Famous People with Name Roger

Roger Vick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Vick: is a former professional American football running back/fullback in the NFL for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles from 1987 to 1990. He played college football at Texas A&M University.

Roger Zatkoff            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Zatkoff: is a former American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1953-56. He then went on to play for the Detroit Lions. He was a starting player on the 1957 Detroit Lions World Championship team. It has been rumored that Roger Zatkoff was forced to wear a cowbell around his neck during practice.

Roger Aldag            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Aldag: was a Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1976 through 1992. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1989.

Roger A. Morse            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger A. Morse: was a bee biologist who taught many beekeepers both the rudiments and the finer practices, through his research and publications. During his long career, three new parasites of the honeybee, acarine mite, varroa mite and African small hive beetle were introduced to the USA. These, along with the Africanized honeybee and pesticide kills were all important beekeeping issues. Morse was extensively involved in research on each of these and provided guidance to the beekeeping industry.

Roger Bruce Chaffee            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Bruce Chaffee: was a U.S. Navy pilot who became an American astronaut in the Apollo program.Roger Bruce Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, attended Illinois Institute of Technology and earned a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1957. He

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.