Roe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alban Roe Alban Roe (20 July 1583 – 21 January 1642) was an English Benedictine priest, remembered as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Early life Bartholomew Roe was born in 1583, in Suffolk. He was brought up a Protestant and with his ...

(1583–1642), English

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martyr *

Alliott Verdon Roe Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe OBE, Hon. FRAeS, FIAS (26 April 1877 – 4 January 1958) was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. After experimenting with model aeroplanes, he made flight tr ...

(1877–1958), British aircraft manufacturer *

Allison Roe Allison Pamela Roe (née Deed; born 30 May 1956) is a New Zealand politician and former long-distance athlete. Athletics career Roe was born in Auckland in 1956. In 1981, she won both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon, becoming ...

(born 1956), New Zealand marathon runner and politician * Anna Wang Roe (born 1959), American neuroscientist * Anne Roe (1904–1991), American clinical psychologist and researcher * Arthur Roe (footballer) (1892–1960), English football halfback * Arthur Roe (politician) (1878–1942), American politician and lawyer *

Arthur Stanley Roe Arthur Stanley Roe was a medical doctor from Queensland, Australia, and the first Rhodes Scholar from that state when he was awarded the scholarship in 1904 at Brisbane Grammar School. He attended Balliol College at Oxford. He was the son of the ...

, medical doctor from Queensland, Australia * Brian Roe (1939–2014), English cricketer *

Charles Roe Charles Roe (7 May 1715 – 3 May 1781) was an English industrialist. He played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries. Early life and caree ...

(1715–1781), English industrialist *

David Roe David Roe (born 11 September 1965) is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist. Career Roe was born on 11 September 1965 in Derby. He began his professional career for the 1986–87 sno ...

(born 1965), English snooker player *

Edward Payson Roe Edward Payson Roe (March 7, 1838July 19, 1888) was an American novelist, Presbyterian minister, horticulturist and historian. Biography Edward Payson Roe was born in the village of Moodna, now part of New Windsor, New York. He studied at Willi ...

(1838–1888), American novelist *

Erica Roe Erika Roe (born 1957), also known as the Twickenham Streaker, is a woman remembered for a topless run across the pitch of Twickenham Stadium near London, England, during an England vs. Australia rugby union match on 2 January 1982. It has been de ...

(born 1957), Twickenham streaker * Sir Francis Roe (died 1620), Irish politician *

Francis Asbury Roe Francis Asbury Roe (October 4, 1823 – December 28, 1901) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Elmira, New York, Roe entered the United States Navy as a midshipman on October 1 ...

(1823–1901), United States Navy admiral * James M. Roe (born 1943), American astronomer *

Jane Roe (pseudonym) John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law enforcement in the United States, such names are often ...

, a legal pseudonym similar to Jane Doe * Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American academic * John B. Roe (1942–2020), American lawyer and politician *

John Septimus Roe John Septimus Roe (8 May 1797 – 28 May 1878) was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was a renowned explorer, a member of Western Australia's legislative and executive councils for nearly 40 years, but also a participant in t ...

(1797–1878), first Surveyor-General of Western Australia * Kris Roe, member of

The Ataris The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is ''So Long, Astoria'' (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting si ...

* Marie Roe, married name of

Marie Stopes Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women's rights. She made significant contributions to plant palaeontology and coal classification, ...

Marion Roe Dame Marion Audrey Roe DBE (born 15 July 1936 in London) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and former MP. Early life and career She went to the independent Bromley High School for Girls in Bickley, then the indepen ...

(born 1936), British politician * Marrion Roe (1935–2017), New Zealand Olympic swimmer *

Michael Roe Michael Roe (born October 12, 1954) is an American, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the band the 77s and the Lost Dogs and has recorded several solo albums. Career Although he has released several solo album ...

(born 1954), American record producer * Philip L. Roe, professor of aerospace engineering *

Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie Philippa Marion Roe, Baroness Couttie (25 September 1962 – 12 December 2022) was a British Conservative politician, who served as Leader of Westminster City Council from 2012 to 2017. Before entering public life she was an investment banker wit ...

(1962–2022), British politician *

Reginald Heber Roe Reginald Heber Roe (3 August 1850 – 21 September 1926) was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia and first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland. Early life Roe was born at Blandford, Dorset, England, the so ...

(1850–1926), 2nd headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, 1st vice chancellor of University of Queensland *

Richard Roe (pseudonym) John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law enforcement in the United States, such names are often ...

, a legal pseudonym similar to John Doe *

Robert A. Roe Robert Aloysius Roe (February 28, 1924 – July 15, 2014) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from November 4, 1969 to January 3, 1993. Early life and education R ...

(1924–2014), member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Sir

Thomas Roe Sir Thomas Roe ( 1581 – 6 November 1644) was an English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Roe's voyages ranged from Central America to India; as ambassador, he represented England in the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empire ...

(or Row, c. 1581–1644), English traveller and diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. His voyages ranged from Central America to India; he was the English ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire * Tim Roe (born 1989), Australian cyclist *

Tommy Roe Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is a retired American rock and pop singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and " Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late ...

(born 1942), American pop music singer and songwriter * William Gordon Roe (1932–1999), Bishop of Huntingdon

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