Rosen is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, the name deriving from the German word for roses. Notable people with this surname include:

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Adam Rosen Adam Joseph Rosen (April 12, 1984 – December 19, 2021), often known as AJ Rosen, was an American-British Olympic luger, the nation's best, who debuted in 2003.Al Rosen Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 194 ...

(1924–2015), American All Star and MVP baseball player *

Al Rosen (actor) Albert Rosen (May 9, 1910 – August 2, 1990) was an American actor. He is known for his recurring role of " Al" in the television sitcom ''Cheers''. Biography Rosen was born in Maryland. He acted in several films in the 1940s, then in the 1970s ...

(1910–1990), American actor in ''Cheers'' *

Albert Rosen Albert Rosen (14 February 192423 May 1997) was an Austrian-born and Czech/Irish-naturalised conductor associated with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Wexford Festival, the National Theatre in Prague and J. K. Tyl Theatre in P ...

(1924–1997), conductor * Andrea Rosen (born 1974), American comedian and actress *

Andy Rosen Andy Rosen, stage name Goat, is an American singer, best known for his song "Great Life", which appeared on the soundtrack of the film, ''I Know What You Did Last Summer''. The same song is perhaps more recognizable from its repeated airings i ...

(also known as Goat), American musician *

Anton Rosen Anton Rosen (13 September 1859 – 2 July 1928) was a Danish architect, furniture designer, decorative artist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In his architecture, he combined a free Historicist style with inspiration ...

(1859–1928), Danish architect *

Barry Rosen Barry Rosen is an American former diplomat who was held hostage during the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis. Rosen was the press attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was seized by militants on November 4, 1979. He was held for 444 days, ...

, American diplomat held during the Iran hostage crisis *

Beatrice Rosen Beatrice Rosen (born Béatrice Rosenblatt) is a French-American actress. She is internationally known for her role in the film ''2012'' (2009). Early life and education Rosen was born in New York City and grew up in Paris where she started acti ...

(born 1984), French-American actress *

Carl Gustaf von Rosen Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen (19 August 1909 – 13 July 1977) was a Swedish pioneer aviator, humanitarian, and mercenary pilot. He flew relief missions in a number of conflicts as well as combat missions for Finland (whose first mili ...

(1909–1977), Swedish pioneer aviator * Charles Rosen (1927–2012), American pianist and author *

Charles Rosen (scientist) Charles Rosen (December 7, 1917 – December 8, 2002) was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and founder of SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center. He led the project that led to the development of Shakey the Robot, "who" now resides ...

(1917–2002), Canadian artificial intelligence researcher * Charley Rosen (born 1941), American basketball coach and sports writer *

Conrad von Rosen Conrad von Rosen (1628–1715) was a soldier from Livonia, who served in the French army under Louis XIV from 1646 on. He fought in the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) and the Nine Years' War (1688–1691). In 1689 he went to Ireland with James ...

(1628–1715), Marshal of the French Army * Daniel Rosen, comedian and announcer * David Rosen (disambiguation), several people, including: **

David Rosen (artist) David Grant Rosen (26 November 1959 – 3 March 2014) was a South African fashion designer and artist. Trained as a painter, he is known primarily for his political fashion, art and activism, from his anti-apartheid designs in the 1980s to the ...

(born 1959), South African artist and fashion designer **

David Rosen (business) David M. Rosen (born January 22, 1930) is an American businessman and the co-founder of the Japanese video game company Sega. He retired from the company as Chair (official), Chairman in 1996. Career Rosen Enterprises, Ltd. Rosen served in the ...

(born 1934), chief executive officer of SEGA **

David Rosen (entomologist) David Rosen (20 April 1936 - 8 January 1997 ) was an Israeli entomologist known for his work on pest control. He was also a specialist on the taxonomy of the Chalcidoidea. He served as Vigevani Professor of Agriculture and Professor of Entomology at ...

(1936-1997), Israeli entomologist **

David Rosen (musicologist) David Rosen (born September 21, 1938, in San Francisco) is an expert in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italian opera. He is noted for having discovered the complete score of Messa per Rossini, presumed lost, in the archives of the Itali ...

(born 1938), professor of musicology at Cornell University **

David Rosen (politics) David Rosen is an American political fundraiser. Life Rosen was employed as Hillary Clinton's campaign finance director in her campaign for a United States Senate seat in 2000. He was indicted on charges of false campaign finance reports related ...

, fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in 2000 **

David Rosen (rabbi) David Shlomo Rosen KSG CBE (born 1951) is the former Chief Rabbi of Ireland (1979–1985) and currently serves as the American Jewish Committee's International Director of Interreligious Affairs. From 2005 until 2009 he headed the Internationa ...

(born 1951), former Chief Rabbi of Ireland **

David M. Rosen David M. Rosen is an American anthropologist. Rosen holds a J.D. from Pace University School of Law and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Illinois. He is Professor of Anthropology, at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lived i ...

, American anthropologist *

Eliyahu Chaim Rosen Eliyahu Chaim Rosen (1899–1984) was a respected rabbi and leader of the Breslov Hasidim in Uman, Ukraine before World War II. After immigrating to Israel in 1936, he founded the Breslover Yeshiva in Jerusalem and served as its rosh yeshiva f ...

(1899–1984), Polish-born rabbi in the Ukraine *

Eric Rosen (disambiguation) Eric Rosen may refer to: * Erik Rosén (1883–1967), Swedish film actor * Eric S. Rosen (born 1953), American judge * Eric Rosen (playwright) (born 1970), American theater director and playwright * Eric Rosen (chess player) Eric Rosen (born Se ...

, several people, including: ** Eric S. Rosen (born 1953), Kansas Supreme Court Justice **

Eric Rosen (playwright) Eric Brent Rosen (born September 23, 1970) is an American theater director and playwright. Education Rosen attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed a doctorate of performance studies at Northwestern University. Ca ...

(born 1970), American theater director and playwright ** Eric Rosen (chess player) (born 1993), American chess player and streamer *

Eunice Rosen Eunice Marya Rosen (born September 6, 1930) is an American bridge player. She is married to fellow bridge champion William Rosen. In 1958 and in 1966, Eunice and Bill won the Master Mixed Teams, now known as the Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match tournam ...

(born 1930), American bridge player *

Fred Rosen (disambiguation) Fred Rosen may refer to: * Fred Rosen (physician) (1930–2005), paediatrician and immunologist at Harvard Medical School * Fred Rosen (author), true crime author and former columnist for ''The New York Times'' * Fred Rosen (businessman) Fredri ...

, several people, including: **

Fred Rosen (author) Fred Rosen was a former columnist for the Arts and Leisure Section of ''The New York Times'' and a true crime author in the United States. He had also been a frequent commentator in true crime documentaries on Investigation Discovery. Biograph ...

, true crime author and former columnist for ''The New York Times'' ** Fred Rosen (businessman), former CEO of Ticketmaster, co-founder of the Bel Air Homeowners Alliance **

Fred Rosen (physician) Fred Saul Rosen (May 25, 1930 – May 21, 2005) was a pediatrician and immunologist at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital. Early life and career Rosen was born in Newark, NJ. He received his bachelor's degree from Lafayett ...

(1930–2005), American medical researcher *

Freda Rosen Freda Rosen (September 7, 1945 – July 17, 2007) was an American playwright, director, political activist, life coach, social therapist and mentor to prominent choreographers including Bill T. Jones, Arthur Aviles and Amy Pivar. Her dance work c ...

(1945–2007), American playwright, director, political activist, social therapist and mentor *

Friedrich Rosen Friedrich Rosen or Fritz Rosen (Leipzig, August 30, 1856 – November 27, 1935, Beijing) was a German Orientalist, diplomat and politician. From May to October 1921 he was the Foreign Minister of Germany. Background Friedrich Rosen's gran ...

(1856–1935), German Orientalist, diplomat and politician *

Gerald Ellis Rosen Gerald Ellis Rosen (born October 26, 1951) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Professional career Prior to taking the bench, Rosen was a senior partner in the law ...

(born 1951), American judge *

Gerald Harris Rosen Gerald (Harris) Rosen (born August 10, 1933, Mt. Vernon, New York) is an American mathematical scientist with over 280 published contributions in leading international scientific journals from 1958 to the present, in the areas of theoretical physi ...

(born 1933), American theoretical physicist *

Goody Rosen Goodwin George Rosen (August 28, 1912 – April 6, 1994) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) before and after World War II for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. He batted and threw le ...

