Rowland is an English male given name. It is a medieval variation of

Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

Notable people with the given name "Rowland" include

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* Rowland Abiodun (born 1941), Nigerian-Canadian historian * Rowland K. Adams (1889–1944), American judge * Rowland Allanson-Winn (1855–1935), Irish politician * Rowland Alston (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Anderson Rowland Joseph Anderson (30 September 1872 – 29 August 1959) was an Australian politician. He was born in Kurrajong to farmer William James Anderson and Sarah Roberts. He attended public school at Parramatta but left at sixteen to work as ...

(1872–1959), Australian politician *

Rowland Atkinson Rowland Atkinson is a British academic, urban sociologist, and author. Career He directed the Housing and Community Research Unit at the University of Tasmania from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, he became a Reader in Urban Studies and Criminology at ...

, British academic

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* Rowland Bailey (1876–1950), Australian cricketer * Rowland Baring (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Barnes Rowland Wayne Barnes (April 25, 1940 – March 11, 2005) was an American Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia. He oversaw the 2003 trial of the professional ice hockey player Dany Heatley, who was charged with vehicular homicide after ...

(1940–2005), American judge *

Rowland Barran Sir Rowland Hirst Barran (7 August 1858 – 6 August 1949) was a British Liberal Party politician and Member of Parliament. Biography Rowland Barran was born in 1858, the youngest son of Sir John Barran, a pioneer in clothing manufacture an ...

(1858–1949), English politician *

Rowland Bateman Rowland Bateman (circa 1737 – 1803) was an Irish politician. Bateman represented Tralee as a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons between 1761 and 1768. He then sat for County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a ...

(1737–1803), Irish politician *

Rowland Beckett Rowland Beckett is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla-Sutherland and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby lea ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Rowland Berkeley (disambiguation) Rowland Berkeley may refer to: * Rowland Berkeley (died 1611) (1548–1611), English politician *Rowland Berkeley (died 1696) (1613–1696), English politician *Rowland Hill Berkeley Rowland Hill Berkeley, J.P. (1849-1905) was an English grocery ...

, multiple people * Rowland Berthoff (1921–2001), American historian *

Rowland Biffen Sir Rowland Harry Biffen FRS (28 May 1874, in Cheltenham – 12 July 1949) was a British botanist, mycologist, geneticist and a professor of agricultural botany at the University of Cambridge who worked on breeding wheat varieties. He was a ...

(1874–1949), British botanist * Rowland Blades (1868–1953), English politician *

Rowland Blennerhassett (disambiguation) Rowland Blennerhassett may refer to: * Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet (1741–1821), Anglo-Irish lawyer *Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet (1839–1909), Anglo-Irish MP for Galway Borough 1865–1874 and Kerry 1880–1885 *Rowland P ...

, multiple people * Rowland Bourke (1885–1958), Canadian soldier *

Rowland Bowen Major Rowland Francis Bowen (27 February 1916 – 4 September 1978) was a British Army officer and a cricket researcher, historian and writer. Educated at Westminster School, Bowen received an emergency commission in April 1942 into the In ...

(1916–1978), English cricket researcher *

Rowland Brotherhood Rowland Brotherhood (or sometimes Roland Brotherhood) was a British engineer. He was born in Middlesex in 1812 and died in Bristol in 1883. He married Priscilla Penton in 1835 and they had 14 children, one also called Rowland who played cricke ...

(1812–1883), British engineer *

Rowland Brotherhood (cricketer) Rowland Brotherhood (18 November 1841 – before 1938) was an English cricketer and civil engineer. Brotherhood was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm underarm fast. One of 14 children of the engineer Rowland Brotherhood and his wife ...

(1841–1938), English cricketer *

Rowland Brown Rowland Brown (November 6, 1900 – May 6, 1963), born Chauncey Rowland Brown in Canton, Ohio, was an American screenwriter and film director, whose career as a director ended in the early 1930s after he started many more films than he finished ...

(1900–1963), American screenwriter *

Rowland Burdon (disambiguation) Rowland Burdon may refer to: *Rowland Burdon (1857–1944), MP for Sedgefield *Rowland Burdon (died 1838) Rowland Burdon ('' c.'' 1757 – 17 September 1838) was an English landowner and Tory politician from Castle Eden in County Durham. Li ...

