Rockefeller Center, December 1933
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Rockefeller is a German surname, originally given to people from the now-abandoned village of Rockenfeld near
Neuwied Neuwied (, ) is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the Neuwied (district), District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the east bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt ...
in the Rhineland and commonly referring to subjects associated with the Rockefeller family. It may refer to:


People with the name


Rockefeller family

* John D. Rockefeller Sr. (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company * Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915), wife of John D.R., namesake of Spelman College * William Rockefeller (1841–1922), brother of John D.R. * Bessie Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906), daughter of John D.R. * Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962), daughter of John D.R., founder Alta House (settlement house) *
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many ...
(1872–1932), daughter of John D.R., feminist, philanthropist * John D. Rockefeller Jr. (Junior) (1874–1960), son of Senior * Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948), wife of Junior * Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), son of William * Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas (1897–1985), daughter of Bessie Rockefeller Strong, granddaughter of Laura Spellman Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller * James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), grandson of William, a gold medal winner at the 1924 Paris Olympics, president of The First National City Bank of New York, now Citibank * John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), third-generation, grandson of John D.R. * Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), third-generation, 41st vice president of the United States and 49th governor of New York * Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004), third-generation, conservationist * Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973), third-generation, governor of Arkansas * David Rockefeller (1915–2017), third-generation, banker and statesman, founder of the Trilateral Commission * John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937), fourth-generation, Democratic U.S. Senator for West Virginia * Michael Rockefeller (1938 – ), fourth-generation, youngest son of Nelson and his first wife * Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948–2006), Republican lieutenant governor of Arkansas * Richard Rockefeller (1949–2014), fourth-generation, physician, son of David * Mark Rockefeller (born 1967), fourth-generation, son of Nelson


Other people with the name

* Alan Rockefeller, American mycologist * Charles M. Rockefeller, American officer * Clark Rockefeller (born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 1961), convicted murderer and impostor * Claudius Rockefeller (1849-1918), American football player and lawyer * Helen C. Rockefeller (1907-1957), American composer * Jim Rockefeller, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass-bodied sports car * Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875–1948), US Representative from New York, Republican; not related to the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty


Places

* John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, a road between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park * Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, a preserved area within Grand Teton National Park * Rockefeller State Park Preserve, a state park in New York State


Arts, entertainment, and media

*'' Beto Rockfeller'', a 1968 Brazilian telenovela * " Rockefeller Street," a song by Estonian singer Getter Jaani ** ''Rockefeller Street'' (album), the song's parent album * " The Rockafeller Skank", a song by British musician Fatboy Slim


Institutions

* Rockefeller Brothers Fund, principal third-generation philanthropy * Rockefeller Center, a major New York City building complex * Rockefeller College, a residential college at Princeton University *
Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The foundation was created by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller (" ...
, principal family philanthropic organization * Rockefeller Group, former owner of Rockefeller Center * Rockefeller Institute of Government, a public policy research unit which conducts studies related to government in the United States * Rockefeller Museum, an archaeological museum in Jerusalem *
Rockefeller Music Hall Rockefeller is a concert venue with audience entrance at Mariboes gate 5B, downtown Oslo, Norway. The building, known as "Torggata Bad" ("Market Street Bath"), used to house a public bathing facility. To this day the surrounding floors of the bui ...
, a music venue in Oslo, Norway *
Rockefeller University The Rockefeller University is a Private university, private Medical research, biomedical Research university, research and graduate-only university in New York City, New York. It focuses primarily on the biological and medical sciences and pro ...
, a private research university in New York City


Other uses

* Oysters Rockefeller, a dish made with oysters * Rockefeller drug laws


See also

*'' Cinderella Rockefella'', a novelty song, a hit for Esther and Abi Ofarim in 1968 * Roc-A-Fella Records, a large American hip hop record label * Mike Rockenfeller, a German racing driver * Rockefeller Republican


References

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