Rowland (given name)

This article is about the given name "Rowland". For the surname, see Rowland (surname). For other uses, see Rowland (disambiguation).

Rowland is an English male given name. It is a medieval variation of Roland.[1]

## Notable people with the given name "Rowland" include

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### A

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* Rowland Abiodun (born 1941), Nigerian-Canadian historian
* Rowland K. Adams (1889–1944), American judge
* Rowland Allanson-Winn (1855–1935), Irish politician
* Rowland Alston (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Anderson (1872–1959), Australian politician
* Rowland Atkinson, British academic

### B

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* Rowland Bailey (1876–1950), Australian cricketer
* Rowland Baring (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Barnes (1940–2005), American judge
* Rowland Barran (1858–1949), English politician
* Rowland Bateman (1737–1803), Irish politician
* Rowland Beckett, Australian rugby league footballer
* Rowland Berkeley (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Berthoff (1921–2001), American historian
* Rowland Biffen (1874–1949), British botanist
* Rowland Blades (1868–1953), English politician
* Rowland Blennerhassett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Bourke (1885–1958), Canadian soldier
* Rowland Bowen (1916–1978), English cricket researcher
* Rowland Griffiths Bowen (1879–1965), Australian naval officer
* Rowland Brotherhood (1812–1883), British engineer
* Rowland Brotherhood (cricketer) (1841–1938), English cricketer
* Rowland Brown (1900–1963), American screenwriter
* Rowland Burdon (disambiguation), multiple people

### C

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* Rowland Carter (1875–1916), English architect
* Rowland Codling (1880–1954), English footballer
* Rowland L. Collins (1935–1985), English professor
* Rowland Cotton (1581–1634), English politician
* Rowland Croucher (born 1937), Australian pastor

### D

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* Rowland Dawkins (??–1691), Welsh politician
* Rowland Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland L. Davis (1871–1954), American judge
* Rowland Robert Teape Davis (1807–1879), New Zealand activist
* Rowland Day (1779–1853), American merchant
* Rowland Detrosier (1800–1834), English politician

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* Rowland Egerton-Warburton (1804–1891), English landowner
* Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh religious figure
* Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh bishop
* Rowland Eustace (1505–1578), Irish politician
* Rowland Evans (1921–2001), American journalist

### F

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* Rowland Fernyhough (born 1954), British equestrian
* Rowland Fisher (1885–1969), English painter
* Rowland FitzEustace (1430–1496), Irish judge
* Rowland Fraser (1890–1916), Scottish rugby union footballer
* Rowland Frazee (1921–2007), Canadian banker
* Rowland G. Freeman III (1922–2014), American naval officer

### G

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* Rowland Garrett (born 1950), American basketball player
* Rowland George (1905–1997), British rower
* Rowland Greenberg (1920–1994), Norwegian musician
* Rowland Griffiths (1886–1914), Welsh rugby union footballer
* Rowland Gwynne (1658–1728), Welsh politician

### H

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* Rowland Hanson, American corporate executive
* Rowland Harrison (1841–1897), English poet
* Rowland Harrold (1865–1924), Australian dermatologist
* Rowland Hassall (1768–1820), English missionary
* Rowland Hayward (1520–1593), English merchant
* Rowland Hazard (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Heylyn (1562–1631), English merchant
* Rowland Hilder (1905–1993), English artist
* Rowland Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Hodge (1859–1950), English shipbuilder
* Rowland Holle (1859–1929), New Zealand cricketer
* Rowland Holt (1723–1786), British politician
* Rowland Hood (1911–1969), British politician
* Rowland S. Howard (1959–2009), Australian musician
* Rowland Hughes (1896–1957), American politician
* Rowland Hunt (1858–1943), English politician

### J

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* Rowland H. Jackson (1872–1957), American businessman and politician
* Rowland Louis Johnston (1872–1939), American politician
* Rowland Jones (1722–1774), Welsh lawyer
* Rowland Jones (golfer) (1871–1952), English golfer
* Rowland Jones-Bateman (1826–1896), English cricketer