, multiple people

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Rowland Carter Rowland Wilfred William Carter (1875–1916) was an architect, surveyor, insurance agent and auctioneer.Aspects of Design in Cromer.Author: A. D. Boyce. Published: 2007 by North Norfolk District Council-Conservation, Design & Landscape Section.P ...

(1875–1916), English architect *

Rowland Codling Rowland Codling (22 February 1880–1954) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Clapton Orient, Manchester City and Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in ...

(1880–1954), English footballer * Rowland L. Collins (1935–1985), English professor *

Rowland Cotton Sir Rowland Cotton (baptized 29 January 1581died 22 August 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1605 and 1629. Cotton was the son of William Cotton, a London draper. He matriculated from St J ...

(1581–1634), English politician *

Rowland Croucher Rowland Croucher (born 1937) is a retired Australian pastor, counsellor and author. Early life and education He was brought up in the Open Brethren in Sydney. Croucher graduated as a teacher from Bathurst Teachers' College; BA University of Ne ...

(born 1937), Australian pastor

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Rowland Dawkins Rowland Dawkins (died 1691) was a Welsh military colonel and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1656. He was a zealous supporter of the Commonwealth. Dawkins was the son of George Dawkins of Clivrough and ...

(??–1691), Welsh politician *

Rowland Davies (disambiguation) Rowland Davies may refer to: * Rowland Lyttleton Archer Davies (1837–1881), Australian author * Rowland Davies (priest), Church of Ireland dean of Cork *Rowland Davies, fictional character in List of ''Tales of the Unexpected'' episodes See a ...

, multiple people *

Rowland L. Davis Rowland L. Davis (July 11, 1871 - February 2, 1954) was a New York State Supreme Court Justice. Early life Davis, of Cortland, New York, was born in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, on July 11, 1871. He was the son of Lucius Davis (1835-1912 ...

(1871–1954), American judge *

Rowland Robert Teape Davis Rowland Robert Teape Davis (c.1807–27 February 1879) was a New Zealand labour reformer, hotel-keeper and politician. He was born in Bantry Bay, County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county ...

(1807–1879), New Zealand activist * Rowland Day (1779–1853), American merchant *

Rowland Detrosier Rowland Detrosier, also Rowley Barnes, (c. 1800 - 23 November 1834) was an English autodidact, radical politician, preacher and educator, particularly associated with Manchester. Early life Detrosier's parents were Manchester merchant Robert Norri ...

(1800–1834), English politician

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Rowland Egerton-Warburton Rowland Eyles Egerton-Warburton (14 September 1804 – 6 December 1891) was an English landowner and poet from the Egerton family in Cheshire. He was a devout Anglican in the high church tradition and a local benefactor. He paid for the re ...

(1804–1891), English landowner *

Rowland Ellis Rowland Ellis (1650 – September 1731) was a Welsh Quaker leader. He was the owner of the farm of Bryn Mawr near Dolgellau. He became a Quaker, along with a number of other inhabitants of Dolgellau, after a visit to the town by George Fox i ...

(1650–1731), Welsh religious figure *

Rowland Ellis (bishop) Rowland Ellis (24 April 1841 – 11 December 1911) was a Welsh bishop who held the post of Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1906 until his death. Life Ellis was born in Caerwys, Flintshire, and was educated at ...

(1841–1911), Welsh bishop * Rowland Eustace (1505–1578), Irish politician *

Rowland Evans Rowland Evans Jr. (April 28, 1921 – March 23, 2001) was an American journalist. He was known best for his decades-long syndicated column and television partnership with Robert Novak, a partnership that endured, if only by way of a joint subsc ...

(1921–2001), American journalist

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* Rowland Fernyhough (born 1954), British equestrian * Rowland Fisher (1885–1969), English painter * Rowland FitzEustace (1430–1496), Irish judge *

Rowland Fraser Rowland Fraser (10 January 1890 – 1 July 1916) was a rugby union player, who played as a forward for , and also for Cambridge University RFC. Born in Perth, Scotland, he went to Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1908, where he played in the Vars ...

(1890–1916), Scottish rugby union footballer * Rowland Frazee (1921–2007), Canadian banker * Rowland G. Freeman III (1922–2014), American naval officer

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Rowland Garrett Rowland G. Garrett (born July 16, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward from Canton, Mississippi, Garrett played at Florida State University, and helped lead the Seminoles to the 1972 NCAA Men's Division I ...

(born 1950), American basketball player *

Rowland George Rowland David George, DSO, OBE (15 January 1905 – 9 September 1997) was a British rower who won gold in the 1932 Summer Olympics. As a World War II wing commander he was the only member of the Royal Air Force Equipment Branch to ...

(1905–1997), British rower *

Rowland Greenberg Rowland Charles Wentworth Greenberg (28 August 1920 in Oslo – 2 April 1994) was a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet), seen by many as one of the foremost names in Norwegian jazz in the 1940s and 1950s. Career With a style inspired by the Engl ...

(1920–1994), Norwegian musician * Rowland Griffiths (1886–1914), Welsh rugby union footballer *

Rowland Gwynne Rowland Gwynne FRS (c. 1658 – 24 January 1726) of Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, was a Welsh Whig politician. Gwynne was born in about 1658, the eldest son of George Gwynne of Llanelwedd, by his wife Sybill, daughter of Roderick Gwynne, also of L ...

(1658–1728), Welsh politician

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Rowland Hanson Rowland Hanson (born 1935) is the current Chairman of CRH & Associates and the CEO of the HMC Company. He is known for his time at Microsoft, where he convinced the company to name their new graphical user interface (GUI) "Windows" over the origina ...

, American corporate executive *

Rowland Harrison Rowland "Rowley" Harrison (1841–1897) was a Tyneside poet and singer/songwriter, from Gateshead in County Durham. Possibly his best known work is "Geordy Black, Geordy (or Geordie) Black", an example of Geordie dialect words, Geordie dialect. ...

(1841–1897), English poet * Rowland Harrold (1865–1924), Australian dermatologist *

Rowland Hayward Sir Rowland Hayward (c. 15205 December 1593) was a London merchant, and Lord Mayor of the City in both 1570 and 1591. Through his commercial activities he acquired considerable wealth, and was able to loan money to Queen Elizabeth I and pu ...

(1520–1593), English merchant * Rowland Hazard (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Heylyn Rowland Heylyn (or Heilin or Heylin) (1562–1631) was a successful London merchant, sheriff of London in 1624–1625 and publisher of a Welsh bible in 1630. Life Heylyn was the son of David Heylyn of the historical Heylyn family of Pentreheylin ...

(1562–1631), English merchant * Rowland Hibbard (1777–1844), English painter *

Rowland Hilder Rowland Frederick Hilder OBE (28 June 1905 – 21 April 1993) was an English landscape artist, and book illustrator. Early life He was born in New York to Roland and Kitty Hilder (née Fissenden). Following the outbreak of World War 1, ...

(1905–1993), English artist * Rowland Hill (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Hodge Sir Rowland Frederick William Hodge, 1st Baronet (15 September 1859 – 21 September 1950) was an English shipbuilder. Early life Hodge was born on 15 September 1859 in Sunderland, the son of Emily (née Davis) Hodge and John Rowland Hodge of N ...

(1859–1950), English shipbuilder * Rowland Holle (1859–1929), New Zealand cricketer * Rowland Holt (1723–1786), British politician * Rowland Hood (1911–1969), British politician *

Rowland S. Howard Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career. Early life Rowland Stua ...

(1959–2009), Australian musician *

Rowland Hughes Rowland Roberts Hughes (1896–1957) was a director of the United States' Office of Management and Budget from April 16, 1954 until April 1, 1956. Hughes, known for his distinctive black eye patch, was called "the logical man" in a 1956 Time Magazi ...

(1896–1957), American politician * Rowland Hunt (1858–1943), English politician

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* Rowland H. Jackson (1872–1957), American businessman and politician *

Rowland Louis Johnston Rowland Louis Johnston (April 23, 1872 – September 22, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 16th congressional district. Born in Louisiana, Missouri, Johnston attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the ...

(1872–1939), American politician * Rowland Jones (1722–1774), Welsh lawyer *

Rowland Jones (golfer) Rowland Thomas Jones (1871 – 2 February 1952) was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. Jones had two top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. His best performance came in the 1905 Open Champions ...

