Ronald is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

Rögnvaldr Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse language, Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English language, Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish language, Middle Iri ...

'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

'' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an

Anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the Gaelic ''

Raghnall ''Ragnall'', ''Raghnall'', ''Raonall'', and ''Raonull'' are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages. ''Ragnall'' occurs in Old Irish, and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic. It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse '' Røgnva ...

'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the

English-speaking world The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English language, English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the ...

. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''.

Pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

s of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''

Ronnie Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by FreakBob Gaudio and Bob Crewe * "Ronnie" (Metallica song), a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an associ ...

''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''

Rhona Rhona is the name of: * Rhona Adair (1878–1961), British golf champion * Rhona Bennett (born 1976), American singer, actress and model * Rhona Brankin (born 1950), Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament * Rhona ...

'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ''Renaud''/''Renault'' and ''Reynold''/''Reinhold'' are cognates from French and German respectively. The name ''Ronaldo'' is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.

People with the name

* Ronald I of Buganda *

Ronald Acuña Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Ronald Alcock Ronald Cecil Alcock (26 March 1905 – 6 July 1991) was a British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher notable for writing or publishing some of the key works in British philately. He collaborated with Captain Frank Holland in many of his works. ...

(died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker *

Ronald Alley Ronald Edgar Alley (12 March 1926 – 25 April 1999) was a British art historian and curator. He was keeper of the modern collection at the Tate Gallery, London from 1965 to 1986. Ronald Alley was born in Bristol on 12 March 1926 and educated ...

(1926–1999), British art historian and curator *

Ronalds Arājs Ronalds Arājs (born 29 November 1987 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in the 100 metres sprint, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds. Arā ...

, Latvian athlete *

Ronald Arculli Ronald Joseph Arculli (; born 2 January 1939 in Hong Kong) is former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons. He ...

, Former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons. *

Ron Atkinson Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939) is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron", he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits in the 1990s and early 2000s. Nicknamed "The Tank" during his ...

, English football manager *

Ronald Azuma Ronald Azuma is an American computer scientist, widely recognized for contributing to the field of augmented reality (AR). His work ''A survey of augmented reality'' became the most cited article in the AR field and is one of the most influential ...

, American computer scientist *

Ronald Bandell Ronald Johan Gottlieb Bandell (24 August 1946 – 16 November 2015) was a Dutch civil servant and politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later the Labour Party (PvdA). Bandell was born in Gouda. He was mayor of Moordrecht (19 ...

(1946–2015), Dutch mayor *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''Porridge (1974 TV series), Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', ...

(1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies *

Ronnie Belliard Ronald Belliard (born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2010 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardi ...

, retired American baseball player *

Ronnie Biggs Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 y ...

, British train robber *

Ron Blomberg Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. He played ...

(born 1948), American major league baseball player *

Ronald Breslow Ronald Charles David Breslow (March 14, 1931 – October 25, 2017) was an American chemist from Rahway, New Jersey. He was University Professor at Columbia University, where he was based in the Department of Chemistry and affiliated with the Depa ...

(1931–2017), American chemist *

Ronald Burkle Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a private investment firm that specializes in U.S. companies in the distribution, logistics, foo ...

, American businessman *

Ronnie Burns (actor) Ronald Jon Burns (July 9, 1935 – November 14, 2007) was an American television actor. He is primarily remembered as the son of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen and a regular cast member of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' (1950 ...

, part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen *

Ronnie Burns (singer) Ronald Leslie Burns AM (born 8 September 1946) is an Australian retired rock singer-songwriter and musician. He fronted the Melbourne band "The Flies" in the early 1960s, followed by a solo career into the 1970s and was a member of Burns Cott ...

, Australian singer *

Ronnie Burns (footballer) Ronald Paul Burns (born 13 March 1973) is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). Biography Burns is the nephew of former footballers Tony and Be ...

, former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs * Ron Butlin (ice hockey) (1925–2014), Canadian ice hockey executive * Ronald Castree, British child murderer *

Ronald Cerritos Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker. Cerritos was once the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes, with 47. ...

, Salvadoran footballer *

Ronald Cheng Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter. Life and career Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his ...

, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor *

Ron Chernow Ronald Chernow (; born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, and biographer. He has written bestselling historical non-fiction biographies. Chernow won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American ...

, American writer, journalist, historian and biographer *

Ronalds Cinks Ronalds Cinks (born 11 March 1990) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey player who played for Dinamo Riga in the KHL The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It compri ...

, Latvian ice hockey player * Ronald D. Coleman, American politician *

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Cinema of the United ...

, English actor *

Ronnie Corbett Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved promine ...

, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies *

Ronald de Boer Ronaldus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right or attacking midfielder or right winger. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He i ...

, Dutch football (soccer) player *

Ronald DeFeo Jr Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, New York. He was found guilty ...

, American mass murder and family annihilator *

Ronald dela Rosa Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), known by his nickname Bato, is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a Senator since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of t ...

(born 1962), Filipino politician and retired police general * Ronald de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 *

Ron Dennis Sir Ronald Dennis (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and motorsport executive. From 1981 to 2009, Dennis served as team principal, CEO and co-owner of McLaren in Formula One, winning seven World Constructors' Championship titles betw ...

