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, 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, American football player (NFL) * Rodger Smith, Canadian ice hockey player * Rodger Wilton Young (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, 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 (born 1933), Scottish footballer * N. A. M. Rodger, British naval historian * Patrick Campbell Rodger (1920–2002), British Anglican ecumenist * Tom Rodger, Scottish footballer

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