Vernon Joseph Roberts (24 November 1921 – 29 July 2002), known as Mighty Panther or Mighty Panta, was a Trinidadian calypsonian, based in the United States for much of his career. Born in Trinidad, he began recording in Trinidad in the early 1950s. In 1956, he was one of six calypso singers chosen to perform at the Governor's House for Princess Margaret. He died in The Bronx in 2002, aged 80.