Rodgers
Rodgers is an English patronymic surname derived from the personal names "Rodger" or "Roger" with the addition of the genitive suffix "-s".[1] The name "Rodger" and its variants are derived from the Germanic elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame", "renown", "honour") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance"). Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Aaron Rodgers (born 1983), American football player
- Alan Rodgers (born 1959), American science fiction and horror writer, editor, and poet
- Amari Rodgers (born 1999), American football player
- Andre Rodgers (1934–2004), American professional baseball player
- Andy Rodgers (born 1983), Scottish footballer
- Andy Rodgers (musician) (1922–2004), an American Delta blues harmonicist, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Anton Rodgers (1933–2007), British actor and director
- Bill Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Brendan Rodgers (born 1973), Northern Irish football coach
- Buck Rodgers (born 1938), American baseball player and manager
- Calbraith Perry Rodgers (1879–1912), American aviation pioneer
- Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers (1819–1892), American admiral
- Clodagh Rodgers (born 1947), Northern Ireland singer and actress
- Daniel T. Rodgers (born about 1932), American historian and emeritus
- Dave Rodgers (Giancarlo Pasquini, born 1963), Italian songwriter, composer, and producer
- David H. Rodgers (1923-2017), American politician
- Eleazar Rodgers (born 1985), South African footballer
- Francis Silas Rodgers (1841–1911), American cotton merchant of Charleston, South Carolina
- Frederick Rodgers (1842–1917), American admiral
- George Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Guy Rodgers (1935–2001), American professional basketball player
- Ilona Rodgers (born 1942), British actress and television presenter
- Ira Rodgers (1895–1963), American football, basketball, baseball, and golf player and coach
- Isaiah Rodgers (born 1997), American football player
- Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), of the Atlanta Falcons
- James W. Rodgers (1910–1960), American criminal executed by firing squad in Utah
- Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) (1897–1933), American country singer
- Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) (1933–2021), American pop singer
- Jimmy Rodgers (basketball) (born 1943), American basketball coach
- John Rodgers (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), American football player
- Jordan Rodgers (born 1988), American football player; brother of Aaron
- Joseph Lee Rodgers (born 1953), American psychologist
- Lorraine Rodgers (1921–2018), American pilot, first American woman to fly in World War II
- Luke Rodgers (born 1982), English footballer (soccer player)
- Marion Rodgers (1921–2017), American military pilot, Tuskegee Airmen
- Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, American author and scholar
- Mary Rodgers (1931–2014), American composer and author of children's books, daughter of Richard Rodgers
- Nigel Rodgers (born 1952) British writer and campaigner
- Nile Rodgers (born 1952), American bassist and producer
- Paul Rodgers (born 1949), British singer-songwriter
- Pepper Rodgers (1931–2020), American football player and coach
- Raymond P. Rodgers (1849–1925), American admiral
- Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer
- Richard Rodgers II, American football tight end
- T. J. Rodgers (born 1948), American businessman
- Thelma Rodgers, Antarctic scientist from New Zealand
- W. R. Rodgers (1909–1969), known as "Bertie" Rogers, Northern Ireland poet
- William Ledyard Rodgers (1860–1944), American admiral
- Woodall Rodgers (1890–1961), American attorney, businessman, and mayor of Dallas
Given name
- Rodgers Grant (1935–2012), American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist
- Rodgers Kola (born 1989), Zambian footballer
- Rodgers Rop (born 1976), long-distance runner from Kenya
See also
- Rodgers House (disambiguation)
- Rodgers Instruments, organ builder (Rodgers Organs, digital and pipe combination organs)
- Rodgers Stores, defunct chain of stores in Portland, Oregon
- Rural Municipality of Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Rodger, a surname
- Rogers (surname)
- Rogers (disambiguation)
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