Famous People with Name Roger

Róger Gómez Tenorio            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Róger Gómez Tenorio: is a former Costa Rican soccer player who used to play for C.S. Cartaginés and C.S. Herediano.He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, and featured in three of their four games played. Nicknamed 'El Policía', the midfielder collected over 20 caps for the "Ticos". He played his last international on February 16, 1993 against Nicaragua.

Roger Quincy Williams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Quincy Williams: was an American aviator, born in Brooklyn, New York.Williams worked as a barnstormer in the 1920s and a test pilot in the 1930s. During World War I, Williams served with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Between 1942 and 1946 Williams served with the U.S. Army Air

Roger Fortin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Fortin: is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light heavyweight division (– 81 kilograms) on points (0:5) by Soviet Union's Anatoliy Klimanov.

Roger Lewis Baker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Lewis Baker: is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored eleven goals.

Roger Vernon Freed            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roger Vernon Freed: was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter. He played all or part of eight seasons between 1970 and 1979 for five different major league teams.Freed was originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and played in their farm system for five years. In 1970, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the International League while playing for the Rochester Red Wings, earning his first major league call-up in September. Freed went 2-for-13 in four games with one RBI. Freed was thought of highly enough that offseason to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for starting pitcher Grant Jackson and two other players,

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.