Roger is a

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, usually masculine, and a

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. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the

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'. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is '' Rodger''.

Slang and other uses

Roger is also a short version of the term " Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word " penis". In '' Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically. From circa 1940 in US and UK wartime communication, "Roger" came to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in "received", used to acknowledge understanding a message. This spread to civilian usage as "ROGER" replaced "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Current British slang
includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, i.e., "took her home and Rogered her."

Spellings

The following forenames are related to the English given name ''Roger'': * ar, روجر, translit=Rōjar, Rōjir * Alt. * be, Роджэр , translit=Rodžer * ca, Roger * * hr, Ruđer, Rogerije * nl, Rutger,

Rogier Rogier may refer to: Given name Rogier is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to Roger. People with this name include: *Rogier van Aerde, pseudonym of Adolf Josef Hubert Frans van Rijen (1917–2007), Dutch writer and journalist * Rogier B ...

* fo, Róar * fil, Rogelio * french: Roger * gl, Roxerio, Roxelio * german:

Rüdiger Rüdiger (English ''Ruediger'', ''Rudiger'', Roger) is a German given name. The meaning comes from Old High German: ''hruod'' (fame) and ''ger'' (spear). The name became popular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren from ''Nibelung''. P ...

, Roger * el, Ρογήρος , translit=Rogéros, Rógi̱ros * gu, રોજર , translit=Rōjara * he, רוג׳ר , translit=Rojer * hi, रॉजर , translit=Rŏjara * hu, Rezső, Rogerios * is, Hróar, Hróðgeir, Ragnar * it, Ruggero, Roggero, Ruggeri, Ruggiero, Rugiero * ja, ロジャー, ロゲル , translit=Rojā, Rogeru * kn, ರೋಜರ್ , translit=Rōjar * * ku, راجەر , translit=Racer * la, Rogerius * mk, Роџер , translit=Rodžer * ml, റോജർ , translit=Roger * gv, Roree * mn, Рожер , translit=Rojyer * ne, रोजर , translit=Rōjara * no, Roar, Roary, Roger * oc, Rogièr, Rotger * fa, راجر , translit=Rājər * pl, Roger, Gerek * pt, Rogério * pa, ਰੋਜ਼ਰ , translit=Rōzara * russian: Роджер , translit=Ródžer, Rodzher * sr, Руђер , translit=Ruđer * sl, Rogerij * es, Rogelio * sv, Roar, Roger, Rutger * ta, ரோஜர் , translit=Rōjar * te, రోజర్ , translit=Rōjar * th, โรเจอร์ , translit=Rochoe * uk, Роджер , translit=Rodzher * ur, , translit=Rājər * cy, Rosser, Rozier * yi, ראַדזשער , translit=Radzher

People

Given name

Medieval period

''See also , and for people with these names''

Kings and rulers

* Hrothgar, semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD * Roger I of Sicily, Norman ruler of Sicily *

Roger II of Sicily Roger II ( it, Ruggero II; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Rog ...

(1095–1154), Norman King of Sicily and Africa, one of the principal commanders of

Second Crusade The Second Crusade (1145–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusa ...

Roger III of Sicily Roger III ( it, Ruggero III, scn, Ruggeru III; 1175 – 24 December 1193), of the House of Hauteville, was the eldest son and heir of King Tancred of Sicily and Queen Sibylla of Acerra, Sibylla. He was made Duke of Apulia (as Roger V), probably in ...

(1175–1193), briefly King of Sicily

Others

* Roger, Archbishop of Patras (in post 1337–1347) * Roger (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (in post from 1155) * Roger (archbishop of Benevento) (died 1221) * Roger (bishop of Ross) (died c. 1350) *

Roger (larderer) Roger (died 1102) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford-elect. Roger was the larderer for King Henry I of England before he was appointed to the see of Hereford in September 1102.Vaughn ''Anselm of Bec'' pp. 246–248 He was invested with the bishopr ...

(died 1102), Bishop-elect of Hereford * Roger Borsa (1060/61–1111), Norman Duke of Apulia and Calabria *

Roger (son of Dagobert) Roger, the son of Dagobert (Greek: ), was a Norman magnate who deserted to the Byzantine Empire where he entered the service of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118). He is the founder of the noble Byzantine family of Rogerios. Biography Roge ...

(), Norman magnate who served the Byzantine empire *

Roger I. de Sentes Roger I. de Sentes also known as ''Rogerius'' was an twelfth century French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects ...

