Leroy

Leroy

Leroy, LeRoy, Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, or Le Roy is often a male given name. It is also used as a surname. The name is derived from Old French, meaning "The King" (Le Roi in Modern French).

People

Given names

*Leroy (musician), an American musician
*Archbishop LeRoy Bailey, Jr., senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut
*Leroy Brown (athlete), an Olympic medal-winning American athlete
*Leroy Griffiths, a professional football (soccer) player
*Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician), a jazz musician
*Leroy Jenkins (televangelist), an American televangelist
*Leroy Jetta, professional Australian Rules football player
*Leroy S. Johnson, a leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS
*Leroy Lita, a professional football (soccer) player
*Leroy Rosenior, former football (soccer player) and coach
*Lee Roy Selmon, a former NFL football defensive lineman
*Leeroy Stagger, a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter
*Leeroy Thornhill, British electronic music artist
*Leroy A. Wilson, US businessman
*LeeRoy Yarbrough, NASCAR racer

urnames

*Catherine Leroy, French war photojournalist
*Edouard Le Roy, French philosopher (1870-1954)
*JT LeRoy, pseudonym of American writer Laura Albert
*Jennifer LeRoy, an American model and actress
*Julien Le Roy, French clock- and watch-maker (1686-1759)
*Mervyn LeRoy, American actor and director
*Nolwenn Leroy, a French singer
*Robert LeRoy, a tennis player from New York

Fictional characters

*"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", protagonist of a song by Jim Croce
*"Bring Back That Leroy Brown", subject of a song by Queen
*Leroy Encyclopedia Brown, the titular protagonist of the "Encyclopedia Brown" children's novels
*Leroy (Lilo and Stitch character)
*Leroy (South Park), a "South Park" character
*Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a fictional character in the "NCIS" TV series
*Leeroy Jenkins, "World of Warcraft" character
*Roland Daniels, a professional wrestler who performed under the ring name of Leroy Brown

Places

In the United States:
* Le Roy, Illinois
* Le Roy, Iowa
* Le Roy, Kansas
* Le Roy, Michigan
* Le Roy, Minnesota
* Le Roy (town), New York
** Le Roy (village), New York
* Leroy, Indiana
* Leroy, Texas
* Leroy, Wisconsin
* Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan
* Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan
* Leroy Township, Pennsylvania
* LeRoy, West Virginia (also spelled Le Roy or Leroy)


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