List of Famous people named Roberto
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his career as a left back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the game". Carlos is also widely considered one of the best left backs in history, and was also known as a free-kick specialist throughout his career—his bending shots have measured at over 105 miles per hour (169 km/h). In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Roberto Aguayo
Roberto Jose Aguayo is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State University, where he was the most accurate kicker in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history and third in NCAA history. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Roberto Soldado
Roberto Soldado Rillo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Granada CF as a striker.
Roberto Palazuelos
Roberto Palazuelos Badeaux, better known as Roberto Palazuelos or "El Diamante Negro", is a Mexican actor, model and producer; best known for his work in Latin Novelas.
Roberto Abbondanzieri
Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career at Boca Juniors in his homeland, as well as Getafe of La Liga and Internacional of Brazil. He is currently the assistant manager of Pachuca.
Roberto Ongpin
Roberto Velayo Ongpin is a Filipino businessman and Minister of Trade and Industry during the Marcos administration. His younger brother, Jaime Velayo Ongpin, was Minister of Finance of the Philippines under President Cory Aquino.
Roberto Speranza
Roberto Speranza is an Italian politician of the Chamber of Deputies who serves as national secretary of Article One. Since 5 September 2019, he has been serving as Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. During his tenure, he had to face the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Dilan Santos Gaviria
Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria, nicknamed El Osito, is the brother of deceased drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar, and the former accountant and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for up to 80 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.
Roberto Pettinato
Roberto Pettinato is an Argentine musician, journalist, and television presenter.
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second Team All-Star and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals against average in the league. He was a finalist for several awards, including the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers, and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player (2007). Luongo is second all time in games played as an NHL goaltender (1,044) and third all time in wins (489). He employed the butterfly style of goaltending.