Worldwide, Rolande (Rolande 
, רולנד 
) is a common female forename. The first name Rolande is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a common primarily feminine, but scarcely masculine name, France, where it is quite a common feminine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare female name. Very seldom, Rolande is the last name as well as the forename.
Rolande is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Roland , the Frankish military leader under Charlemagne and main character of the Song of Roland; Roland Deschain , the protagonist from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"; Wee-Bey Brice , the character from The Wire; Roland Daggett , the fictional character in the DC Universe and Roland d'Hazebrouck , and in many other works.
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rolande trempé French historian, FR (b. 1916) |
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rolande falcinelli French musician, FR (b. 1920) |
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rolande désormeaux Canadian singer and television presenter, CA (b. 1926) |
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rolande causse French writer, FR (b. 1939) |
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| rolande déchorain French painter, FR (b. 1898) |
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| rolande sicotte Canadian painter, CA (b. 1910) |
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| rolande birgy French resistance fighter (1913-2002), FR (b. 1913) |
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| rolande gaillard CH (b. 1909) |
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| rolande pottier French Righteous Among the Nations, FR (b. 1920) |
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| rolande d'haeyer Righteous Among the Nations, BE (b. 1926) |
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| rolande gadille French geographer (1928-2009) (b. 1928) |
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| rolande maxwell young American composer and pianist, US (b. 1929) |
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| rolande allard-lacerte Canadian writer and journalist (1929-2018), CA (b. 1929) |
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| rolande perlican French politician, FR (b. 1931) |
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| rolande ségur French actress, FR (b. 1932) |
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