Rollo is a given name and surname derived from a Latinized form of the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''Hrólfr'' or ''Rolfr'' ( Rolf, Rudolf) meaning "famed

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

". The name was first attested to with Viking warlord Rollo of Normandy, ancestor of

William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...

. In Scotland the Clan Rollo were supporters of Charles II and rewarded with the title of Lord Rollo. Notable people with the name include:

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* Rollo of Normandy (fl. 10th century), Viking leader and first count of Normandy *

Rollo Armstrong Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong (born 8 May 1966), known professionally as Rollo, is an English music producer. He is one half of the remix/production duo Rollo & Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithl ...

(born 1966), English dancer and music producer *

Rollo Beck Rollo Howard Beck (26 August 1870 – 22 November 1950) was an American ornithologist, bird collector for museums, and explorer. Beck's petrel and three taxa of reptiles are named after him, including a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise, ''Chelon ...

(1870–1950), American ornithologist * Rollo Walter Brown (1880-1956), American writer and teacher of rhetoric *

Rollo Graham Campbell The Rt Revd Archibald Rollo Graham Campbell CBE (18 February 1903 – 11 April 1978) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century. Graham Campbell was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge and after a period of study at Cuddesdon Col ...

(1903–1978), Anglican Bishop of Colombo *

Rollo Carpenter Rollo Carpenter (born 1965) is the British-born creator of Jabberwacky and Cleverbot, learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) software. Carpenter worked as CTO of a business software startup in Silicon Valley. Career His brother is the artist Me ...

(born 1965), British computer scientist *

Rollo Davidson Rollo Davidson (b. Bristol, 8 October 1944, d. Piz Bernina, 29 July 1970) was a probabilist, alpinist, and Fellow-elect of Churchill College, Cambridge, who died aged 25 on Piz Bernina. He is known for his work on semigroups, stochastic geomet ...

(1944–1970), British mathematician *

Rollo Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh Rudolph William Michael Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh, 10th Earl of Desmond (2 August 1943 – 23 March 1995), known as Rollo Feilding and Rollo Denbigh, was a British peer, advertising executive, Rolls-Royce dealer and racing driver. He was ...

(1943–1995), British peer and racing driver *

Robert Rollo Gillespie Major-General Sir Hugh Robert Rollo Gillespie (21 January 1766 – 31 October 1814Dictionary of Indian Biography; Charles E Buckland p166 (1906)) was an officer in the British Army. The Army's historian Sir John Fortescue called him "The bravest ...

(1766–1814), British Army major-general * Rollo Hayman (1925–2008), Rhodesian politician *

Rollo Jack Robert Rollo Jack (4 April 1902 – 1994) was a footballer who played primarily as an inside right in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s. He was the brother of David, the England international footballer, whilst his father Bob was als ...

(1902–1994), English footballer *

Rollo Mainguy Vice-Admiral Edmond Rollo Mainguy, (11 May 1901 – 29 April 1979) was a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. Naval career Mainguy was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on 11 May 1901. He attended the Royal Naval College of Canada in 19 ...

(1901–1979), Canadian vice-admiral * Rollo May (1909–1994), American psychologist * Rollo Pain (1921–2005), British Army lieutenant-general *

Rollo Weeks Rollo Percival Loring Weeks (born 20 March 1987) is a British businessman and former actor. He is best known for his titular roles in the films '' The Little Vampire'' (2000) and ''The Thief Lord'' (2006). Early life Weeks was born in Chiches ...

(born 1987), British actor

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* Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo (1703–1765), British army general in Canada and Dominica *

Alex Rollo Alex Rollo (18 September 1926 – 5 October 2004) was a Scottish football player and manager. Rollo won the Coronation Cup with Celtic, effectively marking Hibs winger Gordon Smith. He also won the Scottish Cup in 1951 and represented the Scot ...

(1926–2004), Scottish football player and manager *

Bill Rollo Lieutenant General Sir William Raoul Rollo, (born August 1955) is a former senior British Army officer. Military career Rollo was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve on 10 March 1977. ...

