Roman is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...
, via
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", (''
Romanus
Romanus (Latin for "Roman"), hellenized as Romanos (Ῥωμανός) was a Roman cognomen and may refer to:
People
* Adrianus Romanus, Flemish mathematician (1561–1615)
* Aquila Romanus, Latin grammarian
*Giles of Rome, Aegidius Romanus, mediev ...
'' in Latin and ''
Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
(or Byzantine) culture. It most likely evolved from
Romulus
Romulus () was the legendary foundation of Rome, founder and King of Rome, first king of Ancient Rome, Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus ...
, the
legendary
Legendary may refer to:
* Legend, a folklore genre
* Legendary (hagiography)
** Anjou Legendarium
* J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
Film and television
* ''Legendary'' (film), a 2010 American sports drama film
* ''Legendary'', a 2013 film fea ...
co-founder of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
Due to
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
cultural influence the name ''Roman'' (the Slavic variant of ''Romanos''/''Romanus'') is widely used amongst
Eastern
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
*China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai
*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
*Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991
*Eastern Air Li ...
and
Western Slavs
The West Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak the West Slavic languages. They separated from the common Slavic group around the 7th century, and established independent polities in Central Europe by the 8th to 9th centuries. The West Slavic langu ...
. The
name day
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...
for ''Roman'' varies between countries. Román in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America.
Variations of the name include:
*
French:
Romain
*
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
: Roman
*
Hungarian: Román
*
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
:
Romano
Romano may refer to:
Food
* Pecorino Romano, a hard, salty Italian cheese
* Romano cheese, an American English and Canadian English term for a class of cheeses
Places Italy Municipalities in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Latium
* Arcinazzo Ro ...
*
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
: Romão
*
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: Román
*
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
,
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
,
Slovak: Roman
*
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
: Роман (Roman)
*
Belarusian: Раман (Raman)
Roman may refer to:
People named Roman
Pre-20th century
*
Roman of Đunis
Saint Roman of Đunis (Serbian language, Serbian: Свети Роман Ђунишки; ''Sveti Roman Đuniški''), or Roman The Wonderworker (c. 9th century) was a medieval enlightener and missionary to the Slavs, monk and saint. He is associated ...
(9th century), Christian saint
*
Roman of Bulgaria
Roman ( bg, Роман; 930s–997) was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 977 to 991, being in Byzantine captivity thereafter still claiming the title.
Reign
Roman was the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria by his marriage with Mar ...
(early 930s – 997), Tsar of Bulgaria
*
Roman Svyatoslavich
Roman Svyatoslavich or Roman the Handsome ( 1052 – 2 August 1079) was prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus'. The starting year of his reign is uncertain, but he reigned his principality from around 1073 or 1077. His former allies, the Cumans k ...
(c. 1052 – 1079), Prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus'
*
Roman I of Kiev Roman Rostislavich (Cyrillic: Роман Ростиславич) (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk (1160–1172, 1177–1180), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1171–1173, 1175–1177) and Prince of Novgorod (1178–1179). He was the son of Rostislav Msti ...
(died 1180), Prince of Smolensk, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod
*
Roman the Great
Roman Mstislavich (russian: Рома́н Мстисла́вич Га́лицкий; uk, Рома́н Мстисла́вич), known as Roman the Great (c. 1152 – Zawichost, 19 June 1205) was a Rus’ prince, Grand Prince of Kiev, member of t ...
(c. 1152 – 1205), Grand Prince of Kiev
*
Roman Danylovich
Roman Danylovych (c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak) 1254–1258, Prince of Slonim?.
He was born as a younger son of Danylo of Halych, a powerful prince of lands east from Poland and later king of those regions, wh ...
(c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak), Prince of Slonim?
*
Roman I of Moldavia
Roman I (? – March 1394) was Voivode of Moldavia from December 1391 to March 1394. He was the second son of Costea and Margareta Muşata (= "the beautiful" in Old Romanian) the daughter of the first ruler of Moldavia, Bogdan I and the founder ...
, Voivode of Moldavia (1391–1394)
*
Roman II of Moldavia
Roman II of Moldavia ( ro, Roman al II-lea al Moldovei), (1426 – 2 July 1448) was the son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from the noble Polish family of Olshanski. He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448, ruling together with hi ...
, co-ruler of Moldavia (1447–1448)
*
Roman Bagration
Prince Roman (Revaz) Ivanovich Bagration (russian: Роман (Реваз) Иванович Багратион, ka, რომან (რევაზ) ბაგრატიონი ''Roman (Revaz) Bagrat'ioni'') (1778 – 1834) was a Georgian no ...
