Rodney
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Surnames
- Caesar RodneyCaesar RodneyCaesar Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, east of Dover...
(1728–1784), lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware - Caesar A. RodneyCaesar A. RodneyCaesar Augustus Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as well as a U.S. Representative from Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware, U.S. Attorney...
(1772–1824), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware - Caleb RodneyCaleb RodneyCaleb Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware....
(1767-1840), merchant and Governor of Delaware - Daniel RodneyDaniel RodneyDaniel Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and later the National Republican Party, who served as Governor of Delaware, U. S. Representative from Delaware and U.S...
(1764-1846), merchant, Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware - Fernando RodneyFernando RodneyFernando Rodney is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Rodney throws a fastball in the mid to upper-90 miles per hour and a changeup in the low 80s.-Minor leagues:...
(born 1977), Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers - George B. RodneyGeorge B. RodneyGeorge Brydges Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as United States Representative from Delaware.-Early life and family:...
(1803-1883), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware - George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron RodneyGeorge Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron RodneyGeorge Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782...
(1718–1792), admiral in the British Royal Navy - George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney (1753-1802)
- George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (1782-1842)
- George Bridges Harley Bennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney (1857-1909)
- George Bridges Harley Guest Rodney, 8th Baron Rodney (1891-1973)
- George Brydges Rodney, 10th Baron Rodney (born 1953)
- John Francis Rodney, 9th Baron Rodney (1920-1992)
- Rodney Bennett Rodney, 6th Baron Rodney (1820-1864)
- Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron RodneySpencer Rodney, 5th Baron RodneySpencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney was an English peer and clergyman, styled The Honourable Spencer Rodney from 1802 until 1843....
(1785-1846) - Thomas RodneyThomas RodneyThomas "Tommy" Rodney was an American lawyer and politician from Jones Neck in St. Jones Hundred, Kent County, Delaware and Natchez, Mississippi...
(1744-1811), lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware - Thomas James Harley-Rodney, 4th Baron Rodney (1784-1843)
- Walter RodneyWalter RodneyWalter Rodney was a prominent Guyanese historian and political activist, who was assassinated in Guyana in 1980.-Career:...
(1942–1980), Guyanese historian and politician]
Given name
See also:- Rodney TrotterRodney TrotterRodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.-Personality:Rodney's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who also had an older sibling and, like Rodney, claimed to have been a dreamer and...
, a fictional character in BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sictom Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
, young brother of Del BoyDel BoyDerek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
(David JasonDavid JasonSir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
) - Rodney AlcalaRodney AlcalaRodney James Alcala is a convicted rapist and serial killer. He was sentenced to death in California in 2010 for five murders committed in that state between 1977 and 1979, and is currently under indictment for two additional homicides in New York. His true victim total remains unknown, and could...
(born 1943), convicted American rapist and serial killer - Rodney AllisonRodney AllisonRodney Allison is an American college football coach. He was the former head football coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, holding the position from 2003 to 2008. He guided the Mocs to a 17–51 overall record...
, American football coach - Rodney AtkinsRodney AtkinsRodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
, an American country singer - Rodney BaileyBoss BaileyRodney "Boss" Bailey is a American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, an American football linebacker known as "Boss" - Rodney BegnaudRodney BegnaudRodney Begnaud is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Wrestling Entertainment and for his work on its Raw brand under the ring name Rodney Mack.-Debut :...
(born 1973), American professional wrestler - Rodney BewesRodney BewesRodney Bewes is an English television actor and writer who is best known for playing Bob Ferris in the BBC television sitcom The Likely Lads and its colour sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? , and in the various radio series based on them , and in the big screen film The Likely Lads...
(born 1938), English actor - Rodney BingenheimerRodney BingenheimerRodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important...
(born 1946), radio disc jockey - Rod CarewRod CarewRodney Cline "Rod" Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. In 1991, Carew was inducted into the National...
, baseball player - Rodney CarringtonRodney CarringtonRodney Scott Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs...
, comedian and star of Rodney (TV series)Rodney (TV series)Rodney is an American television sitcom that was shown on ABC from September 21, 2004, to June 6, 2006. Ric Swartzlander was the creator and executive producer of the comedy series... - Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the...
, American writer - Rodney DangerfieldRodney DangerfieldRodney Dangerfield , was an American comedian, and actor, known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect!," "No respect, no respect at all... that's the story of my life" or "I get no respect, I tell ya" and his monologues on that theme...
, comedian - Rodney EastmanRodney EastmanRodney Eastman is a Canadian actor. He is also a musician in a band called "King Straggler" with fellow actors John Hawkes and Brent Gore. The band resides in Los Angeles, California.-Life and career:...
, Canadian actor - Rodney FoxRodney FoxRodney Winston Fox is a South Australian film maker, conservationist, survivor of an attack by a great white shark and one of the world's foremost authorities on the great white shark. Fox was inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in 2007.-Biography:Rodney Winston Fox was born...
(born 1940), Australian film maker and shark attack survivor - Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (born 1946), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- Rodney GreenblatRodney GreenblatRodney Alan Greenblat, born August 23, 1960 in San Francisco, California, is an American graphic artist known best in the United States for the visual style of the computer games PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammer Lammy, and in Japan for his comic Thunder Bunny. He was also the character designer for...
(born 1960), American artist - Rodney JackRodney JackRodney Jack is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra and also his long-term friendship with singer/songwriter Ash Cherrington...
(born 1972), St. Vincent football player - Rodney JerkinsRodney JerkinsRodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, producer - Rodney KingRodney KingRodney Glen King is an American best known for his involvement in a police brutality case involving the Los Angeles Police Department on March 3, 1991...