(1912–1994), Canadian All Star major league baseball player * Gustaf-Fredrik von Rosen (1895–1956), Swedish officer and murderer * Harold Rosen (electrical engineer) (born 1926), American electrical engineer *

Harry Rosen Harry Rosen, CM (born 1931) is the founder and executive chairman of the Canadian luxury men's wear store Harry Rosen Inc., which in 2015 was Canada's largest upscale menswear retailer. Early life Born and raised in Toronto to a Jewish family, ...

(born 1931), Canadian businessman *

Harvey Rosen Harvey Rosen was the mayor of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada from 2003 to 2010. Early life and education Rosen was born in Kingston in 1949. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from York University in Toronto, and a Bachelo ...

, Canadian mayor *

Herb Rosen Skippers Seafood & Chowder House is a group of independently owned and operated locations licensed by Harbor Wholesale. There are currently licensed Skippers restaurants operating in Washington. Skippers also produces retail sizes and industria ...

, founder of Skippers Seafood & Chowder House *

Hilary Rosen Hilary Rosen (born 1958) is the former head of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She was a columnist for ''The Washington Post'', became the first Washington editor-at-large and political director of ''The Huffington Post'', ...

(born 1958), former chief executive of the RIAA

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Jack Rosen Jack Rosen (born 1949) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and activist. He is president of the American Jewish Congress and chairman of the American Council for World Jewry. He is the Chief Executive Officer of New York real es ...

(born 1949), chairman of the American Jewish Congress *

Jacky Rosen Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen (née Spektor; born August 2, 1957) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congression ...

(born 1957), American politician *

James Rosen (disambiguation) James Rosen may refer to: * James Rosen (jurist) (1909–1972), U.S. federal judge *James Rosen (journalist) James Samuel Rosen (born September 2, 1968) is an American journalist, television correspondent, and author, who is a former Washingto ...

, several people, including: **

James Rosen (jurist) James Rosen (October 23, 1909 – November 18, 1972) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rosen received a Bachelor of Laws from Newark ...

(1909–1972), United States federal judge **

James Rosen (journalist) James Samuel Rosen (born September 2, 1968) is an American journalist, television correspondent, and author, who is a former Washington, D.C. correspondent for the Fox News Channel. At the end of 2017, Rosen left Fox News after multiple accusa ...

, American journalist *

Jay Rosen Jay Rosen (born May 5, 1956) is a writer, and a professor of journalism at New York University. Rosen is a contributor to ''De Correspondent'' and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of directors. Biography Rosen has been on ...

(born 1956), American journalism professor *

Jay Rosen (drummer) Jay Rosen (born November 20, 1961) is an American jazz drummer. He is a member of Trio X with Joe McPhee and Dominic Duval and performs in Cosmosomatics with Sonny Simmons. Career At age 10, Rosen became interested in jazz drumming after seeing ...

(born 1961), American musician * Jeffrey Rosen (disambiguation), several people *

Jelka Rosen Hélène Sophie Emilie Rosen, known as Jelka, (30 December 186828 May 1935) was a German painter, best known as the wife of the English composer Frederick Delius. She was born in Belgrade in 1868. She was the youngest of five children born to ...

(1868–1935), Serbian painter *

Jeremy Rosen Jeremy Rosen (born ) is an Orthodox rabbi, author, and lecturer. Rosen is an advocate of modern Orthodox Judaism which aims to balance tolerance of modernity, individual variations and a commitment to Jewish law (''Halacha''). His articles and ...

(born 1942), British-born Orthodox rabbi *

John Rosen John Rosen is a Canadian criminal defence lawyer, who has defended murder trials in Ontario, and perhaps in Canadian history. He has defended some notorious criminals in Canadian history, including Paul Bernardo, Pat and Angelo Musitano, Min Chen ...

, Canadian criminal defence lawyer * Joseph Rosen (1858–1936), rabbi, the Rogatchover Gaon *

Joseph A. Rosen Joseph A. Rosen (born: Joseph Borisovich Rosen, 1877, Moscow — 1949, New York), an American agronomist of Russian origin, was head of the Russian branch of the Joint and head of Agro-Joint from 1924 to 1938. Biography Born in Moscow. His f ...

