Roy

Roy

Roy may refer to:__NOTOC__

Places

*Roy, New Mexico, USA
*Roy, Utah, USA
*Roy, Washington, USA
*Roy, British Columbia, Canada

People

Family name

*Arundhati Roy, an Indian novelist and peace activist
*Brandon Roy, American basketball player
*Bryan Roy, Dutch football (soccer) player
*Claude Roy (politician), Canadian politician
*Deep Roy, actor
*Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
*Fabien Roy, politician
*Gabrielle Roy, author
*Indra Lal Roy, an Indian flying ace of World War I
*Jean Sebastien Roy, motocross driver
*Jean-Yves Roy, politician
*M. N. Roy, an Indian-born philosopher and 20th century revolutionary in India, Mexico, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, Indonesia and China
*Mathieu Roy Canadian ice hockey player
*Monique Roy Verville, Canadian politician
*Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
*Sylvie Roy, Canadian politician
*William Roy (1726-1790), Scottish surveyor

Given name

Roy is a common male given name. The following people and characters are commonly known by this name "alone":
*Roy Jones Jr. - Professional boxer
*Roy Mustang- a character from the Fullmetal Alchemist anime and manga series.
*Roy Masters (commentator) - American talk radio personality, podcaster, and spiritual counselor.
*Roy Orbison - pioneer of rock and roll
*Roy Campanella - Baseball hall of famer catcher from the Brooklyn Dodgers
*Roy Horn, half of the Las Vegas show team Siegfried & Roy
*Roy Scheider, film actor
*Roy (Peanuts), a minor character from the "Peanuts" comic strip
*Roy (Fire Emblem), a character from the game Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi ("Sword of Seals")
*Roy Greenhilt, a character from the webcomic Order of the Stick
*Roy Lichtenstein, a renowned pop artist

Other

*a unit in the Ukrainian military; see Sotnia
*Andrew Symonds, Australian cricketer nicknamed "Roy"

ee also

*lookfrom|Roy
*Royston
*Robert Roy MacGregor, commonly known as "Rob Roy"
*Roi
*Ray (surname)


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