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* C. H. Rolph, pen-name of C. R. Hewitt (1901–1994), English police officer, journalist, editor, and author *
Ebony Rolph Ebony Rolph (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian former basketball player. Playing career Rolph played in the SEABL for the Geelong Supercats in 2011, 2013, and every year between 2015 and 2018. In 2019, she played for the Supercats in the ...
(born 1994), Australian basketball player *
Gary Rolph Gary Leslie Rolph (born 24 February 1960) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a forward. Career A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Rolph made 12 appearances and scored one goal for Brentfo ...
(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) Thomas Rolph (January 17, 1885 – May 10, 1956) was a United States representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, James Rolph Jr., was elected Mayor of San Francisco in 1911 and served until he ...
, multiple people


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Rolph Barnes Rolph Barnes (16 July 1904 – 6 October 1982) was a Canadian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and offici ...
(1904–1982), Canadian athlete *
Rolph Grant Rolph Stewart Grant (15 December 1909 – 18 October 1977) was a West Indian cricketer who captained West Indies on their 1939 tour of England. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1932 and 1933, and then for Trinidad fro ...
(1909–1977), West Indian cricketer *
Rolph van der Hoeven Rolph Eric van der Hoeven (born 23 June 1948) is emeritus professor on employment and development economics at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and was appointed in 2009 as a member of the Committee on Development Coop ...
(born 1948), Dutch academic and economist *
Justin Rolph Loomis Justin Rolph Loomis (August 21, 1810 – June 22, 1898) was the fourth president of Bucknell University from 1858 to 1879. Loomis was married three times. He constructed and lived in a three-story home on South Third Street in Lewisburg, still s ...
(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

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Rolf Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. ...
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Rolfe (surname) The uncommon English surname Rolfe derives ultimately from the Old Scandinavian and Germanic pre 5th century personal name "Hrodwulf". This was composed of the elements ''hrod'', meaning "renown", and ''wulf'', a wolf. In Norse the contracted form ...
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