Famous People with Name Royston

Royston Ricky Drenthe            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Royston Ricky Drenthe: a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career mainly playing as a left back. Drenthe's younger brother, Giovanni, plays international football for Suriname.At Feyenoord, Drenthe came into the D2 team. He played mainly as a left winger during his junior years. As a C player he was invited to join the B squad on a trip to Switzerland. Drenthe misbehaved during the trip and the trainer, Marcel Bout, wanted him to leave the club as a result. Due to technical director Rob Baan, Drenthe was able to stay and he was only temporarily suspended by the club.

Royston James Clarke            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Royston James Clarke: was a Welsh footballer who played for Cardiff City, Manchester City, Stockport County and Wales as a winger.An outstanding schoolboy sportsman, Clarke became a miner during the Second World War, playing amateur football in his spare time. He signed amateur forms with Cardiff City in 1942, becoming a professional when league football resumed after the war. Part of the Cardiff side which won promotion from Division Three (South) in 1946–47, he signed for Second Division Manchester City in May 1947, Cardiff receiving £12,000 for the player. Manchester City had just secured promotion with matches to spare, resulting in Clarke achieving an unusual feat of playing in three different divisions in consecutive matches.

Royston Ellis            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Royston Ellis: is a British writer heavily influenced by the American Beat Generation.Ellis began his career with two poetry collections published during that era: "Jiving To Gyp" (1959) and "Rave" (1960). In June 1960, he travelled to Liverpool, England to perform a po

Royston Isaac "Roy" Romain            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Royston Isaac "Roy" Romain: is a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time. He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and has continued into his 90th birthday, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s

Royston Cyril John Sully            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Royston Cyril John Sully: played one List A Cricket match for Somerset in the 1985 season. Sully was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman who had played occasional matches for Somerset's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship and the Seco

Shad Royston            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Shad Royston: is a rugby league player who is currently contracted to Bradford Bulls. Before joining Halifax in 2006, Royston played at Doncaster Lakers and Batley Bulldogs. His best known position is fullback but can also operate at centre and loose forward. On 18 Sep

Grandison Delaney Royston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Grandison Delaney Royston: was a prominent Arkansas politician. He was born in Carter County, Tennesseee and later moved to Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1837 and the Arkansas State Senate in 1858. He represented the state in the First Confederate