Royal can be a

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or a

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. Bearers include:

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* Billy Joe Royal (1942–2015), American country music and pop singer * Calvin Royal III, American ballet dancer * Darrell Royal (1924–2012), former football coach and player * Devin Royal (born 2004), American basketball player * Donald Royal (born 1966), retired National Basketball Association player *

Doyle P. Royal Doyle P. Royal (January 29, 1919 – September 29, 2020) was an American collegiate soccer and tennis coach. He coached the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland soccer team from 1946 to 1973, and the tennis team from 1954 ...

(1919–2020), American tennis and soccer coach * Eddie Royal (born 1985), National Football League player * Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter * Frank S. Royal (born c. 1940), American physician, company director and civic leader * Jesse Royal (born 1980), New Zealand rugby league player *

Marshal Royal Marshal Walton Royal Jr. (December 5, 1912 – May 8, 1995) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with Count Basie, with whose band he played for nearly twenty years. Early life and education Marshal Royal ...

(1912–1995), American clarinetist and alto saxophonist * Matthew J. Royal (1863–1900), Canadian novelist and playwright * Robert Royal (born 1979), National Football League player * Ségolène Royal (born 1953), French socialist politician * William R. Royal (1905–1997), American underwater diver

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* Roy Castleton (1885–1967), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, first Mormon in the major leagues * Royal Dano (1922–1994), American actor * Royal Galipeau (1947–2018), Canadian Conservative Member of Parliament * Royal Harbor (born 1975), stage name Knoc-turn'al, American songwriter and rapper * Royal Ivey (born 1981), American basketball player * Royal Wade Kimes (born 1951), American country music singer * Royal Little (1896–1989), American businessman considered the father of conglomerates * Royal Russell Long (1935–1993), American kidnapper, rapist and suspected serial killer * Royal Robbins (1935–2017), American rock climbing pioneer * Royal Robertson (1936–1997), American artist * Royal Skousen (born 1945), American professor of linguistics and English * Royal Sprague (1814–1872), 11th Chief Justice of California * Royal A. Stone (1875–1942), Minnesota Supreme Court justice

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