Rory is a given name of

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 ...

origin. It is an anglicisation of the /''Ruaidhrí'' and /''Ruaraidh'' and is common to the Irish,

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and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed of ''ruadh'' ("red") and ''rígh'' ("king"). In

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

and

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, it is generally seen as a masculine name and therefore rarely given to females.

History

An early use of the name in antiquity is in reference to

Rudraige mac Sithrigi Rudraige mac Sithrigi (; ), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. The son of Sitric, he took power after killing his predecessor, Crimthann Coscrach, and ruled for thirty or seventy years, aft ...

, a

High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...

who eventually spawned the

Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or (Irish language, Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Provinces of Ireland, over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which ...

(indeed, this tribe are sometimes known as ''Clanna Rudhraighe''). Ruadrí mac Domnall was the grandfather of famous Scottish king

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and the eponymous founder of ''Clann Ruaidrí'' (

House of Moray The House of Moray or Clann Ruaidrí is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the succession of rulers whose base was in Moray and who ruled sometimes a larger kingdom, mainly the Kingdom of Scotland. An important feature of ...

). Throughout the Middle Ages, the name was in use by various kings, such as

Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin (died 785) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Fáelán mac Murchado (died 738), a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the ea ...

Ruaidrí na Saide Buide Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the /''Ruaidhrí'' and /''Ruaraidh'' and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed ...

and

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair Ruaidrí mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruairí Ó Conchúir; anglicised as Rory O'Conor) ( – 2 December 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1198. He was the last High King of Ire ...

, the last High King of Ireland. As well as this,

Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha Rory Oge O'More (; – 30 June 1578) was an Irish noble and chief of the O'More clan. As the Lord of Laois, he rebelled against the Tudors' sixteenth-century conquest of Gaelic Ireland. Irish nationalists Patrick Pearse and Philip O'S ...

, the famous King of Laois, and his nephew Ruairí Ó Mórdha, who was a leader in the

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, held the name, and Ruaidrí Ó Domhnaill, King of Tyrconnell of the

O'Donnell dynasty The O'Donnell dynasty ( or ''Ó Domhnaill,'' ''Ó Doṁnaill'' ''or Ua Domaill;'' meaning "descendant of Dónal") were the dominant Irish clan of the kingdom of Tyrconnell in Ulster in the north of medieval and early modern Ireland. Naming ...

who was deeply involved in the saga known as the Flight of the Earls. Rory has seen increasing use in females since the early 2000s, especially in the

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, where it became among the top 1000 female baby names in 2003. As of 2022, Rory ranked 280th in popularity for males and 335th for females in the US. A similar trend can be observed in

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, where the name has seen increasing use in females since 2001 and especially 2015. Rory can alternatively be a nickname for "

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", “ Gloria”, or " Lorelai".

Variations

The standard Scottish Gaelic pronunciation is , and in Munster Irish . In English, it is typically pronounced as (). In Classical Gaelic, the name was written Ruaidhrigh, and in

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

Ruaidríg /ruaðʲr͈ʲiːʝʲ/ (Proto Celtic *roudo-riks). There are numerous other recorded variations of the name such as Ruaidrí, Ruaidhrí, Ruairdhrí, Rhuairidh, Ruaridh, Rhuari, Rhuaridh, Ruarídh, Ruarí, Roighrí, Rauridh or Raighrí. Historically, it has also been anglicised by replacement with the Germanic names

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic , from , + , ) is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old High German forms are , , , , , ; in Gothic language ; in Old English ...

and

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") ...

, particularly the former.

List of people

Ruaidrí

(died 785), King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin * Ruaidrí ua Canannáin (died 950), king of the Cenél Conaill, and according to some sources High King of Ireland *

(died 1118), called Ruaidrí na Saide Buide (Ruaidrí of the Yellow Birch), King of Connacht *

, 12th century King of Connacht and the last High King of Ireland *

Ruaidri mac Cathal Ua Conchobair Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the /''Ruaidhrí'' and /''Ruaraidh'' and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed ...

, King of Connacht in Ireland *

Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the /''Ruaidhrí'' and /''Ruaraidh'' and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", composed o ...

