Robertson (surname)
Robertson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robert". It originated in Scotland and northern England. Notable people with the surname include:Disambiguation pages
- Andrew Robertson
- Archibald Robertson
- Bruce Robertson
- Charles Robertson
- David Robertson
- Dennis Robertson
- George Robertson
- Gordon Robertson
- Gregor Robertson
- Harry Robertson
- Hugh Robertson
- James Robertson
- Jerry Robertson
- John Robertson
- Stuart Robertson
- Thomas Robertson
- William Robertson
Arts
- Allison Robertson, American musician
- Arthur Scott Robertson, Scottish fiddler
- B. A. Robertson, Scottish musician songwriter
- Brian Robertson, British rock guitarist
- Britt Robertson, American actress
- Cliff Robertson, American actor
- Denise Robertson, British writer and television broadcaster
- Dorothy Robertson, New Zealand artist
- Ed Robertson, lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies
- Jaquelin T. Robertson, American architect
- Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
- Leroy Robertson, American composer and music educator
- Margarita Robertson, New Zealand fashion designer
- Nancy Robertson, Canadian actress
- Percy Robertson, English watercolour landscape painter and etcher
- Persis Robertson, American artist
- Rae Robertson, British pianist – see classical piano duo Bartlett and Robertson
- Robbie Robertson, Canadian musician and songwriter, former member of The Band
- Steven Robertson, British actor
Politics and law
- Alice Mary Robertson,, second woman to be elected U.S. Representative
- Absalom Willis Robertson, former U.S. Senator from Virginia, father of Pat Robertson
- Angus Roberston, Scottish politician and Deputy Leader of SNP
- 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
- Geoffrey Robertson, Australian-born lawyer, author, and broadcaster
- Hezekiah D. Robertson, New York politician
- Horace Robertson, Australian Lieutenant General
- Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson, High Court of Justiciary judge who contributed greatly to Scottish law
- James Wilson Robertson, former Governor-General of Nigeria
- Robert Gordon Robertson, Canadian politician
- Sawnie Robertson, Texas Supreme Court justice
- Ted Z. Robertson, Texas Supreme Court justice
- Wyndham Robertson, Governor of Virginia
Sciences
- Douglas Argyll Robertson, Scottish ophthalmologist
- R. G. Hamish Robertson, Canadian physicist
- Howard P. Robertson, American mathematical physicist
- Ian Duncan Robertson, British engineer
- Oswald Hope Robertson, British-American medical scientist
- P. L. Robertson, Canadian inventor of the Robertson screwdriver and screw
- Vernon Robertson, British civil engineer
Sports
- Alec Robertson, New Zealand lawn bowler
- Alfred J. Robertson, American college sports coach
- Alvin Robertson, former professional basketball player
- Amik Robertson, American football player
- Bob Robertson, former Major League Baseball player
- Bobby Robertson, American football player
- Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
- George S. Robertson, British athlete
- Jackie Robertson, Scottish professional footballer
- Kaine Robertson, Italian rugby player
- Max Robertson, English sports commentator
- Michael Robertson , American discus thrower
- Nate Robertson, Major League Baseball player
- Neil Robertson, Australian professional snooker player
- Nick Robertson , Australian rules footballer
- Oscar Robertson, former professional basketball player
- Pauline Robertson, Scottish field hockey player
- Tommy Robertson, Scottish international footballer
Writers
- Alison Robertson, New Zealand writer and journalist
- Dougal Robertson, Scottish author and sailor; survived 38 days stranded at sea with his family
- Eben William Robertson, British historian
- Edith Anne Robertson, Scottish poet who wrote in both English and Scots
- J. M. Robertson, British journalist, secularist and Liberal MP
- Lloyd Robertson, Canadian journalist
- Margaret Murray Robertson, Canadian teacher and writer
- Nic Robertson, CNN war reporter
- Priscilla Robertson, American historian, author, and editor
- Thomas William Robertson, Victorian playwright
Other
- Alice Mary Robertson, American educator, politician, civil servant
- Anne Strachan Robertson, British archaeologist and numismatist
- Brian Hubert Robertson, British Army General and politician
- Donald Struan Robertson, English professor of classics
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson, early settler in Texas, signed the Texas Order of Secession in 1861
- J. R. Robertson, educator and Freemason in South Australia
- Julian Robertson, American investor and philanthropist
- Neil Robertson , distinguished professor at Ohio State University
- Pat Robertson, American Christian televangelist
- Phil Robertson, founder of Duck Commander and co-star of Duck Dynasty
- Philadelphia Nina Robertson, Australian Red Cross administrator
- Roland Robertson, British sociologist and theorist of globalization
- Sterling C. Robertson, Empresario under Mexican Texas, settled Robertson's Colony
- Robertson brothers : John, William, Robert ; cattle, horse and sheep breeders of South Australia
- Dr W. G. Aitchison Robertson, British expert on medical jurisprudence
