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

Rockenfeld Rockenfeld is an abandoned village in the Feldkirchen district of Neuwied, Germany. The names Rockenfeller and Rockefeller are derived from Rockenfeld. It is said that the ancestors of the Rockefeller family (including John D. Rockefeller ...

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 The Rhineland ( ; ; ; ) is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly Middle Rhine, its middle section. It is the main industrial heartland of Germany because of its many factories, and it has historic ties to the Holy ...

and commonly referring to subjects associated with the

Rockefeller family The Rockefeller family ( ) is an American Industrial sector, industrial, political, and List of banking families, banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the History of the petroleum industry in th ...

. It may refer to:

People with the name

Rockefeller family

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the List of richest Americans in history, wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern hist ...

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. Rocke ...

(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 a part owner of Anaconda Co ...

(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 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. Rockefeller ...

(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 was a son of American Businessman William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and a nephew of Standard Oil co ...

(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 James Stillman Rockefeller (June 8, 1902 – August 10, 2004) was a member of the prominent U.S. Rockefeller family. He won an Olympic rowing title for the United States, then became president of what eventually became Citigroup. He was a ...

(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 "Rocky" Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. He was also the 49th governor of New York, serving from 1959 to 197 ...

(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. ...

(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 financier John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He was one of th ...

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

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

(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 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 former Second Lady Happy Rockefeller (1926� ...

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

Other people with the name

Alan Rockefeller Alan Rockefeller (born 1980) is an American mycologist who specializes in Fungus, fungi photography, microscopy, DNA barcoding, and taxonomy. ''National Geographic'' described Rockefeller as "one of the most well-known mycologists studying psil ...

, American mycologist * Charles M. Rockefeller, American officer *

Clark Rockefeller Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (born 21 February 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 United States in his late te ...

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

Claudius Rockefeller Claudius Rockefeller (September 4, 1849 - February 1, 1918) was an American college football player and prominent lawyer. He was a member of the Rutgers team in the first ever college football game and Captain of the 1872 Rutgers Queensmen foo ...

(1849-1918), American football player and lawyer * Helen C. Rockefeller (1907-1957), American composer *

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 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

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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 ...

'', a 1968 Brazilian telenovela * "

Rockefeller Street "Rockefeller Street" is a song by Estonian singer and actress Getter Jaani. It was released on 24 January 2011 by Moonwalk Records as the lead single for Jaani's debut studio album, '' Rockefeller Street''. Written by Sven Lõhmus, "Rockefell ...

," a song by Estonian singer Getter Jaani ** ''Rockefeller Street'' (album), the song's parent album * "

The Rockafeller Skank "The Rockafeller Skank" is a song by English big beat musician and DJ Fatboy Slim. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album, '' You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' (1998), on 8 June 1998. The single peaked at number six on the ...

", 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 brothe ...

, principal third-generation philanthropy *

Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commerce, commercial buildings covering between 48th Street (Manhattan), 48th Street and 51st Street (Manhattan), 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The 14 original Art De ...

, 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 Rockefeller Group International, Inc. is an American private company based in New York City, primarily involved in real estate operations in the United States and it is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Group. The company began with Construction of Roc ...

, 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 manageme ...

, 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), is an archaeology museum located in East Jerusalem, next to Herod's Gate, that houses a large collection of artifacts unearthed in the exca ...

, 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 Oysters Rockefeller is a dish consisting of oysters on the half-shell that have been topped with a rich sauce of butter, parsley and other green herbs, bread crumbs, and then baked or broiled. Lemon wedges are the typical garnish. Many contempora ...

, a dish made with oysters * Rockefeller drug laws

References

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