, King of Connacht, died 1384 *Ruaidri Caech mac Diarmata (1404–1421), see

Kings of Magh Luirg The Kings of or Moylurg were a branch of the , and a kindred family to the Kings of Connacht. Their ancestor, , was a brother to , King of Connacht 967–973, ancestor of the O Connor family of Connacht. is said to have made a deal of some natu ...

*Ruaidri Óg mac Diarmata (1478–1486), see

*Ruaidri mac Diarmata (1549–1568), see

* Ruaidrí Ó Domhnaill (1575–1608), King and Earl of Tyrconnell * Ruaidrí Ó Gadhra (died 1256), Irish king * Ruaidri Ó Cellaigh (died 1339), Irish king *

Ruaidrí Ó Curnín Ruaidrí Ó Curnín (died 1496) was an Irish poet. Ó Curnín was a member of a brehon literary family of Breifne. The Annals of the Four Masters record his death, ''sub anno'' 1496: * ''O'Cuirnin (Rory) ... died.'' See also * Cormac Ó C ...

(died 1496), Irish poet

Ruaidhrí

* Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin (died 1387), Irish historian *

Rúaidhrí Conroy Rúaidhrí Conroy (born 30 November 1979) is an Irish actor. He is the son of actor Brendan Conroy. One of his first castings was as Tito (and not Tayto as commonly misconceived) in the 1992 film '' Into the West'', for which he won a Young Ar ...

(born 1979), Irish actor * Ruaidhrí mac Coscraigh ( 990s), Irish king *

Rúaidhrí de Valera Rúaidhrí de Valera (3 November 1916 – 28 October 1978) was an Irish archaeologist most known for his work on the megalithic tombs of his country. He was the son of Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera. Early studies De Valera took a B ...

(1916–1978), Irish archaeologist * Ruaidhrí Ó Dubhda ( 1380), Irish king *

Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh Roderick O'Flaherty (; 1629–1718 or 1716) was an Irish historian. Biography He was born in County Galway and inherited Moycullen Castle and estate. O'Flaherty was the last ''de jure'' Tigerna, Lord of Iar Connacht, and the last recognised C ...

(1629–1716/18), Irish historian *

Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh () was King of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name. Biography Ruaidhri was a brother of the preceding chief, Morogh. Ruaidhri and his brother may have accompanied Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (reigned 1233 ...

( 1200s), Irish king * Rúaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1061), Irish king * Ruaidhri Ua Flaithbheartaigh (died 1145), Irish king * Ruaidhrí Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh (died 1569), Irish knight *

Ruaidhrí Higgins Ruaidhrí Higgins (born 23 October 1984) is a Northern Irish professional manager (association football), football manager and former Association football, player. He is the manager of NIFL Premiership club Coleraine F.C., Coleraine. Playing ca ...

(born 1984), manager of Derry City F.C. in the League of Ireland * Ruaidhri Mac Aedha (died 1170), Irish lord *

Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill (died 1247?) was a leading figure in the Kingdom of the Isles and a member of Clann Somhairle. He was a son of Raghnall mac Somhairle and was the eponymous ancestor of Clann Ruaidhrí. Ruaidhrí may have become the pri ...

(died 1247?), Hebridean magnate * Ruaidhrí Mac Ruaidhrí (died 1318?), Scottish magnate * Ruaidhrí Mear Ua Dubhda ( 1100s), Irish king *

Ruaidhrí Murphy Ruaidhrí Murphy is a former professional rugby union player who last played for Ulster Rugby in the 2015–16 season. Ruaidhrí's position of choice is prop. Ruaidhri is a former pupil of Castleknock College in Dublin and represented Leinster S ...

(born 1987), Irish rugby union footballer * Ruaidhri Roberts (1917–1986), Irish trade union leader * Ruaidhri Smith (born 1994), Scottish cricketer

Ruadhri

* Ruadhri of Bute ( 13th century), Scottish noble * Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh ( late 12th century), Irish king

Ruari

Ruari Crichard Ruari James Crichard (born 9 January 1995) is a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 2015 to 2017. Crichard attended King's College School, Wimbledon, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge, where he ...

