<P> Leroy (/ ləˈrɔɪ / lə - ROY), also Leeroy, LeeRoy, Lee Roy, LeRoy or Le Roy, is both a male given name in English - speaking countries and a family name of French origin . Leroy (lørwa) is one of the most common surnames in northern France . As a surname it is sometimes written Le Roy, as a translation of Breton Ar Roue . It is an archaic spelling of le roi, meaning "the king" and is the equivalent of the English surname King . </P> <Ul> <Li> Leroy (musician), American musician </Li> <Li> Leroy Anderson, American composer </Li> <Li> Leroy' Luce' Lutu, American songwriter, singer, and entertainer </Li> <Li> Archbishop LeRoy Bailey, Jr., senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut </Li> <Li> Leroy Brown (athlete), Olympic medal - winning American athlete </Li> <Li> Leroy Brown (wrestler), a ring name of professional wrestler Roland Daniels </Li> <Li> Leroy Burrell, American athlete </Li> <Li> Leroy Carr, blues singer and pianist </Li> <Li> Leroy Cooper, American astronaut </Li> <Li> LeRoy Edwards, American professional basketball pioneer </Li> <Li> "Baby Face" Leroy Foster, Chicago blues musician </Li> <Li> Leroy Griffiths, professional footballer </Li> <Li> LeRoy Hurd, American basketball player </Li> <Li> Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician), jazz musician </Li> <Li> Leroy Jenkins (televangelist), American televangelist </Li> <Li> Leeroy Jenkins, World of Warcraft strategizer and leader </Li> <Li> Leroy Jetta, professional Australian rules footballer </Li> <Li> Leroy S. Johnson, leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS </Li> <Li> Leroy Lita, Congolese - born English footballer </Li> <Li> LeRoy Neiman, American artist </Li> <Li> Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, American professional baseball player </Li> <Li> Leroy Rosenior, English footballer and coach </Li> <Li> Leroy Sané, German footballer </Li> <Li> LeRoy Smallenberger, Louisiana lawyer and politician </Li> <Li> Lee Roy Selmon, former NFL football defensive lineman </Li> <Li> Leeroy Stagger, Canadian alternative country singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Leeroy Thornhill, British electronic music artist </Li> <Li> Leroy Van Dyke, American singer </Li> <Li> Leroy A. Wilson, American businessman </Li> <Li> Leroy Wright, American professional basketball player </Li> <Li> LeeRoy Yarbrough, NASCAR racer </Li> </Ul>

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