Rod is a common diminutive ( hypocorism) of various masculine given names, including Rodney, Roderick, Rodford and Rodion. It may refer to: * Rod Allen (born 1959), American baseball player and commentator * Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), nicknamed the "jingle king" *

Rod Bernard Rod Bernard () was an American singing, singer who helped to pioneer the musical genre known as "swamp pop", which combined New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and black Louisiana Creole people, Creole music. He ...

(1940–2020), American singer *

Rod Blagojevich Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nicknames "Blago" or "B-Rod", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, when ...

(born 1956), American politician *

Rod Bonella Rodney Fairfax Bonella (19 June 1937 – 2 April 2000) was an Australian long-distance runner and horse trainer. He came third in the marathon event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Running career Bonella attended Scotch Col ...

(1937–2000), Australian long-distance runner and horse trainer * Rod Brind'Amour (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player *

Rod Brown (gridiron football) Rod Brown (born October 6, 1963) is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State University. Brown was also a m ...

(born 1963), American former football player * Rod Cameron (actor) (1910–1983), Canadian film and television actor born Nathan Roderick Cox * Rod Cameron (footballer) (born 1939), English former footballer * Rod Daniel (born 1942), American film director *

Rod Davies Rodney Deane Davies CBE FRS (8 January 1930 – 8 November 2015) was a Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He was the President of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1987–1989, and the Director of Jodrell Bank Observ ...

(1930–2015), British astronomer *

Rod Davis (gridiron football) Rod Davis (born April 2, 1981) is a professional gridiron football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Southern Mississipp ...

(born 1981), American National Football League and Canadian Football League linebacker *

Rod Davis (sailor) Roderick Hopkins Davis (born August 27, 1955 in the United States) is a former competitive sailor who won Olympic medals for two countries. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States, he won the gold medal in the ...

(born 1955), American-born Olympic sailor who competed for the United States and New Zealand *

Rod Davis (Quarrymen) Rod Davis is the name of: *Rod Davis (gridiron football) (born 1981), American gridiron football linebacker *Rod Davis (sailor) (born 1955), American born Olympic sailor who competed for the United States and New Zealand *Rod Davis, member of Briti ...

, member of the British skiffle and rock 'n' roll group The Quarrymen * Rod Dyachenko (born 1983), Russian association football player * Rod Fergusson (born 1968), Canadian video game producer *

Rod Foster Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player (6'1", 160 lb) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pi ...

(born 1960), American basketball player * Rod Gilbert (1941–2021), Canadian-American ice hockey player * Rod Hardy, Australian television and film director * Rod Hay (born 1947), English-born filmmaker *

Rod Johnson (footballer) Rodney Johnson (8 January 1945 – December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Leeds, Johnson played for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Gainsborough Trin ...

(born 1945), English retired football player *

Rod Johnson (programmer) Roderick "Rod" Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource, where he served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. In 2011, Johnson became Chairman of Neo4j's Board of Directo ...

, founder of the Spring Framework, an open source application framework for Java *

Rod Jones (disambiguation) Rod Jones may refer to: Sports American football *Rod Jones (cornerback) (born 1964), American football cornerback in the National Football League *Rod Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1974), American football tackle in the National Football League ...

, multiple people * Rod Macqueen (born 1949), Australian former rugby union coach *

Rod Mandelstam Alan Rodney 'Rod' Mandelstam (born 8 April 1942) is a former South African tennis player. Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles, and a silver medal in m ...

(born 1942), South African tennis player *

Rod Manuel Roderick Demond Manuel (born October 8, 1974) is an American former football defensive end who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 1997 NF ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Rod McKuen Rodney Marvin McKuen (; April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range ...

(1933–2015), American singer-songwriter, composer and poet *

Rod Robinson Roderick "Rod" Robinson (born May 17, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons for the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League, as well as a season in NFL Europe for the Barcelona Dragons and a season in t ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Rod Roddenberry Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr. (born February 5, 1974) is an American television producer and the chief executive officer of Roddenberry Entertainment. He is the son of ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett and is an exec ...

(born 1974), American television producer and writer * Rod Roddy (1937–2003), American radio and television announcer *

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series ' ...

(1924–1975), American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, host and narrator * Rod Smallwood (disambiguation), multiple people * Rod Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely assoc ...

(1925–2002), American actor *

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

(born 1945), British rock musician * Rod Thorn (born 1941), American basketball player, coach, and executive *

Rod Tolbert Roderick Lamar "Rod" Tolbert (born June 11, 1967) is an American former sprinter. Athletic Accomplishments: Indoor World Champion 1995 USA Jr. Pam Am Games Bronze Medalist 1985 Long Jump 3 Times US Olympic Festival Medalist 1989, 1991, ...

(born 1967), American former sprinter * Rod Wave (born 1999), American rapper

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