(born 1995), English cricketer * Ruari MacLennan (born 1988), Scottish footballer *

Ruari McLean John David Ruari McDowall Hardie McLean (10 June 1917 – 27 March 2006) was a British typographic designer. Early life and apprenticeship Ruari McLean was born in Scotland on 10 June 1917, in Newton Stewart, Galloway. He was educated at the ...

(1917–2006), British typographic designer *

Ruari Paton Ruari Michael Paton (born 9 August 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker on loan for club Port Vale. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16 level. Paton, a talented dancer, spent his youth with Shel ...

(born 2000), Irish footballer

Ruairí

* Bantum (real name Ruairí Lynch; born 1983), Irish multi-instrumentalist, musician, DJ, producer and composer *

Ruairí Mac Easmainn Roger David Casement (; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during World War I. He worked for the Britis ...

(1864–1916), Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary and nationalist *

Ruairí Brugha Ruairí Brugha (; 15 October 1917 – 31 January 2006) was an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland from 1977 to 1979, Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1969 to 1973 and 1977 to 1 ...

(1917–2006), Irish politician *

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (; born Peter Roger Casement Brady; 2 October 1932 – 5 June 2013) was an Irish republican political and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 196 ...

(1932–2013), Irish Republican Army member * Ruairí Canavan (born 2003), Gaelic footballer *

Ruairi O'Connor Ruairí O'Connor (born 9 July 1991) is an Irish actor. On television, he is known for his role as Henry Tudor, the future Henry VIII, in the Starz series ''The Spanish Princess'' (2019–2020). His films include ''Handsome Devil (film), Handsome ...

(born 1991), Irish actor * Ruairí Convery (born 1984), Northern Irish hurler *

Ruairí Deane Ruairí Deane (born 3 September 1991) is an Irish people, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cork GAA, Cork senior team. From the Bantry Blues club, Ruairi works as a teacher. He captained the Cork 2013 Junior Football tea ...

(born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer * Ruairí Ó Gadhra (died 1206), Irish king * Ruairi Glynn, installation artist * Ruairí Harkin (born 1989), Irish footballer * Ruairí Keating (born 1995), Irish footballer * Ruairi McGoff (born 1985), English-Canadian rugby league footballer *

Ruairí McKiernan Ruairí McKiernan is an Irish author, Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and campaigner on youth, community, health, and social justice issues. In 2012, he was appointed to the Irish Council of State (Ireland), Council of State by Pres ...

, Irish author and social entrepreneur *

Ruairí Ó Murchú Ruairí Ó Murchú (; born 3 May 1978) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2020 general election. He was a member of Louth County Council representing the Dundalk South local ...

(born 1978), Irish politician *

Ruairi Quinn Ruairi Quinn (born 2 April 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1989 to 1997, ...

(born 1946), Irish politician * Ruairi O'Rahilly, Gaelic footballer * Ruairí Robinson (born 1978), Irish film director and writer *

(born 1977), Irish social activist

Ruaraidh

Ruaraidh Erskine Ruaraidh Erskine of Marr (15 January 1869 – 5 January 1960) (Scottish Gaelic: Ruaraidh Arascain is Mhàirr) was a Scottish nationalist political activist, writer and Scottish Gaelic language revival campaigner. Early life Ruaraidh Erskin ...

(1869–1960), Scottish nationalist * Ruaraidh Murray (born 1975), Scottish actor, writer and comedian

Ruairidh

Ruairidh Campbell Ruairidh Campbell (born 1998) is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who represents the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby union career Referee career Professional career He has refereed in the Scottish Premiership. He refereed 52 matches i ...

(born 1998), Scottish rugby union referee * Ruairidh Greenwood (born 1992), Scottish curler *

Ruairidh MacIlleathain Ruairidh MacIlleathain is a Scottish Gaelic broadcaster and author with an interest in Gaelic learners. He edited the learner's newsletter ''Cothrom'' (published by Clì Gàidhlig) and hosts the radio shows ''Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh'' and ''An ...

