Rochester

Rochester

Rochester may refer to:

Places

;in Australia
* Rochester, Victoria

;in the United Kingdom
* Rochester, Kent, the oldest population centre with the name Rochester
* Rochester, Northumberland, a small village

;in the United States
* Rochester, Illinois
* Rochester, Indiana
* Rochester, Kentucky
* Rochester, Massachusetts
* Rochester, Michigan
* Rochester, Minnesota, location of the Mayo Clinic
* Rochester, New Hampshire
* Rochester, New York, the largest and most populous city with the name Rochester
* Rochester, Ulster County, New York
* Rochester, Ohio
* Rochester, Pennsylvania
* Rochester, Texas
* Rochester, Vermont
* Rochester, Washington
* Rochester, Wisconsin
* Rochester (town), Wisconsin

;Ecclesiastical areas
* The Diocese of Rochester, within the Church of England Province of Canterbury
* The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York
* The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York

People

* Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831), founder of Rochester, New York
* Paul Rochester (born 1938), American football player

;Fictional
* Mr. (Edward) Rochester, a character in the novel "Jane Eyre"

;Nickname
* Eddie Anderson (comedian) (1904–1977), an actor sometimes known as "Rochester", after his character "Rochester Van Jones" on "The Jack Benny Show"

;Peerage
* Baron Rochester
* Earl of Rochester
**including John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

ee also

* East Rochester
* Rochester Hills
* Rochester Township
* Rocester


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