Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligi ...

personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the

Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. T ...

. In

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English

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'. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is '' Rodger''.

Slang and other uses

Roger is also a short version of the term " Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "

penis A penis (plural ''penises'' or ''penes'' () is the primary sexual organ that male animals use to inseminate females (or hermaphrodites) during copulation. Such organs occur in many animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate, but males d ...

". In ''

Under Milk Wood ''Under Milk Wood'' is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and later adapted for the stage. A film version, '' Under Milk Wood'' directed by Andrew Sinclair, was released in 1972, and another adaptatio ...

'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual

double entendre A double entendre (plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, of which one is typically obvious, whereas the other often conveys a message that would be too socially a ...

and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically. From circa 1940 in US and UK wartime communication, "Roger" came to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in "received", used to acknowledge understanding a message. This spread to civilian usage as "ROGER" replaced "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Current British slang
includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, i.e., "took her home and Rogered her."

Spellings

The following forenames are related to the

English given name English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family ...

''Roger'': * ar, روجر, translit=Rōjar, Rōjir * Alt. * be, Роджэр , translit=Rodžer * ca, Roger * * hr, Ruđer, Rogerije * nl, Rutger,

Rogier Rogier may refer to: Given name Rogier is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to Roger. People with this name include: *Rogier van Aerde, pseudonym of Adolf Josef Hubert Frans van Rijen (1917–2007), Dutch writer and journalist * Rogier B ...

* fo, Róar * fil, Rogelio * french: Roger * gl, Roxerio, Roxelio * german:

Rüdiger Rüdiger (English ''Ruediger'', ''Rudiger'', Roger) is a German given name. The meaning comes from Old High German: ''hruod'' (fame) and ''ger'' (spear). The name became popular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren from ''Nibelung''. P ...

, Roger * el, Ρογήρος , translit=Rogéros, Rógi̱ros * gu, રોજર , translit=Rōjara * he, רוג׳ר , translit=Rojer * hi, रॉजर , translit=Rŏjara * hu, Rezső, Rogerios * is, Hróar, Hróðgeir, Ragnar * it,

Ruggero Ruggero (), the Italian equivalent of Roger, may refer to: *Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily *Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect * Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician * Ruggero ...

, Roggero, Ruggeri,

Ruggiero Ruggiero () is an Italian language, Italian spelling variant of the name Ruggero, a version of the Germanic languages, Germanic name Roger, and may refer to: As a surname *Adamo Ruggiero (born 1986), Canadian actor *Angela Ruggiero (born 1980), Ame ...

, Rugiero * ja, ロジャー, ロゲル , translit=Rojā, Rogeru * kn, ರೋಜರ್ , translit=Rōjar * * ku, راجەر , translit=Racer * la, Rogerius * mk, Роџер , translit=Rodžer * ml, റോജർ , translit=Roger * gv, Roree * mn, Рожер , translit=Rojyer * ne, रोजर , translit=Rōjara * no, Roar, Roary, Roger * oc, Rogièr, Rotger * fa, راجر , translit=Rājər * pl, Roger, Gerek * pt, Rogério * pa, ਰੋਜ਼ਰ , translit=Rōzara * russian: Роджер , translit=Ródžer, Rodzher * sr, Руђер , translit=Ruđer * sl, Rogerij * es, Rogelio * sv, Roar, Roger, Rutger * ta, ரோஜர் , translit=Rōjar * te, రోజర్ , translit=Rōjar * th, โรเจอร์ , translit=Rochoe * uk, Роджер , translit=Rodzher * ur, , translit=Rājər * cy, Rosser, Rozier * yi, ראַדזשער , translit=Radzher

People

Given name

Medieval period

''See also , and for people with these names''

Kings and rulers

Hrothgar Hrothgar ( ang, Hrōðgār ; on, Hróarr) was a semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD. Hrothgar appears in the Anglo-Saxon epics ''Beowulf'' and '' Widsith'', in Norse sagas and poems, and in medieval Danish chron ...

, semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD * Roger I of Sicily, Norman ruler of Sicily * Roger II of Sicily (1095–1154), Norman King of Sicily and Africa, one of the principal commanders of Second Crusade * Roger III of Sicily (1175–1193), briefly King of Sicily

Others

* Roger, Archbishop of Patras (in post 1337–1347) * Roger (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (in post from 1155) * Roger (archbishop of Benevento) (died 1221) * Roger (bishop of Ross) (died c. 1350) *

Roger (larderer) Roger (died 1102) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford-elect. Roger was the larderer for King Henry I of England before he was appointed to the see of Hereford in September 1102.Vaughn ''Anselm of Bec'' pp. 246–248 He was invested with the bishopr ...

(died 1102), Bishop-elect of Hereford * Roger Borsa (1060/61–1111), Norman Duke of Apulia and Calabria * Roger (son of Dagobert) (), Norman magnate who served the Byzantine empire *

Roger I. de Sentes Roger I. de Sentes also known as ''Rogerius'' was an twelfth century French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects ...

, 12th century French bishop * Roger I Trencavel (died 1150), Viscount of Carcassonne * Roger I de Fézensaguet (1190–1245), Viscount of Fézensaguet * Roger I of Carcassonne (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne * Roger I of Tosny (died ), Norman nobleman * Roger II Trencavel (died 1194), Viscount of Carcassonne * Roger III, Duke of Apulia (1118–1148), Duke of Apulia, Sicily * Roger IV, Count of Foix (died 1265) * Roger IV, Duke of Apulia (1152–1161) *

Roger of Lauria Roger of Lauria (''c''. 1245 – 17 January 1305) was a Neapolitan admiral in Aragonese service, who was the commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talent ...

(c. 1245–1305), Italian admiral * Roger Bacon, English philosopher * Roger Bigod of Norfolk (died 1107), Norman knight who participated in the Norman Conquest of England * Roger Frugardi (), Salernitan surgeon * Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398) * Roger Niger (c. 1173–1241), Bishop of London * Roger Norreis (died c. 1224), Abbot of Evesham * Roger of Salisbury (died 1139), also known as Roger le Poer, Norman Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England * Roger of Worcester from 1163 to 1179

Modern era

* Roger (footballer, born 1972), Roger José de Noronha Silva, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Roger (footballer, born 1978), Roger Galera Flores, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Roger (footballer, born 1985), Roger Rodrigues da Silva, Brazilian football manager and former player * Roger (footballer, born 1996), Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira, Brazilian football midfielder * Roger Adams, American Nobel Prize organic chemist * Roger Ailes, American television executive, chairman and CEO of Fox News * Roger Angell (1920–2022), American writer and editor for ''The New Yorker'' * Roger Ashton (footballer), Welsh footballer * Roger Avary, Canadian producer, screenwriter and director * Roger Ballen, American artist working in South Africa * Roger Bannister, British athlete, first man to run the four-minute mile * Roger "Syd" Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd * Roger Bart, American actor and singer * Roger Berrio, Colombian weightlifter * Roger Binny, Indian cricketer * Roger Joseph Boscovich, Croatian-Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, and Jesuit * Roger Boylan, American writer * Roger Buckley (1937–2020), American historian *

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

(born 1951), American voice actor * Roger Burnley (born 1966), British businessman, former CEO of Asda *

Roger C. Carmel Roger Charles Carmel (September 27, 1932 – November 11, 1986) was an American actor. He originated several roles on Broadway, played scores of guest roles in television series, was a lead in the sitcom ''The Mothers-in-Law'' and appeared in ...

, American character actor * Roger A. Caras, American wildlife photographer and writer *

Roger Casement Roger David Casement ( ga, Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish people, Irish I ...

, Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary, and British diplomat * Roger Chaffee, American astronaut *

Roger Chan ''The Bus Uncle'' is a Hong Kong Cantonese viral video depicting a verbal altercation between two men aboard a KMB bus in Hong Kong on 27 April 2006. The older and more belligerent of the two men was quickly nicknamed the "Bus Uncle", from the ...

, the bus uncle * Roger Chao, Australian explorer and mountain climber * Roger Christian (songwriter) (1934–1991), American radio personality and songwriter * Roger Clarke (rugby union administrator), British rugby administrator *

Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. Clemens was one of the most dominant pi ...