(1877–1949), American agronomist * Josh Rosen (born 1997), American football player * Kelly Rosen (born 1995), Estonian footballer *

Larry Rosen (executive) Larry Rosen (born March 8, 1956) is the chairman and CEO of Harry Rosen Inc., a privately owned, luxury menswear chain based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early life Larry Rosen was born in Toronto, eldest son of Harry Rosen, founder of Harry Ros ...

, Canadian retail chief executive officer *

Lawrence Rosen (anthropologist) Lawrence Rosen (born 1941) is an American anthropologist and scholar of law. He is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and adjunct professor of law at Columbia University. Rosen earned his B.A. at Brand ...

anthropologist * Lawrence Rosen (attorney), American attorney and computer specialist *

Leo Rosen Leo Rosen was a U.S. cryptanalyst who worked with Frank Rowlett at Signals Intelligence Service (S.I.S.) before the start of World War II on Japanese ciphers. Rowlett found a method to read the messages enciphered on the Japanese PURPLE machine. R ...

, American cryptoanalyst * Louis Rosen (1918–2009), nuclear physicist *

Magnus Rosén Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg. He was the bassist of Swedish band HammerFall from 1997 to 2007. Magnus Rosén started to play bass when he was 15 years old. after playing bass for three years he went on his fir ...

(born 1963), Swedish musician *

Marion Rosen Marion Rosen (June 24, 1914 – January 18, 2012) was a German-American physiotherapist. She developed Rosen Method Bodywork and Rosen Method Movement. Under Rosen's guidance in 1980, the Rosen Institute (RI) was formed as the governing interna ...

(1914-2012), German-American physiotherapist * Mel Rosen (born 1928), American track coach *

Martin Rosen (director) Martin Gerald Rosen (born August 31, 1936) is an American filmmaker and theater producer. He directed the animated film adaptations of ''Watership Down'' (1978) and ''The Plague Dogs'' (1982), both from the Richard Adams novels. Career Rosen or ...

, British film director * Michael Rosen (born 1946), English poet, broadcaster and educationalist *

Michel de Rosen Michel de Rosen (born February 18, 1951) is the chairman of Faurecia and was the CEO of Eutelsat Communications from 2009 to 2016. He is a non-executive member of the board of directors of ABB. He was chief executive officer and chairman of the ...

(born 1951), U.S. businessman *

Milton Rosen Milton William Rosen (July 25, 1915 – December 30, 2014) was a United States Navy engineer and project manager in the US space program between the end of World War II and the early days of the Apollo Program. He led development of the Viking a ...

(1915–2014), Engineer and project manager in the US space program *

Moishe Rosen Martin "Moishe" Rosen (April 12, 1932 – May 19, 2010) was an American minister and the founder and former Executive Director of Jews for Jesus, a Christian missionary organization that focuses on evangelism to Jews. Biography Rosen was born in ...

(1932–2010), founder of Jews for Jesus * Moses Rosen (1912–1994), Chief Rabbi of Romania *

Nancy Rosen Nancy Rosen is an independent curator based in New York City. In 1980, she founded Nancy Rosen Incorporated, an organization which assists a broad range of government agencies, not-for-profit and academic institutions, corporations, professiona ...

, U.S. sculptor *

Nathan Rosen Nathan Rosen (Hebrew: נתן רוזן; March 22, 1909 – December 18, 1995) was an American-Israeli physicist noted for his study on the structure of the hydrogen atom and his work with Albert Einstein and Boris Podolsky on entangled wave functio ...

(1909–1995), Israeli physicist *

Nir Rosen Nir Rosen (born May 17, 1977 in New York City) is an American journalist and chronicler of the Iraq War, who resides in Lebanon. Rosen writes on current and international affairs. In 2014 he was a special adviser for the Centre for Humanitarian Di ...

(born 1977), American journalist and chronicler of the Iraq War *

Paul Rosen Paul Rosen (born April 26, 1960) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker from Thornhill, Ontario. Career Rosen suffered a leg injury during a hockey game as a youth, and the resulting damage, infections, and pain to his ...

(born 1960), Canadian sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker *

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up in Ma ...

(1888–1951), American film director and cinematographer * Pinchas Rosen (1887–1978), Israeli founder, statesman and lawyer *

Rachel Rosen Rachel A. Rosen is a physicist and associate professor of Theoretical Physics at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research involves quantum field theory, cosmology, astrophysics and massive gravity. In particular, she has investigated the problem ...

