Arts and Music

• Roy Acuff (born 1903, died 1992)

  American musician and songwriter.

  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
• Roy Byrd
  • Professor Longhair (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Roy Clark (born 1933)

  American singer and songwriter. Longtime co-host of TV's ''Hee Haw.''

  • Winner of seven Country Music Association awards, in 1970, 1973, 1975, 1978 and 1980 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Roy Crane (born 1901, died 1977)

  American cartoonist.

  • Captain Easy; Buz Sawyer (see list of Cartoonists)
• Roy Eldridge (born 1911, died 1989)

  American jazz musician.

  • Trumpeter and drummer (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
• Roy Harris (born 1898, died 1979)

  American composer.

  • Composed Folk-song Symphony (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
• Roy Horton
  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
• Roy Lichtenstein (born 1923, died 1997)

  American Pop artist.

  • Painted Whaam (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
• Roy Orbison (born 1936, died 1988)

  American singer, guitarist and songwriter.

  • Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
  • 1990 Grammy winner for best male vocal performance, for ''''Oh, Pretty Woman'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
  • Wrote ''''Only the Lonely'''' and ''''Crying'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Roy Rogers (born 1912, died 1998)

  American singer and actor. Original name: Leonard Slye.

  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)

Miscellaneous

• Roy Wilkins (born 1901, died 1981)

  American civil-rights leader.

  • 1969 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
  • 1964 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Roy D. Bridges, Jr.

  NASA astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Challenger (1985) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• A. Roy Knabenshue

  Dirigible pilot.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Roy J. Plunkett (born 1910)

  American chemist.

  • Developed TPFE, more commonly known as Teflon (see list of Chemists)

Sports

• Roy Buckley
  • Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
• Roy Campanella

  Baseball player.

  • 1951, 1953, 1955 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Roy Cochran

  American athlete.

  • 1948 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
• Roy Emerson
  • 1961, 1964 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1964-65 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
  • 1963, 1967 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1961, 1963-67 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
• Roy Sievers

  Baseball player.

  • 1949 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
• Roy Worters

  Hockey player.

  • 1931 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Roy Acuff (born 1903, died 1992)

  American musician and songwriter.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • 1991 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Roy Clark (born 1933)

  American singer and songwriter. Longtime co-host of TV's ''Hee Haw.''

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Sheriff Roy Coffee

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Ray Teal from 1960-72 (see list of Characters on ''Bonanza'')
• Roy ''The Professor'' Hinkley

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Russell Johnson (see list of Characters on ''Gilligan's Island'')
• Roy Huggins

  Writer, director and producer.

  • On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
• Roy Roberts (born 1900, died 1975)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Frank Stephens (see list of Actors on ''Bewitched'')
• Roy Rogers (born 1912, died 1998)

  American singer and actor. Original name: Leonard Slye.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • 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)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Roy Del Ruth (born 1895, died 1961)

  American movie director.

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

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Parley Baer (see list of Characters on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
• Roy Williams
  • 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)

The Literary World

• Roy Gutman
  • 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
• Roy F. Nichols
  • 1949 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Disruption of American Democracy (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)