Rolland is a surname and masculine given name which may refer to:

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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 Andy Rolland (born 12 November 1942, in Cowdenbeath) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right back. Career Rolland began his senior career in 1961 with Cowdenbeath but was released at the end of the season. After a spell in junior f ...

(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 F ...

(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, and a leading ...

(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 Georges Rolland (23 January 1852 – 25 July 1910) was a French geologist and industrialist, a member of the Corps des mines, who worked in Algeria in the 1880s. He made important discoveries about the underground hydrology of the Sahara. He was ...

(1852–1910), French geologist, explorer and industrialist *

Gustave Rolland Gustave Rolland (16 July 1809 – 23 April 1871) was a French engineer, soldier and politician. Early years (1809–48) Gustave Rolland was born on 16 July 1809 in Vatimont, Moselle. His parents were Félix Rolland (1783–1848) and Joséphine B ...

(1809–1871), French engineer and politician * James Rolland (1802-1889), New Zealand politician *

Jean-Baptiste Rolland Jean-Baptiste Rolland (2 January 1815 – 22 March 1888) was a Canadian printer, bookseller, businessman, and politician. Born in Verchères, Lower Canada, the son of Pierre Rolland and Euphrasine Donay, his family moved to Saint-Hyacinthe i ...

(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 Kayla Renee Rolland (May 12, 1993 – February 29, 2000) was an American six-year-old girl from Mount Morris Township, Michigan, who was fatally shot on February 29, 2000 by a six-year-old male classmate at Buell Elementary School in the Beech ...

(1993-2000), child shot and killed by another child *

Kevin Rolland Kevin Rolland (born 10 August 1989) is a French freestyle skier. He won the gold medal at the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in the halfpipe. He lost his title in 2011 to the Canadian Mike Riddle but still finished on the podium at ...

(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 mines in the region, began his secondary education at the lycée (high school) of Anger ...

(1841-1912), French mycologist *

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 to ...

(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 handful ...

(born 1947), French oenologist *

Monique Rolland Monique Rolland (1913–1999) was a French film actress. She appeared in the 1932 film ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * ''Narcotics'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Princ ...

(1913–1999), French film actress * Pierre Rolland (disambiguation), several people *

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

(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. "Every ...

, 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 is a former United States Senator from the state of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party. In 1978, Burris was the first African American elected ...

(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. He was most recently manager of Stade Rennais F.C., having replaced Philippe Montanier on 20 January 2016. Career B ...

(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-Chairman of ...

(1900-1982), American minister and evangelist who actively promoted the temperance movement *

Rollie Greeno Rolland Neale "Rollie" Greeno (July 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota from 1965 to 1 ...

(1926-2010), American college football coach * Rolland Lawrence (born 1951), American retired National Football League player * Rolland O'Regan (1904–1992), New Zealand surgeon, activist and politician *

Rolland W. Redlin Rolland William Redlin (February 29, 1920 – September 23, 2011) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again f ...

(1920-2011), American politician *

Rollie Seltz Rolland John Seltz (January 25, 1924 – October 13, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during its first year of existence. He played 34 games for the Anderson Packers dur ...

(born 1924), 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, basketball player and first coach of the Portland Trail Blazers team in the National Basketball Association *

Rollie Williams Rolland Franklin "Rollie" Williams (October 11, 1897 – April 5, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion in 1923. He p ...

(1897-1968), American National Football League player in 1923 and college basketball and football coach

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