Rodgers

Rodgers

Rogers is a surname, originally German and suggesting prowess with a spear, and is modified with the letter d as a Welsh addition. It may refer to many people.

* Aaron Rodgers, American football player
* Alan Rodgers
* Benjamin Paul Rodgers, Aussie Rules Football star, world traveler/author/adventurer.
* Andre Rodgers
* Anton Rodgers, British actor
* Bill Rodgers, one of several people including
**Bill Rodgers, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank, British politician
**Bill Rodgers (athlete), American marathon runner
**Bill Rodgers, American baseball player
* Buck Rodgers, American baseball player & manager
* Calbraith Perry Rodgers
* Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers
* Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Ireland singer
* Dave Rodgers
* Eleazar Rodgers, South African soccer player
* George Rodgers
* Guy Rodgers
* Ilona Rodgers
* Jimmie Rodgers, (1897-1933), American country singer
* Jimmy Rodgers, basketball coach
* Jimmie Rodgers, (b. 1931), American pop singer
* John Rodgers, one of several people including
** John Rodgers (1772 - 1838), U.S. Naval officer during the War of 1812
** John Rodgers (1812 - 1882), U.S. Naval officer during the Civil War, son of the first John Rodgers
** John Rodgers (1881 - 1926), U.S. Naval officer during World War I, great-grandson of the first John Rodgers. Second Naval aviator to fly for the United States Navy.
** Sir John Rodgers, British politician
* Johnny Rodgers, American football player
*Lorraine Rodgers, (born 1921), American pilot, first woman to fly in World War II
* Luke Rodgers, English footballer
* Mario Rodgers
* Mary Rodgers, American composer, daughter of Richard Rodgers
* Nile Rodgers, American bassist and producer
* Paul Rodgers, British singer
* Pepper Rodgers
* Raymond P. Rodgers
* Richard Rodgers, composer of the songwriting teams Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein
* Simon Rodgers, Canadian Rugby player
* T. J. Rodgers
* Tige Rodgers, radio personality
* Tim Rodgers
* W. R. Rodgers, Northern Ireland poet
* William Ledyard Rodgers
* Woodall Rodgers

ee also

*Rogers (surname), Rogers
*Rodgers Instruments, organ builder (Rodgers Organs, digital and pipe combination organs)
*Rodger
* [http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=rodgers]


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  • Rodgers — ist eine alternative Schreibweise des Namens Rogers. Das eingefügte d wird manchmal als dem walisischen Sprachgebrauch entstammend erklärt. Rodgers ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bill Rodgers (Politiker) (* 1928), britischer Politiker… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rodgers —   [ rɔdʒəs],    1) Jimmie, eigentlich James Charles Rodgers, amerikanischer Countrysänger, * Meridian (Miss.) 8. 9. 1897, ✝ New York 26. 5. 1933. Der von ihm kreierte Jodelstil (»Blue yodel«) machte ihn zum ersten stilprägenden Country and… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rodgers — [rä′jərz] Richard 1902 79; U.S. composer …   English World dictionary

  • Rodgers — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Rodgers est un nom porté par plusieurs personnalités : Aaron Rodgers (1983 ), joueur de football américain. Buck Rodgers (1938 ), joueur et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rodgers — /roj euhrz/, n. 1. James Charles (Jimmie), 1897 1933, U.S. country and western singer, guitarist, and composer. 2. Richard, 1902 79, U.S. composer of popular music. 3. William Henry (Bill), born 1947, U.S. track and field athlete. * * * (as used… …   Universalium

  • Rodgers — (as used in expressions) Rodgers, Jimmie James Charles Rodgers Rodgers, Richard …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Rodgers — This famous Scottish name is of Old Germanic origin, from the Old German personal name Roger, Rodger , composed of the elements hrod , renown, fame, with geri, gari , spear. The personal name was introduced into England by the Normans after the… …   Surnames reference

  • Rodgers — Rod|gers, Richard (1902 79) a US ↑composer who wrote the music for many ↑musicals (=films or plays that use singing and dancing to tell a story) with the songwriters Lorenz ↑Hart and Oscar Hammerstein. The musicals that Rodgers and Hart wrote… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Rodgers — noun United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902 1979) • Syn: ↑Richard Rodgers • Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rodgers and Hammerstein — Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein (right), with Irving Berlin (middle) and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions at the St. James Theatre in 1948 Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960) were a well known American songwriting …   Wikipedia

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