Famous People with Name Roger

Roger Donoghue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Donoghue: was a prizefighter who taught Marlon Brando how to box for his role in the 1954 movie On the Waterfront. Donoghue was born in Yonkers, New York. His father, an Irish immigrant, was a taxicab driver.

Roger Leonard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Leonard: was a professional boxer from Palmer Park, Maryland. He is the older brother of boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, who he introduced to boxing. Nicknamed "The Dodger," Leonard had over 100 amateur bouts.

Roger Dill            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Dill: is an international cricket umpire. He became the first umpire from the ICC Associates panel to officiate in a full ODI in May 2006, during the triangular series between Bermuda, Canada and Zimbabwe. To date, he has officiated in 18 ODIs. He is also a ser

Roger L. Attfield            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger L. Attfield: is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer and owner. In his native England, Attfield had become an accomplished international-level equestrian competitor when he emigrated to Canada in 1970. Five years later he returned to the sport he loved and began work

Roger Madrigal            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Madrigal: is a Costa Rican slalom canoer. Madrigal competed in the mid-1990s. He finished 39th in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Frère Roger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frère Roger: baptised Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche, also known as Brother Roger, was the founder and prior of the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community.In 1940, he rode a bicycle from Geneva to Taizé, a small town near Mâcon, about 390 kilometres (240 miles) southeast of Paris. Taizé was then in unoccupied France, just beyond the line of demarcation to the zone occupied by German troops. For two years Brother Roger hid Jewish refugees before being forced to leave Taizé. In 1944, he returned to Taizé to found the Community, first as a small quasi-monastic community of men living together in poverty and obedience.