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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Roger
| image = Roger de Llúria.jpg
| caption = [[Roger of Lauria]]
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɒ|dʒ|ər|,_|ˈ|r|oʊ|dʒ|ər}}<ref>[[#J1|Jones (1986)]] p. 427.</ref>
| gender        = Male
| language      = English
| languageorigin= [[Germanic language|Germanic]]
| derivation    = ''{{lang|gem|hrōd}}'' + ''{{lang|gem|gār}}'', ''{{lang|gem|gēr}}''
| meaning       = "fame", "renown" + "spear", "lance" literally - "famous spear"
| variant       = [[Rogér]], [[Rog]], [[Rodger]], [[Rüdiger]], [[Rutger]]
| see also      = [[Robert]], [[Rudolph (name)|Rudolph]], [[Rodney (name)|Rodney]], [[Roderick]]
| wikt          =
}}
'''Roger'''  is a masculine [[given name]], and a [[surname]]. The given name is derived from the [[Old French]] personal names ''{{lang|fr|Roger}}'' and ''{{lang|fr|Rogier}}''. These names are of [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] origin, derived from the elements ''{{lang|gem|hrōd}}'', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ''{{lang|gem|gār}}'', ''{{lang|gem|gēr}}'' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the [[Normans]].<ref>[[#H2|Hanks (2006)]]; [[#H1|Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] p. 233.</ref> In [[Normandy]], the [[Franks|Frankish]] name had been reinforced by the [[Old Norse]] cognate ''{{lang|non|Hróðgeirr}}''.<ref>[[#H2|Hanks (2006)]].</ref> The name introduced into England replaced the [[Old English]] [[cognate]] ''{{lang|ang|Hroðgar}}''. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the [[Middle Ages]]. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''[[Rodger]]''.<ref>[[#H1|Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] p. 233.</ref>

== Slang and other uses==
{{wiktionary|roger}}

From {{circa|1650}} up to {{circa|lk=no|1870}}, Roger was slang for the word "[[penis]]".<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Roger Slang usage meaning penis from {{circa|1650|lk=no}} to {{circa|1870|lk=no}}] – Online Etymology Dictionary</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930004257/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/roger?view=uk Vulgar slang usage meaning to have sexual intercourse (mainly by men)] – Oxford Dictionary</ref><ref>[[wikt:roger]]</ref> In ''[[Under Milk Wood]]'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual [[double entendre]] and the pirate term "Jolly Roger".<ref>{{cite book |title=Under Milk Wood |edition=The Definitive |author-link=Dylan Thomas |first=Dylan |last=Thomas |editor1=Walford Davies |editor2=Ralph Maud |postscript=. Last explanatory note referred to page 3, (p. 3), of the original text |publisher=Phoenix, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group |page=66 }}</ref>

In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlorine bleach factories periodically.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sherard |first=Robert |title=The White Slaves of England |url=https://archive.org/details/whiteslavesofeng00sheruoft |year=1897 }}</ref>

From circa 1940 in US and UK [[Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets|wartime communication]], "Roger" came to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in "received", used to acknowledge understanding a message. This spread to civilian usage as "Roger" replaced "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

[https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/roger Current British slang] includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, e.g., "took her home and rogered her."

Hodge meaning Rustic, from Middle English Hoge a nickname of Roger.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hodge | title=Definition of HODGE }}</ref>

