Miscellaneous

• Roland Hayes (born 1887, died 1976)

  American opera singer.

  • 1924 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• Roland

  Medieval French hero. Nephew of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor.

  • His story is told in the epic Chanson de Roland (''''Song of Roland'''') (see list of Soldiers & Swashbucklers)

Sports

• Roland Brückner

  German athlete.

  • 1980 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Floor Exercise (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
• Roland Matthes

  German athlete.

  • 1968, 1972 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m and 200m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)

Stage and Screen

• Roland Lee
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Roland Young (born 1887, died 1953)

  English actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Roland the Good

  Fictional character.

  • The King in Stephen King''s The Eyes of the Dragon (see list of Characters in The Eyes of the Dragon)
• Roland K. Towery
  • 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)