Rocket (nickname)

Rocket or The Rocket is the nickname of:
 * Rocket Watts (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Ronnie Baxter (born 1961), English darts player
 * Roger Clemens (born 1962), American baseball pitcher
 * Evan Dollard, American fitness sports competitor
 * Raghib Ismail (born 1969), former professional American football and Canadian football player
 * Rod Jensen (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian tennis player
 * Rodney Morris (born 1970), pool player
 * Ricky Nattiel (born 1966), American National Football League player
 * Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker player
 * Maurice Richard (1921–2000), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Hashim Ridha (born 1979), Iraqi former footballer
 * Ronny Rosenthal (born 1963), Israeli soccer player, a.k.a. "Rocket Ronny"
 * Robert Sovík (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player