, Scottish Gaelic broadcaster

Ruaridh

Ruaridh Arrow Ruaridh Arrow is a British journalist and film-maker known for his 2011 feature documentary '' How to Start a Revolution'' about Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Gene Sharp. The film was described as an underground hit with the Occupy movement, w ...

(born 1980), British film-maker *

Ruaridh Jackson Ruaridh James Howard Jackson (born 12 February 1988) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. Jackson started his career playing at fly-half, but soon transitioned to playing ...

(born 1988), Scottish rugby union player * Ruaridh Langan (born 1998), Scottish footballer * Ruaridh MacKenzie (born 1994), Scottish rugby union player * Ruaridh McConnochie (born 1991), English rugby union player *

Ruaridh Mollica Ruaridh Silvio James MacGillivray-Mollica (born 14 October 1999; pronounced Rur-ee Mall-ika) is a Scottish actor, writer, and director. For his performance in the film ''Sebastian (2024 film), Sebastian'' (2024), he was nominated for a British In ...

, Scottish-Italian actor

Rory

Male

Rory Anderson Rory C. "Busta" Anderson II (born October 2, 1992) is an American former professional football tight end. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at South Carolina. He was ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Rory Barnes Rory Barnes (born 1946) is an Australian writer of popular fiction. Although born in London, he has lived most of his life in Australia. Bibliography *''Valencies'' (1983 with Damien Broderick) *''The Bomb-Monger's Daughter'' (1984) *''Water F ...

(born 1946), Australian writer *

Rory Best Rory David Best (born 15 August 1982) is an Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 124 caps for Irelan ...

(born 1982), Irish rugby union footballer * Rory Boulding (born 1988), English footballer * Rory Brady (1957–2010), Irish lawyer *

Rory Bremner Roderick Keith Ogilvy "Rory" Bremner,"Rory Bremner". '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Wall to Wall for BBC One. 2 February 2009. No. 1, series 6. (born 6 April 1961) is a Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political sati ...

(born 1961), Scottish comedian *

Rory Brennan Rory Brennan (born 1945) is an Irish poet, born in Westport, County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, provinc ...

(born 1945), Irish poet *

Rory Brien Rory Brien (born 15 October 1991) is a former rugby league footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Brien played at either lock or centre. Brien was the Eels National Youth Competition (rugby league), Toyota Cup captain in 2011 ...

(born 1991), rugby league footballer *

Rory Burns Rory Joseph Burns (born 26 August 1990) is an English cricketer who has played internationally for the England cricket team, England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he captains Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey in first-class cricket, ...

(born 1990), English cricketer *

Rory Byrne Rory Byrne (born 10 January 1944) is a South African semi-retired engineer and car designer, most famous for being the chief designer at the Benetton and Scuderia Ferrari teams of Formula One. Byrne-designed cars have won ninety-nine Grands P ...

(born 1944), South African racing car designer *

Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''How to Marry a Millio ...

(1922–1999), American actor *

Rory Carroll Rory Carroll (born 1972) is an Irish journalist working for ''The Guardian'' who has reported from the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Latin America and Los Angeles. He is the Ireland correspondent for ''The Guardian''. His book on Hugo Chávez, ' ...

(born 1972), Irish journalist * Rory Cellan-Jones (born 1958), British journalist *

Rory Cochrane Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in '' Dazed and Confused'', Lucas in ''Empire Records'', Lee Schatz in '' Argo'', Freck in '' A Scanner Darkly'', and Tim Speedle in '' CSI: Miami''. ...

(born 1972), American actor * Rory Collins (born 1955), epidemiologist * Rory Enrique Conde (born 1965), Colombian serial killer * Rory Culkin (born 1989), American actor * Rory Delap (born 1976), Irish football player *

Rory Dodd Rory Dodd (born Port Dover, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian rock vocalist who has performed many songs written by Jim Steinman. He is probably best known for singing as the duet voice (the "Turn around, bright eyes" lyrics) on Bonnie Tyler's versi ...

, Canadian rock vocalist * Rory Fairweather-Neylan (born 1987), Australian ballet dancer *

Rory Fallon Rory Michael Fallon (born 20 March 1982) is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He previously played for Barnsley, Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Y ...

