Rocket or The Rocket is the nickname of:
Ronnie Baxter (born 1961), English darts playerRoger Clemens (born 1962), American baseball pitcherRaghib Ismail (born 1969), former professional American football and Canadian football playerRod Jensen (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballerRod Laver (born 1938), Australian tennis playerRodney Morris (born 1970), pool playerRicky Nattiel (born 1966), American National Football League playerRonnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker playerMaurice Richard (1921–2000), former ice hockey playerHashim Ridha (born 1979), Iraqi former footballerRonny Rosenthal, former soccer player, a.k.a. "Rocket Ronny"Robert Sovik (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player