Rodger is a surname, and is a variant of

Roger Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

as a first name.

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Rodger Arneil Rodger Arneil (born 1 May 1944) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was played on two British and Irish Lions tours - to South Africa in 1968 and New Zealand in 1971, the second tour as a replacement. Rugby Union career ...

, 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 greatly associated with Vertigo Records, having been the staff producer the ...

, British former record producer *

Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as well, includi ...

, American voice actor and actor *

Rodger Corser Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor and TV host. Early life Corser graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A. in Media Studies. He formed a band called Tender Prey when he was 16. They played their ma ...

, Australian actor * Rodger Dean Duncan, American author and business consultant *

Rodger Krouse Rodger Russell Krouse (born 1961) is an American businessperson who co-founded Sun Capital Partners, Inc., an American investment firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Early life and education Krouse was born to ...

(born 1961), American businessperson *

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 after ...

, American CEO, president and founder of Scottrade Inc. * Rodger Saffold, American football player (NFL) * Rodger Smith, Canadian ice hockey player *

Rodger Wilton Young Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1932, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his becoming nearl ...

(1918–1943), American U.S. Army soldier during World War II, recipient of the Medal of Honor

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Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (18 September 1944 – 26 June 2011) was a Scottish academic, lawyer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He served as Lord Advocate, the senior Law Officer of Scotland, ...

(1944–2011), Scottish judge *

George Rodger George William Adam Rodger (19 March 1908 – 24 July 1995) was a British photojournalist. He was noted for his work in Africa, and for photographing mass deaths at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the end of the World War II. Life and c ...

(1908–1995), British photojournalist **

Peter Rodger Peter Anthony Rodger (born 6 April 1965) is a British filmmaker, photographer, and commercial director. Rodger is known for his 2009 documentary film '' Oh My God'', as well as for his work as a second unit director on ''The Hunger Games'' (20 ...

, British-American filmmaker, son of George **

Elliot Rodger Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger (July 24, 1991 – May 23, 2014) was a British and American mass murderer who is known for killing six people and injuring fourteen others during the 2014 Isla Vista killings. The murders he committed, his suicid ...

(1991–2014), grandson of George, British-born American spree killer *

Jim Rodger James McPhail Rodger (15 September 1933 – 3 May 2024) was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward and a right winger, Rodger played for Rangers A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in p ...

(1933–2024), Scottish footballer *

N. A. M. Rodger Nicholas Andrew Martin Rodger, FSA, FRHistS, FBA (born 12 November 1949) is an English historian who is currently senior research fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Life and academia The son of Lieutenant Commander Ian Alexander Rodger, Ro ...

, British naval historian *

Patrick Campbell Rodger Patrick Campbell Rodger (28 November 1920 – 8 July 2002) was an Anglican bishop and ecumenist. He was the Bishop of Manchester (1970–1978) and Bishop of Oxford (1978–1986). He came from the Scottish Episcopal Church, having served minis ...

(1920–2002), British Anglican ecumenist *

Tom Rodger Thomas Rodger (9 June 1882 – after 1908) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Preston North End, Grimsby Town and Leeds City. He also played in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albi ...

, Scottish footballer

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