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Rod Bernstine Rod Earl Bernstine (born February 8, 1965 in Fairfield, California), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 235 lbs.
Rod Blake Rod Blake (born June 15 1952) is an Australian rules football veteran ruckman whose career spanned a fourteen-year period beginning in 1971. He played a total of 176 games in the Victoria Football League, and kicked 113 goals.
Rod Breedlove Rod Breedlove (born March 10, 1938) is a former American Football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1967. Breedlove was a one time Pro Bowler in 1962.
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers was a 30-minute, weekly CBS-TV network outer space adventure series, broadcast live Saturdays from April 18, 1953 to May 29, 1954. Set in 2153 and all-too-obviously inspired by Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950 - 1955),
Rod Calloway In the television show Commander in Chief, a political drama aired by ABC, Rod Calloway, played by Kyle Secor, is the first gentleman, and formerly the vice-presidential chief-of-staff to president Mackenzie Allen. He served in the United States Army as an Air Defense Artillery officer.
Rod Clement Rodney Stewart Clement (born July 30, 1919 in Russell, Manitoba, died March 9, 1969) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1949 to 1959, and again from 1966 to 1968.
Rod Corkhill Rodney 'Rod' Corkhill was a fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by Jason Hope from 1985 until 1993. Rod was a police constable, which created the soubriquet " Rod the Plod ".
Rod Dixon Rodney ("Rod") Phillip Dixon (born July 13, 1950 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a former middle and long distance runner from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the prestigious New York City Marathon.
Rod Ellis Professor Rod Ellis is Chair of the Graduate School of Education; Professor, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Applied language studies and Linguistics dept. Ellis is the director of the Institute of Language Teaching and Learning at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and since 1980 the author of more than 30 articles on second language acquisition.
Rod Ferrell Rodrick Justin Ferrell (born March 28, 1980 to teenage parents) was the leader of a loose-knit gang of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky infamously known as the "Vampire Clan". In 1998 Ferrell pled guilty to the double-slaying of a couple from Eustis, Florida, becoming the youngest person in United States on Death Row.
Rod Foster Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired American professional basketball player (6-1, 160) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pick overall).
Rod Frawley Rod Frawley (born September 8, 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on December 22, 1980, when he became the number 43 of the world.
Rod Gerald Rod Gerald is a former American football quarterback, playing in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Gerald started for the Buckeyes as a sophomore and junior, but was replaced as a senior by the incoming freshman Art Schlichter.
Rod Gilbert Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (born July 1, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He played right wing on the GAG (Goal A Game) line that also featured Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle.
Rod Harrington Rod Harrington (born 30 December 1958) is a British darts player with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) who won the World Matchplay Championship on two separate occasions in 1998 and 1999 recording wins over Ronnie Baxter and Peter Manley respectively in the finals, and also won the BDO's Winmau World Masters in 1991, beating Phil Taylor in that final. Following a loss of form he became a director of the PDC and now also regularly acts in the capacity of a "pundit" / commentator on SKY's televised darts coverage.
Rod Hemsell Rod Hemsell is an educator and author who lived in Auroville and at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram from 1968 to 1983. During this time he also travelled widely and spoke about Auroville and Sri Aurobindo's philosophy at centers and universities in India, as well as publishing articles and essays.
Rod Higgins Roderick Dwayne "Rod" Higgins (born January 31, 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as general manager of the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors.
Rod Jensen Rod Jensen (born January 19 1979 in Atherton, Queensland) went to school at St Augustine's College and is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. He is known for his ability to play many positions with speed and agility, hence his nickname 'Rocket'
Rod Jetton Rod Jetton (born September 9, 1967, De Soto, Missouri) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, who has represented Missouri's District 156 since 2001. In 2005, he became Speaker of the Missouri House.
Rod Kanehl Roderick Edwin Kanehl (April 1 1934 – December 14 2004) was an American second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Mets (1962-1964). Beloved by Mets fans, his attitude was exemplary for a team that lost a modern-era record 120 games in its inaugural season.
Rod Langway Rod Cory Langway (born May 3, 1957 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a former American professional ice hockey defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL), elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. He was born when his father, an American serviceman, was stationed in Taiwan, and he is the only NHL player to have been born in Taiwan.
Rod Laporte Rodney Edward Laporte (born 24 October 1953 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Saskatchewan lawyer and a former Canadian Member of Parliament (MP). Before becoming a politician, Laporte had been a student of history and Law at the University of Regina
Rod Lauren Rod Lauren (born March 20, 1940 in Fresno, California) is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Gomer Pyle, U.
Rod Michano Rod Michano, (born Toussaint Roderick Michano, April 19 1964 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a noted Canadian First Nations HIV/AIDS activist and educator. He is a member of the Ojibway First Nation of Pic River in northern Ontario.
Rod Morgenstein Rod Morgenstein Born April 19 , 1953 *in New York] is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80's heavy metal band [[Winger and with the progressive rock band Dixie Dregs.
Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in segregated Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the nation's education chief.
Rod Phillips Rod Phillips (born in Calmar, Alberta) is a radio broadcaster for 630 CHED in Edmonton, Alberta. Phillips is best known as the play-by-play man of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers since 1973, succeeding longtime Edmonton Eskimos broadcaster Bryan Hall despite having no experience in the field.
