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Alain Rolland Alain Colm Pierre Rolland (born 22 August 1966) is a former Ireland rugby union international and rugby union referee. He also played for Leinster. He refereed the final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and was an assistant referee in the final of ...

(born 1966), former Irish rugby union footballer and current international referee * Andy Rolland (born 1943), Scottish former footballer *

Antonin Rolland Antonin Rolland (born 3 September 1924) is a French former professional cyclist who was active from 1946 to 1963. Rolland won stages in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia. He was born in Sainte-Euphémie, Ain. In the 1955 Tour de Franc ...

(born 1928), French retired cyclist *

Colette Rolland Colette Rolland (born 1943, in Dieupentale, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) is a French computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science in the department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. She is a lead ...

(born 1943), French computer scientist and academic * Douglas Rolland (1861–1914), Scottish golfer in the late 19th century * George Rolland (1869–1910), British recipient of the Victoria Cross * Georges Rolland (1852–1910), French geologist, explorer and industrialist * Gustave Rolland (1809–1871), French engineer and politician *

James Rolland James Rolland (24 November 1802 – 20 November 1889) was a Scot who became a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 8 July 1865 to 24 January 1866, when he resigned. Life He was born in Fife, Scotland in 1802, the son of Adam Ro ...

(1802–1889), New Zealand politician * Jean-Baptiste Rolland (1815–1888), Canadian printer, bookseller, businessman and politician *

Jean-Christophe Rolland Jean-Christophe Rolland (born 3 July 1968, in Condrieu) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pair at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Kayla Rolland (1993–2000), child shot and killed by another child * Kevin Rolland (born 1989), French freestyle skier *

Léon Louis Rolland Léon Louis Rolland (10 December 1841 – 11 June 1912) was a French mycologist. Early life Rolland, whose father was an engineer and director of the Coal mining, coal mines in the region, began his secondary education at the lycée (high scho ...

(1841–1912), French mycologist * Madeleine Rolland (1872–1960), French translator and peace activist *

Matthias Rolland Matthias Rolland (born 2 July 1979) is a French rugby union player. His position is lock and he currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He began his career with Colomiers, moving to Montauban in 2006 and helping them gain promotion t ...

(born 1979), French rugby union player *

Marion Rolland Marion Rolland (born 17 October 1982) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Racing career Born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, she made her World Cup debut in January 2004 and attained her first top-10 in February 2009 in Bansk ...

(born 1982), French retired World Cup alpine ski racer *

Michel Rolland Michel Rolland (born December 24, 1947) is a Bordeaux-based oenologist, with hundreds of clients across 13 countries and influencing wine style around the world. "It is his consultancies outside France that have set him apart from all but a handf ...

(born 1947), French oenologist * Monique Rolland (1913–1999), French film actress *

Pierre Rolland (disambiguation) Pierre Rolland may refer to: * Pierre Rolland (chef), Michelin starred head chef of The Russell Hotel *Pierre Rolland (cyclist) Pierre Rolland (born 10 October 1986) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a profess ...

, several people *

Romain Rolland Romain Rolland (; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and Mysticism, mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary pro ...

(1866–1944), French writer, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic *

Roy Rolland Roy Rolland (29 June 1921 – 16 August 1997) was an English comedian and stage actor who was the understudy for Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley and who took over the role following the death of Lucan in 1954, playing it until about 1977. Bio ...

(1921–1997), comedian and stage actor who played

Old Mother Riley Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act. Old Mother Riley (full comedy name: Daphne Bluebell Snowdrop Riley) is a ...

Stéphane Rolland Stéphane Rolland () is a French fashion designer and an haute couture fashion brand. His mother worked at Pictorial Service, one of the most famous Parisian photographic studios, and he grew up surrounded by black-and-white photographs. "Everyt ...

, French fashion designer *

Vincent Rolland Vincent Rolland (born 1 February 1970) is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Savoie department in the National Assembly since 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously held the seat from 2002 to 2007 ...

(born 1970), French politician

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Roland Burris Roland Wallace Burris (born August 3, 1937) is an American politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995 and as a United States senator from Illinois from 2009 until 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

(born 1937), American politician and attorney *

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 *

Rolland Courbis Rolland Courbis (; born 12 August 1953) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. Career Born in Marseille, Courbis played for Marseille, Ajaccio, Olympiacos, Sochaux, Monaco and Toulon. He has coa ...

(born 1953), French football manager and former player *

Rolland Fisher Rolland Fisher (1900–1982) was a minister and evangelist who actively promoted the temperance movement. He was Executive Secretary of the Kansas Prohibition Party in 1948–1950, was State Chairman of the party in 1962–1968, was Vice-Chairma ...

(1900–1982), American minister and evangelist who actively promoted the temperance movement * Rollie Greeno (1926–2010), American college football coach *

D. Rolland Jennings D. Rolland "Buck" Jennings (born September 3, 1951) is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Electoral history Jennings lost in the Republican primary in the 2016 West Virginia House of Delegates elec ...

(born 1951), American politician * Rolland Lawrence (born 1951), American retired National Football League player * Rolland O'Regan (1904–1992), New Zealand surgeon, activist and politician * Rolland W. Redlin (1920–2011), American politician * Rollie Seltz (1924–2022), American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association's first season * Rolland H. Spaulding (1873–1942), American manufacturer, politician and Governor of New Hampshire *

Rollie Stiles Rolland Mays Stiles (November 17, 1906 – July 22, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from to . Born in Ratcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9–14 wi ...

(1906–2007), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rolland Todd Rolland Douglas Todd (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League (1961–63), American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at Univers ...

, basketball player and first coach of the Portland Trail Blazers team in the National Basketball Association * Rollie Williams (1897–1968), American National Football League player in 1923 and college basketball and football coach

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