Rob Roy usually refers to the Scottish hero
Rob Roy MacGregor
Robert Roy MacGregor ( gd, Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
Early life
Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, a ...
( gd, Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair, links=no, 1671–1734).
Rob Roy may also refer to:
Places
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Rob Roy, Indiana
Rob Roy is an unincorporated community in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
History
The town of Rob Roy was named after the Scottish patriot Robert Roy MacGregor by local John I. Foster, a lover of literature who was especially fond of ...
, a small town in Fountain County, Indiana, US
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Rob Roy, Victoria
Christmas Hills is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Christmas Hills recorded a population of 365 at the 2021 census.
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, a district of the town of Christmas Hills, Victoria, Australia
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Rob Roy Island
Rob Roy Island, native name Velaviru, is an island in the Solomon Islands located off the South East coast of Choiseul Island; it is located in Choiseul Province.
Geography
The island is covered with coconut plantation and jungle. The island is ...
, an island in the Solomon Islands
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Rob Roy Way
The Rob Roy Way is a Scottish long distance footpath that runs from Drymen in Stirling to Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. The path was created in 2002, and takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th ...
, a long-distance footpath in Scotland
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Rob Roy Glacier, a glacier on New Zealand's South Island
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Rob Roy, Ontario, a hamlet in
Grey County
Grey County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario. Grey County is also a part of the Georgian Triangle. At the time of the ...
, Ontario, Canada
Works related to Rob Roy MacGregor
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''Rob Roy'' (novel), an 1817 novel by Walter Scott based on MacGregor's life
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''Rob Roy'' (play), an 1818 play based on the novel
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Rob Roy Overture'', a musical composition by Hector Berlioz inspired by the novel, composed in 1831 and first performed at the Paris Conservatoire on 14 April 1833
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''Rob Roy'' (operetta), an 1894 operetta by Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith
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''Rob Roy'' (1922 film), a silent film starring David Hawthorne
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Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue'', a 1953 film starring Richard Todd and Glynis Johns
* ''Rob Roy'' (1987 film), a 1987 animated film produced by
Burbank Films Australia
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''Rob Roy'' (1995 film), starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange
Ships
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Rob Roy 23, an American sailboat design
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CSS ''Rob Roy'', a Confederate blockade runner
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PS ''Rob Roy'', the first seaworthy steamship
Sports
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Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C.
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ''The Rabs'' or ''The Roy'', they were formed in 1878. They wear red and black strips and currently compete in ...
, a football club from Kirkintilloch, Scotland
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Rob Roy Boat Club
Rob Roy Boat Club, or Robs, is a boat club based on the River Cam in Cambridge, UK, which has traditionally focused on training and racing in small boats. The club has members at all levels, from national squad through seniors and veterans to jun ...
, a rowing club on the River Cam, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Other uses
*Rob Roy, the nickname of
John MacGregor and also the boats that he designed
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Rob Roy (cocktail)
The Rob Roy is a cocktail consisting primarily of whisky and vermouth, created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York City. The drink was named in honor of the premiere of '' Rob Roy'', an operetta by composer Regin ...
, created in conjunction with the premiere of De Koven' and Smith's ''Rob Roy'' operetta (1894)
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Rob Roy (dog)
Rob Roy (1922–1928) was a white male collie owned by Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge's favorite pet, he was acquired by Grace Coolidge in 1922 after she became enamored of collies, having seen one of the breed perform in a circus. He later lived with ...
, a collie owned by Calvin Coolidge
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Rob Roy (Seattle), a bar in the U.S. state of Washington
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Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys
Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys are an American 1950s doo-wop group from The Bronx, New York, United States.
Background
The group formed in New York in 1956, and were one of the few interracial groups recording at this time. The group takes its name f ...
, a doo-wop group
* Rob Roy, CEO and co-founder of
Switch
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of ...
See also
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Mount Rob Roy
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
, a mountain, adjacent to the Canberra suburb of
Banks
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
in the Australian Capital Territory
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Robert Roy (1906–2000), American mechanical engineer and the former Dean of Engineering Science at Johns Hopkins University
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Robert Roy (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
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