Rod Phillips (porn star) Rod Phillips (born Gregory Leslie Patton on August 23, 1960, in El Centro, California, died May 24, 1993, in West Hollywood, California) was an American porn star who appeared in gay pornographic films from 1982 to 1993.
Rod Piazza Rod Piazza (born November 18, 1947 in Riverside, California is a blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. He has been the driving force behind Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers since 1979, along with his wife Honey Piazza on piano and upright bass player Bill Stuvee, guitarists such as Alex Schultz and Rick Holmstrom and drummer Jimmy Bott.
Rod Reisman Rod Reisman was the original drummer for the band DEVO, joining the band at its inception in 1973 in Kent, Ohio. He played only the very first concert, when the band was named Sextet Devo, and was the only band member to be paid for playing.
Rod Richards Rod (Roderick) Richards (born Llanelli 12 March 1947) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West, in Wales, from 1992 to 1997, when he lost his seat in the Labour Party landslide. He was also the Conservative leader in the Welsh Assembly in 1999, after being elected as an Assembly Member for North Wales.
Rod Rosenbladt Rod Rosenbladt is a Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Irvine in Irvine, CA, and is also well-known among Lutheran, Reformed and Evangelical Christians as the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The White Horse Inn"
Rod Rust Rod Rust (born August 2, 1928 in Webster City, Iowa) is a former American football head coach and defensive coordinator. He is best known in the United States as the coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1-15 record.
Rod Rutherford Rod Rutherford (born December 12, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback. Rutherford has spent time on both the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Carolina Panthers rosters, mostly as a practice squad player.
Rod Sawford Rodney Weston Sawford (born 26 June 1944), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1988, representing the Division of Port Adelaide, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at Western Teachers College, Adelaide.
Rod Scurry Rodney Grant Scurry (March 17, 1956 - November 5, 1992) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for eight seasons. He was best known for his part in the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials that addressed cocaine involvement among many players including several members of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rod Smallwood Rod Smallwood, co-manager of heavy metal band, Iron Maiden and co-founder in 1976 of Sanctuary Records, now the world's largest music management company. The company was named after the Maiden song by the same name.
Rod Snow Gerald Arthur Rod Snow (born on May 1, 1970 near Come By Chance, Newfoundland) is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop. Reports suggested that he had ended his Canada playing career, but he has been named to the Canada squad for the 2006 Churchill Cup.
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award-winning actor best known for his intense performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, On the Waterfront and Doctor Zhivago.
Rod Stephenson Rod Stephenson was an independent candidate who ran for the riding of Turtle Mountain in Manitoba's provincial elections of 1988 and 1990. On the latter occasion, he ran on a platform of separating Turtle Mountain from Manitoba and Canada.
Rod Summers Rod Summers (born 1943, Dorsetshire, England) is a sound, visual, and conceptual artist, performance poet and dramatist, mail and book artist, publisher, archivist and lecturer on intermedia based in Maastricht, Holland. The results of Summers' multiple, art-related activities have often appeared as part of his concept of VEC (Visual, Experimental, Concrete), which he originated in 1973.
Rod Sykes James Rodney "Rod" Winter Sykes is a former Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Calgary from 1968 – 1977 and Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 – 1982. In 1984, he was nominated by the Liberal Party for a seat in the House of Commons, but lost in the general election.
Rod Taylor (actor) Rod Taylor (born Rodney Sturt Taylor on January 11, 1930) is an Australian-born film and television actor. His middle name comes from his great-great grand uncle, Captain Charles Sturt, a famous Australian explorer.
Rod Thorn Rodney King "Rod" Thorn (born May 23, 1941 in Princeton, West Virginia) is the president and general manager of the NBA's New Jersey Nets. A highly-regarded high school athlete in both basketball and baseball, Thorn attended West Virginia University, where he was an All-American guard in basketball, as well as playing three seasons on the WVU baseball team.
Rod Tucker Rodney James Tucker (born August 28, 1964, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Tasmanian cricketer who played breifly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania who he played for from 1987/88 to 1998/99. He was also Vice-Captain of Tasmania from 1991/92 until 1995/96.
Rod Tyler Rod Tyler is the former vocalist of American progressive metal band Symphony X, and power metal band Overlorde. He joined Overlorde briefly in 1988 under his real lame, Rod Tyler Loiza, and left shortly in the same year.
Rod Welford Rod Welford (born 30 September 1958 in Brisbane) is a Queensland, Australia state politician. He was first elected to be a member of the Queensland Parliament in 1989 in the seat of Stafford for the Labor Party.
Rod, Sibiu Rod (Hungarian: RĂłd) is a village in the TiliĹźca commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, 30 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the MÄrginimea Sibiului ethnographical area.
Roda Roda (pronounced approximately as haw-da), meaning "wheel" or, more appropriately in this case, "circle" in Portuguese, is the name given in several Afro-Brazilian art forms, such as Capoeira, MaculelĂŞ and Samba de Roda, to the circular formation within which participants perform the art form. By extension, the whole event may be called a roda (as in "We will have a roda next Saturday").
Rodan , is a fictional monster, introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla, and Anguirus it is designed after a type of prehistoric reptile (The Japanese name "Radon" is a contraction of "pteranodon " and may also have been chosen to suggest radiation).
Rodanthe, North Carolina Rodanthe is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Rodanthe, originally (with Waves and Salvo) part of the settlement of Chicamacomico.
