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Alan Root Alan Root (12 May 1937, London – 26 August 2017) was a British-born filmmaker who worked on nature documentary series such as ''Survival''. Until 1981 he was married to Joan Root, who was a Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya ...

(1937–2017), Anglo-Kenyan wildlife filmmaker *

Amanda Root Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Anne Elliot in the 1995 BBC adaptation of ''Persuasion''. A familiar face on both stage and screen, she worked regularly with the Royal Shakesp ...

(born 1963), British actress *

Amos Root Amos Ives Root (1839–1923) was an Ohio entrepreneur who developed innovative techniques for beekeeping during the late 19th century, when the practice played an important role in the economy of many communities in the U.S. He founded his ow ...

(1839–1923), American beekeeper *

Antony Root Antony Root is a British television executive and producer. He has worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Production for HBO Europe and Head of Original P ...

(born 1954), British scriptwriter and drama producer *

Bill Root (ice hockey) William John Root (born September 6, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flye ...

(born 1959), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Bill Root (bridge) William S. Root (December 12, 1923 – March 18, 2002) was an American professional bridge player, teacher, and writer. He was from Boca Raton, Florida. Root was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997. The American Contract Bridge League obse ...

(1923–2002), American bridge player * Billy Root (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer *

Budd Root Budd Root (born 1958) is an American cartoonist, and creator of the independent comic book ''Cavewoman'', published by Root's company Basement Comics / Amryl Entertainment. Root is one of the premiere contemporary " good girl" artists, with an ar ...

(born 1958), American comic book artist * Charles W. Root (1899-1968), American lawyer and politician *

Charlie Root Charles Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941. Root batted and threw right-handed. He holds the club record f ...

(1899–1970), American baseball player *

Edmund Root Edmund Spence Root (December 27, 1881 – February 27, 1961) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 34th Naval Governor of Guam. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1905, serving on many ships as an ensign. He ser ...

(1881–1961), American naval officer * Edward Root (1902–1986), Australian rugby league footballer *

Eleazer Root Eleazer Root (March 6, 1802July 25, 1887) was an American educator and Episcopalian priest from New York, who moved to Wisconsin as a young man and spent much of his career and adult life there. He served a term in the Wisconsin Assembly and was a ...

(1802–1887), American educator and Episcopalian priest * Elias Root (1806–1880), New York businessman and politician *

Elihu Root Elihu Root (; February 15, 1845February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican Party (United States), Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st United States Secretary of War under presidents William McKinley and Theodor ...

(1845–1937), American statesman and 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize *

Elisha K. Root Elisha King Root (May 5, 1808 - September 1, 1865) was a Connecticut machinist, inventor, and President of Colt's Manufacturing Company. Root was born on a Massachusetts farm and worked as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill before switching, at the a ...

(1808–1865), American inventor *

Erastus Root Erastus Root (March 16, 1773 – December 24, 1846) was an early American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th centu ...

(1773–1846), US congressman from, and lieutenant governor of, New York *

Fred Root Charles Frederick Root (16 April 1890 – 20 January 1954) was an English cricketer who played for English cricket team, England in 1926 and for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire between 1910 and 1920 and for Worcestershire County Cric ...

(1890–1954), English cricketer *

Frederic Woodman Root Frederic Woodman Root (13 June 1846, Boston – 8 November 1916, Chicago) was an American composer, choir conductor, organist, adjudicator and music teacher. Early life and education Root was the son of George Frederick Root, who was known ...

(1846-1916), American composer *

George Frederick Root George Frederick Root (August 30, 1820August 6, 1895) was a romantic American composer, who found particular fame during the American Civil War, with songs such as " Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" and " The Battle Cry of Freedom". He is regarded as the ...

(1820–1895), American songwriter *

Gladys Root Gladys Towles Root (September 9, 1905 – December 21, 1982) was a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. Root specialized in sexual assault and murder cases, partly because those were the only clients available to a woman attorney at the tim ...

(1905–1982), American criminal defense attorney * Gloria Root (1948–2006), American model *

Grace W. Root Grace Worcester Root (25 April 1869 – 15 July 1898) was an American actress and composer who died from chloroform poisoning. She published her music under the name Grace W. Root. Root was born in Boston to a musical family. Her mother was Mar ...

(1869-1898), American actress and composer * Howard Root (1926–2007), American-born British Anglican priest and theologian *

Jack Root John Arthur Root, born as Janos Ruthaly and known professionally as Jack Root (May 26, 1876 – June 10, 1963) was an American boxer. He was the first world light heavyweight champion as well as a challenger for the world heavyweight title. He fo ...

(1873-1963), professional name of American light heavyweight boxing champion Janos Ruthuly * Jacob Root (died 1861), American politician from Maryland *

Jane Root Jane Marianna Root (born 18 May 1957) is an executive in the media industry. She was controller of BBC Two from 1999 to 2004, and the first woman to serve as a channel controller for the BBC. She became president of Discovery Networks in the Unite ...

(born 1957), British television executive *

Jesse Root Jesse Root (December 28, 1736 – March 29, 1822) was an American minister and lawyer from Coventry, Connecticut. During the American Revolution he served on the Connecticut Council of Safety and in the Connecticut militia. Originally appointed ...