(1871–1952), English golfer * Rowland Jones-Bateman (1826–1896), English cricketer

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Rowland C. Kellogg Rowland Case Kellogg (December 31, 1843 Elizabethtown, Essex, New York – January 15, 1911, Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Congressman Orlando Kellogg (1809–1865) and ...

(1843–1911), American politician *

Rowland Kenney Rowland Kenney (1882-1961) was a British diplomat, propagandist, author and editor. During World War I and World War II, Kenney directed British propaganda in Norway and Scandinavia. Kenney was born on 28 December 1882 in Shelderslow, Saddlewort ...

(1882–1961), British diplomat

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Rowland Langmaid Rowland John Robb Langmaid R.A. (1 December 1897 – 11 February 1956) was a British Seaman, engraver, artist and war artist. Life Langmaid was born in to a Navy family in Vancouver and he studied maritime art with William Lionel Wyllie. He hi ...

(1897–1956), British seaman *

Rowland Laugharne Major General Rowland Laugharne (1607 – 1675) was a member of the Welsh gentry, and a prominent soldier during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, in which he fought on both sides. Laugharne began his career as a page to Robert Devereux, 3rd ...

(1607–1675), Welsh soldier * Rowland Lee (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Leigh Rowland Leigh (1902 – 1963) was an aristocratic Anglo-American lyricist, screenwriter, and librettist, who worked with many famous actors and musicians during his career on Broadway and in Hollywood. Family His mother, Hon Mrs Leigh, wa ...

(1902–1963), English screenwriter *

Rowland Leigh (MP) Rowland Leigh (died by 17 June 1603) was the member of Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, maki ...

(??–1603), English politician *

Rowland Lockey Rowland Lockey (c. 1565–1616) was an English painter and goldsmith, and was the son of Leonard Lockey,Lewis, p. 8-9 a crossbow maker of the parish of St Bride's, Fleet Street, London. Lockey was apprenticed to Queen Elizabeth's miniaturi ...

(1565–1616), English painter * Rowland Lytton (1615–1674), English politician

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Rowland Hussey Macy Rowland Hussey Macy Sr. (August 30, 1822 – March 29, 1877) was an American businessman who founded the department store chain Macy's. Life and career Macy was the fourth of six children born to a Quaker family on Nantucket Island, Massachus ...

(1822–1877), American businessman *

Rowland B. Mahany Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (September 28, 1864 – May 2, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Mahany attended the public schools, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, and Union College, Schenectady, New Y ...

(1864–1937), American politician * Rowland Mainwaring (1850–1926), British army officer *

Rowland Makati Rowland ''Babu'' Makati (born 13 January 2001) is a Kenyan football player who turns out for Kenyan Premier League club Nairobi City Stars. Career Makati turned out for Kawangware-based side Escalators before joining third-tier side Vapor Spor ...

(born 2001), Kenyan footballer *

Rowland Ap Meredydd Rowland Ap Meredydd (by 1529 – 1600 or later), of Bodowyr in Llanidan, Anglesey, was a Welsh politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast ...

(1529–1600), Welsh politician *

Rowland Meyrick Rowland Meyrick (Merrick) (1505–1566) was a Welsh bishop of Bangor. Life Born at Bodorgan in the parish of Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, in 1505, he was the second son of Meyric ab Llewelyn ab Heylin, by Margaret daughter of Rowland ab Hywl, rector ...

(1505–1566), Welsh bishop * Rowland Molony (born 1946), British poet *

Rowland Money-Kyrle The Ven. Rowland Tracy Ashe Money Kyrle, MA (2 August 1866 – 26 December 1928) was Archdeacon of Hereford from 1923 to 1928. He was educated at New College, Oxford and Wells Theological College; and ordained in 1890. After a curacy in Po ...

(1866–1928), English archdeacon * Rowland Percy Moss, American economist *

Rowland Musson Wing commander Rowland Gascoigne Musson (7 February 1912 – 24 August 1943) was an English cricketer and aircraft pilot, pilot.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1944Obituaries during the war/ref> He played Lancashire League (cricket), Lancashire ...

(1912–1943), English cricketer

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* Rowland Needham (1878–1963), English cricketer *

Rowland Nugent Admiral Rowland Nugent (22 December 1861 – 25 March 1948) was a Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the fir ...

(1861–1948), English naval officer

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Rowland Office Rowland Johnie Office (born October 25, 1952) is a former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1983. Biography Born in Sacramento, California, Office played baseb ...

(born 1952), American baseball player *

Rowland Mason Ordish Rowland Mason Ordish (11 April 1824 – 1886) was an English engineer. He is most noted for his design of the Winter Garden, Dublin (1865), for his detailed work on the single-span roof of London's St Pancras railway station, undertaken with Wil ...

(1824–1886), English engineer

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Rowland Parker Rowland Parker (1912–1989) was an author and social historian. His 1975 work ''The Common Stream'' has achieved recognition as a classic of social history. Parker was born in 1912 in North Lincolnshire. His father, grandfather and great-grandfa ...

(1912–1989), English historian * Rowland Pennington (1870–1929), English footballer *

Rowland Perkins Rowland Perkins (July 10, 1934 – August 8, 2018) was an American talent agent. He was a co-founder and the founding president of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Early life Rowland Perkins was born on July 10, 1934 in Los Angeles, California. ...

(1934–2018), American talent agent *

Rowland Pettit Rowland Pettit (February 6, 1927 – December 10, 1981) was an Australian-born American chemist. He was awarded an overseas scholarship from the Royal Commission 1851 from 1952 - 1954. He came to London to Queen Mary College to conduct research ...

(1927–1981), Australian-American chemist * Rowland Phillips (disambiguation), multiple people * Rowland Plumbe (1838–1919), English architect *

Rowland Powell-Williams Rowland Powell-Williams (8 January 1872 – 16 December 1951) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1897 and 1905 for Warwickshire, London County and the Gentlemen of England. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick ...

(1872–1951), English cricketer *

Rowland Prichard Rowland Huw Prichard (alt Rowland Hugh Pritchard) (14 January 1811 – 25 January 1887) was a Welsh musician. A native of Graienyn, near Bala, he lived most of his life in the area, serving for a time as a loom tender's assistant in Holywell ...

(1811–1887), Welsh musician * Rowland Prothero (1851–1937), British politician * Rowland Pugh (1579–??), Welsh politician

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Rowland Raw Rowland Raw (16 July 1884 – 7 August 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Raw was born at Pietermaritzburg in the Colony of Natal to George and Edith Raw. He was educated in England at Clifton College, bef ...

(1884–1915), English cricketer *

Rowland Rees Rowland Rees (25 September 1840 – 13 October 1904) was an architect, civil engineer and politician in South Australia. History Rees was born in Gibraltar, the eldest son of Rowland Rees, of Sutrana House, Dover, and later alderman of B ...

(1840–1904), Australian architect *

Rowland Henry Rerick Rowland Henry Rerick (1857 - October 23, 1925) was an American newspaper editor and owner. He was also a writer of books on history. During the early years of the 20th century, he wrote the book Memoirs of Florida, a book on political parties in Fl ...

(1857-1925) American newspaper publisher and historian *

Rowland Rivron Rowland John Rivron (born 28 September 1958) is a British writer, comedic actor and television personality. Early career Rivron played the comic character "Dr Martin Scrote" on the Jonathan Ross chat show ''The Last Resort'', and also played Scr ...

(born 1958), British comedian *

Rowland Richard Robbins Rowland Richard Robbins (1872–1960) was an English farmer, known for market gardening on a large scale, and also for involvement in farming affairs at a national level. Life He was the son of Rowland Robbins of "Willersey", Hounslow, "a little ho ...

(1872–1960), English farmer *

Rowland Robinson Rowland Evans Robinson (May 14, 1833 - October 15, 1900) was an American farmer, artist, and author. He is best known as the author of several novels and short stories that captured details about life in rural Vermont, including attitudes toward ...

(1833–1900), American farmer *

Rowland Ryder Rowland Ryder (1914 – 13 February 1996) was an English schoolmaster, journalist, biographer and cricket writer. Life and work Ryder's father, also called Rowland Ryder, was the secretary of Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1895 to 1944, and ...

(1914–1996), English schoolmaster

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Rowland Salley Rowland Salley (born November 2, 1949) is an American musician, sometimes called Roly Salley. He is a bass guitarist and vocalist for Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. His best-known tune is "Killing the Blues", which has been covered by John Prin ...

