Top Celebrity Names Starting With Roy

1. Rank
   1
   

   Roy Williams

   Age 61 Male
   

   Basketball Player and Coach

   431 Photos
   

   Roy Williams is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina. After averaging nearly an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003. He is second all-time for most wins at Kansas behind Phog Allen and at North Carolina behind his mentor Dean Smith.… read more

2. Rank
   2
   

   Roy Scheider

   1932 - 2008 Male
   

   Actor

   240 Photos
   

   Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor. He was best known for his leading role as police chief Martin C. Brody in the first two Jaws movies, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection and his role as Captain Nathan Bridger in science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final performance was posthumously released in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross.… read more

3. Rank
   3
   

   Roy Halladay

   Age 35 Male
   

   Major League Baseball Pitcher.

   229 Photos
   

   Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III, nicknamed "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. His nickname, coined by the late Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday. He was the Blue Jays' first draft selection in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the 17th pick overall, and played for the team from 1998 through 2009, after which he was traded to Philadelphia.… read more

4. Rank
   4
   

   Roy Blunt

   Age 62 Male
   

   Politician

   98 Photos
   

   Roy D. Blunt is the junior United States Senator from Missouri. He is a member of the Republican Party. His Senate seat was previously held by Republican Kit Bond, until his retirement. Blunt served as the United States Representative from from 1997 to 2011. The district contains most of Southwest Missouri, the most conservative part of the state, anchored in the city of Springfield, as well as cities such as Joplin, Carthage, and Neosho.… read more

5. Rank
   5
   

   Roy Head

   Age 69 Male
   

   Singer, Songwriter, Musician

   103 Photos
   

   Roy Head is an American singer, best known for his hit "Treat Her Right."

6. Rank
   6
   

   Roy E. Disney

   1930 - 2009 Male
   

   Film Executive

   107 Photos
   

   Not to be confused with his father, Roy O. Disney Roy Edward Disney, KCSG was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded. At the time of his death he was a shareholder (more than 16 million shares or about 1%), and served as a consultant for the company and Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors.… read more

7. Rank
   7
   

   Roy Wood

   Age 65 Male
   

   Singer-songwriter and Musician

   105 Photos
   

   Roy Adrian Wood is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands.… read more

8. Rank
   8
   

   Roy Orbison

   1936 - 1988 Male
   

   Singer-songwriter

   
   

   Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis.… read more

9. Rank
   9
   

   Roy Keane

   Age 40 Male
   

   Footballer and Manager

   58 Photos
   

   Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic. Keane was a dominating central-midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude which helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005, having joined the club in 1993.… read more

10. Rank
    10
    

    Roy Harper

    Age 71 Male
    

    Singer, Songwriter, Comedian

    15 Photos
    

    For the comic book character, see Roy Harper En:Roy Harper File:Roy Harper 2011. jpgRoy Harper – May 2011Background informationBorn Template:Safesubst:12 June 1941 (1941-06-12) (age 70)Template:Safesubst:Rusholme, Manchester, EnglandDied Template:Safesubst:Template:Safesubst:Occupations Singer, songwriter, poet, actorYears active 1964–present Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964.… read more

11. Rank
    11
    

    Roy Farran

    1921 - 2006 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Major Roy Alexander Farran DSO, MC & Two Bars was a British-Canadian soldier, politician, farmer, author and journalist. He was best known for his exploits with the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II, and in Israel for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old member of the underground group Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang.… read more

12. Rank
    12
    

    Roy Jones, Jr.

