List of Famous people named Rod

Name Rod is among the most common names in Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Rodney. Similar names: Rodney, Roddy, Rhoda, Roddie, Rhode, Rodd, Rhod. Here are some famous Rods:

Rod Smith

Rod Smith is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Ohio State.

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Rod Argent

Rodney Terence Argent
First Name Rod
Born on June 14, 1945 (age 81)

Rodney Terence "Rod" Argent is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and keyboardist of the English rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies.

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Rod Wave

First Name Rod
Born on August 27, 1999 (age 26)

Rodarius Marcell Green known professionally as Rod Wave, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is known for his strong voice and incorporation of R&B and hip-hop. Green rose to fame with the 2019 single "Heart on Ice", which went viral on YouTube and TikTok and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Green's debut album, Ghetto Gospel (2019), peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200. His second album, Pray 4 Love (2020), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and included his highest-charting song, "Rags2Riches." His third album, SoulFly, released on March 26, 2021.

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Rod Marinelli

First Name Rod
Born on July 13, 1949 (age 76)

Rodney Marinelli is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He has been a defensive coach for several college and professional teams, serving primarily as a defensive line coach when he has not been a coordinator. From 2006 until 2008, Marinelli was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions, where he oversaw their infamous winless 2008 season.

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Rod Fanni

First Name Rod
Born on December 6, 1981 (age 44)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Rod Dodji Fanni is a French footballer who plays as a center-back most recently for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He made five appearances for the French national team between 2008 and 2010.

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Rod Burton

First Name Rod
Born on January 1, 1948 (age 78)

Rod Burton is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for being part of the trio Rod, Jane and Freddy.

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Rod Blum

First Name Rod
Born on April 26, 1955 (age 71)

Rodney Leland Blum is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 and won a second term in the 2016 elections. Blum was defeated for reelection in 2018 by Democrat Abby Finkenauer. He has described himself as a member of the Tea Party movement.

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Rod Roddenberry

First Name Rod
Born on February 5, 1974 (age 52)

Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr. is an American television producer and the chief executive officer of Roddenberry Entertainment. He is the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett, and is an executive producer on Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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Rod Macqueen

First Name Rod
Born on December 31, 1949 (age 76)

Roderick "Rod" Ian Macqueen, AM is an Australian former rugby union coach. He coached Australia at the Rugby World Cup, and the Waratahs, Brumbies and Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.

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Rod Thorn

Rodney King Thorn is an American basketball executive and a former professional player and coach, Olympic Committee Chairman, with a career spanning over 50 years. In 2018, Thorn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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