Rob Roy Explained

Rob Roy usually refers to the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (gd|Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair|links=no, 1671–1734).

Rob Roy may also refer to:

Places

Rob Roy, Victoria, a district of the town of Christmas Hills, Victoria, Australia
Mount Rob Roy, a mountain, adjacent to the Canberra suburb of Banks, Australian Capital Territory
Rob Roy, Ontario, a hamlet in Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Rob Roy Glacier, a glacier on New Zealand's South Island
Rob Roy Way, a long-distance footpath in Scotland
Rob Roy Island, an island in the Solomon Islands
Rob Roy, Indiana, United States, a small town

Rob Roy (novel), an 1817 novel by Walter Scott based on MacGregor's life
- Rob Roy (play), an 1818 play based on the novel
- Rob Roy Overture, a musical composition by Hector Berlioz inspired by the novel, composed in 1831 and first performed at the Paris Conservatoire on 14 April 1833
Rob Roy (operetta), an 1894 operetta by Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith
Rob Roy (1922 film), a silent film starring David Hawthorne
, a 1953 film starring Richard Todd and Glynis Johns
Rob Roy (1987 film), an animated film produced by Burbank Films Australia
Rob Roy (1995 film), starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange

Rob Roy, nickname of John MacGregor (1825–1892), English explorer, travel writer and philanthropist, and also the boats that he designed
Rob Roy, CEO and co-founder of Switch
Rob Roy (cocktail), created in conjunction with the premiere of De Koven' and Smith's Rob Roy operetta (1894)
Rob Roy (dog), a collie owned by Calvin Coolidge
Rob Roy (bar), a bar in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys, a doo-wop group