Rolla is an
Italian
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surname and also a diminutive for the
Toyota Corolla
The is a series of compact cars (formerly subcompact) manufactured and marketed globally by the Toyota Motor Corporation. Introduced in 1966, the Corolla was the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has been one of the best-selling cars in ...
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Rolla may refer to:
People
Surname
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Alessandro Rolla
Alessandro Rolla (; 23 April 175714 September 1841) was an Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher. His son, Antonio Rolla, was also a violin virtuoso and composer.
His fame now rests mainly as "teacher of the great P ...
(1757–1841), Italian composer, violin and viola virtuoso
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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 (born 1920), American former football and basketball player and coach
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Rolla Daringer
Rolla Harrison Daringer (November 15, 1888 – May 23, 1974) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals ...
(1888–1974), American baseball shortstop
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Rolla Dyer
Rolla Eugene Dyer (November 4, 1886 – June 3, 1971) was an American physician born in Delaware County, Ohio. Dyer received his B.A. in 1907 from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and his M.D. in 1914 from the University of Texas. He joined the ...
(1886–1971), American physician
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Rolla Mapel (1890–1966), American baseball pitcher
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Rolla C. McMillen (1880–1961), American politician from Illinois
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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
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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 ...
(1856–1944), American politician from Missouri
Places
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Rolla, Kansas
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Rolla, Missouri
Rolla () is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. Rolla is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The Rolla, ...
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T, is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 7,645 students (fall 2020) study engineering, busin ...
, formerly the University of Missouri–Rolla
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Rolla, North Dakota
Rolla ( ) is a city in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Rolette County. The population was 1,223 at the 2020 census. The city contains a small park and a small outdoor pool.
History
Rolla was laid out in 18 ...
;Canada
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Rolla, British Columbia
;Norway
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Rolla (Troms)
or is an island in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island of Andørja lies to the northeast, the Vågsfjorden lies to the north and west, and the Astafjorden lies to the south. The highest point on the island o ...
, an island in Troms county, in the municipality of Ibestad
;United Arab Emirates
*Rolla, an area within
Sharjah (emirate)
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it ...
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Rolla, Anantapur
Rolla is a village and mandal in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Geography
Rolla is located at . It has an average elevation of 726 metres (2385 ft).
Demographics
Indian census
The decennial Census of India has ...
, a village and mandal in Andhra Pradesh
Other uses
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''Rolla'' (ship), name of multiple ships
*"Rolla", a poem by
Alfred de Musset
*''Rolla'', a painting by
Henri Gervex
Henri Gervex (Paris 10 December 1852 – 7 June 1929 Paris) was a French painter who studied painting under Alexandre Cabanel, Pierre-Nicolas Brisset, and Eugène Fromentin.
Biography Early years
He was the son of Joséphine Peltier and Félix ...
See also
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Rolla Township (disambiguation) Rolla Township may refer to:
* Rolla Township, Morton County, Kansas, in Morton County, Kansas
* Rolla Township, Phelps County, Missouri
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Rollo (disambiguation)
Italian-language surnames
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