Rollie is a nickname, often for

Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

Rolland Rolland is a surname and masculine given name which may refer to: Surname * Alain Rolland (born 1966), former Irish rugby union footballer and current international referee * Andy Rolland (born 1943), Scottish former footballer * Antonin Rolland ...

, and occasionally a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

which may refer to:

Rolands

* Rollie Boutin (born 1957), Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender *

Rollie Cook Roland "Rollie" David Bertram Cook (born March 22, 1952) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. Early life Roland Cook was born in Edmonton, Alber ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician * Rollie Dotsch (1933-1988), American professional football coach *

Rollie Fingers Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1968 and 1985, when his effectiveness helped to redefine the value of relievers within baseba ...

(born 1946), American retired Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher *

Granville Roland Fortescue Granville Roland Fortescue (October 12, 1875 – April 21, 1952) was an American soldier, a Rough Rider serving with his cousin, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba, a presidential aide in the first Roosevelt administration and later, a journalist ...

(1875-1952), American soldier, presidential aide (to cousin Theodore Roosevelt), journalist and war correspondent * Rollie Free (1900-1984), American motorcycle racer who broke the American former land speed record in 1948 *

Rollie Massimino Roland Vincent Massimino (November 13, 1934 – August 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, L ...

(born 1934), American college basketball coach and former player *

Roland McLenahan Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 season. The rest of ...

(1921-1984), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Roland Melanson Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He most recently served as the goaltending coach for the New Jersey Devils, previously servin ...

(born 1960), Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender and coach, nicknamed "Rollie the goalie" * Rollie Miles (1927-1995), Canadian Football League player * Roland Paulhus (1901-1964), Canadian National Hockey League player * Roland Pemberton (born 1986), Canadian rapper under the stage name

Cadence Weapon Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, ''Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with posi ...

* Felix Rossignol (1920-1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Rollie Sheldon (born 1936), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher * Roland “Rollie” Page Dimick (born 1969), American, Pediatrician, artist, philosopher, designer, entrepreneur.

Rollands

Rolland Busch Rolland Busch, (26 October 1920 – 19 July 1985), also known as Rollie Busch, was an Australian theologian and Presbyterian and Uniting Church minister. He was the foundation principal of the Trinity Theological College in Brisbane from when i ...

(1920-1985), Australian theologian and Presbyterian and Uniting Church minister *

Rollie Greeno Rolland Neale "Rollie" Greeno (July 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota from 1965 to ...

(1926-2010), American college football coach *

Rolland W. Redlin Rolland William Redlin (February 29, 1920 – September 23, 2011) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again fro ...

(1920-2011), American politician * Rollie Seltz (born 1924), American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association's first season * Rollie Stiles (1906-2007), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rollie Williams (1897-1968), American National Football League player in 1923 and college basketball and football coach

Presumed given name

* Rollie Cook (Canadian football) (born c. 1936), former Canadian Football League player * Rollie Zeider (1883-1967), American Major League Baseball player

Other

* Stratton Rollins Rollie Heath (born 1937), American politician, Democratic Majority Leader of the Colorado State Senate * Ralston Rollie Hemsley (1907-1972), American Major League Baseball catcher * Roleine Rollie Naylor (1892-1966), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Rollin Prather (1925-1996), Canadian Football League player * Rollie

Lynn Riggs Rollie Lynn Riggs (August 31, 1899 – June 30, 1954) was an American author, poet, playwright and screenwriter. His 1931 play ''Green Grow The Lilacs'' was adapted into the landmark 1943 musical ''Oklahoma!''. Early life Riggs was born on a ...

(1899-1954), American author, poet and playwright

Fictional characters

* Roland Tyler, protagonist of the films '' F/X'' and ''F/X2'', played by Bryan Brown

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