(born 1955), British Army officer *

David Rollo (footballer) David Rollo (26 August 1891 – 17 February 1963) was an Ireland (IFA) international footballer. Club career Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linf ...

(1891–1963), Northern Ireland Association Football player *

David Rollo (rugby union) David Miller Durie Rollo (born on 7 July 1934) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a prop forward. Unusually for a Scotland internationalist, he came from Fife.Massie, p166 Rugby Union career Amateur career ...

(born 1934), Scottish rugby union footballer *

Hamish Rollo Major-General (Norman) Hamish Rollo CBE (21 May 1955 – 26 March 2009) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding, Theatre Troops. Military career Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military College of Science at Sh ...

(1955-2009), British Army Officer * Jim Rollo (1937–2012), Scottish footballer *

Jimmy Rollo James Stuart Rollo (born 22 May 1976) is an English former footballer who was the assistant manager of Bath City until 2021. Career Born in Wisbech, Rollo began his career at Walsall as a trainee but made just one first-team appearance for the ...

(born 1976), English footballer *

John Rollo John Rollo M.D. (d. December 23, 1809) was a Scottish military surgeon, now known for his work on a diabetic diet. Rollo was the first to suggest a low-carbohydrate diet as a treatment for diabetes.Veves, Aristidis; Malik, Rayaz A. (2007). ''Diabe ...

(dead 1809), Scottish military surgeon * Marcus Di Rollo (born 1978), Scottish rugby union footballer * Robert Rollo (1887–1917), Scottish footballer *

Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo Robert Rollo, 4th Lord Rollo (12 June 1679 – 8 March 1758) was a Scottish nobleman and Jacobite. Life Lord Rollo was the son of Andrew Rollo, 3rd Lord Rollo and his wife Margaret Balfour, daughter to John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh ...

(1679–1758), Scottish nobleman and Jacobite; father of Andrew Rollo *

William Rollo (academic) William Rollo Jr. (1892–1960) was a Scottish-born South African academic. History Rollo was born in 1892 in Glasgow and graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA in classics in 1915. After the war he completed his DLitt in linguistic ...

(1894–1960), South African linguist and classicist * Sir William Rollo (died 1645), Scottish Royalist soldier

Fictional characters

* Rollo, in books by

Jacob Abbott Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. Early life On November 14, 1803, Abbott was born in Hallowell, Maine to Jacob Abbott II and Betsey Chandler. He attended the Hallowell Academy. ...

King Rollo King Rollo is a children's character, created by David McKee in 1980. He is the main character in a series of books, animations narrated by Ray Brooks, and a comic strip in the magazine ''Buttons''. Thirteen episodes of the animation were prod ...

, a children's cartoon character * Rollo Haveall, the rich little kid in '' Nancy'' comic books and the comic strip * Rollo Lawson, on the American television show ''

Sanford and Son ''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC One in the United ...

'' * Rollo Lee, the lead character in the film ''

Fierce Creatures ''Fierce Creatures'' is a 1997 British-American farcical comedy film. While not literally a sequel, ''Fierce Creatures'' is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film '' A Fish Called Wanda''. Both films star John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kli ...

'', played by John Cleese * Rollo the Hippo, on the American children's television show '' Captain Kangaroo'' *

Rollo Tomasi ''L.A. Confidential'' is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his ''L.A. Q ...

, imaginary character from the 1997 film ''L.A. Confidential'' * Rollo Rhubarb, the teacher's pet and foil to Hans and Fritz in '' The Katzenjammer Kids'' comic strip by Harold Knerr * Rollo Lothbrok, a character in the TV series ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

'' * Rollo Fitzgerald, the antagonist in Ken Follett's 2017 novel ''

A Column of Fire ''A Column of Fire'' is a 2017 novel by British author Ken Follett, first published on 12 September 2017. It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series, and serves as a sequel to 1989's ''The Pillars of the Earth'' and 2007's '' World Withou ...

'' * Rollo the Clown, from the 1991 film '' The Little Engine That Could'' * Rollo the Clown, from the ''Adventures of Superman'' episode titled "The Clown Who Cried"

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