Roach (surname)
Encyclopedia
Roach is an English surname derived from the Old French roche (rock), and may refer to:
Politics and government
- George RoachGeorge RoachGeorge Roach was a Canadian politician and the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1875 to 1876.-External links:...
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1870s), Canadian politician - John C. RoachJohn C. RoachJohn C. Roach is a former Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher on June 10, 2005. His term ended on December 31, 2006. He lost an election to a new eight-year term in the November 2006 election to Judge Mary C. Noble.-Biography:Roach was born and...
, American jurist on the Kentucky Supreme Court - William N. RoachWilliam N. RoachWilliam Nathaniel Roach was a United States Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a clerk in the quartermaster's department during the Civil War...
(1840–1902), American politician
Entertainment
- AJ RoachAJ Roach' is an American singer-songwriter originally from Virginia, but now based in Brooklyn, NY. Roach was born in Newport News, Virginia, but his family moved to his parents ancestral home in Duffield, Virginia when Roach was still very young....
(born 1975), American singer-songwriter - Archie RoachArchie RoachArchie Roach is an Australian musician. A singer, songwriter and guitarist, he survived a turbulent upbringing to develop into a powerful voice for Indigenous Australians, a storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors, and a nationally popular and respected artist.- Biography :In his own words,...
(born 1956), Australian musician - Cameron RoachCameron RoachCameron Roach is a British television producer.Credits include Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls, Casualty, Life on Mars and Moses Jones.-External links:* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1651938/...
, British television Producer - David RoachDavid RoachDavid Roach is a British classical saxophonist who released a solo single, "Emotional Jungle" in 1984. His album, I Love Sax reached #73 in the UK Albums Chart in April that year...
— several people - Hal RoachHal RoachHarold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
(1892–1992), American director & producer - Hal Roach (comedian)Hal Roach (comedian)Hal Roach , is a prominent Irish comedian. He has spent over 60 years in show business, and was featured in the Guinness Book of Records for the longest-running engagement of a comedian at the same venue: 26 years at Jury's Irish Cabaret, Jury's Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.-Career:Born John Roach, he...
, Irish comedian - Jay RoachJay RoachMatthew Jay Roach is an American film director and producer, best known for directing the Austin Powers films and Meet the Parents.-Life and career:...
(born 1957), American director and producer - Max RoachMax RoachMaxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history...
(1924–2007), American drummer - Patrick RoachPatrick RoachPatrick Roach is a Canadian actor best known for playing the always shirtless and cheeseburger-addicted assistant trailer park supervisor Randy on the cult television series Trailer Park Boys....
(born 1969), Canadian actor - Steve Roach (born 1955), American musician
Academics and literature
- Kent RoachKent RoachKent Roach is a professor of law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is well known for his expertise and writings on criminal law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and more recently anti-terrorism law...
, Canadian professor - Mary RoachMary RoachMary Roach is a columnist and popular science writer. Raised in Etna, New Hampshire, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wesleyan University and currently resides in Oakland, California...
, American author on death and the metaphysical - Stephen S. RoachStephen S. RoachStephen S. Roach is a senior executive with Morgan Stanley, the New York-based investment bank. In addition to his position at Morgan Stanley, Roach is a lecturer at Yale University's School of Management and Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.-Career:...
, American economist
Religion
- John RoachJohn RoachJohn Robert Roach was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1975 to 1995.-Biography:...
(1921–2003), American bishop in the Catholic Church - Michael RoachMichael RoachMichael Roach is an American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism of the Gelugpa school, and was the first Westerner to qualify for the Geshe degree at Sera Monastery in India. He received the degree after twenty-two years of training in both India and abroad...
, a teacher of Buddhism
Sports
- Andy RoachAndy RoachAndrew Roach is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...
, American ice hockey defenseman - Clifford RoachClifford RoachClifford Archibald Roach was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England....
(1904–1988), Trinidadian cricketer - Danny RoachDanny RoachDanny Roach born 6 January 1982) was an Australian rules football player for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .Roach, a Tasmanian, played only one game for Collingwood after being a first round pick in the 1999 AFL Draft...
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer - Freddie Roach (born 1960), American boxing trainer
- John Ross RoachJohn Ross RoachJohn Ross Roach was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League. Roach was known for his acrobatic style of goaltending. He was a First Team All-Star during the 1932–33 NHL season. He won a Stanley Cup in 1922...
(1900–1973), Canadian ice hockey player (Goaltender) - Kemar RoachKemar RoachKharab Andre Jamal Roach is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International cricket...
(born 1988), Barbadian cricketer - Melanie RoachMelanie RoachMelanie Roach is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. She lives in Bonney Lake, Washington where she owns Roach Gymnastics, Inc....
(born 1974), US-american weightlifter of the 53-kg-class - Mel RoachMel RoachMelvin Earl Roach was a utility player for the Milwaukee Braves , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies .He helped the Braves win the 1958 National League Pennant....
(born 1933), American baseball player - Michael Roach (footballer)Michael Roach (footballer)Michael Terrence Roach is a former Australian rules football player who represented Richmond in the Victorian Football League from 1977 to 1989....
(born 1958), Australian rules footballer - Mickey RoachMickey RoachMichael Richard Roach was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.-External links:...
, hockey player - Pat RoachPat RoachFrancis Patrick "Pat" Roach was an English actor, wrestler and author, from Birmingham. His most famous role is that of West Country bricklayer Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He also played a memorable role as General Kael in Willow...
(1937–2004), British wrestler - Alan RoachAlan RoachAlan Roach is an American sports announcer and radio personality. He currently broadcasts as a sports commentator on KOA in Denver, Colorado.Roach has been a sports announcer since 1990. While working for a radio station in Colorado Springs, he told a Sky Sox official that if they ever needed a...
, sports PA announcer - Paul Roach (coach)Paul Roach (coach)Paul Roach was the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1990. While there, he compiled a 35-15 record, had a .700 winning percentage, highest in school history, and two seasons of ten or more wins . During that time he also served as the school's athletic director, and won...
, American football coach - Paul RoachPaul RoachPaul Roach is an American bodyboard rider who is considered to be a pioneer of the dropknee style of bodyboarding.Paul Roach is well known for inventing the layback manoeuvre in Dropknee which was later introduced to stand-up surfing...
, American bodyboarder - Ruth RoachRuth RoachRuth Scantlin, later Ruth Scantlin Roach, later Ruth Scantlin Roach Salmon , was a professional bronc rider, and world champion rodeo performer. Her 24-year career began in 1914 and ended in 1938, when she retired from the rodeo and started a ranching business in Nocona, Texas, with her husband,...
(fl. 1930s), American rodeo performer - Steve Roach (born 1962), Australian rugby league player
- Tom Roach (footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
Other
- Brian Roach, A commodity manager who supports Alloa Athletic, a 3rd division Scottish football team.
- Colin RoachColin RoachColin Roach was a 21-year-old black British man who died from a gunshot wound at the entrance to Stoke Newington police station, in the London Borough of Hackney, on 12 January 1983. Amid allegations of a police cover-up, the case became a cause célèbre for civil rights campaigners and black...
, British man allegedly murdered by police in 1983 - James Terry RoachJames Terry RoachJames Terry Roach was the second person to be executed by the state of South Carolina following the 1976 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorizing the use of capital punishment by the states...
(died 1986), American criminal
See also
- Roach (disambiguation)
- RoacheRoacheRoache is a surname. People bearing that name include:* Linus Roache, a British actor and son of William Roache* William Roache, a British actor and original cast member of Coronation Street as Ken Barlow* Bobby Roache a American model and actor...
- Roche (disambiguation)