Rogan is an Irish

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, deriving from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

''Ó Ruadhagáin'' 'descendant of Ruadhagán' (a diminutive of ruadh, meaning 'red').

People

As a given name

Rogan Clarke Rogan Clarke (born 28 April 1969) is a South African rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona ...

, South African rower *

Rogan O'Handley Rogan Michael John O'Handley (born 1985), better known by the name DC Draino, is an American right-wing political commentator, social media influencer, and former entertainment lawyer. He has amassed a following of more than 5 million followers o ...

, American Internet personality and political commentator * Rogan Whitenails, British poet

As a surname

* Adrian Rogan, one of six people killed in the 1994

Loughinisland massacre The Loughinisland massacre O'Brien, Brendan. ''The Long War: The IRA and Sinn Féin''. Syracuse University Press, 1999. p. 314. took place on 18 June 1994 in the small village of Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Members of the U ...

Anton Rogan Anton Rogan (born 25 March 1966) is a former professional footballer. His playing career included spells at Lisburn Distillery, Celtic, Sunderland, Oxford United, Millwall and Blackpool. Rogan also played 18 times for the Northern Ireland natio ...

, Irish soccer player * Barney Rogan, American film editor *

Bullet Rogan Charles Wilber Rogan (July 28, 1893 – March 4, 1967), nicknamed "Bullet Joe", was an American pitcher, outfielder, and player-manager for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1938. Renowned as a two-way player wh ...

(1893–1967), American baseball player *

Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan Dennis Robert David Rogan, Baron Rogan (born 30 June 1942), is a Northern Irish unionist politician and businessman, serving as Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since 2018, and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in the House of Lord ...

, Irish politician *

Emma Rogan Emma Rogan (born 27 June 1986) is a former Sinn Féin politician from Loughinisland, County Down, in Northern Ireland. She attended St Colmcille's High School, Crossgar. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the South Do ...

, Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland * Ian Rogan, a name by which British comic writer and editor

Steve MacManus Steve MacManus (sometimes credited as Ian Rogan; born 1953) is a British comic writer and editor, particularly known for his work at '' 2000 AD''. Biography Born in London and educated in Devon, MacManus joined IPC in 1973, aged 20, as a sub- ...

is sometimes credited *

James E. Rogan James Edward Rogan (born August 21, 1957) is an American judge of the Superior Court of California, adjunct law professor, author and former Member of the United States House of Representatives from California. He also formerly served as United ...

, American politician from California *

Joe Rogan Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC color commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, ''The Joe Rogan Experience'', which is o ...

, American comedian, podcaster, and UFC commentator *

John Rogan (disambiguation) John Rogan (1868–1905) was the second tallest person in history and the tallest person of African descent. John or Johnny Rogan may also refer to: * John Rogan (actor) (1938–2017), Irish actor * John Rogan (Canadian football) (born 1960), Canad ...

, multiple people * John "Jack" Rogan, founder of

Rogan's Shoes Rogan's Shoes is a shoe store chain headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. It operates 29 stores in three Midwestern states: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In 2024, what had been a family-owned business was purchased by national retailer Shoe C ...

Johnny Rogan John Rogan (14 February 1953 – 21 January 2021) was a British author of Irish descent best known for his books about music and popular culture. He wrote influential biographies of the Byrds, Neil Young, the Smiths, Van Morrison and Ray Davies. ...

, English author *

Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan (born 4 May 1982 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Short Course Championships in ...

, Austrian swimmer

Fictional characters

* Alex Rogan, a fictional character in the 1987 movie

The Last Starfighter ''The Last Starfighter'' is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager who, after winning the high score in an arcade game that's secretly a simulation test, is rec ...

* Thomas Rogan, a fictional character in

The House of the Dead (arcade game) is a 1997 horror-themed light-gun shooter arcade game developed by Sega AM1 and released by Sega. It is the first game in the '' House of the Dead'' series. Players assume the role of agents Thomas Rogan and "G" as they combat an army of unde ...

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