Rowland (given name) explained
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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- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rowland.