== Spellings ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2025}}
The following forenames are related to the [[English given name]] ''Roger'':
* {{langx|ar|روجر|translit=Rōjar, Rōjir}}
* Alt. {{Langx|ar|روجيه|translit=Rōjeh}}
* {{langx|be|Роджэр |translit=Rodžer}}
* {{langx|ca|Roger}}
* {{zh |s=罗杰 |t=羅渣 |p=Luó jié  |scase=yes }}
* {{langx|hr|Ruđer, Rogerije}}
* {{langx|nl|[[Rutger]], [[Rogier (disambiguation)|Rogier]]}}
* {{langx|fo|Róar}}
* {{langx|fil|Rogelio}}
* {{langx|fr|Roger}}
* {{langx|gl|Roxerio, Roxelio}}
* {{langx|de|[[Rüdiger]], Roger}}
* {{langx|el|Ρογήρος |translit=Rogéros, Rógi̱ros}}
* {{langx|gu|રોજર |translit=Rōjara}}
* {{langx|he|רוג׳ר |translit=Rojer}}
* {{langx|hi|रॉजर |translit=Rŏjara}}
* {{langx|hu|Rezső, Rogerios}}
* {{langx|is|Hróar, Hróðgeir, Ragnar}}
* {{langx|id|Roger}}
* {{langx|it|[[Ruggero]], Roggero, Ruggeri, [[Ruggiero]], Rugiero}}
* {{langx|ja|ロジャー, ロゲル |translit=Rojā, Rogeru}}
* {{langx|kn|ರೋಜರ್ |translit=Rōjar}}
* {{Korean |hangul=로저 |rr=Rojeo }}
* {{langx|ku|راجەر |translit=Racer }}
* {{langx|la|[[Rogerius (disambiguation)|Rogerius]]}}
* {{langx|mk|Роџер |translit=Rodžer }}
* {{langx|ml|റോജർ |translit=Roger }}
* {{langx|gv|Roree}}
* {{langx|mn|Рожер |translit=Rojyer }}
* {{langx|ne|रोजर |translit=Rōjara }}
* {{langx|no|[[Roar (given name)|Roar]], Roger}}
* {{langx|oc|Rogièr, Rotger}}
* {{langx|fa|راجر |translit=Rājər }}
* {{langx|pl|Roger, Gerek}}
* {{langx|pt|[[Rogério]] }}
* {{langx|pa|ਰੋਜ਼ਰ |translit=Rōzara }}
* {{langx|ru|Роджер |translit=Ródžer, Rodzher }}
* {{langx|sr|Руђер |translit=Ruđer }}
* {{langx|sl|Rogerij}}
* {{langx|es|[[Rogelio]]}}
* {{langx|sv|Roar, Roger, Rutger}}
* {{langx|ta|ரோஜர் |translit=Rōjar }}
* {{langx|te|రోజర్ |translit=Rōjar }}
* {{langx|th|โรเจอร์ |translit=Rochoe }}
* {{langx|uk|Роджер |translit=Rodzher }}
* {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|راجر}} |translit=Rājər }}
* {{langx|cy|Rosser, Rozier}}
* {{langx|yi|ראַדזשער |translit=Radzher }}

== People ==

=== Given name ===
==== Medieval period ====
''See also {{look from|Roger de}}, {{look from|Roger of}} and {{look from|Roger van}} for people with these names''

==== Kings and rulers ====
*[[Hrothgar]], semi-legendary Danish king living around the early sixth century AD
*[[Roger I of Sicily]], Norman ruler of Sicily
*[[Roger II of Sicily]] (1095–1154), Norman King of Sicily and Africa, one of the principal commanders of the [[Second Crusade]]
*[[Roger III of Sicily]] (1175–1193), briefly King of Sicily

==== Others ====
*[[Roger, Archbishop of Patras]] (in post 1337–1347)
*[[Roger (Archdeacon of Barnstaple)]] (in post from 1155)
*[[Roger (archbishop of Benevento)]] (died 1221)
*[[Roger (bishop of Ross)]] (died c. 1350)
*[[Roger (larderer)]] (died 1102), Bishop-elect of Hereford
*[[Roger Borsa]] (1060/61–1111), Norman Duke of Apulia and Calabria
*[[Roger (son of Dagobert)]] ({{fl.|1098–1108}}), Norman magnate who served the Byzantine empire
*[[Roger I. de Sentes]], 12th century French bishop
*[[Roger I Trencavel]] (died 1150), Viscount of Carcassonne
*[[Roger I de Fézensaguet]] (1190–1245), Viscount of Fézensaguet
*[[Roger I of Carcassonne]] (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne
*[[Roger I of Tosny]] (died {{circa|1040|lk=no}}), Norman nobleman
*[[Roger II Trencavel]] (died 1194), Viscount of Carcassonne
*[[Roger III, Duke of Apulia]] (1118–1148), Duke of Apulia, Sicily
*[[Roger IV, Count of Foix]] (died 1265)
*[[Roger IV, Duke of Apulia]] (1152–1161)
*[[Roger of Lauria]] (c. 1245–1305), Italian admiral
*[[Roger Bacon]], English philosopher
*[[Roger Bigod of Norfolk]] (died 1107), Norman knight who participated in the Norman Conquest of England
*[[Roger Frugardi]] ({{circa|1140|1195|lk=no}}), Salernitan surgeon
*[[Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March]] (1374–1398)
*[[Roger Niger]] (c. 1173–1241), Bishop of London
*[[Roger Norreis]] (died c. 1224), Abbot of Evesham
*[[Roger of Salisbury]] (died 1139), also known as Roger le Poer, Norman Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England
*[[Roger of Worcester]] from 1163 to 1179