Rodborough Rodborough is a parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, in South-West England. It is located directly south of the town of Stroud, north of the town of Nailsworth and north-west of the village of Minchinhampton.
Rodborough Technology College Rodborough Technology College is a secondary School located in Milford, Surrey with 919 pupils, aged from 11 - 16 years (Year 7 - 11). It was identified as a Beacon school in 1998 and 2001 and the school's 2006 GCSE results showed 64% of pupils attained 5 or more top (A*-C) grades The school was granted Technology College status in 2002 allowing more vocational [[GCSE] courses to be avaliable, such as Leisure and Tourism and the Health & Social Care.
Rodd Island (New South Wales) Rodd Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the centre of Iron Cove, between the Sydney suburbs of Drummoyne, Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Haberfield and Leichhardt, in the western section of the harbour upstream of the Harbour Bridge.
Rodd Point, New South Wales Rodd Point is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 9 kms west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.
Rodd Redwing Rodd Redwing (Roderic/Rodric Redwing), (August 24, 1904, New York, NY - May 30, 1972, Los Angeles, CA), was a Native American actor, noted for being the world’s greatest quick-draw artist with six-guns. He holds the record with two-tenths of a second, reaching for his six-gun, pulling it out of the holster, and firing.
Roddam Narasimha Roddam Narasimha is an eminent Indian scientist, who is Chairman of the Engineering Mechanics Unit, JNCASR. He was previously Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Director of the National Aerospace Laboratories.
Roddy Bottum Roddy Bottum was keyboardist for the San Francisco rock group Faith No More, and is currently frontman for Imperial Teen, sharing vocals, guitarwork and occasionally drums. Born Roswell Christopher Bottum, on 1 July, 1963, in Los Angeles, he studied classical piano from an early age, until moving to San Francisco when he was 18.
Roddy Darragon Roddy Darragon (born August 31, 1983 in Le Grand Bornand) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Roddy Frame Roddy Frame (born January 29 1964 in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera. They released their first album, High Land, Hard Rain, when Frame was aged nineteen.
Roddy McMillan Roddy McMillan (March 23, 1923 - July 9, 1979) was a Scottish actor and playwright, possibly most famous for his comedy role as Para Handy on television. He also played the lead role in Edward Boyd's private eye series The View from Daniel Pike.
Roddy Piper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he is billed from Glasgow, Scotland and is known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music.
Roddy Radiation Roddy "Radiation" Byers (born Roderick James Byers, 5 May 1955, in Keresley Village) played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers. Currently Roddy is in the Skabilly Rebels, a band that mixes ska rhythms with rockabilly.
Rodef A rodef (Hebrew רודף, literally "pursuer"), in traditional Jewish law, is one who is "pursuing" another to murder him or her. According to Jewish law, such a person must be killed by any bystander after being warned to stop and refusing.
Rodel Rodel (Scottish Gaelic: Roghadal) is a village on the south-eastern coast of Harris, an island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It was formerly the historic capital and main port of Harris before Tarbert took the title.
Rodeleros Rodeleros ("shield bearers"), also called espadachines ("swordsmen") colloquially known as "Sword and Buckler Men" were Spanish troops in the early 16th (and again briefly in the 17th) century, equipped with steel shields or bucklers known as rodela and swords (an early form of the rapier).
Rodenbachfonds The Rodenbachfonds, named after Albrecht Rodenbach, is a Flemish non-profit cultural organization, for the promotion and support of the Dutch language in Flanders (north of Belgium). It is one of a family of five cultural organizations in Flanders, such as the Davidsfonds, Vermeylenfonds, Willemsfonds, and Masereelfonds.
Rodent's Revenge Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle video game, created in 1991 by Christopher Lee Fraley. It was distributed with the Microsoft Entertainment Pack,About window of Rodent's Revenge, Christoper Lee Fraley, 1991 which was included in early Windows systems.
Rodeo (ballet) Rodeo, pronounced by Copland as (ROH-dee-oh) Google Answers thread on the pronunciation of "Rodeo", is a ballet score written by American composer Aaron Copland in 1942. It was originally created for a string orchestra but was later modified for a full symphony orchestra.
Rodeo bareback rigging From the early 1900's up until the mid 1920's, bareback bronc riding was slowly becoming accepted as a professional rodeo event. The riding equipment - riggings or surcingles - used during that era were a mixed lot ranging from just holding a horse's mane, called a mane-hold, or holding a loose or twisted rope tied around the horse's girth, to using two-handhold or three-handhold leather riggings.
Rodeo Beach Rodeo Beach is a beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area located in Marin County, California, two miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is characterized by a spit of around 50m width at the mouth of a long embayment, known as Rodeo Lagoon; for much of the year the lagoon is cut off from the ocean, making the beach spit a baymouth bar.
Rodeo clown A rodeo clown or bull fighter is a rodeo performer who works on bull riding contests. His primary job is to protect the rider from the bull after he dismounts or is bucked off, by distracting the bull and providing alternative targets for the bull to chase.
Rodeo Drive Rodeo Drive (pronounced Spanish: "ro-DAY-oh") is a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States. It is known as one of the most expensive shopping districts in the world.