, 12th century French bishop * Roger I Trencavel (died 1150), Viscount of Carcassonne * Roger I de Fézensaguet (1190–1245), Viscount of Fézensaguet * Roger I of Carcassonne (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne * Roger I of Tosny (died ), Norman nobleman * Roger II Trencavel (died 1194), Viscount of Carcassonne * Roger III, Duke of Apulia (1118–1148), Duke of Apulia, Sicily * Roger IV, Count of Foix (died 1265) * Roger IV, Duke of Apulia (1152–1161) * Roger of Lauria (c. 1245–1305), Italian admiral *

Roger Bacon Roger Bacon (; la, Rogerus or ', also '' Rogerus''; ), also known by the scholastic accolade ''Doctor Mirabilis'', was a medieval English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empiri ...

, English philosopher * Roger Bigod of Norfolk (died 1107), Norman knight who participated in the Norman Conquest of England * Roger Frugardi (), Salernitan surgeon * Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398) * Roger Niger (c. 1173–1241), Bishop of London * Roger Norreis (died c. 1224), Abbot of Evesham * Roger of Salisbury (died 1139), also known as Roger le Poer, Norman Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England * Roger of Worcester from 1163 to 1179

Modern era

* Roger (footballer, born 1972), Roger José de Noronha Silva, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Roger (footballer, born 1978), Roger Galera Flores, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Roger (footballer, born 1985), Roger Rodrigues da Silva, Brazilian football manager and former player * Roger (footballer, born 1996), Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira, Brazilian football midfielder * Roger Adams, American Nobel Prize organic chemist * Roger Ailes, American television executive, chairman and CEO of Fox News * Roger Angell (1920–2022), American writer and editor for ''The New Yorker'' * Roger Ashton (footballer), Welsh footballer * Roger Avary, Canadian producer, screenwriter and director * Roger Ballen, American artist working in South Africa *

Roger Bannister Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and ...

, British athlete, first man to run the four-minute mile * Roger "Syd" Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd * Roger Bart, American actor and singer * Roger Berrio, Colombian weightlifter * Roger Binny, Indian cricketer * Roger Joseph Boscovich, Croatian-Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, and Jesuit * Roger Boylan, American writer * Roger Buckley (1937–2020), American historian *

Roger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as w ...

(born 1951), American voice actor *

Roger Burnley Roger Michael Burnley (born June 1966) is a British businessman, and was the chief executive (CEO) of Asda from January 2018, when he succeeded Sean Clarke, until August 2021. Early life Burnley was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, and grew up i ...

(born 1966), British businessman, former CEO of Asda *

Roger C. Carmel Roger Charles Carmel (September 27, 1932 – November 11, 1986) was an American actor. He originated several roles on Broadway, played scores of guest roles in television series, was a lead in the sitcom ''The Mothers-in-Law'' and appeared in ...

, American character actor * Roger A. Caras, American wildlife photographer and writer * Roger Casement, Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary, and British diplomat * Roger Chaffee, American astronaut *

Roger Chan ''The Bus Uncle'' is a Hong Kong Cantonese viral video depicting a verbal altercation between two men aboard a KMB bus in Hong Kong on 27 April 2006. The older and more belligerent of the two men was quickly nicknamed the "Bus Uncle", from the ...

, the bus uncle *

Roger Chao Roger Chao, FRGS, is an Australians, Australian explorer, mountain climber, philosopher and ethicist. Mountaineering and Exploration In 2006, Chao and Stephen Fordyce completed a mid-winter traverse of the Arthur Range (Tasmania), Western Arthur ...

, Australian explorer and mountain climber * Roger Christian (songwriter) (1934–1991), American radio personality and songwriter * Roger Clarke (rugby union administrator), British rugby administrator * Roger Clemens, baseball player * Roger Cook (journalist), British journalist * Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and actor * Roger Craig (baseball), baseball player *

Roger Craig (American football) Roger Timothy Craig (born July 10, 1960) is an American former football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings. Craig went to four P ...

, American football player *

Roger Craig Smith Roger Craig Smith (born 11 August 1975) is an American voice actor. He is well known for his video game voice roles as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series ( ...

(born 1975), American voice actor * Roger Daltrey, lead singer of British rock band The Who * Roger Davis (television actor), American actor *

Roger O. DeBruler Roger Owen DeBruler (August 5, 1934 – February 13, 2017) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from September 30, 1968 to August 8, 1996.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce ...