(born 1965), African-American whose beating by the LAPD sparked race riots in Los Angeles, California - Rodney LeinhardtRodney LeinhardtRodney Leinhardt is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Rodney from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation. He is currently working on the independent circuit as RodRageous.-Career:Leinhardt trained under Tom Prichard and debuted in 1998...
(born 1970), American professional wrestler - Rodney Linderman, better known as Rodney Anonymous, of the Dead Milkmen
- Rodney MacDonaldRodney MacDonaldRodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th Premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009....
(born 1972), Canadian politician and current Premier of Nova Scotia - Rodney MarksRodney MarksRodney Marks , is an Australian comedian. Marks satirises bureaucracy by impersonating experts of either sex and varied ethnicity and occupation. He has professionally performed for hundreds of corporations, government departments, universities and other organisations in Australasia and the USA...
(born 1956), Australian comedian - Rodney Marsh (footballer)Rodney Marsh (footballer)Rodney William Marsh is an English retired footballer. He was named after HMS Rodney by his father, who served on the battleship. He played for Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the England national team. Lately, he has been a pundit and a commentator on the...
(born 1944), English footballer - Rod MarshRod MarshRodney William Marsh MBE is a former Australian wicketkeeper.A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same number his pace bowling Western...
(born 1947), Australian cricketer - Rodney MatthewsRodney MatthewsRodney Matthews is a fantasy artist and illustrator.In 1978, he published Yendor: The Journey of a Junior Adventurer, a hard-back picture book featuring his distinctive paintings of "The Wild Country", a fantasy world seen through the eyes of young Yendor, named after his son...
(born 1945), English artist and illustrator - Rodney MullenRodney MullenJohn Rodney Mullen is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and influential street skaters in the history of skateboarding...
(born 1966), professional skateboarder - Rodney Robert PorterRodney Robert PorterRodney Robert Porter, FRS was an English biochemist and Nobel laureate.Born in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire, England, Rodney Robert Porter received his Bachelors of Sciences degree from the University of Liverpool in 1939 for Biochemistry. He moved to the University of Cambridge where...
(1917-1985), English biochemist - Rodney RowlandRodney RowlandRodney G. Rowland is an American actor. He is credited as Rod Rowland in more recent productions, given his predilection to being called Rod. Rowland's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes in 1995's Space: Above and Beyond and P...
(born 1964), American actor - Rodney ScottRodney ScottRodney Scott is an actor best known for playing David Cassidy/Keith Partridge in the 1999 television movie Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, and William 'Will' Krudski, one of the leading characters in the TV series Young Americans, a role that originated as a recurring character on...
(born 1978), American actor - Rodney StuckeyRodney StuckeyRodney Norvell Stuckey is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.-High school career:...
(born 1986), American basketball player
Fictional
- Rodney Copperbottom, character in the movie Robots
- Rodney McKayRodney McKayDoctor Meredith Rodney McKay, Ph.D, is a fictional character in the Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, two military science fiction television shows about a military team exploring two galaxies via a network of alien transportation devices...
, character in science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis - Rodney TrotterRodney TrotterRodney Charlton Trotter is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, played by Nicholas Lyndhurst.-Personality:Rodney's personality was based on the experiences of series creator John Sullivan, who also had an older sibling and, like Rodney, claimed to have been a dreamer and...
, character in British sit-com Only Fools and Horses - Rodney J. Squirrel, one of the main characters from Squirrel Boy
- The Wizard of YendorWizard of YendorThe Wizard of Yendor , commonly known as “Rodney” , is a powerful enemy in the roguelike computer game NetHack. He lives in the valley of Gehennom in his tower and holds the Book of the Dead. He can curse the player's items, cast powerful spells, and has the ability to return from the dead...
- Rodney Stone, the narrator of boxing novel Rodney StoneRodney StoneRodney Stone is a Gothic mystery and boxing novel by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1896.The eponymous narrator is a Sussex country boy who is taken to London by his uncle Sir Charles Tregellis, a highly respected gentleman and arbiter of fashion who is on familiar terms...
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Places
New Zealand- Rodney DistrictRodney DistrictThe Rodney District of New Zealand was a local government area in the northernmost part in New Zealand's Auckland Region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. The seat of the district council is at Orewa, and the district includes Kawau Island to the...
, a territorial local authority in the North Island - Rodney (New Zealand electorate)Rodney (New Zealand electorate)rightRodney is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rodney is Mark Mitchell of the National Party...
, an electoral district containing most of Rodney District
United States
- Rodney, IowaRodney, IowaRodney is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rodney is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Rodney Village, DelawareRodney Village, DelawareRodney Village is a census-designated place in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Rodney Scout Reservation Delmarva Council, Northeast, Maryland
Australia
- Electoral district of RodneyElectoral district of RodneyThe Electoral district of Rodney is a Victorian Legislative Assembly electorate in Northern Victoria.The Rodney District covers an area of 7,808 square kilometres, including the towns of Echuca, Rochester, Nathalia, Cohuna, Heathcote, Gunbower, Kyabram, Rushworth and Stanhope.The district...
, an electoral district in Victoria
Other uses
- Rodney (TV series)Rodney (TV series)Rodney is an American television sitcom that was shown on ABC from September 21, 2004, to June 6, 2006. Ric Swartzlander was the creator and executive producer of the comedy series...
- Rodney boatRodney boatA rodney or punt is a small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one man for hook and line fishing, for squid jigging, for traveling settlement to settlement to shop, or to get out to their powered fishing boats. When towed behind a larger boat as a convenience in going from the larger boat...
, a type of boat used for fishing & shore transport in Newfoundland - HMS RodneyHMS RodneySix ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, at least the last five after Admiral George Brydges Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed:...
, six ships of the British Royal Navy named after Admiral George Brydges Rodney - PS Rodney, an Australian paddle steamer