James Roberts
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James, Jamie, Jim, or Jimmy Roberts may refer to:
Entertainment and journalism
James Roberts (printer) (1564–1606), English printer of Elizabethan literature
James Roberts (painter) (1753-ca.1809), English portrait painter
James C. Roberts (born 1946), founder of Radio America
Jimmy Roberts (born 1957), sports broadcaster for NBC
Jimmy Roberts (composer), composer of the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Jimmy Roberts (musician), saxophonist and member of rock groups Young and Truck,
Jimmy Roberts (singer) (1924–1999), American singer, featured on the Lawrence Welk Show
Jim Roberts, singer/songwriter/lyricist in 1960s and 1970s, member of Seatrain
Sports
Football and rugby
James Roberts (footballer, born 1878) (1878–?), Bradford City A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
James Roberts (footballer, born 1891) (1891–?), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
James Roberts (footballer, born 1996), Oxford United F.C. footballer
Jamie Roberts (born 1986), rugby union player
James Roberts (football and futsal) (born 1948), Australian footballer and national futsal coach
James Roberts (rugby league) (born 1993), Australian rugby league footballer
Jimmy Roberts (Australian footballer) (1883–1961), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
Jim Roberts (Australian footballer) (1931–2013), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
James Soto Roberts (born 1992), Liberian footballer
Jim Roberts (rugby union) (1932–2020), English rugby union player
Other sports
Jim Roberts (baseball) (1895–1984), former MLB player
James Roberts (cricketer) (1864–1911), English cricketer
James Roberts (Liberian athlete) (born 1936), Liberian sprinter
Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940) (1940–2015), NHL player for Montreal and St. Louis
Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1956), retired NHL player for Minnesota
James Roberts (British athlete) (born 1986), wheelchair basketball player
James Roberts (swimmer) (born 1991), Australian swimmer
Government and politics
James C. Roberts (politician) (1822–1872), American politician and businessman from Pennsylvania
James A. Roberts (1847–1922), American lawyer and politician
James Roberts (trade unionist) (1878–1967), New Zealand trade unionist and member of Legislative Council
James L. Roberts Jr.
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