(1934–2017), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Roger Delgado, British actor *

Roger Dobkowitz Roger Kurt Dobkowitz (born July 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American television producer best known for his 36-year tenure on the CBS game show ''The Price Is Right''. In addition to ''The Price Is Right'', Dobkowitz also worked ...

, American television producer, statistics expert for ''The Price is Right'' * Roger Donaldson, New Zealand filmmaker *

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

(1942–2013), American film critic and writer *

Roger M. Enoka Roger Maro Enoka is professor and former chair of the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the director of the Neurophysiology of Movement Lab. According to Web of Knowledge, Professor Enoka ...

, American neurophysiologist * Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player * Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., American CEO and former Federal Reserve official * Roger C. Field, British inventor and industrial designer *

Roger Fortin Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 ...

, Canadian boxer * Roger Frampton, Australian jazz musician *

Roger García Junyent Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, Spanish football player * Roger Gibbon, Trinidad and Tobago track cyclist * Roger Glover, Welsh/English bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer * Roger Godement, French mathematician *

Roger Goldammer Roger Goldammer (born 1969) is a Canadian motorcycle builder most known for winning the World championship of bike building three times. Professional career Roger Goldammer and his company Goldammer Cycle Works was most known for building fut ...

, Canadian bikebuilder *

Roger Goodell Roger Stokoe Goodell (born February 19, 1959) is an American businessman who is currently the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). On August 8, 2006, Goodell was chosen to succeed retiring commissioner Paul Tagliabue. He was chosen ...

, commissioner of the NFL * Roger Guerreiro, Polish football player of Brazilian descent *

Roger Hall (disambiguation) Roger Hall may refer to: * Roger Hall (playwright) (born 1939), New Zealand playwright * Roger Hall (artist) (1914–?), British artist * Roger Lee Hall (born 1942), American composer and musicologist * Roger Wolcott Hall (1919–2008), American Arm ...

, several people * Roger Hamby (born 1943), American racing car driver * Roger Hodgman, Australian stage and television director * Roger Hodgson, British vocalist and songwriter from Supertramp * Roger Howarth, American actor * Roger Ilegems, Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer * Roger Ingram, American trumpeter, educator, and author * Roger Jackson (rower), Canadian rower and academic * Roger Jackson (wide receiver), American football player * Roger L. Jackson, American actor * Roger Jouret, birth name of Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer, musician and television presenter *

Roger Kettlewell Roger Kettlewell (born 1945) is a former Canadian football defensive back who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. He played CIS football at Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Universi ...

, Canadian football player * Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Royal Navy officer prominent in World War I, and Member of Parliament * Roger Kibbe (1939–2021), American serial killer * Roger Köppel, Swiss journalist * Roger Machado Marques, Brazilian football player * Roger Lloyd-Pack, British actor * Rogério Manganelli, Brazilian-American bass guitarist for Less Than Jake, known as Roger Lima *

Roger Manvell Arnold Roger Manvell (10 October 1909 – 30 November 1987)"Manvell, Roger< ...

, first director of the British Film Academy *

Roger Maris Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 ...

, baseball player * Roger Mason Jr, American basketball player * Roger Mayweather (1961–2020), American boxer *

Roger McCreary Roger Lee McCreary (born February 10, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn, where he was an All-American in 2021. High school career McCr ...

(born 2000), American football player * Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist for The Byrds * Roger McMurrin, American conductor *

Roger Michell Roger Michell (5 June 1956 – 22 September 2021) was a South African-born British theatre, television and film director. He was best known for directing films such as ''Notting Hill (film), Notting Hill'' and ''Venus (2006 film), Venus'', as ...

(1956–2021), South African-born British film director * Roger Milla, Cameroon footballer *

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

, American musician * Roger Mills (racewalker), English race walker *

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 19 ...

, English actor, James Bond * Roger Moreira, Brazilian musician * Roger Moret (1949–2020), Puerto Rican baseball player * Roger E. Mosley, American actor * Roger Mudd (1928–2021), American TV journalist * Roger Muñoz, Nicaraguan basketball player *

Roger Myerson Roger Bruce Myerson (born March 29, 1951) is an American economist and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the ...

, American economist and professor *

Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus fello ...

, English mathematical physicist * Roger Penske, American businessman *

Roger Tory Peterson Roger Tory Peterson (August 28, 1908 – July 28, 1996) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, illustrator and educator, and one of the founding inspirations for the 20th-century environmental movement. Background Peterson was born in Jam ...