Rodeo-Chediski fire The Rodeo-Chediski fire was a wildfire that burned in east-central Arizona beginning on June 18, 2002, and was not controlled until July 7. It was the worst forest fire in Arizona to date, consuming 467,066 acres (1,890.
Roderic D.M. Page Roderic Dugald Morton Page (born 1962) is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the author of several books. He is currently professor at the University of Glasgow and the editor of the journal Systematic Biology.
Roderic Dallas Roderic Stanley "Stan" Dallas (30 July, 1891-1 June, 1918) is probably the highest-scoring Australian air ace of World War I and all subsequent wars. Dallas flew with British units, rather than the nascent Australian Flying Corps (AFC).
Roderic O'Gorman Roderic O'Gorman is an Irish Green Party candidate for the Next Irish general election which is likely to be held in the Summer of 2007. He is running in the Dublin West constituency He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin] in [[2004 and stood for the Green Party in local elections that year, winning 5.
Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd Wing Commander Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd VC RAF (5 February 1913-24 January 1996) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Roderick Flanagan Roderick Flanagan (1 April 1828 – 13 March 1862) was an Australian historian, anthropologist, poet, newspaper proprietor and journalist. He was born in Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland and died a mere 34 years later in East London, after spending 22 years in Australia.
Roderick Green Roderick Green (born April 26, 1982) is a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers. Green, who played his college football at the University of Central Missouri, was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Roderick Hudson Roderick Hudson is a novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, it is a bildungsroman that traces the development of the title character, an extremely talented sculptor.
Roderick Chisholm Roderick M Chisholm (Seekonk, Massachusetts, 1916 -- Providence, Rhode Island, 1999) was an American philosopher, known for his work on epistemology, metaphysics, free will, and the philosophy of perception. He received his Ph.
Roderick MacFarquhar Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar (born December 2, 1930) is a Harvard University professor and China specialist, British politician, newspaper and television journalist and academic orientalist. He served briefly as a Member of Parliament.
Roderick MacKinnon Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. (That year Peter Agre shared the prize for his independent investigations of water channels).
Roderick McGregor Roderick McGregor (1824 -10 August 1888) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Roderick Miller Roderick Luke "Rod" Miller (October 20, 1924 -- January 15, 2005) was a Lafayette attorney and a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He was the third Republican since Reconstruction to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, now one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state.
Roderick O'Flaherty Roderick O Flaherty (Irish name Ruaidhrà Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Ruairà Ó Flaitheartaigh) (1629 – 1718 or 1716), was an Irish historian. He was born in Co Galway and inherited Magh Cuilinn (Moycullen) Castle and estate.
Roderick R. Butler Roderick Randum Butler was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Wytheville, Virginia on April 9, 1827.
Roderick Salisbury Roderick Salisbury is an archaeologist and IGERT Fellow in GI Science at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Research interests include the social construction of landscape, social organization, ideology, soil chemistry, GIS, and lithic analysis.
Roderick Sprague Roderick Sprague is an American anthropologist, and the Emeritus Director of the Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Idaho. In addition to his work in the traditional anthropological fields, he has also collaborated with Professor Grover Krantz in an attempt to apply scientific reasoning to the study of Sasquatch.
Roderik Bouwman Arnoldus Leonardus Henricus Roderik Bouwman (born March 24, 1957 in Haarlem) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 107 international matches for The Netherlands, in which the striker scored 82 goals.
Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born 23 January, 1959 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a voice actor with credits in cartoons stretching back to the The Jetsons. Present-day viewers know him as the voice of Squidward Tentacles on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, Wooper from Pokemon, The Chief from Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, Dr.
Rodger Mitchell David Rodger Mitchell (March 26, 1898-January 4, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 until his death in 1967. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
Rodger Raderman Rodger Raderman (born August 22, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American media and technology entreprenuer. As of 2006, he is co-Founder, Chief Marketing & Product Officer of Veeker, co-Founder & Chairman of Obscura Digital, and Founder of IFILM.
Rodgers and Hammerstein Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960). They are most famous for creating a string of immensely popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, during what is considered the golden age of the medium.
Rodgers Instruments Rodgers Instruments LLC designs and manufacturers classical organs, using digital technology. Their range includes both pipe organs and electronic organs of all sizes, and also hybrid instruments combining both technologies.
Rodi language Rodi, also known by the ambiguous term Traveller Norwegian, is a language spoken by the indigenous Norwegian Travellers in Norway. It is an offshoot of Norwegian with significant influence of Sinti, Rotwelsch and, especially in recent decades, Scandoromani.
Rodina Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union (Rodina - Narodno-PatriotiÄŤeskij Sojuz, Партия "РОДĐĐťĐ") is one of the four parties that control seats in the Russian legislature. It is a coalition of 30 nationalist and left-wing groups that was established by Dmitry Rogozin, Sergey Glazyev, Sergey Baburin, Viktor Gerashchenko, Georgy Shpak, Valentin Varennikov and others in August 2003.
Roding Valley tube station Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated directly on the border between the Epping Forest district of Essex and the London Borough of Redbridge. The station is between Chigwell and Woodford stations.
Rodinia In geology, Rodinia (from the Russian родина, or "motherland") refers to one of the oldest known supercontinents, which contained most or all of Earth's then-current landmass. Paleomagnetic evidence provides clues to the paleolatitude of individual formations, but not to their longitude, which geologists have pieced together by comparing similar strata, often now widely dispersed.
