Roy
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Roy may refer to: King in French
[edit] Places
- Roy, New Mexico, USA
- Roy, Utah, USA
- Roy, Washington, USA
[edit] People
[edit] Family name
- Arundhati Roy, an Indian novelist and peace activist
- Bryan Roy, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Indra Lal Roy, an Indian flying ace of World War I
- M. N. Roy, an Indian-born philosopher and 20th century revolutionary in India, Mexico, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, Indonesia and China
- Ken Roy, Canadian contemporary dancer
- Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
- Gabrielle Roy, author
- Jean-Yves Roy, politician
- Fabien Roy, politician
- Sylvie Roy, politician
- Jean Sebastien Roy, motocross driver
- Mathieu Roy Canadian ice hockey player
[edit] Given name
Roy is a common male given name. The following people and characters are commonly known by this name alone:
- Roy Campanella - Baseball hall of famer catcher from the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Roy Horn, half of the Las Vegas show team Siegfried & Roy
- Roy (Peanuts), a minor character from the Peanuts comic strip
- Roy (Fire Emblem), a character from the game Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi (Sword of Seals)
- Roy Greenhilt, a character from the webcomic Order of the Stick
[edit] Royalty
[edit] Other
- a unit in the Ukrainian military; see Sotnia
[edit] See also
- Ray (surname)
- Robert Roy MacGregor, commonly known as "Rob Roy"