, American ornithologist *

Roger Pierre Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor. Early life Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France. Career Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...

(1923–2010), French actor * Roger Price (comedy) (1918–1990), American humorist who created ''Droodles'' and ''Mad Libs'' * Roger Price (television producer) (born 1941), English television producer * Roger Price (Australian politician) (born 1945), Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives (1984–2010) * Roger Rees, British actor *

Roger Roger (composer) Roger Roger (5 August 1911 – 12 June 1995) was a French composer of light orchestral music and film scores, as well as a conductor and bandleader. His aliases included Eric Swan and Cecil Leuter, the last being a pseudonym he used for his electro ...

, French composer * Roger Rose (born 1958), American actor * Roger Rogerson, former detective of the NSW Police Force and convicted murderer * Roger Sablonier (1941–2010), Swiss historian and writer * Brother Roger (1915–2005), baptised Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche, Swiss initiator of the Taizé community * Roger Scruton (1944–2020), English philosopher and writer * Roger Sessions, American music composer *

Roger Hale Sheaffe General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, 1st Baronet (15 July 1763 – 17 July 1851) was a Loyalist General in the British Army during the War of 1812. He was created a Baronet in 1813 and afterwards served as Commander and acting Lieutenant Governor of ...

, British general, one of the principal commanders of War of 1812 * Roger Sheaffe (politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Roger Sherman, American revolutionary, signer of many famous documents, inventor of congressional system, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * Roger Smith (actor), American actor * Roger Smith (executive) (1925–2007), American chairman and CEO of General Motors and the subject of Michael Moore's documentary film ''Roger & Me'' *

Roger Spink Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

(born 1958), Falkland Islands politician *

Roger Dale Stafford Roger Dale Stafford (November 4, 1951 – July 1, 1995) was a convicted serial killer executed for the 1978 murders of the Lorenz Family and six employees of a Sirloin Stockade restaurant in Oklahoma. Stafford never acknowledged his guilt, but St ...

(1951–1995), American convicted spree killer and serial killer * Roger Staubach, American football player * Roger Stone, American political lobbyist, strategist, and author *

Roger Sumich Roger John Leonard Sumich (born 12 November 1955) is a retired cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he did not finish in the individual road race. Sumich won the bronze medal in the sam ...

, New Zealand cyclist * Roger Taylor, British drummer for Queen * Roger Taylor, British drummer for Duran Duran * Roger Toussaint, American transit worker's union official * Roger Troutman (1951–1999), also known as Roger, American R&B recording artist, singer for Zapp * Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (born 1993), New Zealand rugby player * Roger Vadim, French film director * Roger Vangheluwe, Belgian bishop, resigned following pedophilia scandal *

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...

, English rock musician and songwriter * Roger Whittaker (born 1936), British singer * Roger Wicker (born 1951), U.S. Senator from Mississippi * Roger Williams (pianist) (1924–2011), American pianist * Roger Williams (theologian) (1603–1683), English minister, theologian, and author, co-founder of Rhode Island * Roger Williams (soldier) (1539/40–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune and military theorist, one of the principal commanders of Eighty Years' War and Battle of Arques * Roger L. Worsley, American educator * Roger Wrightson, English cricketer * Roger Arliner Young (1899–1964), American scientist, first African American woman to earn a PhD in Zoology * Roger Zelazny, American science-fiction author

Surname

* Neil Munroe Bunny Roger (1911–1997), English couturier, war hero * Charles Rogier, Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution, Prime Minister of Belgium 1847–1852 and 1857–1868 * Christophe Roger-Vasselin (born 1957), French former tennis player, father of Édouard * Dimitri Roger, American rapper known as

Rich the Kid Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. He released his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'', on March 30, 2018. His second studio album, '' The World Is Yours 2'', was relea ...

* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (born 1983), French tennis player, son of Christophe * Julius Roger (1819–1865), German entomologist and medical doctor * Marie-Sabine Roger (born 1957), French writer *

Mircea Roger Mircea Roger (born 16 June 1947) is a retired Romanian rowing coxswain. He was the youngest Romanian participant at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the coxed pairs and coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing b ...

(born 1947), Romanian Olympic rower * Pierre Roger, birth name of Pope Clement VI *

(1911–1995), French composer

Fictional characters

Gold Roger The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using va ...

