Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin.
In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the
Francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname '' Rai'',. likewise meaning "king"..
It also arose independently in Scotland, an
anglicisation
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...
Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown ...
Roy M. Anderson
Sir Roy Malcolm Anderson (born 12 April 1947) is a leading international authority on the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases. He is the author, with Robert May, of the most highly cited book in this field, entitled '' Infectiou ...
(born 1947), British scientific adviser
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Roy Andersson
Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for ''A Swedish Love Story'' (1970), '' About Endlessness'' (2019) and his "Living trilogy," which includes '' Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000), '' You, ...
(born 1943), Swedish film director
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Roy Andersson (footballer)
Bror Roy Andersson (born 2 August 1949) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He won 20 caps for the Sweden national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
He was a strong central defender for Malmö FF ...
(born 1949), footballer from Sweden
* Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American naturalist and explorer
* Roy Ascott (born 1934), British artist and theorist
* Roy Black (singer) (1943–1991), German singer and actor
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Roy Blount Jr.
Roy Alton Blount Jr. (; born October 4, 1941) is an American writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist.
Life and career
Blount was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in Decatur, Georgia. He attended Ponce de Leon Elementary School and g ...
(born 1941), American writer, speaker, reporter and humorist
* Roy Blunt (born 1950), United States Senator and former congressman
* Roy Bucher (1895-1980), British-Indian soldier and Commander-in-Chief
* Roy C (1939–2020), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter
* Roy Campanella (1921–1993), American Hall of Fame baseball catcher
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Roy Campanella II
Roy Campanella II (born June 20, 1948) is a television director and producer.
Biography
Born Roy Campanella II, he is the son of professional baseball great Roy Campanella. After directing some short films, the younger Campanella began direc ...
(born 1948), television director and producer, son of the above
* Roy Castle (1932–1994), English dancer, singer, musician, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician
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Roy Cimatu
Roy Agullana Cimatu (, born July 4, 1946) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2017 to 2022 in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. He previously served as the Chief of ...
(born 1946), Filipino government administrator and retired army general
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Roy Clark
Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...
(1933–2018), American country music singer and musician
* Roy Clarke (born 1930), English comedy writer
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Roy Christian
Fletcher Roy Christian (born 10 October 1943) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A , he captained New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in the sport. Christian also capt ...
(born 1943), New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Roy Cohn
Roy Marcus Cohn (; February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer and prosecutor who came to prominence for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarth ...
(1927–1986), American lawyer best known as Senator Joseph McCarthy's counsel from 1953 to 1954
* Roy Cooper (born 1957), American politician and governor of North Carolina
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Roy DeMeo
Roy Albert DeMeo (; September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an Italian-American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City. He headed a group referred to as the "DeMeo crew", which became notorious for the large number of murders ...
Roy Drusky
Roy Frank Drusky, Jr. (June 22, 1930 – September 23, 2004) was an American country music singer, songwriter, producer, actor and disc jockey popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incor ...
(1930–2004), American country music singer and songwriter
* Roy Face (born 1928), often referred to as "Elroy Face", American baseball relief pitcher
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Roy Firestone
Roy Firestone (born December 8, 1953) is an American sports commentator and journalist. Firestone is a graduate of Miami Beach High School and the University of Miami.
Television career
Firestone began his career as a sports anchor and rep ...
(born 1953), American sports talk show host
* Roy Foster (baseball) (1945–2008), American baseball player
* Roy Gagnon (1913–2000), American football player
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Roy J. Glauber
Roy Jay Glauber (September 1, 1925 – December 26, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist. He was the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University and Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Born in New ...
(1925–2018), American physicist and 2005 Nobel prize winner
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Roy M. Goodman
Roy Matz Goodman (March 5, 1930 – June 3, 2014) was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 2002. He was the Republican nominee in the 1977 New York City mayoral election, r ...
(1930–2014), New York state senator
* Roy Halladay (1977–2017), American baseball pitcher
* Roy Halliday (1923–2007), British vice-admiral
* Roy Halston Frowick (1932–1990), better known as Halston, clothing designer
* Roy Hamilton (1929–1969), American singer
* Roy Hamilton (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player and sports television producer
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Roy Hargrove
Roy Anthony Hargrove (October 16, 1969 – November 2, 2018) was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved worldwide acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles ...
(1969–2018), American jazz trumpeter
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Roy Harper (disambiguation) Roy Harper may refer to:
*Roy Harper (character), DC Comics character
* Roy Harper (footballer) (born 1929), Australian footballer
* Roy Harper (referee) (died 1969), English football referee
*Roy Harper (singer) (born 1941), English musician
*Roy ...
