Leroux

Leroux, LeRoux, Le Roux or Roux is a surname of French origin meaning "red-haired" or "red-skinned" and may also come in certain cases (with the spelling Le Roux) from Breton roue meaning "king". It may refer to:

People

• Alain Le Roux, associate of William I of England
• William II "Rufus" of England, known as Guillaume le Roux in French
• Charles Le Roux, French painter
• Charles Leroux, American balloonist and parachutist
• Daniel Le Roux, South African footballer
• Edward "Buddy" LeRoux, former American baseball club owner
• Frederick Le Roux, South African cricketer
• Garth Le Roux, South African fast bowler
• Gaspard Le Roux, French harpsichordist
• Gaston Leroux, French journalist, detective, and novelist
• Jean Leroux, Canadian politician
• Jean Paul Leroux, Venezuelan actor
• John LeRoux, American professional wrestler
• Laurent Leroux, Canadian businessman and politician
• Marcel Leroux, French climatologist
• Marie-Élisabeth Laville-Leroux, French painter
• Maurice Le Roux, French composer and conductor
• Ollie le Roux, South African Rugby great
• Pierre Leroux (1797-1871), French philosopher and political economist
• Xavier Leroux (1863–1919), French composer
• Yvon Le Roux, French football player

Company

• Leroux is a French Brand producing Chicory

Geography

• Le Roux, Ardèche, a commune in the department of Ardèche, France

Music

• Le Roux (band) (Louisiana's LeRoux), American rock band regionally popular in the southern U.S. in the late 1970s to early 1980s
• La Roux, British synth-pop band; changing only the definite article's gender to reflect the singer's androgyne appearance.

Fiction

• Zommari Leroux, a villain from the manga Bleach

Food

• In Louisiana's Cajun culture, le roux refers to the gravy base used to make gumbo; see roux.

See also

• All pages with titles containing "Leroux"
• All pages with titles containing "Le Roux"
• Roux (disambiguation)