Namesakes
Rodney Robert Porter
(m) 1917-1985 
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (medicine)
Rodney Dangerfield
(m) 1921-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Rod Steiger
(m) 1925-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1968 In the Heat of the Night (actor)
R. D. Wingfield
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1928-2007
Notable Writers
Rod Taylor
(m) 1930-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rod Laver
(m) 1938-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Rod Argent
(m) 1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2019 The Zombies
Rod Carew
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1977 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Rod Milburn Jr.
(m) 1950-1997
Olympic Medalists 1972 110 m hurdles (gold)
Rod Dixon
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 1500 m (bronze)
Rod Strachan
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 400 m medley (gold)
Rod Langway
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (ice hockey)
Rodney A. Grant
(m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Keir Starmer
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1962-
British Prime Ministers 2024-
Steve McQueen
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1969-
Notable Filmmakers
Trevor Kidd
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1992 ice hockey (silver)
Ryan Reynolds
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rod White
(m) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 archery - team (gold/bronze)
Rodney van Buizen
(m) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Zayne Emory
(a.k.a. Rodney) (m) 1998-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)