### K

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* Rowland C. Kellogg (1843–1911), American politician
* Rowland Kenney (1882–1961), British diplomat

### L

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* Rowland Langmaid (1897–1956), British seaman
* Rowland Laugharne (1607–1675), Welsh soldier
* Rowland Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Leigh (1902–1963), English screenwriter
* Rowland Leigh (MP) (??–1603), English politician
* Rowland Lockey (1565–1616), English painter
* Rowland Lytton (1615–1674), English politician

### M

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* Rowland Hussey Macy (1822–1877), American businessman
* Rowland B. Mahany (1864–1937), American politician
* Rowland Mainwaring (1850–1926), British army officer
* Rowland Mainwaring (Royal Navy officer) (1783–1862), English naval officer
* Rowland Makati (born 2001), Kenyan footballer
* Rowland Ap Meredydd (1529–1600), Welsh politician
* Rowland Meyrick (1505–1566), Welsh bishop
* Rowland Molony (born 1946), British poet
* Rowland Money-Kyrle (1866–1928), English archdeacon
* Rowland Percy Moss, American economist
* Rowland Musson (1912–1943), English cricketer

### N

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* Rowland Needham (1878–1963), English cricketer
* Rowland Nugent (1861–1948), English naval officer

### O

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* Rowland Office (born 1952), American baseball player
* Rowland Mason Ordish (1824–1886), English engineer

### P

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* Rowland Parker (1912–1989), English historian
* Rowland Pennington (1870–1929), English footballer
* Rowland Perkins (1934–2018), American talent agent
* Rowland Pettit (1927–1981), Australian-American chemist
* Rowland Phillips (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Plumbe (1838–1919), English architect
* Rowland Powell-Williams (1872–1951), English cricketer
* Rowland Prichard (1811–1887), Welsh musician
* Rowland Prothero (1851–1937), British politician
* Rowland Pugh (1579–??), Welsh politician

### R

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* Rowland Raw (1884–1915), English cricketer
* Rowland Rees (1840–1904), Australian architect
* Rowland Henry Rerick (1857-1925) American newspaper publisher and historian
* Rowland Rivron (born 1958), British comedian
* Rowland Richard Robbins (1872–1960), English farmer
* Rowland Robinson (1833–1900), American farmer
* Rowland Ryder (1914–1996), English schoolmaster

### S

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* Rowland Salley (born 1949), American musician
* Rowland Glave Saunders (1873–1952), English surgeon
* Rowland Scherman (born 1937), American photographer
* Rowland Searchfield (1565–1622), English bishop
* Rowland Shaddick (1920–1994), English cricketer
* Rowland Smith (1826–1901), English politician
* Rowland Southern (1882–1935), English biologist
* Rowland Sperling (1874–1965), British diplomat
* Rowland Stephenson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland St John (1588–1645), English politician
* Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972), British artist
* Rowland Sutherland, British musician

### T

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* Rowland Talbot, British screenwriter
* Rowland Taylor (1510–1555), English religious figure
* Rowland Thomas (1621–1698), English colonist
* Rowland E. Trowbridge (1821–1881), American politician

### V

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* Rowland Vaughan (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Venables (1846–1920), English cricketer

### W

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* Rowland Ward (1848–1912), British taxidermist
* Rowland White (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Whitehead (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Whyte (??–1626), English businessman
* Rowland Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Winn (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rowland Winter (born 1985), British rugby union coach
* Rowland Wolfe (1914–2010), American gymnast
* Rowland Worsley (1907–??), Australian politician
* Rowland Wright (1915–1991), British industrialist

### Y

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* Rowland York (??–1588), English soldier

## See also

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* Rowland (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Rowland"
* Rowland (surname), a page for people with the surname "Rowland"

## References

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1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rowland".

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