Namesakes
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Keir Starmer (middle name Rodney) 2024- 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Rod Carew 1991
(ice hockey) Rod Langway 2002
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Rod Carew 1977 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Rodney Robert Porter 1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors, 1 comedian/actor
Rodney Dangerfield 1921-2004
Rod Steiger 1925-2002
Rod Taylor 1930-2015
Rodney A. Grant 1959-
Ryan Reynolds (middle name Rodney) 1976-
Zayne Emory (a.k.a. Rodney) 1998-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 tennis
(tennis) Rod Laver 1938-
(baseball) Rod Carew 1945-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Steve McQueen (middle name Rodney) 1969-
Notable Writers:
1 author
R. D. Wingfield (a.k.a. Rodney) 1928-2007
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold/bronze
(gold) Rod Milburn Jr. 1972 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Rod Dixon 1972 1500 m
(gold) Rod Strachan 1976 swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Trevor Kidd (middle name Rodney) 1992 ice hockey
(gold/bronze) Rod White 1996; 2000 archery - team
(silver) Rodney van Buizen 2004 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Rod Steiger 1968 In the Heat of the Night
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Rod Argent 2019 The Zombies