Roman

**Roman** is a masculine given name that originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin and sequentially the Greek language. In its initial sense, the title "*Roman*", (*Romanus* in Latin and *Romanos* in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman (or Byzantine) culture. It most likely evolved from Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome. It can also be an ancient Germanic given name, derived from Proto-Germanic \*Hrōþi- "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and \*mann "man" (Hrōþimannaz). It's sometimes also used as a literal translation of the name Robert.

Variations of the name include:

* French: Romain
* German: Roman
* Hungarian: Román
* Italian: Romano, Romolo
* Portuguese: Romão
* Spanish: Román
* Polish, Czech, Slovak: Roman
* Russian, Ukrainian: Роман (Roman)
* Belarusian: Раман (Raman)

Roman may refer to:

## People named Roman

### Pre-20th century

* **Roman the Melodist** (5th century), Christian saint
* **Roman of Dunis** (9th century), Christian saint
* **Roman of Bulgaria** (early 930s – 997), Tsar of Bulgaria, one of the principal commanders of Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria
* **Roman Svyatoslavich** (c. 1052 – 1079), Prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus'
* **Roman I of Kiev** (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod
* **Roman the Great** (c. 1152 – 1205), Grand Prince of Kiev
* **Roman Danylovich** (c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak), Prince of Slonim?
* **Roman I Lekapenos**, Byzantine naval admiral who became Byzantine emperor and reigned from December 920 until his deposition on December 944, one of the principal commanders of Byzantine–Bulgarian wars and Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927
* **Roman I of Moldavia**, King Voivode of Moldavia (1391–1394)
* **Roman II of Moldavia**, co-ruler of Moldavia (1447–1448)
* **Romanos IV Diogenes**, also known as Romanus IV, member of the Byzantine military aristocracy and Byzantine Emperor, one of the principal commanders of  Battle of Manzikert
* **Roman Bagration** (1778–1834), Georgian prince and Imperial Russian Army general, one of the principal commanders of Capture of Erivan
* **Roman of Bryansk**, Ukrainian nobleman, one of the principal commanders of Battle on the Irpin River

### Presidents and Prime Ministers

* **Roman Golovchenko** (born 1973), Belarusian politician and current prime minister of Belarus, one of the principal commanders of 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, 2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis and Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
* **Roman Herzog** (born 1934), German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from 1994 to 1999
* **Roman "Ray" Hnatyshyn**, Canadian lawyer and statesman who served as governor general of Canada

### Military leaders

* **Roman Berdnikov**, Russian general, one of the principal commanders of Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, Battle of Kupiansk and Battle of Balakliia
* **Roman Kondratenko**, general in the Imperial Russian Army, one of the principal commanders of Siege of Port Arthur and Russo-Japanse War
* **Roman Kostenko**, Ukrainian military commander and politician, one of the principal commanders of 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
* **Roman Kutuzov**, Russian general, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)
* **Roman Shukhevych** (1907–1950), Ukrainian-Austrian and later German politician and military leader, one of the commanders of Nachtigall Battalion, a hauptmann of the German Schutzmannschaft 201 auxiliary police battalion, a military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), and one of the organizers of the Galicia-Volhynia massacres
* **Roman Tokarenko**, Ukrainian military commander, one of the commanders of Battles of Voznesensk
* **Roman (Robert) von Ungern-Sternberg** (1886–1921), Russian Lieutenant General also known as The Mad Baron or The Bloody White Baron, commander during Russian Civil War and then an independent warlord whose Asiatic Cavalry Division wrested control of Mongolia from the Republic of China in 1921 after its occupation, one of the principal commanders of Mongolian Revolution of 1921 and Siberian Intervention

### Film

* **Roman Bohnen** (1901–1949), American actor
* **Roman Coppola** (born 1965), American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and entrepreneur
* **Roman Griffin Davis** (born 2007), English actor
* **Roman Kroitor** (born 1926), Canadian filmmaker
* **Roman Polanski** (born 1933), Polish film director

