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Roberta McCain
Roberta Wright McCain (1912–2020), Oklahoma-born oil heiress, Washington socialite, and Navy wife, mother of Senator John McCain; eloped in 1933, campaigned at 95/96 in 2008, died at 108.
Roberta Metsola
Roberta Metsola, Maltese Nationalist Party politician (EPP), born 1979; MEP since 2013 and President of the European Parliament since January 2022, the youngest ever, re-elected July 2024.
Roberta Sessoli
Roberta Sessoli, born in 1963, is an Italian chemist and full professor at the University of Florence, a pioneer of single-molecule magnets and molecular spintronics.
Roberta Shore
Roberta Shore (Roberta Jymme Schourup, born 1943) is an American actress and singer, Betsy Garth on The Virginian, Franceska in Disney's The Shaggy Dog, and Annette's rival Laura; she left Hollywood in 1964 for Utah.
Roberta Taylor
Roberta Taylor (1948–2024), English actress and author, played Irene Raymond in EastEnders (1997–2000) and Inspector Gina Gold in The Bill (2002–2008), with a long Citizens Theatre, Glasgow stage career.
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player, doubles World No.1 (110 weeks) with five majors alongside Sara Errani; upset Serena Williams in the 2015 US Open semifinal, reached the final, won 8 singles titles, retired May 2018.
Roberta Wallach
Roberta Wallach (born 1955, New York) is an American stage and screen actress, daughter of Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, Drama Desk nominee for The Model Apartment, with film credits from 1973 to 2018.
Roberta Williams
Roberta Williams, born Roberta Lynn Heuer in 1953, is an American game designer who created the first graphical adventure game, Mystery House (1980), and King's Quest.
RobertA. Good
Robert A. Good (1922–2003) was an American pediatrician and immunologist at the University of Minnesota, widely described as a founder of modern immunology.
Robertas Kaunas
Robertas Kaunas is a Lithuanian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania who serves as Minister of National Defence, keeping the portfolio in Prime Minister Sinkevičius's third cabinet formed in 2026.
Robertas Shulpa
Robertas Shulpa (Robertas Žulpa, 1960–2024), Lithuanian breaststroke swimmer for the Soviet Union; 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke (2:15.85), three-time European champion, 1982 world silver medalist.
Roberto “La Paciencia”
Roberto "La Paciencia" is the professional name of Roberto Rosado, a Puerto Rican Latin trap producer and songwriter from Vega Baja best known for his work with Bad Bunny.
Roberto A. Lange
Roberto A. Lange, born Roberto Antonio Lange in 1963, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in South Dakota since 2009, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Roberto Aguayo
Roberto Aguayo, Florida State kicker, 2013 Lou Groza Award winner and most accurate kicker in NCAA history (.9673), drafted 59th overall by Tampa Bay in 2016, cut after one 71 percent season.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer; Yale School of Drama graduate; Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics; creator of Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina; writer of Afterlife with Archie, Carrie (2013), and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Roberto Alomar
Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born 1968, Ponce, Puerto Rico), Puerto Rican Hall of Fame second baseman; 17 MLB seasons, 2,724 hits, record 10 Gold Gloves, 12 All-Star selections, 1992-93 World Series with Toronto; placed on MLB ineligible list in 2021.
Roberto Alves (politician)
Roberto Alves (Benedito Roberto Alves Ferreira, born 1960, Taubaté) is a Brazilian Republicanos politician, evangelical pastor, and public manager; three-term federal deputy for São Paulo known for child-protection laws, distinct from Danbury, Connecticut mayor Roberto Lopes Alves.
Roberto Arlt
Roberto Arlt (1900–1942) was an Argentine novelist, playwright, and journalist whose raw, colloquial prose portrayed alienated characters in Buenos Aires in novels like Los siete locos and El juguete rabioso.
Roberto Ayala
Roberto Fabián Ayala (El Ratón), Argentine centre-back born 1973 in Paraná; 115 caps and record 63 as Argentina captain; Valencia legend with two La Liga and 2004 UEFA Cup titles; now Scaloni's assistant coach.
Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio, the Divine Ponytail, Italian forward born 1967 in Caldogno; 1993 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player, 205 Serie A goals, 56 Italy caps, 1994 World Cup final penalty miss against Brazil.
Roberto Balado
Roberto Balado (Roberto Balado Méndez, El Rey), Cuban amateur super-heavyweight boxer; 1992 Olympic gold, world champion 1989, 1991, 1993, Val Barker winner; killed in a 1994 train-crossing crash in Havana.
Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi, born in Vicenza in 1955, is an Italian plant biochemist and professor at the University of Verona known for work on photosynthesis and photoprotection.
Roberto Battaglia
Roberto Battaglia (1909-?), Italian épée fencer, Olympic team gold at Helsinki 1952, world team titles 1937 and 1949, Italian individual champion 1942-43; death date disputed (1965 vs 1986).
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player (born 1988, Castellón), career-high ATP No. 9 in 2019, 12 ATP titles including 2018 Dubai 500, 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist and 2019 Davis Cup winner; retired July 2026.
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni (born 1952) is an Italian comic actor-director, star of Down by Law and creator of La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful), which won the 1998 Cannes Grand Prix and three 1999 Oscars including Best Actor.
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño (1953-2003), Chilean novelist and poet, author of Los detectives salvajes and the posthumous 2666; co-founder of Infrarrealismo in Mexico, settled in Blanes, Catalonia, and became Latin America's foremost post-Boom literary figure.
Roberto Bolli
Roberto Bolli is an Italian-born American cardiologist and professor at the University of Louisville, known for work on myocardial stunning, ischemic preconditioning, and cardiac stem cells.
Roberto Bonasio
Roberto Bonasio is an Italian molecular biologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine who studies epigenetic memory, noncoding RNAs, and the social behavior of ants.
Roberto Bracco
Roberto Bracco was an Italian playwright and journalist from Naples whose plays were performed across Europe, then banned by the fascist regime; he died in seclusion at Sorrento in 1943.
Roberto Burgos Cantor
Roberto Burgos Cantor (1948–2018) was a Colombian novelist from Cartagena, known for La ceiba de la memoria and winner of the 2018 Premio Nacional de Novela.