Ronald

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Ronald is a masculine given name. The name is derived from a Scandinavian name that was cognate with Reginald.^[1] Ronnie is a pet form of the name; Ron is a short form of the name. Ronald may also be known as a shortened name of "Aaron".

People with the name

• Ronald I of Buganda
• Ronald Alcock (died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher
• Ronalds Arājs, Latvian athlete
• Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies
• Ronnie Biggs, British train robber
• Ronnie Burns (actor), part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen
• Ronnie Burns (Australian), Australian singer
• Ronnie Burns (footballer), former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs
• Ronald Castree (born 1953), British paedophile and murderer
• Ronald Cerritos, Salvadoran footballer
• Ronald Cheng, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor
• Ronalds Cinks, Latvian ice hockey player
• Ronald Colman, English actor
• Ronnie Corbett, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies
• Ronald de Boer, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell
• Ronnie Drew, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners
• Ronnie Dunn, American singer, one half of Brooks & Dunn
• Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
• Ronald Ferguson (economist), American researcher of the racial education achievement gap
• Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower
• Ronald Girones, Cuban judoka
• Ronald Gora, American swimmer
• Ronald Max Hartwell, Australian historian
• Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer
• Ronald A. Heifetz, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner
• Ronald Isley, R&B singer
• Ron Jones (athlete), British track and field athlete
• Ronald Joseph, American figure skater
• Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player
• Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania
• Ronald Koeman, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
• Ronald Kray (1933–1995), British murderer
• Ronald Lanzoni, Costa Rican long-distance runner
• Ronald Méndez, Venezuelan volleyball player
• Ronnie Milsap, American singer
• Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer
• David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove"
• Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player
• Ron Paul, Texan congressman
• Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978), Swedish racing driver
• Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States
• Ronald Scobie (1893-1969), British Army officer
• Ronald Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974-1980
• Ronald Schill, German judge and politician
• Ronald L. Schlicher, American diplomat
• Ronald Alan Schulz (1965-2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq
• Ronnie Schneider, American Rock and roll manager
• Ronald Searle (1920-2011), British cartoonist
• Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist
• Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician
• Ronald Venetiaan, former president of Suriname
• Ronald Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager
• Ronnie Wood, British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist
• Ronalds Žagars, Latvian former football goalkeeper
• Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player

Fictional people with the name

• Ronald Weasley, fictional character from the Harry Potter books and films
• Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from Disney animated series Kim Possible
• Ronald McDonald, advertising clown for McDonalds

See also

• Ronaldo
• Ronaldson (disambiguation)

References

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