(Gol D. Roger), the Pirate King in the manga/anime-series ''One Piece'' * Lord Rogers, a character from

The Swan Princess (film series) ''The Swan Princess'' is an animated film series that began with the 1994 film ''The Swan Princess''. Films ''The Swan Princess'' (1994) ''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. St ...

* Roger (''American Dad!''), protagonist of the animated sitcom ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'' * Roger, in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am" by

Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hug ...

* Roger, a jolly prankster of the Burger Palace Boys from the hit 50s musical '' Grease'' * Roger the Dodger, from '' The Beano'' *

Roger (Guilty Gear) is a fictional character in Arc System Works's ''Guilty Gear'' video game series. Bridget first appeared in the 2002 video game ''Guilty Gear X2''. In the series, Bridget was born male with a twin brother in a village where the birth of same-s ...

* Roger (''Hellboy''), a homunculus from the series ''Hellboy'' * Roger, a pseudocharacter in

Monty Python Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four ...

's Life of Brian whom the crowd wanted Pontius Pilate to release to make fun of his lisp ("Welease Woger".) * Roger, a character in the novel '' Lord of the Flies'', Jack's lieutenant and the tribe's torturer/hangman * Roger (''Tekken''), a kangaroo character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series, and

Roger Jr. The following is a list of characters from the fighting game series ''Tekken''. Characters are chronologically listed in order of the game in which they debuted. Characters Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of e ...

, his son * Roger Ackroyd, title character of Agatha Christie's novel '' The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' *

Roger Brook Roger Brook is a fictional secret agent and gallant of the Napoleonic Wars era who is later identified as the Chevalier de Breuc. The series of twelve novels by Dennis Wheatley covers events from a dozen years before the French Revolution to the ...

secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant in a series of novels by

Dennis Wheatley Dennis Yeats Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was a British writer whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series ...

Roger Chillingworth Roger Chillingworth is a fictional character and primary antagonist in the 1850 novel '' The Scarlet Letter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is an English scholar who moves to the New World after his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth, a doctor an ...

, the antagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel '' The Scarlet Letter'' * Roger Danish, a minor character in '' Arrested Development'', Lindsey's high school counterpart and co-winner of the Best Hair Award * Roger Baxter, Blythe Baxter's father and supporting character in the cartoon Littlest Pet Shop * Roger Davis (''Rent''), musician and ex-druggie of '' Rent'' * Roger Fox, from the comic strip ''

FoxTrot The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a tim ...

'' * Roger Healey, captain/major played by Bill Daily in the ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marrie ...

'' 1960's sitcom * Roger Hoyt, the main character on the short-lived series '' Life with Roger'' * Roger Klotz, a bully on the cartoon series ''

Doug Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...

'' * Roger Latimer, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' * Monsieur Roger LeClerc, in the BBC sitcom ''

'Allo 'Allo! ''Allo 'Allo!'' is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French caf ...

'' * Roger MacKenzie, character in Diana Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series, portrayed by Richard Rankin in the

TV adaptation An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: * Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...

* Roger Murtaugh, cop played by Danny Glover in the '' Lethal Weapon'' movies * Roger Piazza, a supporting character from Max & Ruby * Roger Rabbit, cartoon character from the 1988 film '' Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' * Roger Radcliffe, in Disney's animated film ''

101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians may refer to: * ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'', a 1956 novel written by Dodie Smith * 101 Dalmatians (franchise), a Disney film franchise based on the novel ** ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'', a 1961 animated film based on the ...

'' * Roger Radcliffe, in ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' * Roger Ramjet, cartoon superhero * Roger Samms, the protagonist in the ''

Bad Mojo ''Bad Mojo'' is an adventure video game by Pulse Entertainment, released in 1996. The player is cast as Roger Samms, an entomologist planning to embezzle money from a research grant to escape his sordid life above an abandoned bar. An accident wit ...

'' * Roger Smith, the main protagonist of the anime series '' The Big O'' * Roger Sterling, co-owner of the advertising company Sterling Cooper, a character in the television series ''Mad Men'' * Roger the Shrubber, a character in

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film satirizing the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) an ...

who sells a shrubbery to King Arthur and Sir Bedevere * Roger Walker, one of the central protagonists in the '' Swallows and Amazons series'' by

Arthur Ransome Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of childre ...

* Roger Wilco, protagonist of the '' Space Quest'' game series

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* Roger (kangaroo), Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 – 2018)

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