(born 1982), New Zealand football player * Rory Feely (born 1997), Irish association football player * Rory Fitzpatrick (born 1975), American ice hockey player *

Rory Gallagher William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as "Ireland's first rock star", he is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances. He has sometim ...

(1948–1995), Irish musician *

Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987) is a former English first-class cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasiona ...

(born 1987), English cricketer * Rory Jacob (born 1983), Irish hurler * Rory Jennings (born 1983), British actor * Rory Johnson (born 1986), American football player * Rory Jones (born 1955), South African football player * Rory Kiely (1934–2018), Irish politician *

Rory Kinnear Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor. He won two Olivier Awards, both at the National Theatre, in 2008 for his portrayal of Sir Fopling Flutter in ''The Man of Mode'', and for playing the William Shakespeare villain ...

(born 1978), English actor * Rory Kockott (born 1986), South African rugby player representing France internationally *

Rory Lamont Rory Lamont (born 10 October 1982 in Perth) is a former rugby union player who played as full-back and on the wing for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. He prides himself on his versatility. Rory is the younger brother of Sean Lamont. Rugby car ...

(born 1982), Scottish rugby player * Rory Lawson (born 1981), Scottish international rugby union player *

Rory Lee Feek Rory Lee Feek (born April 25, 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In his career, he has written singles for Clay Walker, Blake Shelton, Tracy Byrd and other artists. He and his wife, Joey Feek, formed the duo Joey + Rory ...

(born 1966), American country music singer and songwriter * Rory Leidelmeyer, American bodybuilder *

Rory Loy Rory James Loy (born 19 March 1988) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, footballer now working as a football commentator on radio and television. He last played for Scottish League One side Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton. He ha ...

(born 1988), Scottish footballer *

Rory Macdonald (conductor) Rory Macdonald (born 25 August 1980) is a Scottish conductor. Education Born in Stirling, Scotland, he attended Douglas Academy in Milngavie, Glasgow, and went on to read Music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. He studied vi ...

(born 1980), Scottish conductor *

Rory MacDonald (fighter) Rory MacDonald (born July 22, 1989) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Prior to signing with the PFL, MacDonald competed for Bellator MMA, w ...

(born 1989), Canadian professional mixed martial artist * Rory Macdonald (musician) (born 1949), Scottish bassist * Rory MacGregor (born 1976), British actor *

Rory MacLean Rory MacLean Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, FRSL (born 5 November 1954) is a Great Britain, British-Canadian historian and travel writer who lives and works in Berlin and the United Kingdom. His best known works are ''Stalin’s Nose'' ...

(born 1954), Canadian writer * Rory Makem (born 1969) Irish-American musician *

Rory Markas Rory Markas (December 20, 1955 – January 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's ba ...

(1955–2010), American sportscaster *

Rory Markham Rory Markham (born March 25, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and actor who most recently acted alongside Will Smith playing Booker Grassie in the latest addition to the '' Bad Boys'' franchise ''Bad Boys for Life''. Formerly ...

(born 1982), American mixed martial artist *

Rory McCann Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), Jurgen the Brutal i ...

(born 1969), Scottish actor *

Rory McEwen (politician) Rory John McEwen (born 24 September 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the independent member for the seats of Gordon (1997–2002) and Mount Gambier (2002–2010) in the South Australian House of Assembly. Before entering politic ...

(born 1948), Australian politician *

Rory McEwen (artist) Roderick McEwen (12 March 1932 – 16 October 1982), known as Rory McEwen, was a Scottish artist and musician. Early life and education He was the fourth of seven children born to Sir John McEwen, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Brigid Mary Lindl ...

(1932–1982), Scottish artist and musician * Rory McGrath (born 1956), English comedian *

Rory McIlroy Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position du ...

(born 1989), Northern Irish golfer * Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter) (born 1957), English singer-songwriter *

Rory McLeod (snooker player) Rory McLeod (born 26 March 1971) is an English-Jamaican former professional snooker player. He has reached the last 16 in ten ranking tournaments, and his most notable achievement came in 2015, when he won the minor ranking Ruhr Open, beating T ...

