Famous People with Name Roland

Roland Morris Fatty Taylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland Morris Fatty Taylor: is a former professional basketball player. A 6’0” guard from La Salle University, Taylor joined the American Basketball Association in 1969. After one year playing for the Washington Capitals, he moved on to the Virginia Squires, with whom he spent the prime of his career, tallying 3,495 points, 1,737 assists, and 1,715 rebounds in five seasons. For one-and-a-half seasons Taylor was a teammate of George Gervin, and Taylor has been credited with coining Gervin’s nickname “The Iceman” (he first called Gervin “Iceberg Slim”, which gradually developed into the more familiar nickname). Taylor spent one season in the NBA (1976-77) as a member of the Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1977 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 5,098 points, 2,563 assists, and 2,524 rebounds.

Roland "Champ" Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland "Champ" Bailey: is an American football player, starting at cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. His mother nicknamed him "Champ" at an early age.[1] He is the older brother of Broncos linebacker and teammate Boss Bailey.The Washington Redskins selected Bailey in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, as the seventh overall pick. He was known as the first player ever drafted from his hometown of Folkston, Georgia an achievement Bailey states was big for his town to increase its interest in football. He is universally considered one of the best corners in the NFL.

Roland Owen "Ron" McDole            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland Owen "Ron" McDole: is a former American football defensive end from the University of Nebraska went to the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League after spending the 1962 season with the AFL's Houston Oilers. McDole went on to anchor the left side of the Bills' great defensive line for the next eight seasons.

Roland Gerhard Fryer, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland Gerhard Fryer, Jr.: a professor of economics at Harvard University. In addition to being affiliated with Harvard University he maintains offices at the National Bureau of Economic Research and W.E.B DuBois Institute. In January 2008, at age 30, he became the youngest African-American to ever receive tenure at Harvard.Fryer is widely regarded to be one of black America and Harvard's rising stars, having published numerous economics-related papers in prominent academic journals over the past few years[1]. The New York Times ran an extensive profile of Fryer, entitled "Toward a Unified Theory of Black America," in March of 2005 that dealt extensively with Fryer's rough upbringing: Fryer's mother left when he was very young, and his father, who beat his son, was convicted of rape[2], effectively leaving Roland to fend for himself.

Roland "Roy" McMurtry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roland "Roy" McMurtry: a judge and former politician in Ontario, Canada and the current Chancellor of York University.In the 1960s, he worked with Dalton Camp and Norman Atkins to remove John Diefenbaker as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.McMurtry suffered a back injury during the 1971 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership convention, and was able to exempt himself from choosing between Davis and rival candidate Allan Lawrence, whose campaign was managed by Atkins. Davis defeated Lawrence by 44 votes on the final ballot. A few weeks later, McMurtry organized a meeting which brought together the Davis and Lawrence leadership teams. The resulting alliance, known as the Big Blue Machine, dominated the Progressive Conservative Party into the 1980s.

Gilbert Roland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gilbert Roland: was a Mexican-born actor in American films.He was born Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He initially intended to follow in his father's footsteps and become a bullfighter but when the family moved to the United States, he became interested in acting when he was literally picked off the streets for a role as an extra. He chose his screen name by combining the names of two of his favorite actors, John Gilbert and Ruth Roland. His dashing good looks helped him find work immediately although he was often cast in the typical "Latin Lover" role.

Alexis Roland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alexis Roland: is a professional snowboarder from Minnesota, U.S. She began snowboarding when she was 5 years old. Alexis "Lexi" Roland first gained media attention when a video was posted of her riding on the internet and YouTube. The press dubbed her a "snowboarding p

Floyd K. Roland            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Floyd K. Roland: is a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th Premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011. Previously a town councillor and deputy mayor of Inuvik, Roland was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election, after defeating the incumbent candidate Fred Koe. He was re-elected in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election, winning in a landslide with 83% of the vote. Roland was returned by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election and acclaimed for a second time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, following which the members of the Legislature elected him Premier of the Northwest Territories on October 17, 2007.