(born 1993), American physicist *

Rich Rosen Rich Rosen (born May 13, 1956) is a software developer and an author on the subject of web development, who gained notoriety as an early high-volume contributor to Usenet newsgroups. Early life and education Rosen grew up in Forest Hills, Queens ...

(born 1956), software developer *

Robert Rosén Robert Rosén (born ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for the Växjö Lakers in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Rosén started his professional career in 2003 with the Division 2 team Alvesta SK, ...

(born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player * Robert Rosen (disambiguation), several people, including: **

Robert Rosen (photographer) Robert Rosen (born 1953) is an Australian fashion, social and fine art photographer. Life and work Born in South Africa, he emigrated with his family to Australia in 1960 and grew up in suburban Melbourne. After high school, he studied photograph ...

, Australian photographer **

Robert Rosen (theoretical biologist) Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934 – December 28, 1998) was an American theoretical biologist and Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University. Career Rosen was born on June 27, 1934 in Brownsville (a section of Brooklyn), in New York City. He stu ...

(1934–1998), American theoretical biologist **

Robert Rosen (writer) Robert Rosen is an American writer born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 1952. He is the author of '' Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon'', a controversial account of the ex-Beatle's last five years, based on Rosen’s memory of Lennon ...

(born 1952), American writer * Roman Rosen (1849–1921), Russian diplomat *

Sam Rosen (comics) Sam Rosen (died 1992), often credited as S. Rosen, was an American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books. Along with letterer Artie Simek, Rosen lettered an ...

(died 1992), comic book author * Sam Rosen (sportscaster) (born 1948), U.S. sportscaster *

Selina Rosen Selina Rosen (born February 2, 1960) is a U.S. science fiction publisher, editor, and author. In 1995 she founded her own publishing house, Yard Dog Press, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, and science fiction genres. She is the 2011 recipie ...

(born 1960), U.S. science fiction publisher, editor, and author * Shabtai Rosenne (1917–2010), UK-born Israeli professor and diplomat *

Shlomo Rosen Shlomo Rosen ( he, שלמה רוזן, 21 June 1905 – 7 December 1985) was an Israeli politician and minister. Born in Moravská Ostrava in Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic), Rosen emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1926. He joined ...

(1905–1985), Israeli politician and minister * Sherwin Rosen (1938–2001), American labor economist * (born 1978), Prime Rabbi of Romania * Stan Rosen (1906–1984), American NFL football player *

Stanley Rosen Stanley Rosen (July 29, 1929 – May 4, 2014) was Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy and Professor Emeritus at Boston University. His research and teaching focused on the fundamental questions of philosophy and on the most important figur ...

(1929-2014), American philosopher * Stephen Rosen (disambiguation) or Steven Rosen, several people *

William Rosen William Albert Rosen (September 12, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois – April 7, 2019) was an American bridge player, best known for winning the 1954 Bermuda Bowl world championship. He started playing bridge while attending De Paul University. Rosen ...

(born 1928), American bridge player *

Zack Rosen Zack Rosen (born March 14, 1989) is an American basketball player. Rosen, a point guard, played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American and Ivy League Men's Basketball Pla ...

(born 1989), All-American basketball player at University of Pennsylvania; plays for Maccabi Ashdod in Israel

Fictional characters

* Dr. Arnold Rosen, a cardiologist on ''Mad Men'', who lives one floor below the Drapers * Sylvia Rosen, Arnold Rosen's wife on ''Mad Men'' * David Rosen, the Attorney General of the United States on ''Scandal''

Places

Rosen, Burgas Province Rosen ( bg, Росен) is a village in Sozopol Municipality, in Burgas Province, in south-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 1470 inhabitants. The village is situated at the river Rosenska, a tributary to the Ropotamo, at the western foothill ...

, Bulgaria *

Rosen, Dobrich Province Rosen is a village in General Toshevo Municipality, Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the ...

, Bulgaria *

Rosen, Minnesota Rosen is an unincorporated community in Yellow Bank Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. It is home to Saint Joseph's Catholic Church. The founding of Rosen is attributed to Father Peter Rosen, who came to St. Joseph's in ...

, unincorporated community, United States

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