Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Leroy Brown 1973 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Leroy Jethro Gibbs 2003 NCIS
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football, 1 baseball
(baseball) Satchel Paige (a.k.a. Leroy) 1971
(football) Leroy Kelly 1994
(football) LeRoy Butler 2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Samuel L. Jackson (a.k.a. Leroy) 1948-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 baseball
(baseball) Satchel Paige (a.k.a. Leroy) 1906-1982
(soccer) Leroy Fer 1990-
(soccer) Leroy Sané 1996-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Alain Locke (a.k.a. LeRoy) 1885-1954
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Newt Gingrich (a.k.a. Leroy) 1943-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/poet
Alain Locke (a.k.a. LeRoy) 1885-1954
Countee Cullen (a.k.a. LeRoy) 1903-1946
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
(silver) LeRoy Samse 1904 pole vault
(silver) Leroy Brown 1924 high jump
(gold) Roy Cochran 1948 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Leroy Watson 1988 archery - team
(gold) Leroy Burrell 1992 4x100 m relay