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Leroi is surname of French origin, a variant spelling of Leroy which in French literally means "The King". It is used both as a given name, and as a surname.

As a given name

  • LeRoi Moore (1961-2008), American saxophonist
  • Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), African-American writer formerly known as LeRoi Jones

As a surname

  • Ali LeRoi (born 1962), American television producer, director, writer and actor
  • Armand Marie Leroi (born 1964), New Zealand author, broadcaster, and professor of evolutionary developmental biology
  • Gary LeRoi Gray (born 1987), American actor
  • André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986), French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist