Roman, Román, or Romans is a

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appeared in many countries. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adalberto Román Adalberto Román Benítez (born 11 April 1987), is a Paraguayan footballer who most recently played for Club Sportivo San Lorenzo. Club career Román started his carry in 2006 with Libertad on a 5–1 victory over 12 de Octubre, scoring his ...

(born 1987), Paraguayan football player *

Aída Román Aída Nabila Román Arroyo (born May 21, 1988) is a Mexican archer. A three-time Olympian, she won silver medal in the women's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the women's World Indoor Archery Champion in 2014. She has add ...

(born 1988), Mexican archer * Alexandru Roman (1826–1897), Romanian publisher and academic, one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy *

Alison Roman Alison E. Roman (born September 1, 1985) is an American food writer, chef and internet personality. She is best known for her viral recipes, such as #TheStew and #TheCookies, which were widely shared on social media platforms. Roman has held s ...

(born 1985), American food writer, chef and internet personality and author of various cookbooks *

Antonino Roman Antonino Pascual Roman (May 31, 1939 – January 8, 2014) was a Filipino politician from Bataan. A member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, he represented the 1st District of Bataan from 1998 until 2007, when his wife, Hermin ...

(1939-2014), Filipino politician * Bernard Romans (1741–1784), Dutch-born American navigator, surveyor, cartographer, naturalist, engineer, soldier, promoter, and writer *

Brian P. Roman Brian P. Roman is an American astronomer. He has co-discovered the periodic comets 111P/Helin–Roman–Crockett, 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu and 132P/Helin–Roman–Alu. Brian Roman is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discove ...

, American astronomer *

Christine Romans Christine Romans is a correspondent and anchor for CNN, and also an author. She previously worked for Reuters and Knight Ridder Financial News. She is the chief business correspondent for CNN, in addition anchors '' Early Start'' from 4 a.m. to ...

, the Chief Business Correspondent on

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...

Dale Romans Dale L. Romans (born August 14, 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, best known for winning the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford and the Breeders' Cup Turf with Little Mike. He also upset American Pha ...

(born 1966), American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Francisco S. Román (1930–2016), Filipino scout *

Freddie Roman Freddie Roman (born Fred Kirschenbaum; May 28, 1937 – November 26, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, best known for his frequent appearances at "Borscht Belt" hotels. Early life Freddie Roman grew up in Jamaica, New York. His father ...

(1937-2022), American comedian *

Geraldine Roman Geraldine Batista Roman (born April 23, 1967) is a Filipina journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines. She was na ...

(born 1967), Filipina journalist and politician * Herminia Roman (born 1940), Filipina politician * Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758), Swedish composer *

Letícia Román Letícia Román (''née'' Novarese; born 12 August 1941) is an Italian film actress. Early years Román was born Letizia Novarese in Rome in 1941. She was the daughter of stage actress Giuliana Gianni and screenwriter/costume designer Nino Nova ...

(born 1941), Italian film actress * Michael A. Roman, director of Election Day Operations for 2020 Trump campaign *

Michael F. Roman Michael F. Roman is an American executive who currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of 3M. Prior to being named CEO in 2018, he served as chief strategy officer and chief operating officer, among other positions sin ...

(born 1959/60), CEO of 3M * Miguel Román (born 1985), Mexican super featherweight boxer * Mihai Roman (born 1984), Romanian football player * Mihai Roman (born 1992), Romanian football player *

Nancy Roman Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was an American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions. The first female executive at NASA, Roman served as NASA's first Chief of Astronomy through ...

(1925–2018), American astronomer *

Nick Roman Nicholas George Roman (September 23, 1947 – May 18, 2003) was an American football defensive end who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. He was drafted by the Bengals in th ...

(1947–2003), American football player *

Paco Román Francisco "Paco" Román y Velasquez (October 4, 1869 – June 5, 1899) was a Spanish Filipino soldier and later became a revolutionary during Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War. Roman had the rank of a colonel in the revolutiona ...

(1869–1899), Filipino-Spanish soldier and revolutionary *

Petre Roman Petre Roman (; born 22 July 1946) is a Romanian engineer and politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. He was the first prime ministe ...

(born 1946), Romanian politician and Prime Minister of Romania *

Phil Roman Philip Roman (born December 21, 1930) is an American animator and the director of the ''Peanuts'' and ''Garfield'' animated specials. He is the founder of animation studios Film Roman and Phil Roman Entertainment. Early life Philip Roman was ...

(born 1930), American animator *

Raúl Román Raúl Basilio Román Garay (born 25 October 1977) is a Paraguayan football striker currently playing for Deportivo Capiatá. Career Román was the member of Paraguay U-20 National football team in 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final. On 28 No ...

(born 1977), Paraguayan football player *

Ric Roman Ric R. Roman (September 29, 1916 – August 11, 2000) was an American actor. He was perhaps best known for his roles in the films '' Lone Star'' (1952), ''Shadows of Tombstone'' (1953), '' Lizzie'' (1957) and '' The Wayward Girl'' (1957). He also ...

(1916–2000), American actor *

Ruth Roman Ruth Roman (born Norma Roman; December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress of film, stage, and television. After playing stage roles on the east coast, Roman relocated to Hollywood to pursue a career in films. She appeare ...

(1922–1999), American actress *

Stephen Boleslav Roman Stephen Boleslav Roman (17 April 1921 – 23 March 1988) was a prominent Canadian mining engineer and mining executive of a Slovak origin. Business commentator Diane Francis described him as a self-made man in her book ''Controlling Interest''. A ...

(1921–1988), Slovakian-born Canadian mining engineer and mining executive *

Susan Roman Susan Roman (born April 17) is a Canadian voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime, ''Sailor Moon''. She is one of the few voice ...

(born 1957), Canadian voice actress * Tony Roman (1936–1992), Czechoslovakian-born Canadian politician *

Valter Roman Valter or Walter Roman (October 9, 1913 – November 11, 1983), born Ernst or Ernő Neuländer, was a Romanian communist activist and soldier. During his lifetime, Roman was active inside the Romanian, Czechoslovakian, French, and Spanish C ...

(1913–1983), Romanian communist activist and soldier

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