Names
Roar is a Norwegian masculine given name, a cognate of the name Roger and may refer to:
- Roar (dubious Danish king), a dubious legendary king of Denmark
- Roar Adler (1915–2007), a Norwegian newspaper manager
- Roar Berthelsen (1934–1990), a Norwegian long jumper
- Roar Christensen (born 1971), a Norwegian football midfielder
- Roar Flåthen (born 1950), a Norwegian trade unionist and politician
- Roar Grønvold (born 1946), a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist
- Roar Hagen (born 1954), a Norwegian illustrator
- Roar Hagen (born 1971), Norwegian football goalkeeper
- Roar Hauglid (1910-2001), a Norwegian art historian and publicist
- Roar Hoff (born 1965), a Norwegian shot putter
- Roar Johansen (born 1935), a Norwegian footballer
- Roar Johansen (born 1968), Norwegian football coach
- Roar Kjernstad (born 1975), a Norwegian figurative painter
- Roar Ljøkelsøy (born 1976), a Norwegian ski jumper
- Roar Øfstedal (????), a Norwegian ice hockey player
- Roar Pedersen (1927–1989), a Norwegian ice hockey player
- Roar Stokke (born 1959), a Norwegian football player, coach and sports commentator
- Roar Strand (born 1970), a Norwegian retired football player
- Roar Uthaug (born 1973), a Norwegian film director
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Famous quotes containing the word names:
“Row after row with strict impunity
The headstones yield their names to the element,
The wind whirrs without recollection....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“You shall see men you never heard of before, whose names you don’t know,... and many other wild and noble sights before night, such as they who sit in parlors never dream of.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Nor youth, nor strength, nor wisdom spring again,
Nor habitations long their names retain,
But in oblivion to the final day remain.”
—Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612–1672)