Rockefeller is a German surname, originally given to people from the village of

Rockenfeld Rockenfeld is an abandoned village in the Neuwied district of Feldkirchen, Germany. Geography The abandoned village Rockenfeld lies at 330 m above sea level on a mountain range rising from north to south between the valleys of the river ''Roc ...

near

Neuwied Neuwied () is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the District of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the east bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne ...

in the Rhineland and commonly referring to subjects associated with the

Rockefeller family The Rockefeller family () is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brot ...

. 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 Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rock ...

(1839–1915), wife of John D.R., namesake of Spelman College *

William Rockefeller William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier. Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller. He was also part owner of the Anacond ...

(1841–1922), brother of John D.R. * Bessie Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906), daughter of John D.R. * Alice Rockefeller (1869–1870), daughter of John D.R. *

Alta Rockefeller Prentice Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Early life Alta was born on April 12, 1871 in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ...

(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 Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (October 26, 1874 – April 5, 1948) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family through her marriage to financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefelle ...

(1874–1948), wife of Junior *

Percy Avery Rockefeller Percy Avery Rockefeller (February 27, 1878 — September 25, 1934) was a board director who founded and was vice president of Owenoke Corporation. He is the son of American Businessman William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and the nephew of Standard Oil ...

(1878–1934), son of William *

Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas Margaret Rockefeller Strong (1897–1985) was an American heiress. She was the daughter of Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller (1866–1906) and Dr. Charles Augustus Strong (1862–1940). Her maternal grandfather was Standard Oil co-founder John D ...

(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 Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of ...

(1908–1979), third-generation, 41st vice president of the United States and 49th governor of New York *

Laurance Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. A ...

(1910–2004), third-generation, conservationist *

Winthrop Rockefeller Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of American financer John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He is one of the ...

(1912–1973), third-generation, governor of Arkansas *

David Rockefeller David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, ...

(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 Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller (September 17, 1948 – July 16, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 17th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006. He was a member of the Rock ...

(1948–2006), Republican lieutenant governor of Arkansas *

Richard Rockefeller Richard Gilder Rockefeller (January 20, 1949 – June 13, 2014)
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(1949–2014), fourth-generation, physician, son of David *

Mark Rockefeller Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born January 26, 1967) is a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He is the younger son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908–1979) and Happy Rockefeller (1926–2015). He is t ...

(born 1967), fourth-generation, son of Nelson

Other people with the name

Clark Rockefeller Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (born February 21, 1961) is a German convicted murderer and impostor. Born in West Germany, he is currently serving a prison sentence in the U.S. state of California. After moving to the U.S. in his late teens, Gerha ...

(born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 1961), convicted murderer and impostor *

Jim Rockefeller Jim Rockefeller created the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass bodied production sports car in 1951. The first was sold at the 1953 Auto Show in Madison Square Garden. He had a lifelong passion for science and mechanics. He used his knowledge not on ...

, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass-bodied sports car * Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875–1948), US Representative from New York, Republican; not a member of 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 Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a state park in Mount Pleasant, New York in the eastern foothills of the Hudson River in Westchester County. Common activities in the park include horse-riding, walking, jogging, running, bird-watching, and ...

, a state park in New York State

Arts, entertainment, and media

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Beto Rockfeller ''Beto Rockfeller'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Tupi and aired from November 4, 1968, to November 30, 1969. It was created by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, written by Bráulio Pedroso and directed by Lima Duarte and Walter Avancini. Plot Be ...

'', a 1968 Brazilian telenovela * "

Rockefeller Street Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rockefeller Street" written by Sven Lõhmus. The song was performed by Getter Jaani. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final ...

," 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 The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a philanthropic foundation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. It was founded in New York City in 1940 as the primary philanthropic vehicle for the five third-generation Rockefeller broth ...

, principal third-generation philanthropy *

Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th Street and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The 14 original Art Deco buildings, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, span th ...

, 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 second-oldest major philanthropic institution in America, after the Ca ...

, principal family philanthropic organization * Rockefeller Group, former owner of Rockefeller Center *

Rockefeller Institute of Government The Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. The institute conducts nonpartisan research and analysis on state and local government and finance, American federalism, public managemen ...

, a public policy research unit which conducts studies related to government in the United States *

Rockefeller Museum The Rockefeller Archeological Museum, formerly the Palestine Archaeological Museum ("PAM"; 1938–1967), and which before then housed The Imperial Museum of Antiquities (''Müze-i Hümayun''; 1901–1917), is an archaeology museum located in East ...

, an archaeological museum in Jerusalem *

Rockefeller Music Hall Rockefeller Music Hall, ordinarily referred to simply as Rockefeller, is a concert venue located in Torggata, downtown Oslo, Norway. The building, known as "Torggata Bad" ("Market Street Bath"), used to house a public bathing facility. To this day ...

, a music venue in Oslo, Norway *

Rockefeller University The Rockefeller University is a private biomedical research and graduate-only university in New York City, New York. It focuses primarily on the biological and medical sciences and provides doctoral and postdoctoral education. It is class ...

, a private research university in New York City

Other uses

Oysters Rockefeller Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...

, a dish made with oysters *

Rockefeller drug laws The Rockefeller Drug Laws are the statutes dealing with the sale and possession of "narcotic" drugs in the New York State Penal Law. The laws are named after Nelson Rockefeller, who was the state's governor at the time the laws were adopted. Rock ...

References

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