Roye
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Roye is the name or part of the name of several communes in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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  • Roye, Haute-Saône
    Roye, Haute-Saône
    Roye is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...

    , in the Haute-Saône département
  • Roye, Somme
    Roye, Somme
    Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...

    , in the Somme département

  • Roye-sur-Matz
    Roye-sur-Matz
    Roye-sur-Matz is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...

    , in the Oise département

People

  • Edward James Roye
    Edward James Roye
    Edward James Roye served as the fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and subsequent violent death in 1871. He had previously served as the 4th Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868...

     the fifth President of Liberia
  • Gilles de Roye
    Gilles de Roye
    Gilles de Roye , Flemish chronicler, was born probably at Montdidier, and became a Cistercian monk.He was afterwards professor of theology in Paris and abbot of the monastery of Royaumont at Asnières-sur-Oise, retiring about 1458 to the convent of Notre Dame des Dunes at Koksijde, near Veurne,...

  • Guy of Roye
    Guy of Roye
    Guy de Roye was a French prelate. Originating from a noble house in Picardy, he attached himself to the Avignon popes Clement VII and Benedict XIII. He was bishop of Verdun, Castres, and then Dol before becoming archbishop of Tours and of Sens. He finally became archbishop of Reims in 1390. He...

  • Horace Roye
    Horace Roye
    Horace Roye was one of the 20th century's pioneering photographers. Roye's photo Tomorrow's Crucifixion, depicting a nude model wearing a gas mask while pinned to a crucifix caused controversy when published in the North London Recorder in August 1938, but is now recognised as one the major...

  • Orpheus Roye
    Orpheus Roye
    Orpheus Michael Roye is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft...

  • Paladine Roye
    Paladine Roye
    Paladine Roye was an award-winning Native American painter.-Background:Paladine H. Roye was born December 8, 1946 in White Eagle, Oklahoma. He was a full blood, enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma...

     award-winning Native American painter
  • Tim Roye
    Tim Roye
    Tim Roye is a radio play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Golden State Warriors He has been calling Warrior games for KNBR-AM in San Francisco since 1995.-Career:...

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