, baseball player * Roger Cook (journalist), British journalist *

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

, American film director, producer, and actor * Roger Craig (baseball), baseball player * Roger Craig (American football), American football player * Roger Craig Smith (born 1975), American voice actor * Roger Daltrey, lead singer of British rock band The Who * Roger Davis (television actor), American actor *

Roger O. DeBruler Roger Owen DeBruler (August 5, 1934 – February 13, 2017) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from September 30, 1968 to August 8, 1996.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce ...

(1934–2017), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Roger Delgado, British actor *

Roger Dobkowitz Roger Kurt Dobkowitz (born July 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American television producer best known for his 36-year tenure on the CBS game show '' The Price Is Right''. In addition to ''The Price Is Right'', Dobkowitz also w ...

, American television producer, statistics expert for ''The Price is Right'' * Roger Donaldson, New Zealand filmmaker *

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

(1942–2013), American film critic and writer *

Roger M. Enoka Roger Maro Enoka is professor and former chair of the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the director of the Neurophysiology of Movement Lab. According to Web of Knowledge, Professor Enoka ...

, American neurophysiologist *

Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e ...

, Swiss tennis player * Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., American CEO and former Federal Reserve official * Roger C. Field, British inventor and industrial designer *

Roger Fortin Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight Light heavyweig ...

, Canadian boxer * Roger Frampton, Australian jazz musician *

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

, Spanish football player * Roger Gibbon, Trinidad and Tobago track cyclist * Roger Glover, Welsh/English bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer * Roger Godement, French mathematician *

Roger Goldammer Roger Goldammer (born 1969) is a Canadian motorcycle builder most known for winning the World championship of bike building three times. Professional career Roger Goldammer and his company Goldammer Cycle Works was most known for building fut ...

, Canadian bikebuilder * Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL * Roger Guerreiro, Polish football player of Brazilian descent * Roger Hall (disambiguation), several people * Roger Hamby (born 1943), American racing car driver * Roger Hodgman, Australian stage and television director * Roger Hodgson, British vocalist and songwriter from Supertramp * Roger Howarth, American actor * Roger Ilegems, Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer * Roger Ingram, American trumpeter, educator, and author * Roger Jackson (rower), Canadian rower and academic * Roger Jackson (wide receiver), American football player * Roger L. Jackson, American actor * Roger Jouret, birth name of Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer, musician and television presenter * Roger Kettlewell, Canadian football player * Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes, Royal Navy officer prominent in World War I, and Member of Parliament * Roger Kibbe (1939–2021), American serial killer *

Roger Köppel Roger Jürg Köppel (born 1965) is a Swiss politician, journalist, entrepreneur and publicist. He is currently a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He also holds the position of publisher and editor-in-chief at the right-wing Swiss weekly ...

, Swiss journalist * Roger Machado Marques, Brazilian football player * Roger Lloyd-Pack, British actor * Rogério Manganelli, Brazilian-American bass guitarist for Less Than Jake, known as Roger Lima *

Roger Manvell Arnold Roger Manvell (10 October 1909 – 30 November 1987)"Manvell, Roger< ...

, first director of the British Film Academy *

Roger Maris Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 ...

, baseball player * Roger Mason Jr, American basketball player * Roger Mayweather (1961–2020), American boxer * Roger McCreary (born 2000), American football player * Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist for The Byrds * Roger McMurrin, American conductor * Roger Michell (1956–2021), South African-born British film director * Roger Milla, Cameroon footballer *

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits " King of the Road", " Dang Me", and "Engl ...

, American musician * Roger Mills (racewalker), English race walker *

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1 ...

, English actor, James Bond * Roger Moreira, Brazilian musician * Roger Moret (1949–2020), Puerto Rican baseball player * Roger E. Mosley, American actor * Roger Mudd (1928–2021), American TV journalist * Roger Muñoz, Nicaraguan basketball player * Roger Myerson, American economist and professor *

Roger Penrose Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, philosopher of science and Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics in the University of Oxford, an emeritus f ...

, English mathematical physicist * Roger Penske, American businessman * Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist * Roger Pierre (1923–2010), French actor * Roger Price (comedy) (1918–1990), American humorist who created ''Droodles'' and ''Mad Libs'' * Roger Price (television producer) (born 1941), English television producer *

Roger Price (Australian politician) Leo Roger Spurway Price (born 26 November 1945) is a former Australian politician. He was elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives at the 1984 election, representing the Division of Chifley in western Sydney, for the Au ...

