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 car, subcompact) manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. Introduced in 1966, the Corolla was the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has bee ...
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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 ...
(1757–1841), Italian composer, violin and viola virtuoso
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Antonio Rolla (1798–1837), Italian composer, violin and viola virtuoso
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Rolla Anderson (1920–2018), American former football and basketball player and coach
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Rolla Daringer (1888–1974), American baseball shortstop
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Rolla Dyer (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 (1889–1971), French actor
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Rolla Wells (1856–1944), American politician from Missouri
Places
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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. Fr ...
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Rolla, Missouri
Rolla () is a city in and the county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States. Its population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. It is approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. Its micropolitan sta ...
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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T or S&T) is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 6,456 students (2023) study engineering, busin ...
, formerly the University of Missouri–Rolla
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Rolla, North Dakota
;Canada
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Rolla, British Columbia
;Norway
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Rolla (Troms)
or is an island in Ibestad Municipality in Troms 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 of Rolla is ...
, an island in Troms county, in the municipality of Ibestad
;United Arab Emirates
*Rolla, an area within
Sharjah (emirate)
The Emirate of Sharjah (; ') 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 is named, and other minor towns and exclav ...
;India
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Rolla, Anantapur, 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
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
Henri Gervex (10 December 1852 – 7 June 1929) 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 Nicolas Gerve ...
See also
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Rolla Township (disambiguation)
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Rollo (disambiguation) Rollo was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.
Rollo may also refer to:
Places
* Rollo Department, Burkina Faso
** Rollo, Burkina Faso, a town in Rollo Department
* Rollo, Illinois, United ...
Italian-language surnames
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