, British businessman *

Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the 46th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Pa ...

, American politician *

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hel ...

, American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell * Ronald Fielding Dodd (c.1890–1958), Scottish architect * Ronald Dominique (born 1964), prolific American serial killer and rapist * Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 1998), Brazilian footballer *

Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and " The Irish Rover", ...

, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners *

Ronald Dupree Ronald Edmund Dupree Jr. (born January 26, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played numerous seasons in the NBA Development League, and spent ti ...

, American baseball player *

Ron Eldard Ronald Jason Eldard is an American actor. Early life Eldard was born on Long Island, New York. He is the sixth of seven children, and has four sisters and two brothers. He is of Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mother died in a car accident w ...

, American actor * Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut *

Ronald Ferguson (polo) Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson, OStJ (10 October 1931 – 16 March 2003) was a polo manager, initially to the Duke of Edinburgh and later, for many years, to then Charles, Prince of Wales. His daughter, Sarah, Duchess of York, is the former wi ...

, father of Sarah, Duchess of York *

Ronald Ferguson (economist) Ronald F. Ferguson (born 1950) is an American economist and educator known for his research and contributions to addressing educational disparities in the United States. He has focused on issues ranging from state and local economic development t ...

, American researcher of the racial education achievement gap *

Ronald Fisher Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher (17 February 1890 – 29 July 1962) was a British polymath who was active as a mathematician, statistician, biologist, geneticist, and academic. For his work in statistics, he has been described as "a genius who a ...

(1890–1962), British statistician and geneticist * Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower * Ronald J. Garan, Jr., American astronaut *

Ronald Girones Ronald Girones (born May 10, 1983, in Guantánamo) is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (– 73 kg) at the 2007 Pan American Games, alongside Canada's Nicholas Tritton. He represented his ...

, Cuban judoka *

Ronald Gora Ronald Francis Gora (July 10, 1933 – March 11, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion. Gora was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He remains tied with Tom Jager and Bri ...

, American swimmer * Ronald Green (1944-2012),

American-Israeli Israeli Americans () are Americans who are of full or partial Israeli descent. The Israeli-American community, while predominantly Jewish, also includes various ethnic and religious minorities reflective of Israel's diverse demographics. This c ...

basketball player *

Ron McClure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...

, Jazz bassist *

Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun Ronald John McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, PC (30 April 1861 – 12 October 1934), was a British Conservative politician and writer. Background and education McNeill was born in Torquay. He was the son of Edmund McNeill, DL, JP and Sheriff of ...

, British Conservative politician *

Ron Greenwood Ronald Greenwood (11 November 1921 – 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager. He is best known for being manager of the England national football team from 1977 until 1982, as well as being manager of West Ham United for ...

(1921–2006), English football player and manager *

Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the pitch ...

, American baseball pitcher, New York Yankees * Ron Hackenberger (born 1935), American businessman and car collector *

Ronald Max Hartwell Ronald Max Hartwell (1921–2009) was an Australian-born liberal economic historian of the British Industrial Revolution. Life Hartwell's first academic appointment was at University of New South Wales in 1950, where he held the chair of economi ...

, Australian historian * Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer * Ronald A. Heifetz, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University * Ronald Herd, American professional wrestler *

Ronald K. Hoeflin Ronald K. Hoeflin (born February 23, 1944) is an American librarian by profession, philosopher and amateur psychometrician. He is the creator of the MegaMorris, Scot. "The one-in-a-million I.Q. test". Omni magazine, April 1985, pp 128-132. and Ti ...

, American philosopher * Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner * Ron Horsley, American author and illustrator * Ronald "Ron" Howard, American filmmaker and actor *

L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. A prolific writer of pulp science fiction and fantasy novels in his early career, in 1950 he authored the pseudoscie ...

(1911–1986), American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology * Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian *

Ronald Isley Ronald Isley ( ; born May 21, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Early life Born in 1941 to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O ...

, R&B singer *

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Rep ...

(born 1955), senior United States senator for Wisconsin *

Ronald Jones (running back) Ronald Jones II (born August 3, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he finished his college career with over 3,600 rushing yards over three seasons before being selected ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Ron Jones (athlete) Ronald Jones (19 August 1934 – 30 December 2021) was a British track and field Athletics (sport), athlete who competed at two Olympic Games. Biography Jones was born on 19 August 1934 in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Jones was running for t ...

, British track and field athlete *

Ronald Joseph (disambiguation) Ronald Joseph may refer to: * Ronald Joseph (figure skater) * Ronald Joseph (wrestler) * Ronald Joseph (artist) * Ron Joseph, American television producer {{hndis, Joseph, Ronald ...

, several people *

Ronald Kapaz Ronald Kapaz (born November 16, 1956) is a Brazilian graphic designer and Brand management, brand strategy consultant. Life Born in São Paulo on November 16, 1956, he has been actively working since 1979, and is recognized as one of the pionee ...