(1778–1834), Georgian prince and Imperial Russian Army general
Modern
*
Roman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (, ; he, רומן ארקדיביץ' אברמוביץ'; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian Russian oligarchs, oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, a Premier League football club ...
(born 1966), Jewish Russian oligarch
*
Roman Atwood
Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983) is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total of 5 billion views and 15 ...
(born 1983), American YouTube personality and prankster
*
Roman Berezovsky
Roman Anatoliyevich Berezovsky ( hy, Ռոման Բերեզովսկի; russian: Рома́н Анато́льевич Березо́вский ; born 5 August 1974) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Berez ...
(born 1974), Armenian football coach and former player
*
Roman Bohnen
Roman Aloys Bohnen (November 24, 1901 – February 24, 1949) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ''Of Mice and Men'' (1939), '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), and ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (194 ...
(1901–1949), American actor
*
Roman Ciorogariu
Roman Ciorogariu (; born Romul Ciorogariu; December 6, 1852–January 21, 1936) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian bishop within the Romanian Orthodox Church, as well as a journalist and educator.
Biography
Born in Pecica, he attended h ...
(1852–1936), Romanian bishop
*
Roman Coppola
Roman François Coppola (born April 22, 1965) is an American director, screenwriter, producer and the son of Francis Ford Coppola and Eleanor Coppola. For the 2012 film ''Moonrise Kingdom'', he and co-writer Wes Anderson were nominated for the A ...
(born 1965), American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and entrepreneur
*
Roman Griffin Davis
Roman Griffin Davis (born 5 March 2007) is a British actor. He is best known for his title role in the film '' Jojo Rabbit'' (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Early life and career
Roman Griffin Davis was born on 5 March ...
(born 2007), English actor
*
Roman Dmowski
Roman Stanisław Dmowski (Polish: , 9 August 1864 – 2 January 1939) was a Polish politician, statesman, and co-founder and chief ideologue of the National Democracy (abbreviated "ND": in Polish, "''Endecja''") political movement. He saw th ...
(1864–1939), Polish politician
*
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Roman Yakovlevich Dzindzichashvili ( ka, რომან იაკობის-ძე ჯინჯიხაშვილი; pronounced ''jin-jee-khash-VEE-lee''; born May 5, 1944) is a Soviet-born Israeli-American chess player. He was awarded th ...
(born 1944), American chess player
*
Roman Eremenko (born 1987), Finnish football player
*
Roman Fosti (born 1983), Estonian long-distance runner
*
Roman Glick
Roman Glick (born 1970) is an American bassist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Slave to the System, Jesse James Dupree, and Jackyl.
Brother Cane
Brother Cane formed in Birmingham, Alabama in the early 1990s with singer/guitarist Dam ...
, American bass guitarist
*
Roman Golanowski (born 1969), Polish long jumper
*
Roman Golovchenko
Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko ( be, Раман Аляксандравіч Галоўчэнка, Raman Aliaksandravič Haloŭčenka; , Russian: Роман Александрович Головченко; born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian po ...
(born 1973), Belarusian politician and current prime minister of Belarus
*
Roman Greenberg (born 1982), Israeli boxer
*
Roman Hamrlík
Roman Hamrlík (born April 12, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, ...
(born 1975), Czech ice hockey player
*
Roman Harper
Roman Harper (born December 11, 1982) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Saints in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2009, Harper earned his first Pro Bowl invitation (fir ...
(born 1982), American football player
*
Roman Herzog
Roman Herzog (; 5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from 1994 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the first president to be elec ...
(born 1934), German politician
*
Roman Hruska
Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 1960 ...
(1904–1999), American politician
*
Roman Hubník
Roman Hubník (; born 6 June 1984) is a retired Czech professional association football, football Defender (association football), defender. His career was connected especially with SK Sigma Olomouc, Sigma Olomouc, FC Viktoria Plzeň, Viktoria P ...
(born 1984), Czech football player
*
Roman Ingarden
Roman Witold Ingarden (; February 5, 1893 – June 14, 1970) was a Polish philosopher who worked in aesthetics, ontology, and phenomenology.
Before World War II, Ingarden published his works mainly in the German language. During the war, he swi ...
