William Rogers
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Politics
- William P. RogersWilliam P. RogersWilliam Pierce Rogers was an American politician, who served as a Cabinet officer in the administrations of two U.S. Presidents in the third quarter of the 20th century.-Early Life :...
(1913–2001), U.S. Attorney General under Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon - Will Rogers, Jr.Will Rogers, Jr.William Vann Rogers, generally known as Will Rogers, Jr. , was a son of legendary humorist Will Rogers and his wife, the former Betty Blake . He was a Democratic U. S. Representative from California from January 3, 1943 until May 23, 1944, when he resigned to return to the United States Army...
(William Vann Rogers, Jr., 1911–1993), congressman from California from 1943 to 1944 and the son of the noted humorist by the same name - Will Rogers (Oklahoma politician) (1898–1983), congressman from Oklahoma, 1933–1942
- William D. RogersWilliam D. RogersWilliam Dill Rogers was an American lawyer. He served as U.S...
(1927–2007), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and subsequently Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs under Gerald Ford - William Findlay RogersWilliam Findlay RogersWilliam Findlay Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.Rogers is probably best remembered today as the mayor and parks commissioner who hired Frederick Law Olmsted to design Buffalo's park system and its showpiece, Delaware Park...
(1820–1899), congressman from New York, 1883–1884 - William H. Rogers (mayor)William H. Rogers (mayor)William H. Rogers was Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He held the office from 1891 to 1893.-References:...
(1850–1935), Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin - William J. RogersWilliam J. RogersWilliam J. Rogers was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.-Biography:Rogers was born on December 9, 1930 in Appleton, Wisconsin. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army.-Political career:...
(born 1930), Wisconsin State Assemblyman - William Nathaniel RogersWilliam Nathaniel RogersWilliam Nathaniel Rogers was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Sanbornville, New Hampshire, Rogers attended the public schools, Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro, and Dartmouth College in Hanover. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Maine at Orono in 1916...
(1892–1945), congressman from New Hampshire, 1923–1924 and 1931–1936 - Bill Rodgers (politician), British politician, former member of parliament and cabinet minister
Sportspeople
- William Rogers (rugby union) (1902–1987), American rugby union footballer
- Bill Rogers (golfer)Bill Rogers (golfer)William Charles Rogers is an American professional golfer who is best known as the winner of the 1981 Open Championship....
(born 1951), golfer - Billy RogersBilly RogersBilly Rogers is an Australian former association football player.-Club career:After playing junior football for Sunshine City in Victoria, Rogers moved to New South Wales to play for APIA...
(born 1949), Australian association footballer - Bill Rogers (athlete)Bill Rogers (athlete)Bill Rogers in Kakata, Liberia is a Liberian runner. He is a graduate of El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas and of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology...
(born 1985), runner - Bill Rogers (footballer)Bill Rogers (footballer)Bill "Willie" Rogers was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League. He spent the 1913 season at Carlton before moving to play with Victorian Football Association side Brunswick in 1914. He was killed in World War I.-Sources:*Holmesby, Russell & Main,...
(died 1918), former Australian rules footballer
Other people
- William Rogers (engraver)William Rogers (engraver)William Rogers was an English engraver. A citizen of London – one of his surviving engravings is signed Anglus et Civis Lond. – he is the first English craftsman known to have practised engraving and the greatest portrait engraver of the Tudor period...
(fl. 1580–1610), Enlisher engraver - William Allen RogersWilliam Allen RogersWilliam Allen Rogers was an American political cartoonist born in Springfield, Ohio in 1854. He studied at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Wittenberg College, but never graduated. Rogers taught himself to draw and began submitting political cartoons to Midwestern newspapers in his teens...
(1854–1931), political cartoonist for the New York Herald - Will RogersWill RogersWilliam "Will" Penn Adair Rogers was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s....
(1879–1935), "Cherokee Kid" cowboy, and humorist - William C. Rogers IIIWilliam C. Rogers IIIWilliam C. Rogers III, is a former officer in the United States Navy, most notable as the captain of USS Vincennes, a Ticonderoga class Aegis cruiser...
(born 1938), commander of the USS Vincennes when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655 - William C. RodgersWilliam C. RodgersBill Rodgers a.k.a. Avalon , co-proprietor of the Catalyst Infoshop in Prescott, Arizona, USA, was one of six environmental activists arrested December 7, 2005 as part of the FBI's Operation Backfire...
(died 2005), activist and founder of the Catalyst Infoshop in Prescott, Arizona - William Charles RogersWilliam Charles RogersWilliam Charles Rogers was born near Claremore, Oklahoma on the 13th of December 1847. A successful farmer, he entered local politics in 1881.A member of the Downing Party, he was elected Principal Chief in 1903, defeating E. L. Cookson of the National Party...
(1847–1917), Cherokee leader - William Barton RogersWilliam Barton RogersWilliam Barton Rogers was a geologist, physicist and educator. He is best known for setting down the founding principles for, advocating for, and finally obtaining the incorporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1861...
(1804–1882), founder of MIT - William H. RogersWilliam H. RogersWilliam H. Rogers was an English architect. His most notable building was 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, which was occupied by Kleinwort Benson from 1968 to 2006....
(1914–2008), English architect - William Wendell RogersWilliam Wendell RogersCaptain William Wendell Rogers was a World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He singlehandedly shot down a Gotha G bomber.Rogers was appointed a Flying Officer on 25 April 1917...
(1896–1967), World War I flying ace - Captain William Anthony "Buck" RogersBuck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between 1979–1981, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film several months before the series aired....
, science-fiction character - Bill Rogers (voice actor)Bill Rogers (voice actor)Bill Rogers is an American voice actor who works in the New York area. He has worked on various dubs, and in stage productions. He is currently working at Pokémon USA and DuArt Film and Video voicing characters on the Pokémon anime.-TV Roles:...
, New York-based voice actor who works with DuArt Film and Video
Places called Will Rogers
- USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659), a nuclear submarine
- Will Rogers State Historic ParkWill Rogers State Historic ParkWill Rogers State Historic Park is the former estate of American humorist Will Rogers. It lies in the Santa Monica mountains in Los Angeles, in the Pacific Palisades area.-Geography:...
, in Los Angeles - Will Rogers World AirportWill Rogers World AirportWill Rogers World Airport , also known as Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is located in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 miles from downtown and is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area...
, in Oklahoma - Will Rogers GardensWill Rogers GardensWill Rogers Gardens is a park in Oklahoma City located at the corner of 36th Street and Portland Avenue. It is one of the city’s historic parks and is open year-round. Will Rogers Gardens features the Charles E. Sparks Rose Garden, a arboretum and a conservatory with one of the world’s largest...
, in Oklahoma City
See also
- Willie Rogers (disambiguation)
- William Rodgers (disambiguation)