(born 1971), English professional snooker player *

Rory McTurk Rory W. McTurk (born July 30th, 1942) is a British philologist. McTurk graduated from Oxford University in 1963. He took a further degree at the University of Iceland in 1965, and subsequently taught at Lund University, the University of Copenha ...

, British philologist *

Rory O'Connor (Irish republican) Roderick O'Connor (; 28 November 1883 – 8 December 1922) was an Irish republican who was Director of Engineering for the IRA in the Irish War of Independence. O'Connor opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 and was chairman of the republican ...

(1883–1922), Irish republican activist *

Rory O'Hanlon Rory O'Hanlon (born 7 February 1934) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2002 to 2007, Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2002, Minister for the Environment from 19 ...

(born 1934), Irish politician *

Rory O'Malley Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, 1980) is an American actor, best known for his performance as Elder McKinley in ''The Book of Mormon'', for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the 65th Tony A ...

(born 1980), Broadway actor * Rory (Roger) O'Moore (1620–1655), Irish rebel *

Rory O'Tunny Rory O'Tunny (''fl. c.'' 1520 – 1542; , ; other spellings include ''Ruoricus, Otyuny, Otwyne, Otuyne, Otyyne'') was an Irish people, Irish sculptor. Rory O'Tunny was born into a family of sculptors, said to have originated in Callan, Co ...

(c. 1541–1542), Irish sculptor *

Rory Peck Rory Peck (13 December 1956 – 3 October 1993) was a Northern-Irish freelance war Camera operator, cameraman who was killed while covering the events of the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. Work Rory Peck covered the first Gulf War; the ...

(1956–1993), British journalist * Rory Reid (born 1963), American politician *

Rory Sabbatini Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini (born 2 April 1976) is a South African-Slovak professional golfer. Sabbatini won six times on the PGA Tour between 2000 and 2011 and was runner-up in the 2007 Masters. He spent 21 weeks in the world top-10 in late-2 ...

(born 1976), South African golfer * Rory J Saper (born 1996), English actor *

Rory Schlein Rory Robert Schlein (born 1 September 1984) is an Australian speedway rider. Career Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Schlein, lived in the southern Adelaide suburb of Hallett Cove and won the Australian Under-16 Championship at the North ...

(born 1984), Australian speedway rider *

Rory Singer Rory Michael Singer (born May 28, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. Although Rory had made a name for himself as a 185-pound prospect; his big break came after meeting the producers of TUF. They were fi ...

(born 1976), American mixed martial artist * Rory Sparrow (born 1958), American basketball player * Rory Smith (born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player *

Rory Steele Rory Steele is an Australian author and former public servant and diplomat. Born 1943 in Western Australia. Oxford University 1962–66 (BA Hons Modern Languages). Taught Italian in Naples 1964–65. In 1969 he joined the Australian Diplomati ...

(born 1943), Australian author *

Rory Stewart Roderick James Nugent Stewart (born 3 January 1973) is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, and former diplomat and politician. He has taught at Harvard University and at Yale University. He currently teaches and co-directs the Brady-Jo ...

(born 1973), British politician, diplomat and author *

Rory Storm Rory Storm (born Alan Ernest Caldwell; 7 January 1938 – 28 September 1972) was an English musician and vocalist. Born in Liverpool, Storm was the singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpudlian band who were contempora ...

(1938–1972), English musician * Rory Sutherland (born 1982), Australian racing cyclist *

Rory Underwood Rory Underwood, (born 19 June 1963) is an English former rugby union player. He is 's record international try scorer, with 49 tries in 85 internationals between 1984 and 1996. Underwood's principal position was wing and he played 236 games fo ...

(born 1963), English rugby player * Rory Watson (born 1996), English footballer

Female

* Rory Bosio (born 1984), American ultramarathon runner * Aurora "Rory" Block (born 1949), American blues guitarist and singer * Ellen "Rory" Flack (born 1971), American figure skater *

Rory Guilday Rory Susanna Guilday (born September 7, 2002) is an American college ice hockey defenceman for Cornell and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Early life Guilday attended Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, ...

(born 2002), American ice hockey player *

Rory Kennedy Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction, her Anti-nuclear movement, opposition to nuclear power, the treatm ...

