Gender:
Origin:
German
1856 famous people named Roland found on Wikipedia.
97620 male, 362 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
544-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
98-th in year 1925
Used in: Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Medieval-French, Swedish
A male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “land.”.
Roland is a masculine Germanic given name that is also used as a family name. Forms in other languages include: Orlando (Italian), Rolando (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Roldán (Spanish).
Masc. proper name, from French, from Old High German Hrodland, literally "(having a) famous land." As legendary nephew of Charlemagne, celebrated in "Chanson de Roland," c. 1300. His comrade was Oliver, hence a Roland for an Oliver (1610s) in expressions meaning "to give as good as one gets, tit for tat."
Famous country, famous throughout the land. Combine of hrod (fame) and land (land).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Roland Emmerich | 1955 | German film director, screenwriter, and producer |
2 | Roland Orzabal | 1961 | Musician |
3 | Roland Barthes | 1915 | French philosopher, critic and literary theorist |
4 | Roland Trettl | 1971 | Italian writer and cook |
5 | Roland Deschain | Protagonist from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" | |
6 | Roland Freisler | 1893 | German lawyer and judge |
7 | Roland | Frankish military leader under Charlemagne | |
8 | Roland Gift | 1961 | British actor and singer |
9 | Roland Ratzenberger | 1960 | Austrian racing driver |
10 | Roland Leighton | 1895 | British writer |
11 | Roland Burris | 1937 | Politician from the United States |
12 | Gilbert Roland | 1905 | American film actor |
13 | Roland Daggett | Fictional character in the DC Universe | |
14 | Roland Magdane | 1949 | French actor |
15 | Roland Tichy | 1955 | German journalist |
16 | Roland Garros | 1888 | Early French aviator |
17 | Roland Joffé | 1945 | English and French film/television director and producer |
18 | Ed Roland | 1963 | American musician |
19 | Roland Kickinger | 1968 | Austrian actor and bodybuilder |
20 | Roland Düringer | 1963 | Austrian screenwriter, cabaret artist and actor |
21 | Roland Jankowsky | 1968 | German actor |
22 | Manon Roland | 1754 | French revolutionary |
23 | Roland Cayrol | 1941 | |
24 | Roland Duchâtelet | 1946 | Businessman, football manager |
25 | Witold Roland | 1898 | Polish actor |
26 | Roland Pryzbylewski | Character from The Wire | |
27 | Roland Young | 1887 | Actor |
28 | Roland Dickey Jr. | ||
29 | Roland La Starza | 1927 | American boxer |
30 | Roland Lamah | 1987 | Association footballer |
31 | Roland Manookian | 1979 | Actor |
32 | Roland Topor | 1938 | French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter |
33 | Roland Winters | 1904 | Actor |
34 | Roland Rudd | 1961 | |
35 | Roland the Farter | English musician | |
36 | Roland Culver | 1900 | Actor |
37 | Roland Martin | American television personality | |
38 | Roland Bautista | 1951 | American musician |
39 | Roland Bergkamp | 1991 | Footballer |
40 | Roland Juhász | 1983 | Football player |
41 | Roland Dyens | 1955 | French composer |
42 | Roland Penrose | 1900 | British artist and art historian |
43 | Dean Roland | 1972 | American musician |
44 | Roland Alberg | 1990 | Football player |
45 | Roland Pertwee | 1885 | British playwright, director and actor |
46 | Roland Nilsson | 1963 | Swedish footballer |
47 | Roland Berger | 1937 | German businessman |
48 | Roland Michener | 1900 | More... |
49 | Roland Grapow | 1959 | German musician |
50 | Roland Hayes | 1887 | African American singer |
51 | Roland Copé | 1930 | French physician and actor |
52 | Roland Müller | 1988 | German-Filipino association footballer |
53 | Roland Beamont | 1920 | British flying ace |
