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Rolph is a surname and a masculine given name, and may refer to:


Surname

* C. H. Rolph, pen-name of C. R. Hewitt (1901–1994), English police officer, journalist, editor, and author * Ebony Rolph (born 1994), Australian basketball player * Gary Rolph (born 1960), English football player *
George Rolph George Rolph (April 7, 1794 – July 25, 1875) was a lieutenant, lawyer, government official and politician in Upper Canada. Born in England, he immigrated to Canada in 1811, eventually settling in Upper Canada. During the War of 1812 he was a ...
(1794–1875), Canadian lawyer and politician *
James Rolph James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Jr. (August 23, 1869 – June 2, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931, until his death on June 2, 19 ...
(1869–1934), American politician * Jessica Rolph (born 1974), American businesswoman *
John Rolph John Rolph (4 March 1793 – 19 October 1870) was a Canadian physician, lawyer, and political figure. As a politician, he was considered the leader of the Reform faction in the 1820s and helped plan the Upper Canada Rebellion. As a doctor, h ...
(1793–1870), Canadian physician, lawyer, and political figure * John Rolph (judge), American lawyer and officer in the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General corps * Sue Rolph (born 1978), British swimmer * Thomas Rolph (disambiguation), multiple people


Given name

* Rolph Barnes (1904–1982), Canadian athlete * Rolph Grant (1909–1977), West Indian cricketer * Rolph van der Hoeven (born 1948), Dutch academic and economist * Justin Rolph Loomis (1810–1898), American academic *
Rolph Payet Rolph Antoine Payet FRGS (born 4 August 1968) is a Seychellois international policy expert, researcher and speaker on environment, climate and island issues, and was the first President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles. He was Mi ...
(born 1968), Seychelles academic and diplomat *
Rolph Ludwig Edward Schwarzenberger Rolph Ludwig Edward Schwarzenberger (7 February 1936 – 29 February 1992) was a British mathematician at the University of Warwick who worked on vector bundles (where he introduced jumping lines), crystallography, and mathematics education. He w ...
(1936–1992), British mathematician *
Michel-Rolph Trouillot Michel-Rolph Trouillot (November 26, 1949 – July 5, 2012) was a Haitian Americans, Haitian American Academy, academic and Anthropology, anthropologist. He was a Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. He w ...
(1949–2012), Haitian American academic and anthropologist {{given name, type=both


See also

* Rolf * Rolfe (surname) Surnames from given names Masculine given names