Rod Blake Rod Blake (born June 15 1952) is an Australian rules football veteran ruckman whose career spanned a fourteen-year period beginning in 1971. He played a total of 176 games in the Victoria Football League, and kicked 113 goals.
Rod Breedlove Rod Breedlove (born March 10, 1938) is a former American Football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1967. Breedlove was a one time Pro Bowler in 1962.
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers was a 30-minute, weekly CBS-TV network outer space adventure series, broadcast live Saturdays from April 18, 1953 to May 29, 1954. Set in 2153 and all-too-obviously inspired by Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950 - 1955),
Rod Calloway In the television show Commander in Chief, a political drama aired by ABC, Rod Calloway, played by Kyle Secor, is the first gentleman, and formerly the vice-presidential chief-of-staff to president Mackenzie Allen. He served in the United States Army as an Air Defense Artillery officer.
Rod Clement Rodney Stewart Clement (born July 30, 1919 in Russell, Manitoba, died March 9, 1969) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1949 to 1959, and again from 1966 to 1968.
Rod Corkhill Rodney 'Rod' Corkhill was a fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by Jason Hope from 1985 until 1993. Rod was a police constable, which created the soubriquet " Rod the Plod ".
Rod Dixon Rodney ("Rod") Phillip Dixon (born July 13, 1950 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a former middle and long distance runner from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the prestigious New York City Marathon.
Rod Ellis Professor Rod Ellis is Chair of the Graduate School of Education; Professor, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Applied language studies and Linguistics dept. Ellis is the director of the Institute of Language Teaching and Learning at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and since 1980 the author of more than 30 articles on second language acquisition.
Rod Ferrell Rodrick Justin Ferrell (born March 28, 1980 to teenage parents) was the leader of a loose-knit gang of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky infamously known as the "Vampire Clan". In 1998 Ferrell pled guilty to the double-slaying of a couple from Eustis, Florida, becoming the youngest person in United States on Death Row.
Rod Foster Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a retired American professional basketball player (6-1, 160) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pick overall).
Rod Frawley Rod Frawley (born September 8, 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on December 22, 1980, when he became the number 43 of the world.
Rod Gerald Rod Gerald is a former American football quarterback, playing in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Gerald started for the Buckeyes as a sophomore and junior, but was replaced as a senior by the incoming freshman Art Schlichter.
Rod Gilbert Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (born July 1, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He played right wing on the GAG (Goal A Game) line that also featured Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle.
Rod Harrington Rod Harrington (born 30 December 1958) is a British darts player with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) who won the World Matchplay Championship on two separate occasions in 1998 and 1999 recording wins over Ronnie Baxter and Peter Manley respectively in the finals, and also won the BDO's Winmau World Masters in 1991, beating Phil Taylor in that final. Following a loss of form he became a director of the PDC and now also regularly acts in the capacity of a "pundit" / commentator on SKY's televised darts coverage.
Rod Hemsell Rod Hemsell is an educator and author who lived in Auroville and at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram from 1968 to 1983. During this time he also travelled widely and spoke about Auroville and Sri Aurobindo's philosophy at centers and universities in India, as well as publishing articles and essays.
Rod Higgins Roderick Dwayne "Rod" Higgins (born January 31, 1960 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as general manager of the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors.
Rod Jensen Rod Jensen (born January 19 1979 in Atherton, Queensland) went to school at St Augustine's College and is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. He is known for his ability to play many positions with speed and agility, hence his nickname 'Rocket'
Rod Jetton Rod Jetton (born September 9, 1967, De Soto, Missouri) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, who has represented Missouri's District 156 since 2001. In 2005, he became Speaker of the Missouri House.
Rod Kanehl Roderick Edwin Kanehl (April 1 1934 – December 14 2004) was an American second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Mets (1962-1964). Beloved by Mets fans, his attitude was exemplary for a team that lost a modern-era record 120 games in its inaugural season.
Rod Langway Rod Cory Langway (born May 3, 1957 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a former American professional ice hockey defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL), elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. He was born when his father, an American serviceman, was stationed in Taiwan, and he is the only NHL player to have been born in Taiwan.
Rod Laporte Rodney Edward Laporte (born 24 October 1953 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Saskatchewan lawyer and a former Canadian Member of Parliament (MP). Before becoming a politician, Laporte had been a student of history and Law at the University of Regina
Rod Lauren Rod Lauren (born March 20, 1940 in Fresno, California) is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Gomer Pyle, U.
Rod Michano Rod Michano, (born Toussaint Roderick Michano, April 19 1964 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a noted Canadian First Nations HIV/AIDS activist and educator. He is a member of the Ojibway First Nation of Pic River in northern Ontario.
Rod Morgenstein Rod Morgenstein Born April 19 , 1953 *in New York] is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80's heavy metal band [[Winger and with the progressive rock band Dixie Dregs.
Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in segregated Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the nation's education chief.
Rod Phillips Rod Phillips (born in Calmar, Alberta) is a radio broadcaster for 630 CHED in Edmonton, Alberta. Phillips is best known as the play-by-play man of the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers since 1973, succeeding longtime Edmonton Eskimos broadcaster Bryan Hall despite having no experience in the field.
Rod Phillips (porn star) Rod Phillips (born Gregory Leslie Patton on August 23, 1960, in El Centro, California, died May 24, 1993, in West Hollywood, California) was an American porn star who appeared in gay pornographic films from 1982 to 1993.