==== Modern era ====
*[[Roger (footballer, born 1972)|Roger José de Noronha Silva]] (born 1972), Brazilian football goalkeeper
*[[Roger (footballer, born 1978)|Roger Galera Flores]] (born 1978) , Brazilian football attacking midfielder
*[[Roger (footballer, born 1985)|Roger Rodrigues da Silva]] (born 1985), Brazilian football manager and former player
*[[Roger (footballer, born 1996)|Roger Junio Rodrigues Ferreira]] (born 1996),  Brazilian football midfielder
*[[Roger Adams]], American Nobel Prize organic chemist
*[[Roger Albert]], American politician
*[[Roger Ailes]], American television executive, chairman and CEO of Fox News
*[[Roger Anderson]], American football player
*[[Roger Angell]] (1920–2022), American writer and editor for ''The New Yorker''
*[[Roger Ashton (footballer)]], Welsh footballer
*[[Roger Attfield]] (born 1939), Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner and an inductee of both the Canadian and United States horseracing Halls of Fame
*[[Roger Avary]], Canadian producer, screenwriter and director
*[[Roger Ballen]], American artist working in South Africa
*[[Roger Bannister]] (1929–2018), British athlete, first man to run the four-minute mile
*[[Syd Barrett|Roger "Syd" Barrett]], founder of Pink Floyd
*[[Roger Bart]], American actor and singer
*[[Roger Berrio]], Colombian weightlifter
*[[Roger Binny]], Indian cricketer
*[[Roger Black]] (born 1966), English former athlete
*[[Roger Joseph Boscovich]], Croatian-Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, and Jesuit
*[[Roger Boylan]], American writer
*[[Roger Buckley]] (1937–2020), American historian
*[[Roger Burnley]] (born 1966), British businessman, former CEO of Asda
*[[Roger C. Carmel]], American character actor
*[[Roger A. Caras]], American wildlife photographer and writer
*[[Roger Carter (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Roger Casement]], Irish patriot, poet, revolutionary, and British diplomat
*[[Roger B. Chaffee|Roger Chaffee]], American astronaut
*[[Roger Chan]], the bus uncle
*[[Roger Chao]], Australian explorer and mountain climber
*[[Roger Christian (songwriter)]] (1934–1991), American radio personality and songwriter
*[[Roger Clarke (rugby union administrator)]], British rugby administrator
*[[Roger Clemens]], baseball player
*[[Roger Colglazier]] (born 1950), American sprinter
*[[Roger Cook (journalist)]], British journalist
*[[Roger Corman]], American film director, producer, and actor
*[[Roger Craig (baseball)]], baseball player
*[[Roger Craig (American football)]], American football player
*[[Roger Craig Smith]] (born 1975), American voice actor
*[[Roger Cumberland]] (1894-1938), American Presbyterian missionary killed in Iraq
*[[Roger Daltrey]], lead singer of British rock band The Who
*[[Roger Davis (television actor)]], American actor
*[[Roger O. DeBruler]] (1934–2017), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
*[[Roger DeJordy]] (1937–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Roger Delgado]], British actor
*[[Roger DeVries]], English footballer
*[[Roger Dobkowitz]], American television producer, statistics expert for ''The Price is Right''
*[[Roger Donaldson]], New Zealand filmmaker
*[[Roger Ebert]] (1942–2013), American film critic and writer
*[[Roger Guy English]], American businessman and world record holder
*[[Roger M. Enoka]], American neurophysiologist
*[[Roger Federer]], Swiss tennis player
*[[Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.]], American CEO and former Federal Reserve official
*[[Roger C. Field]], British inventor and industrial designer
