Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Roland Deschain 1978 The Gunslinger 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Roland 1976 Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Jason Seaver (middle name Roland) 1985 Growing Pains
Roland French
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 football
(baseball) Rollie Fingers 1992
(football) Champ Bailey (a.k.a. Roland) 2019
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Rollie Fingers 1981 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors
Roland Young 1887-1953
Jon Pertwee (middle name Roland) 1919-1996
François Truffaut (middle name Roland) 1932-1984
Sean Pertwee (middle name Roland) 1964-
Sam Heughan (middle name Roland) 1980-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 football
(football) Champ Bailey (a.k.a. Roland) 1978-
(soccer) Roland Juhász 1983-
(soccer) Guy N'Dy Assembé (middle name Roland) 1986-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Roland Garros 1888-1918
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 director/screenwriter
François Truffaut (middle name Roland) 1932-1984
Roland Emmerich 1955-
Notable Military Figures:
1 officer
Roland ?-778
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Orlande de Lassus (a.k.a. Roland) c. 1532-1594
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(gold/silver/bronze) Roland Matthes 1968; 1972; 1976 swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 100 m backstroke
(bronze) Roland Wieser 1980 20 km walk
(bronze) Roland Freund 1984 water polo
(silver) Allain Roy (middle name Roland) 1994 ice hockey
(silver/gold/bronze) Roland Schoeman 2004 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(gold) Roland Kökény 2012 canoe sprint
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Orlando of Medicis (a.k.a. Roland) ?-1386