Elroy is a masculine given name ("El Roi" is a Hebrew name ascribed to God, and means "God sees"; this was first mentioned in scripture in Genesis 16:13-14). Bearers of the masculine name include:
People
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(1844-1935), American politician
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Elroy Chester
Elroy Chester (June 14, 1969 – June 12, 2013) was an American serial killer who committed five murders in Texas. He was convicted and sentenced to death for one of the murders, and was executed in 2013.
Crimes
Between 1997 and 1998, a series ...
(1969-2013), American serial killer
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Elroy Gelant (born 1986), South African long-distance runner
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Elroy Harris
Elroy Harris (born August 18, 1966) is a former American football running back. He played for the Seattle Seahawks in 1989, the Montreal Machine in 1991 and for the Birmingham Fire from 1991 to 1992. He was selected by the Seahawks in the third ...
(born 1966), American football running back
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Elroy Hirsch (1923–2004), American Hall-of-Fame football player, sport executive and actor
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Elroy van der Hooft
Elroy van der Hooft (born April 20, 1990, in Zeven, Germany) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Chigatoy FC.
Career
Sealing a move to AO Chania of the Greek third level in 2011, his first professional experience, van der Hooft was not paid ...
(born 1990), German-born Dutch footballer
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Elroy Josephs (1939-1997), Jamaican dancer
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Elroy Kahanek (1941-2014), American record industry official and songwriter
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Elroy Kromheer
Elroy Patrick Kromheer (born 15 January 1970) is a Dutch former association football, footballer who played in The Football League for Reading F.C., Reading and in the Scottish Football League for Motherwell F.C., Motherwell.
Elroy was twice sig ...
(born 1970), Dutch former footballer
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Elroy Kuylen
Elroy Edwin Junior Kuylen (born 6 June 1983) is a Belizean professional football midfielder who plays for C.D. Platense.
He is a regular choice for the Belize national football team
The Belize national football team represents Belize in i ...
(born 1983), Belizean footballer
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Elroy Maule
Elroy Maule (May 16, 1913 – April 19, 1984) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 57th district from 1957 to 1967.
He died of cancer on April 19, 1984, in Onawa, Iowa
Onawa is a city in, and the ...
(1913-1984), American politician
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Elroy McBride
Elroy McBride (born December 23, 1993) is a Bahamian sprinter from Abaco Islands in The Bahamas who competed in the 200m and 400. He attended Moores Island All-Age School in Moore's Island where he was a part of the Exterminators Track and Field ...
(born 1993), Bahamian sprinter
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Elroy Pappot (born 1993), Dutch footballer
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Elroy Powell
Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface (born 28 August 1973), is a British singer, songwriter, and producer. He is known as a member of the music group Black Legend (music group), Black Legend.
Career
Spoonface achieved internat ...
(born 1973), better known by his stage name Spoonface, British singer, songwriter and producer
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Elroy Schwartz
Elroy Schwartz (June 23, 1923 – June 14, 2013) was an American comedy and television writer.
Early life
Schwartz was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 23, 1923. His brothers included Al Schwartz and Sherwood Schwartz. He moved to the Bronx ...
(1923–2013), American comedy and television writer
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Elroy Smith
Elroy Alexander Smith (born 30 November 1981) is a Belizean football defender that currently plays for Belmopan Bandits, having previously played for several clubs in Liga Nacional de Honduras.
International career
He made his debut for Belize ...
(born 1981), Belizean footballer
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Elroy Turner
Elroy Turner (born 28 January 1951) is an Antigua and Barbuda sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cul ...
(born 1951), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter
Fictional characters
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Elroy Jetson
The following is a list of major characters in ''The Jetsons'', an American animated comic science fiction sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and first broadcast in prime-time on ABC as part of the 1962–63 United States network telev ...
, on the American animated TV series ''
The Jetsons''
See also
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Elroy (disambiguation)
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