Rodger is a surname, and is a variant of

Roger Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

as a first name.

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Rodger Arneil Rodger Arneil (born 1 May 1944) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was played on two British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of ...

, Scottish rugby union player *

Rodger Bain Rodger Bain (born 1945) is a British record producer, known for producing albums by heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Budgie and Judas Priest in the 1970s. He is mainly associated as the staff producer at Vertigo Records in the early to ...

, British former record producer *

Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...

, American voice actor and actor *

Rodger Corser Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the Nine Network crime mini-series '' Underbelly'', based on the Melbourne gangland killings, Senior Ser ...

, Australian actor * Rodger Dean Duncan, American author and business consultant *

Rodger McFarlane Rodger Allen McFarlane (February 25, 1955 – May 15, 2009) was an American gay rights activist who served as the first paid executive director of the Gay Men's Health Crisis and later served in leadership positions with Broadway Cares/Equity Fight ...

, American gay rights activist *

Rodger O. Riney Rodger O. Riney (born 1945) is an American billionaire and the founder of Scottrade, a stockbrokerage that was acquired by TD Ameritrade in 2017. Early life Riney was born in 1945 and was introduced to the stock market by his grandparents aft ...

, American CEO, president and founder of Scottrade Inc. *

Rodger Saffold Rodger P. Saffold III (born June 6, 1988) is an American football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round, 33rd overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played coll ...

, American football player (NFL) *

Rodger Smith Denis Rodger Smith (July 26, 1896 – January 31, 1935) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers between 1925 and 1931. He was bor ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Rodger Wilton Young Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1918, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his becoming nearl ...

(1918–1943), American U.S. Army soldier during World War II, recipient of the Medal of Honor

Surname

* Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (born 1944), Scottish judge *

George Rodger George William Adam Rodger (19 March 1908 – 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist noted for his work in Africa and for photographing the mass deaths at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the Second World War. Life and career ...

(1908–1995), British photojournalist **

Peter Rodger Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, British-American filmmaker, son of George **

Elliot Rodger The 2014 Isla Vista killings were a series of misogynistic terror attacks in Isla Vista, California. On the evening of May 23, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured fourteen others—by gunshot, stabbing and vehicle rammi ...

(1991–2014), grandson of George, British-born American spree killer *

Jim Rodger Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim ...

(born 1933), Scottish footballer * N. A. M. Rodger, British naval historian *

Patrick Campbell Rodger Patrick Campbell Rodger (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an Anglican bishop and ecumenist. He was the Bishop of Manchester (1970–1978) and Bishop of Oxford (1978–1986). He came from the Scottish Episcopal Church, having served minis ...

(1920–2002), British Anglican ecumenist *

Tom Rodger Thomas Rodger (9 June 1882 – after 1908) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Preston North End, Grimsby Town and Leeds City. He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Alb ...

, Scottish footballer

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