# George R. Roberts

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> George Rosenberg Roberts is an American billionaire financier. He is one of the three original partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., which he co-founded alongside Jerome Kohlberg and first cousin Henry Kravis in 1976. As of August 2025, he has an estimated net worth of $17.1 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 September 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Houston ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; financier; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P106))
- **Education:** University of California College of the Law, San Francisco; Claremont McKenna College; Culver Academies ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P69))
- **Awards:** Financial Times Person of the Year ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P166))
- **LinkedIn:** george-roberts-b15052228 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188#P6634))

## Questions

**When was George R. Roberts born?**  
George R. Roberts was born on 14 September 1943 in Houston.

**Where did George R. Roberts study?**  
George R. Roberts was educated at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, Claremont McKenna College, Culver Academies.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): George R. Roberts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Roberts) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1508188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508188) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: George R. Roberts.jpg by Daniel Bendann (d. 1914) and David Bendann (d. 1915) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_R._Roberts.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"George R. Roberts". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/george-r-roberts. Retrieved 14 November 2026.