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Rollin is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:


Surname

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Anita Rollin Sri Lanka competed in the first ever South Asian Winter Games held in Dehradun and Auli, India from 10 January to 16 January 2011. It sent only one athlete, Anita Rollin, who won gold in snow boarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competi ...
, Sri Lankan snowboarder *
Bernard Rollin Bernard Elliot Rollin (February 18, 1943 – November 19, 2021) was an American philosopher, who was emeritus professor of philosophy, animal sciences, and biomedical sciences at Colorado State University. He was considered to be the "father of ...
(1943–2021), American philosopher, ethicist and author * Betty Rollin (born 1936), American journalist * Charles Rollin (1661–1741), French historian and educationist * Dominique Rollin (born 1982), Canadian cyclist *
Henri Rollin Henri Louis-Victor-Mars Rollin (November 9, 1885 – April 1955) was a French naval officer, spy, journalist and essayist. In 1903, he joined the French Navy and served on battleship ''Diderot'' in World War I. He subsequently served on ''Pari ...
(1885–1955), French essayist * Jean Rollin (1938–2010), French film director, actor and writer *
Kenneth Rollin Kenneth "Ken" Rollin (born 3 December 1937) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage No. 624) and Leeds ( Heritage No.) as a or , i.e ...
(born 1937), English rugby league player * Louis Rollin (1879-1952), French politician *
The Rollin Sisters The Rollin sisters of South Carolina were some of the most influential Black women of the Reconstruction Era. Frances Ann (Frank), Katherine (Kate), Charlotte (Lottie), Marie Louise (Loyise) and Florence Rollin were born in Charleston, but eventual ...
, five African-American sisters who were influential in politics in the Reconstruction Era


Given name

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Rollin V. Ankeny Rollin Valentine Ankeny (May 22, 1830 – December 24, 1901) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania. Raised in Ohio, Ankeny came to Freeport, Illinois, as an adult to farm. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Ankeny raised eight companies of v ...
(1830-1901), American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general *
Rollin Cook Rollin Edward Cook (October 5, 1890 – August 11, 1975) 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 B ...
(1890–1975), American baseball player *
Rollin M. Daggett Rollin Mallory Daggett (February 22, 1831 – November 12, 1901) was a 19th-century American politician, minister, and diplomat. Daggett served a single term as a United States representative from Nevada from 1879 to 1881. Biography Daggett w ...
(1831–1901), American politician and diplomat *
Rollin Dart Rollin Bashford Dart (December 2, 1925 – May 5, 2016) was an American banker. Family Dart was the grandson of Rollin Charles "RC" Dart, who founded Dart National Bank in 1925. He was the son of Doc Campbell Dart, who was chief executive office ...
(1925–2016), American banker *
Rollin Josiah Dutton Rollin Josiah Dutton (August 21, 1884 – July 18, 1955) was an American businessman and politician. Dutton was born on a farm in Crystal Lake Township, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He graduated from Minnesota North High School (North Community ...
(1884-1955), American businessman and politician *
Rollin Glewwe Rollin Bert Glewwe (May 2, 1933 – April 27, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. Glewwe was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on May 2, 1933. He lived in South St. Paul and went to the public schools. Glewwe went to University of Minn ...
(1933-2020), American politician and businessman *
Rollin Lynde Hartt Rollin Lynde Hartt (1869–1946) was an early 20th-century journalist and congregational minister. His reporting and views on the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy were known nationally and mentioned in ''Time Magazine''. His 1909 articles ...
(1869–1946), American journalist *
Rollin Hotchkiss Rollin Douglas Hotchkiss (1911 – December 12, 2004) was an American biochemist who helped to establish the role of DNA as the genetic material and contributed to the isolation and purification of the first antibiotics. His work on bacterial tra ...
(1911–2004), American biochemist *
Rollin Howard Rollin Howard (c. 1840 - June 19, 1879) was an American minstrel performer, best known for his female blackface impersonations. Howard was born as Ebenezer G.B. Holder in New York City around 1840, and appeared in minstrel productions from appro ...
(1840–1879), American minstrel performer * Rollin Howell (born 1929), American politician * Rollin King (1931–2014), American businessman *
Rollin Kirby Rollin Kirby (September 4, 1875 in Galva, Illinois – May 8, 1952 in New York, New York) was an American political cartoonist. In 1922 he was chronologically the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, an honor that he wou ...
(1875–1952), American political cartoonist *
Rollin Carolas Mallary Rollin Carolas Mallary (May 27, 1784 – April 15, 1831) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from Vermont. Biography Mallary was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1805. He ...
(1784–1831), American lawyer and politician * Rollin H. Person (1850-1917), American jurist * Rollin Prather (1925-1996), Canadian football player *
Rollin Putzier Rollin William Putzier (December 10, 1965 – April 25, 2018) was an American football player. He played defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. ...
(born 1965), American football player *
Rollin R. Rees Rollin Raymond Rees (January 10, 1865 – May 30, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Camden, Ohio, Rees moved with his parents to Ottawa County, Kansas, in 1867. He attended the public schools and graduated from the agricultur ...
(1865–1935), American politician * Rollin C. Richmond, American geneticist and academic * Rollin D. Salisbury (1858–1922), American geologist and educator *
Rollin B. Sanford Rollin Brewster Sanford (May 18, 1874 – May 16, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Nicholville, New York, to Henry T. Sanford (1840–1897) and Louisa Ann Brewster ( – 1922), Sanford was raised in Albany an ...
(1874–1957), American politician *
Rollin S. Sturgeon Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period. Filmography Director *''Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1'' 1910 *'' ...
(1877-1961), American silent film director * Rollin White (1817-1892), American gunsmith and inventor *
Rollin S. Williamson Rollin Samuel Williamson (May 23, 1839 – August 11, 1889) was an American politician, jurist, and telegraph operator from Vermont. After learning the telegraph trade in Boston, Massachusetts, Williamson moved to Illinois in 1857. He was appo ...
(1839–1889), American politician *
Rollin S. Woodruff Rollin Simmons Woodruff (July 14, 1854 – June 30, 1925) was an American politician and the 62nd governor of Connecticut. Biography Woodruff was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1854. He was the son of Jeremiah Woodruff, who was a min ...
(1854–1925), American politician


Fictional characters

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Rollin Hand This is a list of recurring fictional characters in the ''Mission: Impossible'' franchise. Main and recurring characters The cast changed considerably episode-by-episode throughout the program's seven-year run, so not all of the characters li ...
, secret agent in the ''Mission Impossible'' TV series


See also

* Rollins (disambiguation) * Rollen, a list of people with the given name or surname {{given name, type=both Masculine given names