Rosen is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin, the name deriving from the German word for roses. Notable people with this surname include:

Places

Rosen, Burgas Province Rosen () is a village in Sozopol Municipality, in Burgas Province, in south-eastern Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 1470 inhabitants. The village is situated at the river Rosenska, a tributary to the Ropotamo, at the western foothills of Medni Rid Ri ...

, Bulgaria * Rosen, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria * Rosen, Minnesota, unincorporated community, United States

Companies

Rosen Publishing The Rosen Publishing Group is an American publisher specializing in educational books for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Originally established in 1950 as Richards Rosen Press, the company is headquartered in New York City. In 1982, it change ...

, an American publisher

People

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* Adam Rosen (1984-2021), American-born British luger Olympian *

Al Rosen Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 194 ...

(1924–2015), American All Star and MVP baseball player *

Al Rosen (actor) Albert Rosen (May 9, 1910 – August 2, 1990) was an American actor. He is known for his recurring role of " Al" in the television sitcom ''Cheers''. Biography Rosen was born in Maryland. He acted in several films in the 1940s, then in the 1970s ...

(1910–1990), American actor in ''Cheers'' *

Alan Rosen (restaurant owner) Alan Rosen (born 1969) is an American restaurant and bakery owner, and an author. He is the third-generation owner of Junior's, Junior's Restaurants and Bakery, which is known for its cheesecakes. The company, founded with an initial restaurant ...

(born 1969), American restaurant and bakery owner, and author *

Albert Rosen Albert Rosen (14 February 1924 – 23 May 1997) was an Austrian-born and Czech/Irish-naturalised conductor associated with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Wexford Festival, the National Theatre in Prague and J. K. Tyl Theatre ...

(1924–1997), conductor * Andrea Rosen (born 1974), American comedian and actress *

Andy Rosen Andy Rosen, stage name Goat, is an American singer, best known for his song "Great Life", which appeared on the soundtrack of the film, ''I Know What You Did Last Summer''. The same song is perhaps more recognizable from its repeated airings i ...

(also known as Goat), American musician *

Anton Rosen Anton Rosen (13 September 1859 – 2 July 1928) was a Danish architect, furniture designer, decorative artist and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In his architecture, he combined a free Historicist style with inspirati ...

(1859–1928), Danish architect *

Beatrice Rosen Beatrice Rosen is a French-American actress. Her credits include ''Chasing Liberty'' (2004), ''Charmed'' (2005), ''Smallville'' (2005), '' Cuts'' (2005–2006), ''Peaceful Warrior'' (2006), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' Sharpe'' (2008), ''2012'' ...

(born 1984), French-American actress *

Carl Gustaf von Rosen Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen (19 August 1909 – 13 July 1977) was a Swedish pioneer aviator, humanitarian, and mercenary pilot. He flew relief missions in a number of conflicts as well as combat missions for Finland (whose first mili ...

(1909–1977), Swedish pioneer aviator *

Charles Rosen Charles Welles Rosen (May 5, 1927December 9, 2012) was an American pianist and writer on music. He is remembered for his career as a concert pianist, for his recordings, and for his many writings, notable among them the book '' The Classical St ...

(1927–2012), American pianist and author *

Charles Rosen (scientist) Charles Rosen (December 7, 1917 – December 8, 2002) was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and founder of SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center. He led the project that led to the development of Shakey the Robot, "who" now resides ...

(1917–2002), Canadian artificial intelligence researcher *

Charley Rosen Charles Elliot Rosen (born January 18, 1941) is an American author and former basketball player and basketball coach. Rosen has been selected for induction into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2024. Career The 6' 8" Rosen p ...

(born 1941), American basketball coach and sports writer *

Conrad von Rosen Conrad von Rosen (29 September 1628 – 3 August 1715) was a soldier from Livonia, who served in the French army under Louis XIV from 1646 on. He fought in the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) and the Nine Years' War (1688–1691). In 1689, he we ...

(1628–1715), Marshal of the French Army * Daniel Rosen, comedian and announcer *

David Rosen (disambiguation) David Rosen may refer to: * David Rosen (businessman) (born 1930), CEO of SEGA * David Rosen (entomologist) (1936–1997), Israeli entomologist * David Rosen (musicologist) (born 1938), professor of musicology at Cornell University * David Rose ...

, several people, including: **

David Rosen (artist) David Grant Rosen (26 November 1959 – 3 March 2014) was a South African fashion designer and artist. Trained as a Painting, painter, he is known primarily for his political fashion, art and activism, from his anti-apartheid designs in the 19 ...

(1959–2014), South African artist and fashion designer **

David Rosen (business) David M. Rosen (born January 22, 1930) is an American businessman and the co-founder of the Japanese video game company Sega. He retired from the company as chairman in 1996. Career Rosen Enterprises, Ltd. Rosen served in the United States Air ...