(1893–1970), Polish philosopher
*
Roman Ivanovsky (born 1977), Russian swimmer
*
Roman Jakobson
Roman Osipovich Jakobson (russian: Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н; October 11, 1896Kucera, Henry. 1983. "Roman Jakobson." ''Language: Journal of the Linguistic Society of America'' 59(4): 871–883. – July 18,[Roman Josi
Roman Josi (born 1 June 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Josi was drafted 38th overall by the Predators in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
In 2019–20, J ...]
(born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
*
Roman Jugg
Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly, South Wales) is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s.
An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, recor ...
, Welsh punk musician
*
Roman Kantor (1912–43), Polish épée fencer
*
Roman Kemp (born 1993), English radio host
*
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...
(born 1926), Canadian filmmaker
*
Roman Mars
Roman Mars is an American radio producer. He is the host and producer of '' 99% Invisible'', a KALW radio show and podcast, and a founder of the podcast collective Radiotopia, which he describes as efforts "to broaden the radio landscape ndmak ...
, American radio journalist and producer
*
Roman Neustädter (born 1988), German football player
*
Roman Opałka
Roman Opałka (27 August 1931 – 6 August 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art.
Opałka was born on 27 August 1931 in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family retu ...
(1931–2011), Polish painter
*
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko (russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко; born 15 December 1981) is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker.
He started his career at Dynamo Stavropol, and Rotor Volgograd, be ...
(born 1981), Russian football player
*
Roman Polák
Roman Polák (born 28 April 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Polák was drafted in the sixth round, 180th overall, at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by ...
(born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
*
Roman Polanski
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...
(born 1933), Polish film director
*
Roman Protasevich
Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich (russian: Роман Дмитриевич Протасевич; born 5 May 1995), or Raman Dzmitryyevich Pratasyevich ( be, Раман Дзмітрыевіч Пратасевіч, translit=Raman Dzmitryjevič Prat ...
, Belarusian journalist, blogger, activist
*
Roman Ptitsyn (born 1975), Russian politician
*
Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player
*
Roman Rasskazov
Roman Vladimirovich Rasskazov (russian: Роман Владимирович Рассказов); born April 28, 1979 in Kovylkino, Mordovia) is a Russian race walker.
International competitions
See also
*List of world records in athletics
...
(born 1979), Russian race walker
*
Roman Repilov
Roman Alexandrovich Repilov (russian: Роман Александрович Репилов; born 5 March 1996) is a Russian luger.
Competitive career
Representing Russia at the 2015–16 Luge World Cup, Repilov placed second in the sprint e ...
(born 1996), Russian luger
*
Roman Romanenko
Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air Force; russian: Роман Юрьевич Романенко; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He is also a politician, sitting in the ...
(born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
*
Roman Romulo
Roman Tecson Romulo (born February 28, 1967) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. ...
(born 1967), Filipino politician
*
Roman Rubinshteyn (born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
*
Roman Rurua
Roman Vladimirovich Rurua ( ka, რომან რურუა, born 25 November 1942) is a retired featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver and a go ...
(born 1942), Soviet wrestler
*
Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle (; born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former worl ...
(born 1974), Czech decathlete
*
Roman U. Sexl (1939–1986), Austrian physicist
*
Roman Shirokov
Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player.
As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...
(born 1981), Russian football player
*
Roman Shukhevych
Roman-Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych ( uk, Рома́н-Тарас Йо́сипович Шухе́вич, also known by his pseudonym, Tur and Taras Chuprynka; 30 June 1907 – 5 March 1950), was a Ukrainian nationalist, one of the commanders of Na ...
(1907–1950), Ukrainian politician and military leader
*
Roman Smishko
Roman Smishko ( uk, Роман Володимирович Смішко) is a retired Ukraine, Ukrainian professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
He is a younger brother of Ukra ...
(born 1983), Ukrainian football player
*
Roman Sorkin
Roman Sorkin ( he, רומן סורקין, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the ...
(born 1996), Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
*
Roman Tam
Roman Tam Pak-sin (; 12 February 1945– 18 October 2002), known professionally by his stage name Law Man (), was a Hong Kong singer. He is regarded as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop".
Career
Born in Baise, Guangxi, China, with family root ...
(1950–2002), Hong Kong singer
*
Roman Toi (born 1916), Estonian composer
*
Roman Trakhtenberg (1968–2009), Russian radio journalist
*
Roman Turovsky-Savchuk
Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Туровський-Савчук) is an American artist-painter, photographer and videoinstallation artist, as well as a lutenist-composer, (born 1961), American artist
*
Roman Ubakivi (born 1945), Estonian football player and coach
*
Roman (Robert) von Ungern-Sternberg (1886–1921), Russian Lieutenant General
*
Roman Verostko (born 1929), American artist and educator
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Roman Vishniac
Roman Vishniac (; russian: link=no, Рома́н Соломо́нович Вишня́к; August 19, 1897 – January 22, 1990) was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Euro ...
