Roach (surname)

Roach is an English and Irish surname of Norman origin, derived from the Old French roche (rock), and may refer to:

Politics and government

• George Roach (fl. 1870s), Canadian politician
• John C. Roach, American jurist on the Kentucky Supreme Court
• William N. Roach (1840–1902), American politician

Entertainment

• Alexandra Roach (born 1987), Welsh actress
• AJ Roach (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
• Archie Roach (1956–2022), Australian musician
• Ada Roach, American musical comedy actress
• Cameron Roach, British television Producer
• Gary D. Roach (born 1964), American film editor
• Hal Roach (1892–1992), American director & producer
• Hal Roach (comedian), Irish comedian
• Jay Roach (born 1957), American director and producer
• Martin Roach (born 1962), Canadian actor
• Max Roach (1924–2007), American drummer
• Patrick Roach (born 1969), Canadian actor
• Steve Roach (born 1955), American musician

Academics and literature

• E. M. Roach (1915–1974), Tobagonian poet and playwright
• Kent Roach, Canadian professor
• Mary Roach (born 1959), American author on death and the metaphysical
• Stephen S. Roach (born 1945), American economist

Sports

• Alan Roach (born 1966), American sports PA announcer
• Andy Roach (born 1973), American ice hockey defenseman
• Clifford Roach (1904–1988), Trinidadian cricketer
• Danny Roach (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
• Freddie Roach (boxing) (born 1960), American boxing trainer
• Jeremy Roach (born 2001), American basketball player
• John Ross Roach (1900–1973), Canadian ice hockey player (Goaltender)
• Kemar Roach (born 1988), Barbadian cricketer
• Kimmari Roach (born 1990), Jamaican sprinter
• Malcolm Roach (born 1998), American football player
• Melanie Roach (born 1974), US-American weightlifter of the 53-kg-class
• Mel Roach (1933–2023), American baseball player
• Michael Roach (footballer) (born 1958), Australian rules footballer
• Mickey Roach (1895–1977), American hockey player
• Pat Roach (1937–2004), British wrestler
• Paul Roach (1927–2023), American football coach
• Ruth Roach (1896–1986), American rodeo performer
• Skel Roach (1871–1958), American baseball player and coach
• Steve Roach (born 1962), Australian rugby league player
• Tom Roach (footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
• Trevor Roach (born 1992), American football player

Other

• Colin Roach, British man allegedly murdered by police in 1983
• David Roach (disambiguation), multiple people
• Franklin E. Roach (1905–1993), American astronomer, professor, ufologist, and a father of aeronomy
• James Terry Roach (died 1986), American criminal
• John Roach (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mattea Roach (born 1998), Canadian tutor and Jeopardy! champion
• Stephen S. Roach (born 1945), American economist

Fictional characters

• Roderick Roach
• Steven Roach, an alias from a person claiming to have made Polybius.
• Ted Roach, police detective in The Bill

See also

• Roach (disambiguation)
• Roache
• Roche (disambiguation)