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Roy Harris (disambiguation) Roy Harris (1898–1979) was an American classical composer.
Roy Harris may also refer to:
*Roy V. Harris (1895–1985), American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia State Senate
* Roy Harris (British Army ...
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Roy Harrison
Roy Harrison (born 30 August 1939) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1967 and 1968 including one first-class match.
Playing ca ...
(born 1939), Irish former cricketer
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Roy M. Harrison
Roy Michael Harrison (born 1948) is a British academic who is the Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental health at the University of Birmingham in the UK and a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King Abdulaziz Univer ...
(born 1948), environmental chemist
* Roy Hartsfield (1925–2011), American Major League Baseball player and manager
* Roy Hattersley (born 1932), British politician, author and journalist
* Roy Head (1941–2020), American country music, rockabilly, and R&B singer
* Roy Hibbert (born 1986), Jamaican-American retired basketball player
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Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player.
He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...
(born 1947), English former football player and current manager
* Roy Horn (born Uwe Ludwig Horn, 1944-2020), half of the Las Vegas show team Siegfried & Roy
* Roy Howell (born 1953), American former Major League baseball player
* Roy Lee Jackson (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Roy Douglas Jayetileke, Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer
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Roy Jenkins
Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lab ...
(1920–2003), Welsh politician and author
* Roy Johnson (pitcher) (1895–1986), baseball pitcher, manager and longtime coach
* Roy Jones Jr. (born 1969), professional boxer
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Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, coach and former professional player. He is the joint most successful Irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 of which came during ...
(born 1971), Irish former football player and current manager
* Roy Khan (born 1970), former singer of power metal band Kamelot
* Roy Kim (born 1993), born Kim Sang-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter
* Roy Kinnear (1934–1988), English actor
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Roy Lechthaler
Melvin Roy Lechthaler (April 1, 1908 – December 16, 1980) was an American football guard who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Lebanon Valley College and attended Merce ...
(1908–1980), American football player
* Roy Li Fey Huei (born 1965), Singaporean musician
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Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. Hi ...
(1923–1997), American pop artist
* Roy Lopez (American football) (born 1997), American football player
* Roy Makaay (born 1975), Dutch footballer and current manager
* Roy Masters (commentator) (born 1928), American talk radio personality, podcaster and spiritual counselor
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Roy McMillan
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin.
In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise t ...
(1929–1997), American baseball player
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Roy Morris
Roy "Skip" Morris ( – 14 May 2011) was a British Scout Leader and recipient of the Silver Wolf Award (The Scout Association), Silver Wolf Award, the highest award of The Scout Association, "for services of the most exceptional character".
Mor ...
(–2011), British Scout Leader, recipient of the Silver Wolf Award
* Roy Moore (born 1947), American politician and former state judge
* Roy Nachum (born 1979), Israeli contemporary artist
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Roy Nelson (disambiguation) Roy Nelson may refer to:
*Roy Nelson (fighter) (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
* Roy Nelson (cartoonist) (1905–1956), American cartoonist and caricaturist
*Roy Edgar Nelson (1925–2012), Canadian politician
*John Doyle (comedian)
...
, multiple people
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Roy Niederhoffer
Roy Gary Niederhoffer (born 1966) is an American hedge fund manager.George Loomis"NYCO: renaissance for a victim of the financial crisis" ''The Financial Times'', January 29, 2016 He graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude in 1987, with a ...
(born 1966), American hedge fund manager and philanthropist
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Roy Nissany
Roy Nissany ( he, רוי ניסני; born 30 November 1994) is an Israeli racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is also currently a Formula 1 test driver with Williams Grand Prix Engin ...
(born 1994), Israeli racing driver
* Roy Olmstead (1886-1966), American policeman, then bootlegger
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Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...
(1936–1988), American singer-songwriter
* Roy Oxlade (1929–2014), English painter and writer on art
* Roy Pinney (1911–2010), herpetologist, professional photographer, writer, spelunker, pilot and war correspondent
* Roy Rogers (1911–1998), American singing movie cowboy
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Roy Rosselló
Roy Stephan Roselló Diaz (born May 1, 1970) is a Puerto Rican pop and gospel singer, businessman, and former member of the popular Puerto Rican group Menudo. Roy currently lives in Brazil, where he focused his musical career and built a fami ...
(born 1970), former member of Puerto Rican Boyband Menudo from 1983–1986.
* Roy Sanders (Louisiana politician) (1904–1976), American educator and Louisiana state legislator
* Roy Scheider (1932–2008), film actor
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Roy Schwartz Tichon
Roy Schwartz Tichon (born 1992) is an Israeli entrepreneur, mostly known for making an alternative for public transportation on Shabbat (Saturday) in Israel. Schwartz Tichon is the chairman of "Ve Af Al Pi Chen" ( he, ואף על פי כן ...