(1897–1990), Russian photographer
*
Roman Vlasov (born 1990), Russian wrestler
*
Roman Volodkov
Roman Volod'kov ( uk, Роман Володьков; born 12 August 1973 in Zaporizhzhia) is a retired diver from Ukraine, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won a bronze medal in the s ...
(born 1973), Ukrainian diver
*
Roman Weidenfeller
Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the German national team.
Weidenfeller spent 16 seasons ...
(born 1980), German football player
*
Roman Yakovlev
Roman Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Роман Николаевич Яковлев, born 13 August 1976) is a former volleyball player born in Ukraine, who played for Russia. He was a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team, Men's N ...
(born 1976), Russian volleyball player
*
Roman Yakub Roman Yakub (born 1958) is a composer who received his early musical training in Lviv, Ukraine. He graduated from Lviv Conservatory in 1982 with a diploma in Music Composition. In 1991, he moved to the United States, where he earned a master's degre ...
(born 1958), American composer
*
Roman Yaremchuk
Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk ( uk, Роман Олегович Яремчук; born 27 November 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, and t ...
(born 1995), Ukrainian football player
*
Roman Yegorov
Roman Yegorov (russian: Роман Егоров; born 25 January 1974) is a former Russian freestyle swimmer.
Yegorov won several medals as a member of the freestyle relay team (4×100 m and 4×200 m) during the mid-1990s. He competed ...
(born 1974), Russian swimmer
*
Roman Zaretski
Roman Zaretsky ( he, רומן זרצקי, russian: Роман Зарецкий, be, Раман Зарэцкі; born December 4, 1983) is an Israeli retired Ice dancing, ice dancer. With his sister, Alexandra Zaretsky, he is the 2009 Skate America ...
(born 1983), Belarusian-Israeli ice dancer
Fictional characters
* Roman, a character in the TV series ''
Star-Crossed
"Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers who, for some external reason, cannot be together. The term also has other meanings, but originally means that the pairing is being "thwarted by a malign star" or ...
''
* Roman Armitage in ''
Get Out
''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Land ...
''
*
Roman Bellic, a character in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV''
*
Roman Brady
Roman Brady is a fictional character from the long-running NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. The role was originated in 1981 by Wayne Northrop, who played the role until 1984 and from 1991 to 1994, and is currently being portrayed by series ve ...
, a character in the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''
*
Roman Bridger, a character in the film ''Scream 3''
* Roman DeBeers, a character in the series ''
Party Down
''Party Down'' is an American sitcom created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States in 2009 and 2010. The series follows a group of caterers in Los Ang ...
''
* Roman Godfrey, a character in ''
Hemlock Grove
''Hemlock Grove'' is a 2012 Horror-thriller debut novel by American author Brian McGreevy. The book was released on March 27, 2012 through Farrar, Straus and Giroux and is set in the fictional town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. A graphic nove ...
''
*
Roman Grant, a character in the TV series ''Big Love''
* Roman J. Israel, a character in the film ''
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' is a 2017 American legal drama film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell and follows the life of a civil rights advocate and defense lawyer (Washington) who finds himself ...
''
* Roman Nagel, a character in the
''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise
*
Roman Pearce
''Fast & Furious (also known as The Fast and the Furious)'' is an American action film series centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family.
The following is a list of character ...
, reformed street racing criminal from ''The Fast and the Furious'' series
*
Roman Reigns
Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the leader of The B ...
, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE
* Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “
Succession”
*
Roman Sionis, a supervillain appearing in DC comics
* Roman Strauss, protagonist of the 1991 neo-noir film ''
Dead Again
''Dead Again'' is a 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Scott Frank. It stars Branagh and Emma Thompson, with Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams appearing i ...
''
* Roman Zazo, recurring character in the TV series ''
Jane the Virgin
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Romain (disambiguation)
Romain may refer to:
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Given name
* Romain Bussine (1830–1899), French poet and voice professor
* Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French writer
* Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), French artist and designer known as Erté
* Romain Bellenge ...
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Romano (disambiguation)
Romano may refer to:
Food
* Pecorino Romano, a hard, salty Italian cheese
* Romano cheese, an American English and Canadian English term for a class of cheeses
Places Italy Municipalities in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Latium
* Arcinazzo Ro ...
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Romanus (disambiguation)
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