*[[Roger Fortin]], Canadian boxer
*[[Roger Frampton]], Australian jazz musician
*[[The Rentals|Roger Galante]], Canadian musician
*[[Roger García Junyent]], Spanish football player
*[[Roger Gibbon]], Trinidad and Tobago track cyclist
*[[Roger Glover]], Welsh/English bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer
*[[Roger Godement]], French mathematician
*[[Roger Goldammer]], Canadian bikebuilder
*[[Roger Goodell]], commissioner of the NFL
*[[Roger Gorayeb]], Filipino volleyball coach and former college player
*[[Roger Guerreiro]], Polish football player of Brazilian descent
*[[Roger Habsch]] (born 1979), Belgian para-athlete who specializes in sprints
*[[Roger Hall (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Roger Hamby]] (born 1943), American racing car driver
*[[Roger Heinkelé]] (1913–2001), French diver
*[[Roger Hodgman]], Australian stage and television director
*[[Roger Hodgson]], British vocalist and songwriter from Supertramp
*[[Roger Houde]] (born 1938), Canadian politician
*[[Roger Howarth]], American actor
*[[Roger Ilegems]], Belgian track cyclist and road bicycle racer
*[[Roger Ingram]], American trumpeter, educator, and author
*[[Roger Jackson (rower)]], Canadian rower and academic
*[[Roger Jackson (wide receiver)]], American football player
*[[Roger L. Jackson]], American actor
* Roger Jouret, birth name of [[Plastic Bertrand]], Belgian singer, musician and television presenter
*[[Roger Kettlewell]], Canadian football player
*[[Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes]], Royal Navy officer prominent in World War I, and Member of Parliament
*[[Roger Kibbe]] (1939–2021), American serial killer
*Roger Kiew, known professionally as [[Roger Kool]], Singaporean DJ
*[[Roger Kimmerly]], Canadian politician
*[[Roger Köppel]], Swiss journalist
*[[Roger Kwok]], Hong Kong television actor and former singer
*[[Roger Machado Marques]], Brazilian football player
*[[Roger Lloyd-Pack]], British actor
* Rogério Manganelli, Brazilian-American bass guitarist for Less Than Jake, known as [[Roger Lima]]
*[[Roger Manvell]], first director of the [[British Film Academy]]
*[[Roger Maris]] (1934–1985), baseball player
*[[Roger Mason Jr.|Roger Mason Jr]], American basketball player
*[[Roger Mayweather]] (1961–2020), American boxer
*Roger McBride (born 1968), American musician known by his stage name [[King T]]
*[[Roger McCreary]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Roger McGuinn]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist for The Byrds
*[[Roger McMurrin]], American conductor
*[[Roger Michell]] (1956–2021), South African-born British film director
*[[Roger Milla]], Cameroon footballer
*[[Roger Miller]], American musician
*[[Roger Mills (racewalker)]], English race walker
*[[Roger Monroe]], Trinidad and Tobago politician
*[[Roger Moore]] (1927–2017), English actor, James Bond
*[[Roger Moreira]], Brazilian musician
*[[Roger Moret]] (1949–2020), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[Roger E. Mosley]], American actor
*[[Roger Mudd]] (1928–2021), American TV journalist
*[[Roger Muñoz]], Nicaraguan basketball player
*[[Roger Myerson]], American economist and professor
*[[Roger Neubauer]] (born 1938), French water polo player
*[[Roger Penrose]], English mathematical physicist
*[[Roger Penske]], American businessman
*[[Roger Tory Peterson]], American ornithologist
*[[Roger Pierre]] (1923–2010), French actor
*[[Roger Pilote]] (1934–2023), Canadian politician
*[[Roger Pogoy]] (born 1992), Filipino professional basketball player