### Music

* **Roman Glick**, American bass guitarist
* **Roman Jugg**, Welsh punk musician
* **Roman Tam** (1950–2002), Hong Kong singer
* **Roman Toi** (born 1916), Estonian composer
* **Roman Yakub** (born 1958), American composer

### Others

* **Roman Abramovich** (born 1966), Jewish Russian oligarch
* **Roman Atwood** (born 1983), American YouTube personality and prankster
* **Roman Berezovsky** (born 1974), Armenian football coach and former player
* **Roman Ciorogariu** (1852–1936), Romanian bishop
* **Roman Dmowski** (1864–1939), Polish politician
* **Roman Dzindzichashvili** (born 1944), American chess player
* **Roman Eremenko** (born 1987), Finnish football player
* **Roman Fosti** (born 1983), Estonian long-distance runner
* **Roman Golanowski** (born 1969), Polish long jumper
* **Roman Greenberg** (born 1982), Israeli boxer
* **Roman Hamrlík** (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player
* **Roman Harper** (born 1982), American football player
* Roman Hruska (1904–1999), American politician
* Roman Hubnik (born 1984), Czech football player
* Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), Polish philosopher
* Roman Ivanovsky (born 1977), Russian swimmer
* Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian-American philologist
* Roman Josi (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player
* Roman Kantor (1912–43), Polish épée fencer
* Roman Kemp (born 1993), English radio host
* Roman Mars, American radio journalist and producer
* Roman Neustäder (born 1988), German football player
* Roman Opałka (1931–2011), Polish painter
* Roman Pavlyuchenko (born 1981), Russian football player
* Roman Polak (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
* Roman Protasevich, Belarusian journalist, blogger, activist
* Roman Ptitsyn (born 1975), Russian politician
* Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player
* Roman Rasskazov (born 1979), Russian race walker
* Roman Repilov (born 1996), Russian luger
* Roman Romanenko (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
* Roman Romulo (born 1967), Filipino politician and lawyer, member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig
* Roman Rubinshteyn (born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Roman Rurua (born 1942), Soviet wrestler
* Roman Šebrle (born 1974), Czech decathlete
* Roman U. Sexl (1939–1986), Austrian physicist
* Roman Shirokov (born 1981), Russian football player
* Roman Smishko (born 1983), Ukrainian football player
* Roman Sorkin (born 1996), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Roman Trakhtenberg (1968–2009), Russian radio journalist
* Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (born 1961), American artist
* Roman Ubakivi (born 1945), Estonian football player and coach
* Roman Verostko (born 1929), American artist and educator
* Roman Vishniac (1897–1990), Russian photographer
* Roman Vlasov (born 1990), Russian wrestler
* Roman Volodkov (born 1973), Ukrainian diver
* Roman Weidenfeller (born 1980), German football player
* Roman Yakovlev (born 1976), Russian volleyball player
* Roman Yaremchuk (born 1995), Ukrainian football player
* Roman Yegorov (born 1974), Russian swimmer
* Roman Zaretski (born 1983), Belarusian-Israeli ice dancer

## Fictional characters

* Roman, a character in the TV series *Star-Crossed*
* Roman Armitage in *Get Out*
* Roman Bellic, a character in the video game *Grand Theft Auto IV*
* Roman Brady, a character in the soap opera *Days of Our Lives*
* Roman Bridger, a character in the film *Scream 3*
* Roman DeBeers, a character in the series *Party Down*
* Roman Godfrey, a character in *Hemlock Grove*
* Roman Grant, a character in the TV series *Big Love*
* Roman J. Israel, a character in the film *Roman J. Israel, Esq.*
* Roman Nagel, a character in the *Ocean's Eleven* franchise
* Roman Pearce, reformed street racing criminal from *The Fast and the Furious* series
* Roman Reigns, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE
* Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “Succession”
* Roman Sanders, a main character in the YouTube series Sanders Sides
* Roman Sionis, a supervillain appearing in DC comics as Black Mask
* Roman Strauss, protagonist of the 1991 neo-noir film *Dead Again*
* Roman Zazo, recurring character in the TV series *Jane the Virgin*