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Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) was an American country soul singer. His most successful record was " Down in the Boondocks" in 1965. Life and career Born in Valdosta, Georgia, to Clarence and Mary Sue Smith Royal, and rai ...

(1942–2015), American country music and pop singer *

Calvin Royal III Calvin Royal III (born 1988/89) is an American ballet dancer. He is the third black dancer to be a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Early life and training Royal is from Tampa, Florida. He first studied in piano, and had appe ...

, American ballet dancer *

Darrell Royal Darrell K Royal (July 6, 1924 – November 7, 2012) was an All-American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi State University (1954–1955), the University of Washington (1956), and the University of Texas (1957� ...

(1924–2012), former football coach and player *

Donald Royal Donald Adam Royal (born May 22, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player, a 6'8" small forward. He played collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame, and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the third round (52nd ...

(born 1966), retired National Basketball Association player *

Doyle P. Royal Doyle P. Royal (January 29, 1919 – September 29, 2020) was an American collegiate soccer and tennis coach. He coached the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland soccer team from 1946 to 1973, and the tennis team from 1954 ...

(1919–2020), American tennis and soccer coach *

Eddie Royal William Edward "Eddie" Royal (born May 21, 1986) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist . He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech and ...

(born 1985), National Football League player * Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter *

Frank S. Royal Frank S. Royal (born c. 1940) is an American physician, company director and civic leader. He is the former chairman and president of the National Medical Association, an African-American medical organization. Early life Royal was born circa 1940. ...

(born c. 1940), American physician, company director and civic leader *

Jesse Royal Jesse Te Ahukaramu Royal (born 22 March 1980) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who currently plays for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in the Newcastle Rugby League. He has previously played in the NRL for the Newcastle Knigh ...

(born 1980), New Zealand rugby league player * Marshal Royal (1912–1995), American clarinetist and alto saxophonist *

Robert Royal Robert Shelton Royal (born May 15, 1979) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU Tigers football, Louisiana State. He also pl ...

(born 1979), National Football League player *

Ségolène Royal Marie-Ségolène Royal (; born 22 September 1953) is a French politician who was the Socialist Party candidate for the Presidency of France in the 2007 election. Royal was president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council from 2004 to 201 ...

(born 1953), French socialist politician *

William R. Royal Lt. Col. William Robert Royal (March 16, 1905 – May 8, 1997) was an American scuba diver in the United States Air Force and amateur archeologist. In the late 1950s, he and other scuba divers found artifacts and human bones from at least seven ...

(1905–1997), American underwater diver

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Roy Castleton Royal Eugene Castleton (July 26, 1885 – June 24, 1967) was a relief pitcher for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds. The first native of the state of Utah and the first Mormon to play in the major leagues, Castleton made his debut ...

(1885–1967), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, first Mormon in the major leagues *

Royal Dano Royal Edward Dano Sr. (November 16, 1922 - May 15, 1994) was an American actor. In a career spanning 46 years, he was perhaps best known for playing cowboys, villains, and Abraham Lincoln. Dano also provided the voice of the Audio-Animatronic L ...

(1922–1994), American actor * Royal Galipeau (1947–2018), Canadian Conservative Member of Parliament * Royal Harbor (born 1975), stage name Knoc-turn'al, American songwriter and rapper *

Royal Ivey Royal Terence Ivey (born December 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach of the South Sudane ...

(born 1981), American basketball player *

Royal Wade Kimes Royal Wade Kimes (born March 3, 1951 in Chester, Arkansas) is an American country music singer. Biography Kimes worked at his father's sawmill until his father encouraged him to move to Nashville, Tennessee, which he did in 1983. He also worked ...

(born 1951), American country music singer *

Royal Little Royal Little (March 1, 1896 – January 10, 1989) was the founder and chair of Textron, and is considered to be the father of conglomerates. Little graduated from Noble & Greenough School in 1915 and from Harvard University in 1919, despite ...

(1896–1989), American businessman considered the father of conglomerates *

Royal Robbins Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 – March 14, 2017) was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing. After learning to climb at Tahquitz Rock, he went on to make first ascents of many big wall routes in Yosemite. As an early proponent of bol ...

(1935–2017), American rock climbing pioneer *

Royal Robertson Royal Robertson (20 October 1930 – 5 July 1997), also known as the self-proclaimed Prophet Royal Robertson, was an American artist. Early life and marriage Born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, on 20 October 1930, Robertson spent almost his e ...

(1936–1997), American artist *

Royal Skousen Royal Jon Skousen (; born August 5, 1945) is a retired professor of linguistics and English at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he is editor of the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project. He is "the leading expert on the textual history of th ...

(born 1945), American professor of linguistics and English *

Royal Sprague Royal Tyler Sprague (January 23, 1814 – February 24, 1872) was the 11th Chief Justice of California. Biography Sprague taught elementary school in Potsdam, New York and later opened a school in Zanesville, Ohio. In 1838 he began to study la ...

(1814–1872), 11th Chief Justice of California *

Royal A. Stone Royal Augustus Stone (June 26, 1875 – September 13, 1942) was an American jurist. Born in Le Sueur, Minnesota, Stone moved with his parents to Morris, Minnesota. After finishing high school at the academy at Carleton College, he went to Univ ...

(1875–1942), Minnesota Supreme Court justice

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