(born 1934), chief executive officer of SEGA **

David Rosen (entomologist) David Rosen (; 20 April 1936 - 8 January 1997) was an Israeli entomologist known for his work on pest control. He was also a specialist on the taxonomy of the Chalcidoidea. He served as Vigevani Professor of Agriculture and Professor of Entomology a ...

(1936-1997), Israeli entomologist **

David Rosen (musicologist) David Rosen (born September 21, 1938, in San Francisco) is an expert in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italian opera. He is noted for having discovered the complete score of Messa per Rossini, presumed lost, in the archives of the Itali ...

(born 1938), professor of musicology at Cornell University **

David Rosen (politics) David Rosen is an American political fundraiser. Life Rosen was employed as Hillary Clinton's campaign finance director in her campaign for a United States Senate seat in 2000. He was indicted on charges of false campaign finance reports related ...

, fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in 2000 **

David Rosen (rabbi) David Shlomo Rosen KSG CBE (; born 1951) is a British-Israeli rabbi and interfaith peacemaker. He was Chief Rabbi of Ireland (1979–1985) before relocating permanently to Israel in 1985. He has taken leave from his position as AJC’s Inte ...

(born 1951), former Chief Rabbi of Ireland ** David M. Rosen, American anthropologist *

Donn Eric Rosen Donn Eric Rosen (1929-1986) was a member of the staff of the American Museum of Natural History. He was a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Family Born to immigrants Irwin Rosen (b. 1885) and Ani ...

, (1929-1986) American ichthyologist *

Eliyahu Chaim Rosen Eliyahu Chaim Rosen (; 1899–1984) was a respected rabbi and leader of the Breslov (Hasidic dynasty), Breslov Hasidic Judaism, Hasidim in Uman, Ukraine before World War II. After immigrating to Israel in 1936, he founded the Breslover Yeshiva ...

(1899–1984), Polish-born rabbi in Ukraine *

Eric Rosen (disambiguation) Eric Rosen may refer to: * Erik Rosén (1883–1967), Swedish film actor * Eric S. Rosen (born 1953), American judge * Eric Rosen (playwright) (born 1970), American theater director and playwright * Eric Rosen (chess player) (born 1993), Am ...

, several people, including: ** Eric S. Rosen (born 1953), Kansas Supreme Court Justice **

Eric Rosen (playwright) Eric Brent Rosen (born September 23, 1970) is an American theater director and playwright. Education Rosen attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed a doctorate of performance studies at Northwestern University. Ca ...

(born 1970), American theater director and playwright **

Eric Rosen (chess player) Eric Rosen (born September 3, 1993) is an American chess player. He was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2011 and the International Master title in 2015. Rosen began playing chess as a child with his father and brother and became the United State ...

(born 1993), American chess player and streamer * Eunice Rosen (born 1930), American bridge player * Frank Rosen (1918–1998), South African artist * Fred Rosen (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Fred Rosen (author), true crime author and former columnist for ''The New York Times'' **

Fred Rosen (businessman) Fredric D. Rosen is an American attorney and business executive. He was the president and chief executive officer of Ticketmaster from 1982 to 1998. Early life Fredric D. Rosen grew up in New Rochelle, New York.Janet MorrisseyCan Ticketmaster’ ...

, former CEO of Ticketmaster, co-founder of the Bel Air Homeowners Alliance ** Fred Rosen (physician) (1930–2005), American medical researcher * Freda Rosen (1945–2007), American playwright, director, political activist, social therapist and mentor *

Friedrich Rosen Friedrich Rosen or Fritz Rosen (Leipzig, August 30, 1856 – November 27, 1935, Beijing) was a German Orientalist, diplomat and politician. From May to October 1921 he was the Foreign Minister of Germany. Background Friedrich Rosen's gran ...

(1856–1935), German Orientalist, diplomat and politician * Gerald Ellis Rosen (born 1951), American judge *

Gerald Harris Rosen Gerald Harris Rosen (born August 10, 1933, Mt. Vernon, New York) is an American mathematical scientist with over 280 published contributions in leading international scientific journals from 1958 to the present, in the areas of theoretical physics ...

(born 1933), American theoretical physicist *

Goody Rosen Goodwin George Rosen (August 28, 1912 – April 6, 1994) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) before and after World War II for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. He batted and threw lef ...

(1912–1994), Canadian All Star major league baseball player *

Gustaf-Fredrik von Rosen Count Gustaf-Fredrik Hans Göran von Rosen (23 July 1895 – 2 January 1956) was a Swedish Army colonel and equestrian. Early life von Rosen was born on 23 July 1895 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Lieutenant General, Count and Elsa von Horn. ...

