# Roll

Roll may refer to:

## Physics and engineering

* Rolling, a motion of two objects with respect to each-other such that the two stay in contact without sliding
* Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis
** Roll (aviation), one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation of an aircraft (angle of tilt to the left or right measured from the longitudinal axis)
** Roll (ship motion), one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation of a ship (angle of tilt to the port or starboard measured from the longitudinal axis)
* Rolling manoeuvre, a manoeuvre of any stiff body (for example a vehicle) around its roll axis:
** Roll, an aerobatic maneuver with an airplane, usually referring to an aileron roll, but sometimes instead a barrel roll, rudder roll or slow roll
** Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak
** Roll program, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch
* Roll rate (or roll velocity), the angular speed at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second

## Food

* Bread roll, a small individual loaf of bread
* Roll (food), a type of food that is either rolled in its preparation, rolled in something, served in a bread roll, or otherwise called a "roll"

## Arts, entertainment and media

* Roll (Anne McCue album), 2004
* Roll (Emerson Drive album), 2012
* "Roll", a song by Flo Rida from the 2008 album Mail on Sunday (album)
* Roll (Mega Man), a character in the Mega Man video game franchise
* Banjo roll, a pattern played by the banjo
* Drum roll, a percussion technique
* Legato or rolls, a guitar technique
* Music roll, a storage medium to operate a mechanical instrument
* Roll, a Hungarian pill bug in the 1998 animated film A Bug's Life

## People
### Roll

* Roll baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
* Alfred Philippe Roll (1846–1919), French painter
* Bob Roll (born 1960), American professional cyclist and commentator
* Curtis Roll (1884–1970), an American judge
* Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (1907–2005), academic economist, public servant and banker
* Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (1831–1921), Norwegian jurist and politician
* George Roll (born 1962), an American ice hockey coach
* Gernot Roll (1939–2020), a German cinematographer
* Idan Roll (born 1984), an Israeli politician
* Jacob Roll (born 1783) (1783–1870), a Norwegian judge and politician
* Jacob Roll (born 1794) (1794–1857), a Norwegian politician
* John Roll (1947–2011), a United States federal judge
* Lawson Roll (born 1965), an English cricketer
* Martin Roll (born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant
* Michael Roll (actor) (born 1961), German television actor
* Michael Roll (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
* Michael Roll (pianist) (born 1946), British pianist
* Richard Roll (born 1939), American economist
** Roll's critique
* Sigurd Roll (1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete
* Stephan Roll (1904-1974), Romanian poet
* Sylvia Roll (born 1973), German volleyball player
* Thomas Røll (born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer
* William G. Roll (1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

### de Roll

* Louis de Roll (1750-?), a Swiss soldier during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
** Roll's Regiment, a regiment of the British Army raised in 1794

## Places

* Roll, Arizona, U.S.
* Roll, Indiana, U.S.
* Roll, Oklahoma, U.S.
* Roll, German name for Ralsko, town in the Czech Republic

## Other uses

* Glossary of bowling#Roll, the final phase of bowling ball motion
* Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics
* Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese
* Coin wrapper or roll, a container for a number of coins
* Scroll, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper
* Roll (finance), process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date
* Jelly roll (options), an options trading strategy
* An official list of registered individuals, such as an electoral roll or the Dawes Rolls.