, Brazilian graphic designer *

Ron Keel Rynia Lee Keel Jr. (born March 25, 1961), known as Ron Keel, is an American rock singer and guitarist. He is known as the singer for Keel (band), Keel, Steeler (American band), Steeler, Saber Tiger, and the Ron Keel Band, and has also fronted I ...

(born 1961), heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day *

Ronalds Ķēniņš Ronalds Ķēniņš (born February 28, 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward for SC Bern of the National League (NL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Ķēniņš play ...

, Latvian ice hockey player *

Ronald Kent Jr. Ronald Lewis Kent Jr. (born November 7, 1999) is an American professional football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Western Carolina and Central Michigan. Early life Kent playe ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Ron Kind Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Cross ...

, American congressman *

Ronald Klink Ronald Paul Klink (born September 23, 1951) is an American television broadcaster and politician and who served four terms as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 1993 to 2001, as member of the Democratic Party. Early life and ...

, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania *

Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Koeman scor ...

, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach * Ronald Kray, English gangster *

Ron LeFlore Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. LeFlore retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole ...

(athlete), Detroit Tigers *

Ronald Lacey Ronald William Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in ''Porridge'' (1977), Frankie in the Bud Spencer comedy '' ...

(1935–1991) British actor * Ronald Lanzoni, Costa Rican long-distance runner * Dr. Ronald Leung, Hong Kong politician and businessman in banking *

Ron Mael Ronald David Mael (born August 12, 1945) is an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is the keyboard player and principal songwriter in the band Sparks (band), Sparks, which he founded with vocalist, occasional songwrit ...

, American musician and songwriter *

Ronald Mallett Ronald Lawrence Mallett (born March 30, 1945) is an American theoretical physicist, academic and author. He has been a faculty member of the University of Connecticut since 1975 and is best known for his position on the possibility of time travel ...

, American physicist * Ronald Mason Jr., African-American university president *

Rónald Matarrita Rónald Alberto Matarrita Ulate (born 9 July 1994) is a Costa Rican professional association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga FPD club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national football team, Cost ...

, Costa Rican footballer *

Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national volleyball team, men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep ...

, Venezuelan volleyball player * Ronald Michaud, American cartoonist *

Ronald D. Moore Ronald Dowl Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on ''Star Trek,'' as well as on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series, for which he won a Peabody Awar ...

, American screenwriter and television producer * David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove" *

Ronald Clark O'Bryan Ronald Clark O'Bryan (October 19, 1944 – March 31, 1984), nicknamed The Candy Man, The Man Who Killed Halloween and The Pixy Stix Killer, was an American man convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy (April 5, 1966 – October 31, 19 ...

(1944-1984), American murderer *

Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in snooker history, he has won the World Snooker Championship seven times, a m ...

, British snooker player * Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player *

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas' ...

, Texan congressman * Ronald Pelton, American intelligence analyst and convicted spy * Ronald Pereira Martins (born 2001), Brazilian footballer * Ron Perlman, American actor * Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist using the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen" * Ronald Pofalla (born 1959), German politician and manager * Ronald Powell (born 1991), American football player * Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician * Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States * Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander * Ronald Ringsrud, US author and emerald expert * Ron Rivest, American cryptographer * Ronald Santanna Rodrigues (born 1997), Brazilian footballer * Ronald Russell (disambiguation), Multiple people * Ronald Sambi (born 2001), Indonesian footballer * Ron Saunders (1932–2019), English Association football, football player and manager * Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer * Bon Scott, Ronald "Bon" Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 to 1980 * Ronald Schill, German judge and politician * Ronald L. Schlicher, American diplomat * Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq * Ronnie Schneider, American Rock and roll manager * Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist * Ron Sexmith, Ronald "Ron" Sexmith (born 1964), Canadian singer-songwriter * Ronald Gene Simmons (1940-1990), American spree killer and family annihilator * Ronald Steele, American basketball player * Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist * J. R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer * Tina Turner, Ronald "Ronnie" Turner (1960-2022), American actor, singer, and youngest son of Tina Turner * Ron Underwood, American film director * Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American musician and member of The Killers * Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician * Ronald Venetiaan, former president of Suriname * Ronald Virag (born 1938), French cardiovascular surgeon * Ron Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager * Ronnie Washington, Ronald "Ronnie" Washington (born 1963), American football player * Ronnie Wood, British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist * Ronald Wright (boxer) American professional boxer * Ronalds Žagars, Latvian former football goalkeeper * Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater * Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player

Fictional people with the name

* Ronald Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 film ''Can't Buy Me Love (film)#Cast, Can't Buy Me Love'' * Ronald McCrea, nicknamed "Ronnie", a character from ''Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game), Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' * Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's * Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat's next-door neighbor and arch-enemy * Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series ''Kim Possible'' * Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. * Ron Weasley, a main character in ''Harry Potter'', best friend of the Harry Potter (character), title character * Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, half of the DC Comics superhero Firestorm (comics), Firestorm. * Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of ''Call of Duty: WWII''. * List of Black Butler characters#Ronald Knox, Ronald Knox, a reaper in the manga'' Black Butler'' by Yana Toboso

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