Roques
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- Claude RoquesClaude RoquesClaude Roques was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the French field hockey team, which finish fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played two matches as forward.-External links:*...
(born 1912), a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics - Clément-Emile RoquesClément-Emile RoquesClément-Emile Roques was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.-Biography:...
(1880-1964), a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church - Jacques RoquesJacques RoquesAdjutant Jacques Raphael Roques was a Swiss citizen who flew for the French during World War I. He was credited with five aerial victories. During World War II, he served with the French Resistance from the fall of France to war's end.-References:...
, a Swiss citizen who flew for the French during World War I - John RoquesJohn RoquesJohn Roques was an early citizen of St. Louis, Missouri. He served in both the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War, and led the first band in St. Louis.-Early life:...
(1783-1857), an early citizen of St. Louis, Missouri - Guillaume-Joseph RoquesGuillaume-Joseph RoquesGuillaume-Joseph Roques was a French neoclassical and romantic painter.He taught at the Royal Academy of Arts in Toulouse where Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was among his pupils...
(1757–1847), a French neoclassical and romantic painter - Léon RoquesLéon RoquesLéon Roques was a French transcriber. Best known for his transcriptions of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Perhaps his most familiar transcription is for violin and piano of Debussy's piano work "La plus que lente"....
(1839–1923), aFrench transcriber best known for his transcriptions of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel - Pierre RoquesPierre RoquesPierre Auguste Roques was a French general and creator of the French air force.-Biography:...
(1856–1920), a French general - Serge RoquesSerge RoquesSerge Roques is a French politician and Mayor of Villefranche-de-Rouergue . He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....
(born 1947), a French politician and Mayor of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron - Tony RoquesTony RoquesTony Roques is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for the Cornish All Blacks and England Sevens.- External links :* *...
(born 1978), a rugby union football player
Places
- Roques, GersRoques, GersRoques also referred to as Roques-du-Gers is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:It sits on a high ridge above the surrounding countryside approximately south of Condom.-Population:...
, a commune in France - Roques, Haute-GaronneRoques, Haute-GaronneRoques is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in France - Roques de AnagaRoques de AnagaRoques de Anaga are two of nature's most emblematic monuments of Tenerife and are integrated into the European network Natura 2000....
, two of nature's most emblematic monuments of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain - La Roque-d'AnthéronLa Roque-d'AnthéronLa Roque-d'Anthéron is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Silvacane Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is located near La Roque-d'Anthéron.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France - Los Roques archipelagoLos Roques ArchipelagoThe Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is located 80 miles directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight, has a total area of 40.61 square kilometres.Being almost an untouched coral reef,...
, a federal dependency of Venezuela - Los Roques AirportLos Roques Airport- Incidents and accidents :*On 4 January 2008 at 14:08 UTC a Transaven airlines Let L-410UVP-E3 on a scheduled domestic flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport, serving Caracas, to Los Roques Airport, reported that it had lost power in both engines at and was descending...
, a small domestic airport on the El Gran Roque island in the Los Roques archipelago
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- 5643 Roques5643 Roques5643 Roques is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*...
, a Main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1990