Roll

Roll may refer to:

Physics and engineering

Rolling, a motion of two objects with respect to each-other such that the two stay in contact without sliding
Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis
- Roll (aviation), one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation of an aircraft (angle of tilt to the left or right measured from the longitudinal axis)
- Roll (ship motion), one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation of a ship (angle of tilt to the port or starboard measured from the longitudinal axis)
Rolling manoeuvre, a manoeuvre of any stiff body (for example a vehicle) around its roll axis:
- Roll, an aerobatic maneuver with an airplane, usually referring to an aileron roll, but sometimes instead a barrel roll, rudder roll or slow roll
- Kayak roll, a maneuver used to right a capsized kayak
- Roll program, an aerodynamic maneuver performed in a rocket launch
Roll rate (or roll velocity), the angular speed at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second

Bread roll, a small individual loaf of bread
Roll (food), a type of food that is either rolled in its preparation, rolled in something, served in a bread roll, or otherwise called a "roll"

Roll baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Alfred Philippe Roll (1846–1919), French painter
Bob Roll (born 1960), American professional cyclist and commentator
Curtis Roll (1884–1970), an American judge
Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (1907–2005), academic economist, public servant and banker
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (1831–1921), Norwegian jurist and politician
George Roll (born 1962), an American ice hockey coach
Gernot Roll (1939–2020), a German cinematographer
Idan Roll (born 1984), an Israeli politician
Jacob Roll (born 1783) (1783–1870), a Norwegian judge and politician
Jacob Roll (born 1794) (1794–1857), a Norwegian politician
John Roll (1947–2011), a United States federal judge
Lawson Roll (born 1965), an English cricketer
Martin Roll (born 1967), a Danish author and management consultant
Michael Roll (actor) (born 1961), German television actor
Michael Roll (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
Michael Roll (pianist) (born 1946), British pianist
Richard Roll (born 1939), American economist
- Roll's critique
Sigurd Roll (1893–1944), Norwegian diplomat and athlete
Stephan Roll (1904-1974), Romanian poet
Sylvia Roll (born 1973), German volleyball player
Thomas Røll (born 1977), retired Danish professional footballer
William G. Roll (1926–2012), American psychologist and parapsychologist

Louis de Roll (1750-?), a Swiss soldier during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- Roll's Regiment, a regiment of the British Army raised in 1794

Roll (gymnastics), a fundamental skill in gymnastics
Roll, a British obsolete unit of measurement for butter and cheese
Coin wrapper or roll, a container for a number of coins
Scroll, or roll, a rolled-up piece of parchment or paper
Roll (finance), process of switching to a contract with a later expiry date
Jelly roll (options), an options trading strategy
An official list of registered individuals, such as an electoral roll or the Dawes Rolls.