(born 1949), American musician * Rowland Scherman (born 1937), American photographer *

Rowland Searchfield Rowland Searchfield (Roland) (c. 1565 – 11 October 1622) was an English academic and bishop. Life He was born in 1564 or 1565, and entered Merchant Taylors' School in 1575. He matriculated as fellow at St John's College, Oxford, on 6 July ...

(1565–1622), English bishop * Rowland Shaddick (1920–1994), English cricketer *

Rowland Smith Rowland Smith (6 December 1826 – 24 February 1901) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874. Life and career Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith, of Goldings, Hertfordshire and his wife Eug ...

(1826–1901), English politician * Rowland Southern (1882–1935), English biologist * Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat * Rowland Stephenson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland St John Sir Rowland St John KB (1588 – 5 August 1645) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. St John was a younger son of Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Dorothy Reid, daughter of Sir John ...

(1588–1645), English politician *

Rowland Suddaby Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972) was a British artist and illustrator. Rowland Suddaby was born in Kimberworth, Yorkshire in 1912. Suddaby won a scholarship to Sheffield College of Art and studied there from 1926. Suddaby moved to London in 19 ...

(1912–1972), British artist *

Rowland Sutherland Rowland Sutherland is a British flautist, who studied flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Kathryn Lukas, Philippa Davies and Peter Lloyd and participated in master classes given by the late Geoffrey Gilbert. He studied jazz with ...

, British musician

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* Rowland Talbot, British screenwriter *

Rowland Taylor Rowland Taylor (sometimes spelled "Tayler") (6 October 1510 – 9 February 1555) was an English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions. At the time of his death, he was Rector of Hadleigh in Suffolk. He was burnt at the stake at ne ...

(1510–1555), English religious figure *

Rowland Thomas Rowland Thomas (–1698) of Springfield, Massachusetts was an English colonist, selectman, stonemason, surveyor, and proprietor, and the namesake of Mount Tom, originally known as Mount Thomas, which he was said to have surveyed in tandem wi ...

(1621–1698), English colonist * Rowland E. Trowbridge (1821–1881), American politician

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* Rowland Vaughan (disambiguation), multiple people * Rowland Venables (1846–1920), English cricketer

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Rowland Ward James Rowland Ward (1848–1912) was a British taxidermist and founder of the firm Rowland Ward Limited of Piccadilly, London. The company specialised in and was renowned for its taxidermy work on birds and big-game trophies, but it did other t ...

(1848–1912), British taxidermist * Rowland White (disambiguation), multiple people * Rowland Whitehead (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rowland Whyte Rowland Whyte (died after 1626) was an Elizabethan official and businessman, whose letters provide important evidence about the latter stages of the life of Queen Elizabeth I and the transition to the rule of James I. The letters were first publish ...

(??–1626), English businessman *

Rowland Williams (disambiguation) Rowland Williams may refer to: * Rowland Williams (cleric) (1779–1854), Welsh Anglican clergyman and father of the theologian of the same name * Rowland Williams (theologian) (1817–1870), Welsh theologian and academic at St David's Coll ...

, multiple people *

Rowland Wilson (disambiguation) Rowland Wilson may refer to: * Rowland Wilson (cricketer) (1868–1959), English clergyman * Rowland Wilson (politician) (1613–1650), English politician *Rowland B. Wilson Rowland Bragg Wilson (August 3, 1930 – June 28, 2005) was an America ...

, multiple people * Rowland Winn (disambiguation), multiple people * Rowland Winter (born 1985), British rugby union coach * Rowland Wolfe (1914–2010), American gymnast *

Rowland Worsley Rowland Leonard Worsley (12 July 1907 – ?) was an Australian politician. He was born in Margate. In 1942 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby ...

(1907–??), Australian politician *

Rowland Wright Sir Rowland Sydney Wright CBE (4 October 1915 – 14 June 1991) was a British industrialist who served as Chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast between 1984–91. He was born in Northampton. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of ...

(1915–1991), British industrialist

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Rowland York Rowland York or Yorke (died 1588) was an English soldier of fortune and defector to Spain. Early life Rowland York was the ninth of eleven sons of Sir John York. He volunteered for the Netherlands under Thomas Morgan of Llantarnam in 1572. He em ...

(??–1588), English soldier

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