Rosalyn and the similar name Rosalynn are feminine given names. Notable people and characters with the names include:

People named Rosalyn

Rosalyn Baker Rosalyn H. Baker (born September 20, 1946) is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 since January 16, 2013. Baker served consecutively from 2003 until 2013 in the District 5 seat, and previou ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Rosalyn Barton Rosalyn Barton (born 12 December 1938) is a former Australian diver. She competed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event h ...

(born 1938), Australian diver *

Rosalyn Baxandall Rosalyn Baxandall ( Fraad; June 12, 1939 – October 13, 2015) was an American historian of women's activism and feminist activist. Early life and education Baxandall was born in New York City on June 12, 1939. Her father, Lewis M. Fraad, was ...

(1939–2015), American feminist historian * Rosalyn W. Berne, American writer and ethicist *

Rosalyn Borden Rosalyn "Roz" Borden (May 29, 1932 – January 23, 2003) was an American actor and singer, and along with her sister, Marilyn Borden, were known as The Borden Twins. The duo are perhaps best known for their appearance on ''I Love Lucy'' playing ...

(1932–2003), American actress and singer *

Rosalyn Boulter Rosalyn Boulter (1 February 19176 March 1997) was a British film actress. She married Stanley Haynes, a film writer, director and producer before having a daughter together, Carol, in 1943. Between 1935 and 1936 she featured in four West End pr ...

(1917–1997), English actress *

Rosalyn Bryant Rosalyn Evette Bryant (married Clark; born January 7, 1956) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 ...

(born 1956), American sprinter *

Rosalyn Dance Rosalyn Randolph Dance (born February 10, 1948) is an American politician, who served in the Senate of Virginia from 2014 until 2020. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2005 to 2014, and was mayor of Petersburg, Virginia fro ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Rosalyn Benjamin Darling Rosalyn Benjamin Darling (born 1950) is professor emeritus of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she has been a member of the faculty since 1994. Darling is a specialist in orientations towards disability. She earned her Ph ...

(born c.1950), American sociologist *

Rosalyn Deutsche Rosalyn Deutsche is an art historian, author, and art critic who lives in New York City and teaches modern and contemporary art at Barnard College. Early life and education Deutsche earned her Ph.D. at the Graduate Center, City University of New ...

, American art historian and critic *

Rosalyn Diprose Rosalyn Diprose is Emeritus Professor of philosophy at University of New South Wales. A graduate of the University of Technology Sydney, The University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney, she is known for her research on ethics, embodiment, generosit ...

, Australian philosopher *

Rosalyn Drexler Rosalyn Drexler (born November 25, 1926) is an American visual artist, novelist, Obie Award-winning playwright, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, and former professional wrestler. Although she has had a polymathic career, Drexler is perhaps ...

(born 1926), American artist and writer *

Rosalyn Fairbank Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer (born 2 November 1960) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance in 1997. She won a WTA Tour singles event in Richmond in 1983 an ...

(born 1960), South African tennis player *

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team. Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketba ...

(born 1987), American basketball analyst *

Rosalyn Henderson-Myers Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers is an attorney and an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st District, serving since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic party Democratic Party most often ...

, American politician *

Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins Rosalyn C. Higgins, Baroness Higgins, (born 2 June 1937) is a British former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was the first female judge elected to the ICJ, and was elected to a three-year term as its president in 200 ...

(born 1937), former President of the International Court of Justice *

Rosalyn Landor Rosalyn Landor (born 7 October 1958) is an English film, television and stage actress and audio book narrator. Early life Landor was born in Hampstead, London, the daughter of English actor and radio presenter Neil Landor and of an Irish mother ...

(born 1958), English actress *

Rosalyn Lawrence Rosalyn "Ros" Lawrence (born 12 June 1989) is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. She also competes in wildwater and creeking events. Lawrence won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cha ...

(born 1989), American canoeist *

Rosalyn Moran Rosalyn J. Moran is an Irish and British neuroscientist and computational psychiatrist. She is deputy director of the King's College London Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Her research looks to understand neural algorithms through brain con ...

, Irish neuroscientist and psychiatrist *

Rosalyn Nandwa Rosalyn Waseka Nandwa (born 22 June 1968) is a Kenyan politician who is the current deputy chief of staff to the deputy president of Kenya William Ruto and chief of staff to the second lady Rachel Ruto. Early life Rosalyn Waseka was born ...

, (born 1968), Kenyan politician *

Rosalyn Scott Rosalyn P. Scott (born 1950) is an American thoracic surgeon known for her work in education and for being the first African-American woman to become a thoracic surgeon. Early life and education Scott was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey ...

(born 1950), American thoracic surgeon *

Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (October 22, 1941 – December 25, 2018) was an American professor of history and author. Terborg-Penn specialized in African-American history and black women's history. Her book ''African American Women in the Struggle for th ...

(1941–2018), American historian *

Rosalyn Tureck Rosalyn Tureck (December 14, 1913 – July 17, 2003) was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. However, she had a wide-ranging repertoire that included works by composers L ...

(1914-2003), American pianist and harpsichordist *

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally) for development of the radioimmunoassa ...

(1921–2011), American medical physicist, winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

People named Rosalynn

Rosalynn Bliss Rosalynn Bliss (born August 3, 1975) is an American politician, social worker, and mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first woman to be elected mayor of Michigan's second-largest city, Bliss took office on January 1, 2016. She has served on the ...

(born 1975), American politician and social worker *

Rosalynn Carter Eleanor Rosalynn Carter ( ; née Smith; born August 18, 1927) is an American writer and activist who served as First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. For decades, she has been a leading advocate ...

(1927–2023), First Lady of the United States *

Rosalynn Sumners Rosalynn Diane Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American former competitive figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the ...

(born 1964), American figure skater

Fictional characters

* Rosalyn (''Calvin and Hobbes''), a minor character in ''Calvin and Hobbes'' *Rosalyn, a character in the 1993 concept album ''

Psychoderelict ''Psychoderelict'' is a concept album written, produced and engineered by Pete Townshend. Some characters and issues presented in this work were continued in Townshend's later opus ''The Boy Who Heard Music'', first presented on The Who's album ...

'' by Pete Townshend

People named Rosalyn

People named Rosalynn

Fictional characters

See also