American TV personality and outdoorsman, known for the reality TV series Duck Dynasty
 * Willie Robertson (footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer
 * Wyndham Robertson (1803–1888), Governor of Virginia