Roland

Roland is of Germanic origin, derived from the elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "land" meaning "land."

Notable Namesakes

• Roland Emmerich - Film director known for disaster movies.
• Roland Barthes - French literary theorist and philosopher.
• Roland Ratzenberger - Formula One driver, tragically died in 1994.
• Roland Orzabal - Musician, co-founder of Tears for Fears band.
• Roland Gift - Lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals band.
• Roland Dyens - French classical guitarist and composer.
• Roland Topor - French illustrator, writer, and actor.
• Roland Joffé - Film director known for "The Killing Fields."
• Roland Deschain - Fictional gunslinger in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
• Roland Martin - Journalist and TV host on CNN and TV One.

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