54 | Roland Kortenhorst | 1958 | Dutch politician |
55 | Roland Agret | 1942 | |
56 | Roland Scholten | 1965 | Dutch darts player |
57 | Roland Gori | 1943 | French psychoanalyst & academic |
58 | Will Roland | ||
59 | Roland Smith | 1951 | American author |
60 | Roland Mark Schoeman | 1980 | South African swimmer |
61 | Roland Mouret | 1961 | French fashion designer |
62 | Roland Romeyer | 1945 | French association football player |
63 | Roland West | 1885 | American film director |
64 | Roland Peugeot | 1926 | French industrialist of the automobile industrialist dynasty Peugeot |
65 | Duane Roland | 1953 | American rock guitarist |
66 | Roland Petit | 1924 | French ballet dancer and choreographer |
67 | Roland Sallai | 1997 | Association football player |
68 | Roland Hassel | Fictional character by Olov Svedelid | |
69 | Roland Curram | 1932 | British actor |
70 | Roland Bless | 1961 | German musician and singer |
71 | Roland Dumas | 1922 | French diplomat |
72 | Roland Bonaparte | 1858 | French geographer |
73 | Roland Baader | 1940 | German opinion journalist |
74 | Roland Sands | 1974 | American motorcycle racer |
75 | Roland Kaiser | 1952 | German singer |
76 | Roland Dubillard | 1923 | French actor |
77 | Roland Girtler | 1941 | Austrian historian and sociologist |
78 | Roland Jacquard | 2000 | French journalist |
79 | Roland Williams | 1975 | American football player |
80 | Roland Jaccard | 1941 | Swiss psychologist and writer |
81 | Roland Lehoucq | 1965 | French astrophysicist |
82 | Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe | 1899 | British Baron |
83 | Roland Perez | 1963 | French lawyer |
84 | Roland Robertson | 1938 | British sociologist |
85 | Roland Clark | 1965 | American music producer |
86 | Roland Lesaffre | 1927 | French actor |
87 | Roland Delorme | 1983 | Canadian mixed martial artist |
88 | Roland Kahn | 1952 | |
89 | Paul Roland | 1959 | British singer |
90 | Roland Moreno | 1945 | Inventor |
91 | Roland Arnall | 1939 | American diplomat |
92 | Roland Cedermark | 1938 | |
93 | Roland Burton | ||
94 | Roland Sicard | French journalist | |
95 | Roland Janson | 1939 | Swedish actor |
96 | Roland Matthes | 1950 | Swimmer |
97 | Roland Hanna | 1932 | American pianist |
98 | Roland McKeown | 1996 | Canadian ice hockey player |
99 | Roland Harrah III | 1973 | Actor |
100 | Roland Bainton | 1894 | American historian |
101 | Roland Totheroh | 1890 | American cinematographer |
102 | Ruth Roland | 1892 | Actress, producer |
103 | Jerzy Roland | 1900 | Polish actor |
104 | Roland Neudert | 1939 | |
105 | Roland de Vaux | 1903 | French archaeologist |
106 | Dom & Roland | 1974 | |
107 | Roland Møller | 1972 | Danish actor |
108 | Roland Alphonso | 1931 | Ska musician |
109 | Roland Czető | 1989 | Hungarian actor |
110 | Roland Demongeot | 1955 | French actor |
111 | Roland Linz | 1981 | Austrian footballer |
112 | Roland Sadoun | 1923 | French consultant |
113 | Roland Marchisio | 1960 | French actor |
114 | Roland Cazaux | 1958 | |
115 | Roland Huntford | 1927 | British writer |
116 | Roland Hetzer | 1944 | German cardiac surgeon |
117 | Roland Bailly | 1921 | French actor |
118 | Roland Smeenk | 1957 | Dutch guitarist and cabaret artist |
119 | Roland Hemond | 1929 | Executive in Major League Baseball |
120 | Johnny Roland | 1943 | American football player and coach |
121 | Roland Varga | 1990 | Association footballer |
122 | Roland W. Betts | 1946 | American film producer |
123 | Roland Methling | 1954 | German politician |
124 | Roland Gwynne | 1882 | British politician |
125 | Roland Klick | 1939 | German film director and screenwriter |
126 | Roland Melanson | 1960 | Canadian ice hockey player |
127 | Roland Wohlfarth | 1963 | German football striker |
128 | Roland Harper | 1953 | American football player |
129 | Roland Berrill | 1897 | Australian barrister |
