Royal (name)

Last updated July 20, 2025

Royal can be a surname or a given name. Bearers include:

Surname

Billy Joe Royal (1942–2015), American country music and pop singer
Calvin Royal III, American ballet dancer
Darrell Royal (1924–2012), former football coach and player
Devin Royal (born 2004), American basketball player
Donald Royal (born 1966), retired National Basketball Association player
Doyle P. Royal (1919–2020), American tennis and soccer coach
Eddie Royal (born 1985), National Football League player
Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter
Frank S. Royal (born c. 1940), American physician, company director and civic leader
Jesse Royal (rugby league) (born 1980), New Zealand rugby league player
Marshal Royal (1912–1995), American clarinetist and alto saxophonist
Matthew J. Royal (1863–1900), Canadian novelist and playwright
Robert Royal (born 1979), National Football League player
Ségolène Royal (born 1953), French socialist politician
William R. Royal (1905–1997), American underwater diver

Roy Castleton (1885–1967), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, first Mormon in the major leagues
Royal Dano (1922–1994), American actor
Royal Galipeau (1947–2018), Canadian Conservative Member of Parliament
Royal Harbor (born 1975), stage name Knoc-turn'al, American songwriter and rapper
Royal Ivey (born 1981), American basketball player
Royal Wade Kimes (born 1951), American country music singer
Royal Little (1896–1989), American businessman considered the father of conglomerates
Royal Russell Long (1935–1993), American kidnapper, rapist and suspected serial killer
Royal Robbins (1935–2017), American rock climbing pioneer
Royal Robertson (1936–1997), American artist
Royal Skousen (born 1945), American professor of linguistics and English
Royal Sprague (1814–1872), 11th Chief Justice of California
Royal A. Stone (1875–1942), Minnesota Supreme Court justice