*[[Roger Price (comedy)]] (1918–1990), American humorist who created ''Droodles'' and ''Mad Libs''
*[[Roger Price (television producer)]] (born 1941), English television producer
*[[Roger Price (Australian politician)]] (born 1945), Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives (1984–2010)
*[[Roger Pulvers]] (born 1944), Australian playwright, theatre director and translator
*[[Roger Pulwarty]] (born 1960), Trinidadian scientist
*[[Roger Rees]], British actor
*[[Roger Roberts (swimmer)]] (born 1948), British former swimmer
*[[Roger Roger (composer)]], French composer
*[[Roger Rogerson]], former detective of the [[NSW Police Force]] and convicted murderer
*[[Roger Rose]] (born 1958), American actor
*[[Roger Rosengarten]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Roger Sablonier]] (1941–2010), Swiss historian and writer
*[[Brother Roger]] (1915–2005), baptised Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche, Swiss initiator of the Taizé community
*[[Roger Scruton]] (1944–2020), English philosopher and writer
*[[Roger Sessions]], American music composer
*[[Roger Hale Sheaffe]], British general, one of the principal commanders of [[War of 1812]]
*[[Roger Sheaffe (politician)]], member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
*[[Roger Sherman]], American revolutionary, signer of many famous documents, inventor of congressional system, one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]]
*[[Roger Smith (actor)]], American actor
*[[Roger Smith (executive)]] (1925–2007), American chairman and CEO of General Motors and the subject of Michael Moore's documentary film ''Roger & Me''
*[[Roger Spink]] (born 1958), Falkland Islands politician
*[[Roger Dale Stafford]] (1951–1995), American convicted spree killer and serial killer
*[[Roger Staubach]], American football player
*[[Roger Stone]], American political lobbyist, strategist, and author
*[[Roger Sumich]], New Zealand cyclist
*[[Roger Tahull]] (born 1997), Spanish water polo player
*[[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], British drummer for Queen
*[[Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)|Roger Taylor]], British drummer for Duran Duran
*[[Roger Toussaint]], American transit worker's union official
*[[Roger Troutman]] (1951–1999), also known as Roger, American R&B recording artist, singer for [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]]
*[[Roger Tuivasa-Sheck]] (born 1993), New Zealand rugby player
*[[Roger Vadim]], French film director
*[[Roger Vandergoten]] (born 1943), Belgian volleyball player
*[[Roger Vangheluwe]], Belgian bishop, resigned following pedophilia scandal
*[[Roger Craig Vogel|Roger Vogel]] (born 1947), American composer
*[[Roger Waters]], English rock musician and songwriter
*[[Roger Wedge]] (1948–2010), Canadian politician
*[[Roger Whittaker]] (1936-2023), British singer
*[[Roger Wicker]] (born 1951), U.S. Senator from Mississippi
*[[Roger Williams]] (1603–1683), English minister, theologian, and author, co-founder of Rhode Island
*[[Roger Williams (pianist)]] (1924–2011), American pianist
*[[Roger Williams (soldier)]] (1539/40–1595), Welsh soldier of fortune and military theorist, one of the principal commanders of Eighty Years' War and Battle of Arques
*[[Roger L. Worsley]], American educator
*[[Roger Wrightson]], English cricketer
*[[Roger Yap]] (born 1977), Filipino former professional basketball player
*[[Roger Arliner Young]] (1899–1964), American scientist, first African American woman to earn a PhD in Zoology
*[[Roger Zelazny]], American science-fiction author