Rod Piazza Rod Piazza (born November 18, 1947 in Riverside, California is a blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. He has been the driving force behind Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers since 1979, along with his wife Honey Piazza on piano and upright bass player Bill Stuvee, guitarists such as Alex Schultz and Rick Holmstrom and drummer Jimmy Bott.
Rod Reisman Rod Reisman was the original drummer for the band DEVO, joining the band at its inception in 1973 in Kent, Ohio. He played only the very first concert, when the band was named Sextet Devo, and was the only band member to be paid for playing.
Rod Richards Rod (Roderick) Richards (born Llanelli 12 March 1947) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Clwyd North West, in Wales, from 1992 to 1997, when he lost his seat in the Labour Party landslide. He was also the Conservative leader in the Welsh Assembly in 1999, after being elected as an Assembly Member for North Wales.
Rod Rosenbladt Rod Rosenbladt is a Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Irvine in Irvine, CA, and is also well-known among Lutheran, Reformed and Evangelical Christians as the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The White Horse Inn"
Rod Rust Rod Rust (born August 2, 1928 in Webster City, Iowa) is a former American football head coach and defensive coordinator. He is best known in the United States as the coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1-15 record.
Rod Rutherford Rod Rutherford (born December 12, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback. Rutherford has spent time on both the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Carolina Panthers rosters, mostly as a practice squad player.
Rod Sawford Rodney Weston Sawford (born 26 June 1944), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1988, representing the Division of Port Adelaide, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at Western Teachers College, Adelaide.
Rod Scurry Rodney Grant Scurry (March 17, 1956 - November 5, 1992) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for eight seasons. He was best known for his part in the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials that addressed cocaine involvement among many players including several members of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rod Smallwood Rod Smallwood, co-manager of heavy metal band, Iron Maiden and co-founder in 1976 of Sanctuary Records, now the world's largest music management company. The company was named after the Maiden song by the same name.
Rod Snow Gerald Arthur Rod Snow (born on May 1, 1970 near Come By Chance, Newfoundland) is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop. Reports suggested that he had ended his Canada playing career, but he has been named to the Canada squad for the 2006 Churchill Cup.
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award-winning actor best known for his intense performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, On the Waterfront and Doctor Zhivago.
Rod Stephenson Rod Stephenson was an independent candidate who ran for the riding of Turtle Mountain in Manitoba's provincial elections of 1988 and 1990. On the latter occasion, he ran on a platform of separating Turtle Mountain from Manitoba and Canada.
Rod Summers Rod Summers (born 1943, Dorsetshire, England) is a sound, visual, and conceptual artist, performance poet and dramatist, mail and book artist, publisher, archivist and lecturer on intermedia based in Maastricht, Holland. The results of Summers' multiple, art-related activities have often appeared as part of his concept of VEC (Visual, Experimental, Concrete), which he originated in 1973.
Rod Sykes James Rodney "Rod" Winter Sykes is a former Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Calgary from 1968 – 1977 and Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 – 1982. In 1984, he was nominated by the Liberal Party for a seat in the House of Commons, but lost in the general election.
Rod Taylor (actor) Rod Taylor (born Rodney Sturt Taylor on January 11, 1930) is an Australian-born film and television actor. His middle name comes from his great-great grand uncle, Captain Charles Sturt, a famous Australian explorer.
Rod Thorn Rodney King "Rod" Thorn (born May 23, 1941 in Princeton, West Virginia) is the president and general manager of the NBA's New Jersey Nets. A highly-regarded high school athlete in both basketball and baseball, Thorn attended West Virginia University, where he was an All-American guard in basketball, as well as playing three seasons on the WVU baseball team.
Rod Tucker Rodney James Tucker (born August 28, 1964, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Tasmanian cricketer who played breifly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania who he played for from 1987/88 to 1998/99. He was also Vice-Captain of Tasmania from 1991/92 until 1995/96.
Rod Tyler Rod Tyler is the former vocalist of American progressive metal band Symphony X, and power metal band Overlorde. He joined Overlorde briefly in 1988 under his real lame, Rod Tyler Loiza, and left shortly in the same year.
Rod Welford Rod Welford (born 30 September 1958 in Brisbane) is a Queensland, Australia state politician. He was first elected to be a member of the Queensland Parliament in 1989 in the seat of Stafford for the Labor Party.
Rod, Sibiu Rod (Hungarian: RĂłd) is a village in the TiliĹźca commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, 30 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the MÄrginimea Sibiului ethnographical area.
Roda Roda (pronounced approximately as haw-da), meaning "wheel" or, more appropriately in this case, "circle" in Portuguese, is the name given in several Afro-Brazilian art forms, such as Capoeira, MaculelĂŞ and Samba de Roda, to the circular formation within which participants perform the art form. By extension, the whole event may be called a roda (as in "We will have a roda next Saturday").
Rodan , is a fictional monster, introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla, and Anguirus it is designed after a type of prehistoric reptile (The Japanese name "Radon" is a contraction of "pteranodon " and may also have been chosen to suggest radiation).
Rodanthe, North Carolina Rodanthe is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Rodanthe, originally (with Waves and Salvo) part of the settlement of Chicamacomico.