(born 1945), Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives (1984–2010) * Roger Rees, British actor *

Roger Roger (composer) Roger Roger (5 August 1911 – 12 June 1995) was a French composer of light orchestral music and film scores, as well as a conductor and bandleader. His aliases included Eric Swan and Cecil Leuter, the last being a pseudonym he used for his electro ...

, French composer * Roger Rose (born 1958), American actor * Roger Rogerson, former detective of the NSW Police Force and convicted murderer * Roger Sablonier (1941–2010), Swiss historian and writer * Brother Roger (1915–2005), baptised Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche, Swiss initiator of the Taizé community *

Roger Scruton Sir Roger Vernon Scruton (; 27 February 194412 January 2020) was an English philosopher and writer who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of traditionalist conservative views. Editor from 1982 ...

(1944–2020), English philosopher and writer *

Roger Sessions Roger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher and musicologist. He had initially started his career writing in a neoclassical style, but gradually moved further towards more complex harmonies and ...

, American music composer * Roger Hale Sheaffe, British general, one of the principal commanders of

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It ...

* Roger Sheaffe (politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Roger Sherman, American revolutionary, signer of many famous documents, inventor of congressional system, one of the

Founding Fathers of the United States The Founding Fathers of the United States, known simply as the Founding Fathers or Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the war for independence from Great Britai ...

* Roger Smith (actor), American actor * Roger Smith (executive) (1925–2007), American chairman and CEO of General Motors and the subject of Michael Moore's documentary film ''Roger & Me'' *

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

(born 1958), Falkland Islands politician *

Roger Dale Stafford Roger Dale Stafford (November 4, 1951 – July 1, 1995) was a convicted serial killer executed for the 1978 murders of the Lorenz Family and six employees of a Sirloin Stockade restaurant in Oklahoma. Stafford never acknowledged his guilt, but St ...

(1951–1995), American convicted spree killer and serial killer * Roger Staubach, American football player *

Roger Stone Roger Jason Stone (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American conservative political consultant and lobbyist. Since the 1970s, Stone has worked on the campaigns of Republican politicians, including Richard Nixon, Ronald R ...

, American political lobbyist, strategist, and author * Roger Sumich, New Zealand cyclist * Roger Taylor, British drummer for Queen * Roger Taylor, British drummer for Duran Duran * Roger Toussaint, American transit worker's union official * Roger Troutman (1951–1999), also known as Roger, American R&B recording artist, singer for Zapp * Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (born 1993), New Zealand rugby player *

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

, French film director * Roger Vangheluwe, Belgian bishop, resigned following pedophilia scandal * Roger Waters, English rock musician and songwriter * Roger Whittaker (born 1936), British singer *

Roger Wicker Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Re ...

(born 1951), U.S. Senator from Mississippi * Roger Williams (pianist) (1924–2011), American pianist *

Roger Williams (theologian) Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantat ...

(1603–1683), English minister, theologian, and author, co-founder of Rhode Island * Roger Williams (soldier) (1539/40–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune and military theorist, one of the principal commanders of Eighty Years' War and Battle of Arques * Roger L. Worsley, American educator * Roger Wrightson, English cricketer * Roger Arliner Young (1899–1964), American scientist, first African American woman to earn a PhD in Zoology *

Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for '' The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nom ...

, American science-fiction author

Surname

* Neil Munroe Bunny Roger (1911–1997), English couturier, war hero * Charles Rogier, Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution, Prime Minister of Belgium 1847–1852 and 1857–1868 * Christophe Roger-Vasselin (born 1957), French former tennis player, father of Édouard * Dimitri Roger, American rapper known as Rich the Kid * Édouard Roger-Vasselin (born 1983), French tennis player, son of Christophe * Julius Roger (1819–1865), German entomologist and medical doctor * Marie-Sabine Roger (born 1957), French writer * Mircea Roger (born 1947), Romanian Olympic rower * Pierre Roger, birth name of

Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI ( la, Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the B ...

(1911–1995), French composer

Fictional characters

Gold Roger The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using va ...