(born 1968), American filmmaker *

Rory Quintos Rory B. Quintos (born October 31, 1962) is a Filipino former television and film director. She graduated from the University of the Philippines UP Diliman, major in broadcasting. She began a career in television where she successively spent ye ...

(born 1962), Filipino television and film director * Rory Uphold, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress

Rorie

Rorie Henderson Rorie Graham Farquharson Henderson (born 1959) is a former British rower who was a National champion and won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta. and the Wingfield Sculls. Rowing career Henderson was part of the double scu ...

(born 1959), British rower

Fictional characters

Male characters

*Brother Rua in the film

Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) w ...

*Rory in the Australian children's television series '' Little Lunch'' *Rory in the book series

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' are a series of Young adult fiction, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two ...

*Rory in the film/television series ''

My Babysitter's a Vampire ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' (released as ''My Babysitter's a Vampire: The Movie'' in some regions) is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror television film directed by Bruce McDonald. It stars Vanessa Morgan and Matthew Knight. The film's plot cente ...

'' * Rory Adams in the movie ''

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

'' *Rory Breaker in the movie ''

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is a 1998 neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It follows a heist involving a confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of ...

'' *Rory Campbell in the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

Universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents. It comprises all of existence, any fundamental interaction, physical process and physical constant, and therefore all forms of matter and energy, and the structures they form, from s ...

*Roary in the television show

Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'', stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'', is a British preschool animated television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment for Five and Nick Jr. that aired from 7 May 2007 to 29 Septem ...

*Ruairí Donovan in the British radio soap opera ''

The Archers ''The Archers'' is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word Radio broadcasting, channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now pr ...

'' *Ruairi, a central character in the

MMORPG A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...

Mabinogi The ''Mabinogion'' () is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created –1410, as well as a few earlier frag ...

, appearing in the introductory storyline and several others subsequently. * Rory Finnigan in the television series ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' * Rory Flanagan in the television series ''

Glee Glee may refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 3000 album) * ''Glee'' (Logan Lynn album) * Gle ...

'' * Rory Hennessy in the television series ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American television sitcom originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three children. ...

'' *Rory Jansen in the movie '' The Words'' *

Rory Murdoch The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. When more than one actor has played a character, the most recent actor is listed last. Present characte ...

in the television series ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in ...

'' *Rory O'Shea in the movie ''

Inside I'm Dancing ''Inside I'm Dancing'' ( ''Rory O'Shea Was Here'', as released in the USA, et al), is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Damien O'Donnell; written by Jeffrey Caine and Christian O'Reilly; and starring James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Ga ...

'' *Rory Peters in the movie ''

Final Destination 2 ''Final Destination 2'' is a 2003 American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis from a screenplay by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, based on a story by Gruber, Bress, and Jeffrey Reddick. It is the sequel to ''Final Destinati ...

'' * Rory Regan, '' Ragman'' in the

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

*Rory Slippery in the television series '' Fortysomething'' *

Rory Williams Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Having been introduced in 2010, at the start of Series 5, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Sm ...

in the television series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' * Rory Walker in the movie ''

The Conjuring ''The Conjuring'' is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in ''The Conjuring'' Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as E ...

'' * Rory Browne in the books of the saga of Agnes Browne (''The Mammy'', ''The Chisellers'', ''The Granny'' and ''The Young Wan'') by

Brendan O'Carroll Brendan O'Carroll (born 17 September 1955) is an Irish actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. He is best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch List of Mrs. Brown's Boys characters#Agnes Brown, Agnes Brown on stage and in the BBC a ...

*Rory in the former

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

video game ''

Club Penguin ''Club Penguin'' was a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that ran from 2005 to 2017. The game featured a virtual world that included a wide range of online games and activities. It was created by New Horizon Interactive (now known as Di ...

Female characters

* Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore in the television series ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...

'' * Rory Mercury in the anime and light novel series ''

Gate A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word is derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*gatan'', meaning an opening or passageway. Synonyms include yett (which comes from the same root w ...

.'' * Aurora "Rory" Morningstar, from the series "Lucifer."

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