Rodborough Rodborough is a parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, in South-West England. It is located directly south of the town of Stroud, north of the town of Nailsworth and north-west of the village of Minchinhampton.
Rodborough Technology College Rodborough Technology College is a secondary School located in Milford, Surrey with 919 pupils, aged from 11 - 16 years (Year 7 - 11). It was identified as a Beacon school in 1998 and 2001 and the school's 2006 GCSE results showed 64% of pupils attained 5 or more top (A*-C) grades The school was granted Technology College status in 2002 allowing more vocational [[GCSE] courses to be avaliable, such as Leisure and Tourism and the Health & Social Care.
Rodd Island (New South Wales) Rodd Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the centre of Iron Cove, between the Sydney suburbs of Drummoyne, Russell Lea, Rodd Point, Haberfield and Leichhardt, in the western section of the harbour upstream of the Harbour Bridge.
Rodd Point, New South Wales Rodd Point is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 9 kms west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.
Rodd Redwing Rodd Redwing (Roderic/Rodric Redwing), (August 24, 1904, New York, NY - May 30, 1972, Los Angeles, CA), was a Native American actor, noted for being the world’s greatest quick-draw artist with six-guns. He holds the record with two-tenths of a second, reaching for his six-gun, pulling it out of the holster, and firing.
Roddam Narasimha Roddam Narasimha is an eminent Indian scientist, who is Chairman of the Engineering Mechanics Unit, JNCASR. He was previously Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Director of the National Aerospace Laboratories.
Roddy Bottum Roddy Bottum was keyboardist for the San Francisco rock group Faith No More, and is currently frontman for Imperial Teen, sharing vocals, guitarwork and occasionally drums. Born Roswell Christopher Bottum, on 1 July, 1963, in Los Angeles, he studied classical piano from an early age, until moving to San Francisco when he was 18.
Roddy Darragon Roddy Darragon (born August 31, 1983 in Le Grand Bornand) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Roddy Frame Roddy Frame (born January 29 1964 in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera. They released their first album, High Land, Hard Rain, when Frame was aged nineteen.
Roddy McMillan Roddy McMillan (March 23, 1923 - July 9, 1979) was a Scottish actor and playwright, possibly most famous for his comedy role as Para Handy on television. He also played the lead role in Edward Boyd's private eye series The View from Daniel Pike.
Roddy Piper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he is billed from Glasgow, Scotland and is known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music.
Roddy Radiation Roddy "Radiation" Byers (born Roderick James Byers, 5 May 1955, in Keresley Village) played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers. Currently Roddy is in the Skabilly Rebels, a band that mixes ska rhythms with rockabilly.
Rodef A rodef (Hebrew רודף, literally "pursuer"), in traditional Jewish law, is one who is "pursuing" another to murder him or her. According to Jewish law, such a person must be killed by any bystander after being warned to stop and refusing.
Rodel Rodel (Scottish Gaelic: Roghadal) is a village on the south-eastern coast of Harris, an island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It was formerly the historic capital and main port of Harris before Tarbert took the title.
Rodeleros Rodeleros ("shield bearers"), also called espadachines ("swordsmen") colloquially known as "Sword and Buckler Men" were Spanish troops in the early 16th (and again briefly in the 17th) century, equipped with steel shields or bucklers known as rodela and swords (an early form of the rapier).
Rodenbachfonds The Rodenbachfonds, named after Albrecht Rodenbach, is a Flemish non-profit cultural organization, for the promotion and support of the Dutch language in Flanders (north of Belgium). It is one of a family of five cultural organizations in Flanders, such as the Davidsfonds, Vermeylenfonds, Willemsfonds, and Masereelfonds.
Rodent's Revenge Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle video game, created in 1991 by Christopher Lee Fraley. It was distributed with the Microsoft Entertainment Pack,About window of Rodent's Revenge, Christoper Lee Fraley, 1991 which was included in early Windows systems.
Rodeo (ballet) Rodeo, pronounced by Copland as (ROH-dee-oh) Google Answers thread on the pronunciation of "Rodeo", is a ballet score written by American composer Aaron Copland in 1942. It was originally created for a string orchestra but was later modified for a full symphony orchestra.
Rodeo bareback rigging From the early 1900's up until the mid 1920's, bareback bronc riding was slowly becoming accepted as a professional rodeo event. The riding equipment - riggings or surcingles - used during that era were a mixed lot ranging from just holding a horse's mane, called a mane-hold, or holding a loose or twisted rope tied around the horse's girth, to using two-handhold or three-handhold leather riggings.
Rodeo Beach Rodeo Beach is a beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area located in Marin County, California, two miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is characterized by a spit of around 50m width at the mouth of a long embayment, known as Rodeo Lagoon; for much of the year the lagoon is cut off from the ocean, making the beach spit a baymouth bar.
Rodeo clown A rodeo clown or bull fighter is a rodeo performer who works on bull riding contests. His primary job is to protect the rider from the bull after he dismounts or is bucked off, by distracting the bull and providing alternative targets for the bull to chase.
Rodeo Drive Rodeo Drive (pronounced Spanish: "ro-DAY-oh") is a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States. It is known as one of the most expensive shopping districts in the world.
Rodeo-Chediski fire The Rodeo-Chediski fire was a wildfire that burned in east-central Arizona beginning on June 18, 2002, and was not controlled until July 7. It was the worst forest fire in Arizona to date, consuming 467,066 acres (1,890.
