Roberts

[ rob-erts ]

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Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
Elizabeth Mad·ox [mad, -, uh, ks], 1886–1941, U.S. poet and novelist.
Frederick Sleigh [sley], Earl Bobs Bahadur, 1832–1914, British field marshal.
Glenn Fireball, 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.
John Glover, born 1955, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2005.
Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.
Oral, 1918–2009, U.S. evangelist.
Owen Jo·se·phus [joh-, see, -f, uh, s], 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.
Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1993.

Roberts

/ ˈrɒbəts /

RobertsFrederick Sleigh, 1st Earl18321914MBritishMILITARY: general Frederick Sleigh , 1st Earl. 1832–1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899–1900) in the second Boer War
RobertsJulia1967FUSFILMS AND TV: actress Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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