, Social entrepreneur promoting public transportation on Saturday in Israel
* Roy Schwitters (born 1944), American physicist
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Roy D. Shapiro
Roy D. Shapiro is an American academic. He is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He has taught MBA students and corporate executives. He is the co-author or co-editor of five books.
E ...
, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
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Roy Shepherd
Roy Shepherd (born ) is a former United Kingdom, British ice hockey player. He played between 1951 and 1978 for the Wembley Lions, Southampton Vikings and Brighton Tigers. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team between 19 ...
(born 1931), British ice hockey player
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Roy Shepherd (pianist)
Roy Shepherd MBE (190720 June 1986) was an Australian pianist who is most renowned as a piano teacher at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium.
Walter Roy Shepherd was born in Geelong in 1907.Roy Sievers (1926–2017), American baseball player
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Roy Smalley Jr.
Roy Frederick Smalley Jr. (June 9, 1926 – October 22, 2011) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1948 through 1958, Smalley played for the Chicago Cubs (1948–1953), Milwaukee Braves (1953–69), Milwaukee Braves (1954) and Philad ...
(1926–2011), American baseball player, father of Roy Smalley III
* Roy Smalley III (born 1952), American baseball player, son of Roy Smalley Jr.
* Roy Staiger (born 1950), baseball player in the late 1970s
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Roy Sullivan
Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have been hit by lightning on seven occasions, surviving all o ...
(1912–1983), American park ranger
* Roy Thomas (pitcher) (born 1953), American baseball player
* Roy Underhill (born 1950), host of the PBS series ''The Woodwright's Shop''
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Roy Webb
Royden Denslow Webb (October 3, 1888 – December 10, 1982) was an American film music composer.
Webb has hundreds of film music credits to his name, mainly with RKO Pictures. He is best known for film noir and horror film scores, in particular f ...
(1888–1982), gospel music pianist and speaker
* Roy White (born 1943), American all-star baseball player
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Roy Williams (basketball coach)
Roy Allen Williams (born August 1, 1950) is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons. He was inducted into the College ...
(born 1950), American college basketball coach
* Roy Williamson (1936–1990), Scottish folk singer
* Roy Wilkins (1901–1981), civil rights activist
* Roy Wood (born 1946), English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Surname
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Anupam Roy
Anupam Roy (born 29 March 1982) is an Indian singer, singer-songwriter, music director, composer, songwriter, guitarist, playback singer from Kolkata, West Bengal. He made his debut with ''Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao'' & ''Benche Thakar Gaan'', ...
(born 1982), Indian singer and music director
* Ajoy Roy (1935–2019), Bangladeshi physicist and human rights activist
* Anuradha Roy (novelist) (born 1967), Indian Bengali novelist and journalist
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Aruna Roy
Aruna Roy (née Jayaram, born 6 June 1946) is an Indian social activist, professor, union organiser and former civil servant. She is the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
E ...
(born 1946), Indian Tamil social activist
* Arundhati Roy (born 1961), Indian Keralite novelist and political activist
* Avik Roy, American political commentator
* Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962), Indian Bengali politician
* Bikash Roy (1916–1987), Indian Bengali actor
* Bimal Roy (1909–1966), Indian Bengali film director
* Brandon Roy (born 1984), American basketball player
* Bravvion Roy (born 1996), American football player
* Bryan Roy (born 1970), Dutch football (soccer) player and current manager
* Bunker Roy (born 1945), Indian Bengali social activist
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Claude Roy (physician)
Claude C. Roy (October 21, 1928 to July 2, 2015) was a Canadian doctor in Quebec. He is considered one of the founding fathers of the field of paediatric gastroenterology.
He was born in Quebec City and studied medicine at the Université Laval ...
(born 1928), Canadian physician
* Claude Roy (poet) (1915–1997), French poet and essayist
* Claude Roy (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician
* Craig Roy (born 1977), Australian sailor (RAN), RDA comedian of the year 2019, 2020, 2021
* Conrad Roy (1995–2014), American marine salvage captain whose suicide resulted in the manslaughter conviction of his girlfriend
* Debashree Roy (born 1961), Indian Bengali actress
* Deep Roy (born 1957), Kenyan-born Indian actor
* Derek Roy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
* Derek Roy (comedian) (1922–1981), English comedian
* Dolon Roy (born 1970), Indian Bengali actress
* Drew Roy (born 1986), American actor
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Eric Roy (footballer)
Eric Serge Armand Roy (born 26 September 1967) is a French former professional footballer and current manager of Ligue 1 side Brest.