Roderic D.M. Page Roderic Dugald Morton Page (born 1962) is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the author of several books. He is currently professor at the University of Glasgow and the editor of the journal Systematic Biology.
Roderic Dallas Roderic Stanley "Stan" Dallas (30 July, 1891-1 June, 1918) is probably the highest-scoring Australian air ace of World War I and all subsequent wars. Dallas flew with British units, rather than the nascent Australian Flying Corps (AFC).
Roderic O'Gorman Roderic O'Gorman is an Irish Green Party candidate for the Next Irish general election which is likely to be held in the Summer of 2007. He is running in the Dublin West constituency He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin] in [[2004 and stood for the Green Party in local elections that year, winning 5.
Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd Wing Commander Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd VC RAF (5 February 1913-24 January 1996) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Roderick Flanagan Roderick Flanagan (1 April 1828 – 13 March 1862) was an Australian historian, anthropologist, poet, newspaper proprietor and journalist. He was born in Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland and died a mere 34 years later in East London, after spending 22 years in Australia.
Roderick Green Roderick Green (born April 26, 1982) is a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers. Green, who played his college football at the University of Central Missouri, was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Roderick Hudson Roderick Hudson is a novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, it is a bildungsroman that traces the development of the title character, an extremely talented sculptor.
Roderick Chisholm Roderick M Chisholm (Seekonk, Massachusetts, 1916 -- Providence, Rhode Island, 1999) was an American philosopher, known for his work on epistemology, metaphysics, free will, and the philosophy of perception. He received his Ph.
Roderick MacFarquhar Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar (born December 2, 1930) is a Harvard University professor and China specialist, British politician, newspaper and television journalist and academic orientalist. He served briefly as a Member of Parliament.
Roderick MacKinnon Roderick MacKinnon (born 19 February 1956 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels. (That year Peter Agre shared the prize for his independent investigations of water channels).
Roderick McGregor Roderick McGregor (1824 -10 August 1888) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Roderick Miller Roderick Luke "Rod" Miller (October 20, 1924 -- January 15, 2005) was a Lafayette attorney and a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He was the third Republican since Reconstruction to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, now one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state.
Roderick O'Flaherty Roderick O Flaherty (Irish name Ruaidhrà Ó Flaithbheartaigh, Ruairà Ó Flaitheartaigh) (1629 – 1718 or 1716), was an Irish historian. He was born in Co Galway and inherited Magh Cuilinn (Moycullen) Castle and estate.
Roderick R. Butler Roderick Randum Butler was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Wytheville, Virginia on April 9, 1827.
Roderick Salisbury Roderick Salisbury is an archaeologist and IGERT Fellow in GI Science at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Research interests include the social construction of landscape, social organization, ideology, soil chemistry, GIS, and lithic analysis.
Roderick Sprague Roderick Sprague is an American anthropologist, and the Emeritus Director of the Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Idaho. In addition to his work in the traditional anthropological fields, he has also collaborated with Professor Grover Krantz in an attempt to apply scientific reasoning to the study of Sasquatch.
Roderik Bouwman Arnoldus Leonardus Henricus Roderik Bouwman (born March 24, 1957 in Haarlem) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 107 international matches for The Netherlands, in which the striker scored 82 goals.
Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born 23 January, 1959 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a voice actor with credits in cartoons stretching back to the The Jetsons. Present-day viewers know him as the voice of Squidward Tentacles on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, Wooper from Pokemon, The Chief from Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, Dr.
Rodger Mitchell David Rodger Mitchell (March 26, 1898-January 4, 1967) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 until his death in 1967. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
Rodger Raderman Rodger Raderman (born August 22, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American media and technology entreprenuer. As of 2006, he is co-Founder, Chief Marketing & Product Officer of Veeker, co-Founder & Chairman of Obscura Digital, and Founder of IFILM.
Rodgers and Hammerstein Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960). They are most famous for creating a string of immensely popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, during what is considered the golden age of the medium.
Rodgers Instruments Rodgers Instruments LLC designs and manufacturers classical organs, using digital technology. Their range includes both pipe organs and electronic organs of all sizes, and also hybrid instruments combining both technologies.
Rodi language Rodi, also known by the ambiguous term Traveller Norwegian, is a language spoken by the indigenous Norwegian Travellers in Norway. It is an offshoot of Norwegian with significant influence of Sinti, Rotwelsch and, especially in recent decades, Scandoromani.
Rodina Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union (Rodina - Narodno-PatriotiÄŤeskij Sojuz, Партия "РОДĐĐťĐ") is one of the four parties that control seats in the Russian legislature. It is a coalition of 30 nationalist and left-wing groups that was established by Dmitry Rogozin, Sergey Glazyev, Sergey Baburin, Viktor Gerashchenko, Georgy Shpak, Valentin Varennikov and others in August 2003.
Roding Valley tube station Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated directly on the border between the Epping Forest district of Essex and the London Borough of Redbridge. The station is between Chigwell and Woodford stations.
Rodinia In geology, Rodinia (from the Russian родина, or "motherland") refers to one of the oldest known supercontinents, which contained most or all of Earth's then-current landmass. Paleomagnetic evidence provides clues to the paleolatitude of individual formations, but not to their longitude, which geologists have pieced together by comparing similar strata, often now widely dispersed.
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