Roggensack is a surname of German origin. Several notable individuals bear this name, most prominently in the fields of law, sports, and academia.
Notable individuals with the surname Roggensack:
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Patience D. Roggensack (born 1940) — An American attorney and jurist who served as the 26th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 2015 to 2021, and as a justice on that court from 2003 to 2023. Prior to that, she served as a judge on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, from 1996 to 2003. She earned her bachelor's degree from Drake University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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Olaf Roggensack (born 1997) — A German rower who won a silver medal in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He has also been a two-time junior world champion in rowing, winning titles in the coxless four (2014) and coxless pair (2015).
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Gerd Roggensack — A German football manager who has coached several clubs in Germany, including FC Gütersloh and VfL Wolfsburg, with whom he reached the DFB-Pokal final in the 1994–95 season.
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Kurt Roggensack — An associate research scientist at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration.
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Margaret Ellen Roggensack — A faculty member at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in business and human rights, internet freedom, labor rights, and multistakeholder engagement.
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Ross Roggensack — Founder and Institutional Advisor for Oak City Consulting, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, holding a CIMA designation from the Wharton School of Business.
The surname is also found in obituary records and family histories, particularly in the United States and Germany.
