Peter Roberts may refer to: Peter Roberts (councillor), Leader of Rochdale Borough Council from 1997-2006 Peter Roberts (cricketer) (born 1952), Australian cricketer Peter Roberts (inventor), inventor of the quick release socket wrench Sir Peter Roberts, 3rd Baronet (1912–1985), British Conservative Party MP Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (1917–1979), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Peter Roberts (activist) (1924–2006), British animal welfare activist and the founder of Compassion in World Farming Peter McLaren Roberts, former Canadian ambassador to Romania Peter Llewelyn Roberts, Australian ambassador to East Timor