Early life
Eric Serge Armand Roy was born on 26 September 1967 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.
Playing career
Roy beg ...
(born 1967), French footballer
* Eric Roy (politician) (born 1948), New Zealand politician
* Fabien Roy (born 1928), Canadian politician
* Falguni Roy (1945–1981), Indian Bengali poet
* Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983), Canadian author
* Helen Roy (born 1969), British ecologist, entomologist and academic
* Indra Lal Roy (1898–1918), Indian Bengali First World War flying ace
* Jahor Roy (1919–1977), Indian Bengali actor and comedian
* James Roy (politician) (1893–1971), New Zealand politician
* James Roy (writer) (born 1968), Australian writer
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James A. Roy
James A. Roy (born May 18, 1964) is a retired Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force who served as the 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from June 30, 2009, to January 24, 2013. He was previously the Senior Enlisted Leader ...
(born 1964), US Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
* Jason Roy (born 1990), English cricketer
* Jeffrey Roy (born 1961), American politician and lawyer
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Jean Sebastien Roy
Jean Sebastien Roy, also known as JSR, is a Canadian professional motocross rider and has won five CMRC Canadian National Motocrass Championships dating from 2001-2005.
He was born and raised in Acton Vale, Quebec.
Roy competed in the USA as a ...
, Canadian motocross rider who enjoyed success in the 2000s
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Jean-Yves Roy
Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.
Political career
Born in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Que ...
(born 1949), Canadian politician
* Juthika Roy (1920–2014), Indian Bengali singer
* Kalidas Roy (1889–1975), Indian Bengali poet
* Kanu Roy (1912–1981), Indian Bengali film actor, and music composer
* Leela Roy (1900–1970), Indian Bengali independence activist and social reformer
* Leo Roy (1904–1955), American/Canadian boxer
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M. N. Roy
Manabendra Nath Roy (born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, better known as M. N. Roy; 21 March 1887 – 25 January 1954) was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist, as well as a noted philosopher in the 20th century. Roy ...
(1887–1954), Indian Bengali philosopher and revolutionary
* Mathieu Roy (ice hockey, born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
* Mathieu Roy (ice hockey, born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
* Matt Roy (born 1995), American ice hockey player
* Mouni Roy (born 1985), Indian actress
* Nirmal Roy (born 1996), Pakistani singer
* Nirupa Roy (1931–2004), Indian Gujarati actress
* Patrick Roy (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey head coach and former goaltender
* Peter Roy (1828-1881), American farmer and politician
* Prannoy Roy (born 1949), Indian Bengali journalist and media personality
* Prasanna Kumar Roy (1849–1932), Indian Bengali educationist
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Rachel Roy
Rachel Irene Roy (born January 15, 1974) is an American fashion designer.
Early life and education
Roy was born in San Bernardino County, California, and raised in Seaside, California, as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She grad ...
(born 1974), American fashion designer
* Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833), Indian Bengali religious, social and educational reformer
* Rahul Roy (born 1966), Indian film actor
* Rohit Roy (born 1968), Indian actor
* Ronit Roy (born 1965), Indian actor
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Sarat Chandra Roy
Sarat Chandra Roy (4 November 1871– 30 April 1942) was an Indian scholar of anthropology. He is widely regarded as the 'father of Indian ethnography', the 'first Indian ethnographer', and as the 'first Indian anthropologist'.
Early life
Bor ...
(1871–1942), Indian Bengali anthropologist
* Satabdi Roy (born 1968), Indian Bengali actress
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Shasanka Mohan Roy
Shasanka Mohan Roy (born 2 September 1941) is an Indian quantum physicist and a Raja Ramanna fellow of the Department of Atomic Energy at the School of Physical Sciences of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also a former chair of the ''Theoret ...
(born 1941), Indian quantum physicist
* Shehzad Roy (born 1979), Pakistani pop singer and social worker
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Subrata Roy
Subrata Roy (born 10 June 1948) is an Indian businessman who founded Sahara India Pariwar in 1978.
Sahara India Pariwar has operated a vast number of businesses such as Aamby Valley City, Sahara Movie Studios, Air Sahara, hockey sport ...
(born 1948), Indian Bengali businessman
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Subimal Chandra Roy
Subimal Chandra Roy (1912-1971) was an Indian jurist, who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of India.
Early life and education
He was born on 29 May 1912. He was educated at the Presidency College, and the Scottish Church College, both wi ...