130 | Roland Theodore Symonette | 1898 | Prime Minister of the Bahamas |
131 | Roland W. | 1941 | German singer |
132 | Roland Jourdain | 1964 | French navigator |
133 | Roland de Velville | 1474 | Possible/likely illegitimate child of Henry VII |
134 | Roland White | 1938 | American bluegrass musician |
135 | Roland Neuwirth | 1950 | Austrian bassist |
136 | Roland Ménard | 1923 | French actor |
137 | Roland Peil | 1967 | German percussionist |
138 | Roland De Wolfe | 1978 | British poker player |
139 | John Roland | 1941 | American news presenter |
140 | Roland Mortier | 1920 | Scientist |
141 | Roland Merullo | 1953 | Fiction writer |
142 | Roland Bugatti | 1922 | French engineer |
143 | Roland James | 1958 | All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback, safety |
144 | Roland Hureaux | 1948 | French politician |
145 | Roland Werner | 1957 | German translator and theologian |
146 | Roland Wolf | 1965 | German musician |
147 | Ida Roland | 1881 | Austrian actress |
148 | Roland Timsit | French actor | |
149 | Roland Kibbee | 1914 | American film and television screenwriter and producer |
150 | Roland Leong | 1945 | American drag racer |
151 | Roland Vincent | French conductor and composer | |
152 | Roland Lazenby | American sportswriter | |
153 | Roland Agambire | 1976 | Ghanaian businessman |
154 | Roland Tay | Singaporean funeral director | |
155 | Roland Faber-Castell | 1905 | German entrepreneur |
156 | Roland Boys Bradford | 1892 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
157 | Roland Buerk | 1973 | Journalist |
158 | Roland Gibbs | 1921 | Army officer |
159 | Roland Ries | 1945 | Member of the French Socialist Party, mayor of Strasbourg, Member of the French Senate |
160 | Roland Dantes | 1944 | Filipino bodybuilder |
161 | Roland Gumpert | 1944 | German engineer |
162 | Roland Mqwebu | 1941 | |
163 | Alex Roland | 1970 | Television journalist; news reporter |
164 | Roland Perry | 1946 | Australian writer |
165 | Roland Bausert | 1944 | German musician |
166 | Roland Doschka | 1941 | German writer |
167 | Roland Mesnier | 1944 | American chef |
168 | Renate Roland | 1948 | German actress |
169 | Roland Bartrop | 1925 | British actor |
170 | Roland Falk | 1915 | Test Pilot |
171 | Roland Mikler | 1984 | Hungarian handball goalkeeper |
172 | Dennis Roland | 1983 | Player of American football |
173 | Roland Gaucher | 1919 | French politician |
174 | Roland Vaubel | 1948 | German economist |
175 | Roland Allen | 1868 | Missionary in China |
176 | Roland Andersson | 1950 | Swedish footballer and manager |
177 | Roland Putsche | 1991 | Footballer |
178 | Roland de la Poype | 1920 | French fighter ace |
179 | Roland Adrowitzer | 1957 | Austrian television presenter |
180 | Roland J. Green | 1944 | American writer |
181 | Roland G. Fryer, Jr. | 1977 | American economist |
182 | Roland Gilles | 1954 | French soldier |
183 | Roland Butcher | 1953 | English cricketer |
184 | Roland W. Reed | 1864 | American artist and photographer |
185 | Roland Adolph | 1946 | German religious servant |
186 | Roland Cassone | 1944 | |
187 | Roland Sussex | Australian linguist | |
188 | Roland Mousnier | 1907 | French historian |
189 | Roland Riebeling | 1978 | German actor, stage actor and film actor |
190 | Roland Ertl | 1945 | Austrian officer |
191 | Saint Roland | 1150 | French saint |
192 | Roland Franklin | 1926 | |
193 | Roland W. Schmitt | 1923 | American academic |
194 | Roland Chenail | 1921 | Canadian actor |
195 | Roland Asch | 1950 | German racecar driver |
196 | Roland Brival | 1950 | French musician, singer and writer |
197 | Roland Reuß | 1958 | German specialist in literature, editor and philologist |
198 | Roland Brant | 1961 | Italian disc jockey and composer |
199 | Pierre Roland | 1979 | Indonesian actor |
200 | Roland Schreglmann | 1988 |