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'''Leroy''', '''LeRoy''', '''Leeroy''', '''LeeRoy''', '''Lee Roy''', or '''Le Roy''' is often a male given name. It is also used as a surname. The name is derived from [[Old French]], meaning "The King" ('''Le Roi''' in [[French language|Modern French]]).
==People==
===Given names===
*[[Leroy Brown (athlete)|Leroy Brown]], an Olympic medal-winning American athlete
*[[Leroy (musician)]], an American musician
*[[Archbishop LeRoy Bailey Jr.]], senior pastor of The First Cathedral, Bloomfield, Connecticut
*[[Leroy Griffiths]], a professional football (soccer) player
*[[Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician)]], a jazz musician
*[[Leroy Jenkins (televangelist)]], an American televangelist
*[[Leroy Jetta]], professional Australian Rules football player
*[[Leroy S. Johnson]], a leader of the polygamist denomination of FLDS
*[[Leroy Lita]], a professional football (soccer) player
*[[Leroy Rosenior]], former football (soccer player) and coach
*[[Lee Roy Selmon]], a former NFL football defensive lineman
*[[Leeroy Stagger]], a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter
*[[Leeroy Thornhill]], British electronic music artist
*[[Leroy A. Wilson]], US businessman
*[[LeeRoy Yarbrough]], NASCAR racer
*[[LeRoy Crouch]], Life Therapist
===Surnames===
*[[Catherine Leroy]], French war photojournalist
*[[Edouard Le Roy]], French philosopher (1870-1954)
*[[JT LeRoy]], pseudonym of American writer Laura Albert
*[[Jennifer LeRoy]], an American model and actress
*[[Julien Le Roy]], French clock- and watch-maker (1686-1759)
*[[Mervyn LeRoy]], American actor and director
*[[Nolwenn Leroy]], a French singer
*[[Robert LeRoy]], a tennis player from New York
==Fictional characters==
*"[[Bad, Bad Leroy Brown]]", protagonist of a song by Jim Croce
*"[[Sheer Heart Attack#Bring Back That Leroy Brown|Bring Back That Leroy Brown]]", subject of a song by Queen
*[[Encyclopedia Brown|Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown]], the titular protagonist of the ''Encyclopedia Brown'' children's novels
*[[Leroy (Lilo and Stitch character)]]
*[[Leroy (South Park)]], a ''South Park'' character
*[[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]], a fictional character in the ''NCIS'' TV series
*[[Leeroy Jenkins]], ''World of Warcraft'' character
*[[Roland Daniels]], a professional wrestler who performed under the ring name of Leroy Brown
==Places==
* [[Le Roy, Illinois]]
* [[Le Roy, Iowa]]
* [[Le Roy, Kansas]]
* [[Le Roy, Michigan]]
* [[Le Roy, Minnesota]]
* [[Le Roy (town), New York]]
** [[Le Roy (village), New York]]
* [[Leroy, Indiana]]
* [[Leroy, Texas]]
* [[Leroy, Wisconsin]]
* [[Leroy Township, Calhoun County, Michigan]]
* [[Leroy Township, Ingham County, Michigan]]
* [[Leroy Township, Pennsylvania]]
* [[LeRoy, West Virginia]] (also spelled Le Roy or Leroy)
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