(1736–1822), Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court * Jesse L. Root (1860–1947), Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court *

Jim Root James Donald Root (born October 2, 1971) is an American guitarist. He is one of two guitarists for heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #4, as well as the former lead guitarist for rock band Stone Sour. Life and career Ro ...

(born 1971), American guitarist *

Jim Root (gridiron football) James Frederic Root (August 17, 1931 – May 26, 2003) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Chicago Cardinals (1953, 1956) a ...

(1931–2003), American football player and coach *

Joan Root Joan Root (18 January 1936 – 13 January 2006) was a Kenyan conservationist, ecological activist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker. With her film-maker husband, Alan Root she made a series of acclaimed wildlife films. The couple divorced in 1981 a ...

(1936–2006), British (Kenyan-born) ecological activist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker *

Joe Root Joseph Edward Root, (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer, who plays for the England cricket team, English cricket team and formerly captained the Test team. He also represents Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire ...

(born 1990), English cricketer * Joe Root (hermit) (1860–1912) American hermit from Erie, Pennsylvania *

Joel Root Joel Root (1770–1847) was an American sailor. He authored a journal of his around the world voyage while working as supercargo on the sealing ship ''Huron''. Biography Among Root's earliest American ancestors who settled in Connecticut were Ca ...

(1770–1847), American author of a journal of his voyage around the world (1802–1806) on a sealing ship * John B. Root (born 1958), French pornographic filmmaker *

Joseph Pomeroy Root Joseph Pomeroy Root (April 23, 1826 – July 20, 1885) was an American medical doctor, politician, and leader of the Kansas Free Staters. A descendant of an old New England family, Root was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War General Seth ...

(1826–1885), American doctor, politician, and diplomat *

John Wellborn Root John Wellborn Root (January 10, 1850 – January 15, 1891) was an American architect who was based in Chicago with Daniel Burnham. He was one of the founders of the Chicago School style. Two of his buildings have been designated National Hist ...

(1850–1891), American architect *

John Wellborn Root Jr. John Wellborn Root Jr. (July 14, 1887 – October 24, 1963) was a significant United States architect based in Chicago. He was the son of architect John Wellborn Root. As a young man, he graduated from Cornell University and studied architect ...

(1887–1963), American architect *

Jon Root Jonathan Edward Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. Root was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also helped the national te ...

(born 1964), American volleyball player * Leon Root (1929–2015), American physician *

Martha Root Martha Louise Root (August 10, 1872 – September 28, 1939) was an American traveling teacher of the Baháʼí Faith in the early 20th century. From the declaration of her belief in 1909 until her death thirty years later, she went around the ...

(1872–1939), American teacher of the Bahá'í Faith *

Milo A. Root Milo Adelbert Root (January 22, 1863 – January 9, 1917)"Judge Milo Root Dies Suddenly In Seattle", ''The Tacoma News Tribune'' (January 10, 1917), p. 3.Olga von Root (1901–1967), Russian stage actress and singer *

Rebecca Root Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She is most well-known for playing the leading role in the 2015 BBC Two sitcom '' Boy Meets Girl''. She has performed the role of Siobhan in the National Theatre's touring production ...

, English actress * Richard B. Root (1936–2013), American ecologist, entomologist and evolutionary biologist * Richard K. Root (1938–2006), American epidemiologist *

Robert Root-Bernstein Robert Root-Bernstein (born August 7, 1953) (PhD, Princeton University) is a professor of physiology at Michigan State University. In 1981, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a "genius grant". He has also researched and consu ...

(born 1953), MacArthur fellow and professor of life sciences at Michigan State University *

Sidney Root Sidney Root (March 11, 1824 – February 13, 1897) an American businessman. Root was born in Montague in western Massachusetts, but early in his life his family moved to Vermont, where his boyhood days were spent in the shadow of the Green M ...

(1824–1897), American engineer and businessman *

Stephen Root Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio'' (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film ''Office Space'' (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the a ...

(born 1951), American actor * Tina Root (fl. 1980s-2010s), American singer *

Tom Root Thomas R. Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American screenwriting, writer, television producer, producer, television director, director and voice acting, voice actor for ''Robot Chicken''. Early life Root was born in Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa Ci ...

(born 1973), American Emmy-winning TV writer and producer *

Waverley Root Waverley Lewis Root (April 15, 1903 – October 31, 1982) was an American journalist and writer. Root became known as an authority on food with the publication of ''The Food of France'' in 1958, "which has never been out of print." Among many ...

(1903–1982), American journalist * Wilbur M. Root (1842–1916), American politician * William Lucas Root (1919–2007), American information theorist * William Pitt Root (born 1941), American poet

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Enoch Root ''The Baroque Cycle'' is a series of novels by American writer Neal Stephenson. It was published in three volumes containing eight books in 2003 and 2004. The story follows the adventures of a sizable cast of characters living amidst some of th ...

, fictional character in ''The Baroque Cycle'' novels by Neal Stephenson *

Hugo Root The following is a list of Character (arts), characters from the List of Preacher story arcs, comic book series ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'', created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and the Preacher (TV series), adaptation developed by Sam Cat ...

, fictional character in the comic book series ''Preacher''

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