Rolla is an Italian surname and also a diminutive for the

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* Alessandro Rolla (1757–1841), Italian composer, violin and viola virtuoso *

Antonio Rolla Giuseppe Antonio Rolla (18 April 1798, in Parma – 19 March 1837, in Dresden) was an Italian violin and viola virtuoso and composer. Antonio Rolla studied violin with his father, composer Alessandro Rolla. In 1803 the family is moved to Milan ...

(1798–1837), Italian composer, violin and viola virtuoso

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Rolla Anderson Rolla Leonard Anderson (August 1, 1920 – April 25, 2018) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan for 14 seasons, from 1953 to 1966, compiling a record of 56– ...

(1920–2018), American former football and basketball player and coach * Rolla Daringer (1888–1974), American baseball shortstop * Rolla Dyer (1886–1971), American physician *

Rolla Mapel Rolla Hamilton Mapel (March 9, 1890 – April 6, 1966) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Bre ...

(1890–1966), American baseball pitcher *

Rolla C. McMillen Rolla Coral McMillen (October 5, 1880 – May 6, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Monticello, Illinois, McMillen attended the public schools of Monticello, Illinois ( Monticello High School), and the University of Illin ...

(1880–1961), American politician from Illinois *

Rolla Norman Edouard Charles "Rolla" Norman (1889–1971) was a French stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' (1908) * '' The Advocate'' (1925) * ''The Last Fort'' (1928) * '' The Vein'' (1928) * '' The Great ...

(1889–1971), French actor *

Rolla Wells Rolla Wells (June 1, 1856November 30, 1944), also called "Rollo", was an American politician. He served two terms as Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, was named an officer of the Democratic National Committee in the 1912 Wilson campaign, and served a ...

(1856–1944), American politician from Missouri

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;United States *

Rolla, Kansas Rolla is a city in Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 384. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. Fro ...

* Rolla, Missouri ** Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly the University of Missouri–Rolla * Rolla, North Dakota ;Canada * Rolla, British Columbia ;Norway * Rolla (Troms), an island in Troms county, in the municipality of Ibestad ;United Arab Emirates *Rolla, an area within Sharjah (emirate) ;India * Rolla, Anantapur, a village and mandal in Andhra Pradesh

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* ''Rolla'' (ship), name of multiple ships *"Rolla", a poem by

Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

*''Rolla'', a painting by Henri Gervex

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