=== Surname ===
*Neil Munroe [[Bunny Roger]] (1911–1997), English couturier
*[[Charles Rogier]], Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution, Prime Minister of Belgium 1847–1852 and 1857–1868
*[[Christophe Roger-Vasselin]] (born 1957), French former tennis player, father of Édouard
*[[Denise Roger]] (1924-2005), French composer
*[[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]] (born 1983), French tennis player, son of Christophe
*[[Julius Roger]] (1819–1865), German entomologist and medical doctor
*[[Marie-Sabine Roger]] (born 1957), French writer
*[[Mircea Roger]] (born 1947), Romanian Olympic rower
*Pierre Roger, birth name of [[Pope Clement VI]]
*[[Rich the Kid|Rich The Kid]] (born 1992 as Dimitri Leslie Roger), American rapper
*[[Roger Roger (composer)]] (1911–1995), French composer

== Fictional characters ==
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*[[Gold Roger]] (Gol D. Roger), the Pirate King in the manga/anime-series ''One Piece''
* Lord Rogers, a character from [[The Swan Princess (film series)]]
*[[Roger (American Dad!)|Roger (''American Dad!'')]], protagonist of the animated sitcom ''[[American Dad!]]''
* Roger, in the short story "Thank You, Ma'am" by [[Langston Hughes]]
* Roger, a jolly prankster of the Burger Palace Boys from the hit 50s musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''
*[[Roger the Dodger]], from ''[[The Beano]]''
*[[Roger (Guilty Gear)]]
*[[Roger (Hellboy)|Roger (''Hellboy'')]], a homunculus from the series ''Hellboy''
* Roger, a pseudocharacter in [[Monty Python]]'s [[Life of Brian]] whom the crowd wanted Pontius Pilate to release to make fun of his lisp ("Welease Woger".)
* Roger, a character in the novel ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', Jack's lieutenant and the tribe's torturer/hangman
*[[Roger (Tekken)|Roger (''Tekken'')]], a kangaroo character from the ''Tekken'' fighting game series, and [[Roger (Tekken)#Roger Jr.|Roger Jr.]], his son
* Roger Ackroyd, title character of Agatha Christie's novel ''[[The Murder of Roger Ackroyd]]''
*[[Roger Brook]] secret agent and Napoleonic Wars Era gallant in a series of novels by [[Dennis Wheatley]]
*[[Roger Chillingworth]], the antagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel ''[[The Scarlet Letter]]''
* Roger Danish, a minor character in ''[[Arrested Development]]'', Lindsey's high school counterpart and co-winner of the Best Hair Award
* Roger Baxter, Blythe Baxter's father and supporting character in the cartoon [[Littlest Pet Shop]]
*[[Roger Davis (RENT)|Roger Davis (''Rent'')]], musician and ex-druggie of ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''
*[[Roger De Bris]], director-turned-actor in ''[[The Producers (1967 film)|The Producers]]'' and its [[The Producers (musical)|musical version]]
* Roger Fox, from the comic strip ''[[FoxTrot]]''
*[[Bill Daily|Roger Healey]], captain/major played by Bill Daily in the ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' 1960's sitcom
* Roger Hoyt, the main character on the short-lived series ''[[Life with Roger]]''
* Roger Klotz, a bully on the cartoon series ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]''
* Roger Latimer, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie ''[[Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise#Cast|Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise]]''
*[[Monsieur Roger LeClerc]], in the BBC sitcom ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''
* Roger MacKenzie, character in [[Diana Gabaldon]]'s [[Outlander (book series)|''Outlander'' series]], portrayed by [[Richard Rankin]] in the [[Outlander (TV series)|TV adaptation]] 
*Roger McManus, a character in ''[[Rumor Has It (film)|Rumor has it...]]''
*[[Roger Murtaugh]], cop played by Danny Glover in the ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' movies
*[[List of Brooklyn Nine-Nine characters#Roger Peralta|Roger Peralta]], Jake's father in ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine|Brooklyn 99]]''
* Roger Piazza, a supporting character from [[Max & Ruby]]
*[[Roger Rabbit]], cartoon character from the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''
* Roger Radcliffe, in Disney's animated film ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians|101 Dalmatians]]''
*[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee#Roger Radcliffe|Roger Radcliffe]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-29|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=The Life and Times of Juniper Lee#Roger Radcliffe|reason= The anchor (Roger Radcliffe) [[Special:Diff/896979475|has been deleted]].}}, in ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee''
*[[Roger Ramjet]], cartoon superhero
* Roger Samms, the protagonist in the ''[[Bad Mojo]]''
*[[Roger Smith (The Big O)|Roger Smith]], the main protagonist of the anime series ''[[The Big O]]''
*[[Roger Sterling]], co-owner of the advertising company Sterling Cooper, a character in the television series ''Mad Men''
* Roger the Shrubber, a character in [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]] who sells a shrubbery to King Arthur and Sir Bedevere
* Roger Walker, one of the central protagonists in the ''[[Swallows and Amazons series]]'' by [[Arthur Ransome]]
*[[Roger Wilco (Space Quest)|Roger Wilco]], protagonist of the ''[[Space Quest]]'' game series
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==Animal==
*[[Roger (kangaroo)]], Australian kangaroo with an extraordinary physique, aka "Ripped Roger" (circa 2006 – 2018)

== See also ==
*[[Roger Dodger (phrase)]]
*[[Roger-Vasselin (disambiguation)]]
*[[Roger (voice procedure)]]
*[[Ruggiero (character)]]
*[[Raja]] (similarly pronounced in some accents)

== Citations ==
{{reflist}}

== References ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=P |editor-link=Patrick Hanks |year=2006 |orig-year=2003 |chapter=Roger |chapter-url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-52944 |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780195081374 |via=[[Oxford Reference]] |chapter-url-access=subscription |access-date=10 June 2016 |ref=H2 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=P |author1-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=K |last3=Hodges |first3=F |year=2006 |orig-year=1990 |title=A Dictionary of First Names |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |edition=2nd |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |ref=H1 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=D |author1-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |last2=Gimson |first2=AC |author2-link=Alfred C. Gimson |year=1986 |orig-year=1917 |title=Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition=14th |publisher=[[J.M. Dent & Sons]] |ol=4296804M |ref=J1 }}
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