(1912–1971), Indian Bengali jurist
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Subodh Roy
Subodh Roy (1915 – 26 August 2006) (also known as Jhunku Roy) was an Indian revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement, and a politician.
Biography
Subodh Roy was born in 1915 in a rich family at Chitt ...
(1916–2006), Indian Bengali independence activist
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Sylvie Roy
Sylvie Roy (November 4, 1964 – July 31, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Quebec and a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Arthabaska. She previously represented the riding of Lotbinière from 2003 until 2012, initia ...
(1964–2016), Canadian politician
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Tarapada Roy
Tarapada Ray ( bn, তারাপদ রায়) was a Bengali writer of poems, short stories, and essays. He is especially known for his satirical sense of humour. He was born on 17 November 1936 in Tangail, now in Bangladesh. He lived in Ko ...
(1936–2007), Indian Bengali author
* William Roy (1726–1790), Scottish surveyor
Fictional characters
* Esme & Roy's eponymous monster
* Kiriti Roy, a Bengali fictional detective created by Nihar Ranjan Gupta
* Philly Boy Roy, from the radio show and podcast '' The Best Show with Tom Scharpling''
* Roy (''Fire Emblem''), from Nintendo's ''Fire Emblem'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' video game series
* Roy (''Little Britain''), from the British sketch show ''Little Britain''
* Roy, a minor character from the '' Peanuts'' comic strip
* Roy Biggins, a major character from '' Wings (1990 TV series)''
* Roy Anderson (''The Office''), from ''The Office'' U.S. TV series
* Roy Batty, the leader of the renegade replicants in the film, ''Blade Runner''
* Roy G. Bivolo, DC Comics supervillain known as Rainbow Raider
* Roy Carson, from the American movie, ''
Final Destination 5
''Final Destination 5'' is a 2011 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Steven Quale and written by Eric Heisserer. It is the fifth installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series and a prequel to the first film. ''Final Dest ...
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* Roy Cropper, from the British soap opera, ''Coronation Street''
* Roy Earle, from the game '' L.A. Noire''
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Roy Greenhilt
''The Order of the Stick'' (''OOTS'') is a comedic webcomic that satirizes tabletop role-playing games and medieval fantasy. The comic is written and drawn by Rich Burlew, who illustrates the comic in a stick figure style.
Taking place in a mag ...
, from the webcomic, ''Order of the Stick''
* Roy Gribbleston, Yellow Guy's father from '' Don't Hug Me I'm Scared''
* Roy Harper (comics), a superhero in the DC Comics universe
* Roy Hobbs, protagonist of the Bernard Malamud novel '' The Natural'' and ''The Natural'' (film)
* Roy "Jawjack" Kelton, a character from the 1988 movie ''
14 Going on 30
''14 Going on 30'' is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy film broadcast by American Broadcasting Company and Buena Vista Television, and later distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. It stars Steven Eckholdt as Danny, a fourteen-year-old bo ...
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* Roy Kent, from the streaming television series '' Ted Lasso''
* Roy Koopa, one of the Koopalings from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
* Roy Miller, protagonist from the 2010 film '' Green Zone (film)''
* Roy Miller, protagonist from the 2010 film '' Knight and Day''
* Roy Mustang, from the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga series
* Roy Neary, protagonist from the film ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' played by
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...
* Roy O'Brien, eponymous animated protagonist of the TV series '' Roy''
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Roy Race
''Roy of the Rovers'' is a British comic strip about the life and times of a fictional footballer and later manager named Roy Race, who played for Melchester Rovers. The strip first appeared in the ''Tiger'' in 1954, before giving its name to ...
, from the comic strip ''Roy of the Rovers''
* Roy Rooster, in the comic strip ''
U.S. Acres
''U.S. Acres'' (known as ''Orson's Farm'' outside the United States and as ''Orson's Place'' in Canada) was an American comic strip that originally ran from 1986 to 1989, created by Jim Davis, author of the comic strip ''Garfield''.
''U.S. Ac ...
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Roy Trenneman
The following is a list of fictional characters from the British television sitcom ''The IT Crowd'', which was broadcast by Channel 4 from 2006 to 2013.
Main characters Roy Trenneman
* Chris O'Dowd
Roy is a work-shy Irish IT technician and gee ...
, from the British sitcom ''The IT Crowd''
* The Roy family, from the American television series ''Succession''
* Roy Raskin, one of the main characters in '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder''
Ray (given name) Ray is a masculine given name and short form (hypocorism) of Raymond, and may refer to:
Politics
* Ray Aguilar (born 1947), Nebraska state senator
* Ray Aguilera, Pueblo, Colorado City council member
* Ray Ahipene-Mercer (born 1948), New Zealand c ...