(Gol D. Roger), the Pirate King in the manga/anime-series ''One Piece'' * Lord Rogers, a character from The Swan Princess (film series) * Roger (''American Dad!''), protagonist of the animated sitcom '' American Dad!'' * Roger, in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am" by

Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, H ...

* Roger, a jolly prankster of the Burger Palace Boys from the hit 50s musical '' Grease'' *

Roger the Dodger Roger "the Dodger" Dawson is a comic strip character from the comic magazine ''The Beano''. He first appeared in his eponymous comic strip in 1953, and is one of the longest-running characters, known for his tactics of avoiding responsibility a ...

, from '' The Beano'' * Roger (Guilty Gear) * Roger (''Hellboy''), a homunculus from the series ''Hellboy'' * Roger, a pseudocharacter in Monty Python's Life of Brian whom the crowd wanted Pontius Pilate to release to make fun of his lisp ("Welease Woger".) * Roger, a character in the novel ''

Lord of the Flies ''Lord of the Flies'' is a 1954 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. Themes ...

'', Jack's lieutenant and the tribe's torturer/hangman * Roger (''Tekken''), a kangaroo character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series, and

Roger Jr. The following is a list of characters from the fighting game series ''Tekken''. Characters are chronologically listed in order of the game in which they debuted. Characters Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of e ...

, his son * Roger Ackroyd, title character of Agatha Christie's novel '' The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' *

Roger Brook Roger Brook is a fictional secret agent and gallant of the Napoleonic Wars era who is later identified as the Chevalier de Breuc. The series of twelve novels by Dennis Wheatley covers events from a dozen years before the French Revolution to the ...

secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant in a series of novels by Dennis Wheatley *

Roger Chillingworth Roger Chillingworth is a fictional character and primary antagonist in the 1850 novel '' The Scarlet Letter'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is an English scholar who moves to the New World after his wife, Hester Prynne. Chillingworth, a doctor an ...

, the antagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel '' The Scarlet Letter'' * Roger Danish, a minor character in '' Arrested Development'', Lindsey's high school counterpart and co-winner of the Best Hair Award * Roger Baxter, Blythe Baxter's father and supporting character in the cartoon Littlest Pet Shop * Roger Davis (''Rent''), musician and ex-druggie of '' Rent'' * Roger Fox, from the comic strip '' FoxTrot'' * Roger Healey, captain/major played by Bill Daily in the ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marr ...

'' 1960's sitcom * Roger Hoyt, the main character on the short-lived series '' Life with Roger'' * Roger Klotz, a bully on the cartoon series ''

Doug Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...

'' * Roger Latimer, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' * Monsieur Roger LeClerc, in the BBC sitcom '' 'Allo 'Allo!'' * Roger MacKenzie, character in Diana Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series, portrayed by Richard Rankin in the

TV adaptation An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another. Some common examples are: * Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...

* Roger Murtaugh, cop played by Danny Glover in the '' Lethal Weapon'' movies * Roger Piazza, a supporting character from Max & Ruby * Roger Rabbit, cartoon character from the 1988 film '' Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' * Roger Radcliffe, in Disney's animated film ''

101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians may refer to: * ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'', a 1956 novel written by Dodie Smith * 101 Dalmatians (franchise), a Disney film franchise based on the novel ** ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'', a 1961 animated film based on the ...

'' * Roger Radcliffe, in ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' * Roger Ramjet, cartoon superhero * Roger Samms, the protagonist in the ''

Bad Mojo ''Bad Mojo'' is an adventure video game by Pulse Entertainment, released in 1996. The player is cast as Roger Samms, an entomologist planning to embezzle money from a research grant to escape his sordid life above an abandoned bar. An accident wit ...

'' * Roger Smith, the main protagonist of the anime series '' The Big O'' * Roger Sterling, co-owner of the advertising company Sterling Cooper, a character in the television series ''Mad Men'' * Roger the Shrubber, a character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail who sells a shrubbery to King Arthur and Sir Bedevere * Roger Walker, one of the central protagonists in the '' Swallows and Amazons series'' by

Arthur Ransome Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of childr ...

* Roger Wilco, protagonist of the '' Space Quest'' game series

Animal

* Roger (kangaroo), Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 – 2018)

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