    Age 43 Male
    

    Rapper, Superintendent, Actor

    
    

    Roy Jones, Jr. is an American professional boxer. As a professional, he has captured numerous world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a light middleweight (154 lbs), and go on to win a heavyweight title.… read more

13. Rank
    13
    

    Roy Moore

    Age 65 Male
    

    Judge

    
    

    Roy Stewart Moore is an American jurist and Republican politician noted for his refusal, as the elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Judicial Building despite orders to do so from a federal judge. On November 13, 2003, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary unanimously removed Moore from his post as Chief Justice.… read more

14. Rank
    14
    

    Roy Jenkins

    1920 - 2003 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM, PC was a British politician. The son of a Welsh coal miner who later became a union official and Labour MP, Roy Jenkins served with distinction in World War II. Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, he served in several major posts in Harold Wilson's First Government.… read more

15. Rank
    15
    

    Roy Dupuis

    Age 49 Male
    

    Actor

    15 Photos
    

    Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita. He portrayed Maurice Richard on television and in film and Roméo Dallaire in the 2007 film Shake Hands with the Devil.… read more

16. Rank
    16
    

    Roy Brown

    1932 - 2001 Male
    

    Puppeteer, Clown, Actor

    16 Photos
    

    Roy Thomas Brown was an American television personality, puppeteer, clown and artist best known for playing "Cooky the Cook" on Chicago's long running Bozo's Circus.

17. Rank
    17
    

    Roy Hattersley

    Age 79 Male
    

    Labour Party Politician, Published Author and Journalist

    8 Photos
    

    Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley FRSL is a British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield. He served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.

18. Rank
    18
    

    Roy Hodgson

    Age 64 Male
    

    Footballer and Manager

    2 Photos
    

    Roy Hodgson is an English former footballer and the current head coach of West Bromwich Albion. Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s.… read more

19. Rank
    19
    

    Roy Cohn

    1927 - 1986 Male
    

    Lawyer

    
    

    Roy Marcus Cohn was an American attorney who became famous during Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into Communist activity in the United States during the Second Red Scare. Cohn gained special prominence during the Army–McCarthy hearings. He was also an important member of the U.S. Department of Justice's prosecution team at the espionage trials of Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.… read more

20. Rank
    20
    

    Roy Barnes

    Age 64 Male
    

    Governor, Campaigner, Military Person

    5 Photos
    

    Roy Eugene Barnes served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from January 1999 until January 2003. Barnes was also a candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 election. In 2003, Barnes was awarded the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Library for his success while governor of minimizing the Confederate battle emblem on the Georgia state flag despite the political fallout.… read more

21. Rank
    21
    

    Roy Kilner

    1890 - 1928 Male
    

    Professional Cricketer

    
    

    Roy Kilner was an English professional cricketer who played nine Test matches for England between 1924 and 1926. An all-rounder, he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1911 and 1927. In all first-class matches, he scored 14,707 runs at an average of 30.01 and took 1,003 wickets at an average of 18.45. Kilner scored 1,000 runs in a season ten times and took 100 wickets in a season five times. On four occasions, he completed the double.… read more

22. Rank
    22
    

    Roy Buchanan

    1939 - 1988 Male
    

    Musician, Guitarist

    
    

    Roy Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan was a sideman and solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career, and two later solo albums that made it on to the Billboard chart. Despite never having achieved stardom, he is still considered a highly influential guitar player.… read more

23. Rank
    23
    

    Roy McMurtry

    Age 80 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Roland "Roy" McMurtry, OC, OOnt is a judge and former politician in Ontario, Canada and the current Chancellor of York University.

24. Rank
    24
    

    Roy Brun

    Age 59 Male
    

    Lawyer, Politician, Congressman

    
    

    Roy Louis Brun is a First Judicial District state judge in Shreveport, who was a Republican member of the Louisiana state Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988-1997. Brun was considered to have been one of the most outspoken conservative members of the legislature during his nine years of service.… read more

25. Rank
    25
    

    Roy Harper

    Male
    

    Musician, Comedian, Surrogate

    
    

    For the English musician, see Roy Harper Red Arrow Publication informationPublisher DC ComicsFirst appearance as Speedy:More Fun Comics #73(November 1941)as Arsenal:The New Titans #99(July 1993)as Red Arrow:Kingdom Come #2 (June 1996) (alternate)Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007) (mainstream)Created by Mort WeisingerPaul NorrisIn-story informationAlter ego Roy William Harper Jr.… read more