(1895–1956), Swedish officer and murderer *

Harold Rosen (electrical engineer) Dr. Harold Allen Rosen (20 March 1926 – 30 January 2017) was an American electrical engineer, known as "the father of the geostationary satellite", and "father of the communications satellite". He formed and led the team that designed and bu ...

(1926–2017), American electrical engineer *

Harris Rosen Harris Rosen (September 9, 1939 – November 25, 2024) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He founded Rosen Hotels & Resorts in 1974, and served as the company's president and chief operating officer. Rosen was widely kno ...

(1939–2024), American hotelier and philanthropist *

Harry Rosen Harry Rosen (August 27, 1931 – December 24, 2023) was the founder and executive chairman of the Canadian luxury men's wear store Harry Rosen Inc., which in 2015 was Canada's largest upscale menswear retailer. Early life Born and raised in ...

(born 1931), Canadian businessman * Harvey Rosen, Canadian mayor * Herb Rosen, founder of Skippers Seafood & Chowder House *

Hilary Rosen Hilary Rosen (born 1958) is the former head of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She was a columnist for ''The Washington Post'' and the first Washington editor-at-large and political director of ''The Huffington Post''. She ...

(born 1958), former chief executive of the RIAA

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Jack Rosen Jack Rosen (born 1949) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and activist. He is chairman of the American Jewish Congress and chairman of the American Council for World Jewry. He is the Chairman of New York real estate firm Rosen ...

(born 1949), chairman of the American Jewish Congress *

Jacky Rosen Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen (née Spektor; born August 2, 1957) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party ...

(born 1957), American politician * James Rosen (disambiguation), several people, including: ** James Rosen (jurist) (1909–1972), United States federal judge **

James Rosen (journalist) James Samuel Rosen (born September 2, 1968) is an American journalist, television correspondent, and author, who is a former Washington, D.C. correspondent for the Fox News Channel. In 2013, he gained wide spread public attention after Depart ...

, American journalist *

Jay Rosen Jay Rosen (born May 5, 1956) is an associate professor of journalism at New York University. He is a contributor to '' De Correspondent'' and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Directors. Biography Rosen received his under ...

(born 1956), American journalism professor * Jay Rosen (drummer) (born 1961), American musician * Jeffrey Rosen (disambiguation), several people *

Jelka Rosen Hélène Sophie Emilie Rosen, later known as Jelka Delius (30 December 186828 May 1935), was a German painter, best known as the wife of the English composer Frederick Delius. She was born in Belgrade in 1868. She was the youngest of five child ...

(1868–1935), Serbian painter *

Jeremy Rosen Jeremy Rosen (Hebrew language, Hebrew: ג'רמי רוזן; born ) is an Orthodox rabbi, author, and lecturer. Rosen is an advocate of modern Orthodox Judaism which aims to balance tolerance of modernity, individual variations and a commitment ...

(born 1942), British-born Orthodox rabbi * John Rosen, Canadian criminal defence lawyer *

Joseph Rosen Joseph Rosen (, ''Yosef Rosin''; 1858 – 5 March 1936) known as the Rogatchover Gaon (Genius of Rogachev) and Tzofnath Paneach (Decipherer of Secrets—the title of his main work), was an Ashkenazi rabbi and one of the most prominent talmu ...

(1858–1936), rabbi, the Rogatchover Gaon * Joseph A. Rosen (1877–1949), American agronomist *

Josh Rosen Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen (born February 10, 1997) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Rosen played college football for the UCLA Bruins, receiving ...

(born 1997), American football player * Kelly Rosen (born 1995), Estonian footballer * Larry Rosen (executive), Canadian retail chief executive officer *

Lawrence Rosen (anthropologist) Lawrence Rosen (born 1941) is an American anthropologist and scholar of law. He is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and adjunct professor of law at Columbia University. Rosen earned his B.A. at Brand ...

anthropologist *

Lawrence Rosen (attorney) Lawrence Rosen (also Larry Rosen) is an American attorney and computer specialist. He is a founding partner of Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a Californian technology law firm, specializing in intellectual property protection, licensing and business transa ...

, American attorney and computer specialist * Leo Rosen, American cryptoanalyst * Leonard M. Rosen (1930–2014), American attorney *

Louis Rosen Louis Rosen (June 10, 1918 – August 15, 2009) was a nuclear physicist, the "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center accelerator (LAMPF, now known as LANSCE). Dr. Rosen held a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Univer ...

(1918–2009), nuclear physicist *

Magnus Rosén Klas Magnus Rosén (born 1963 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish musician. He was the bassist of Swedish band HammerFall from 1997 to 2007. Magnus Rosén started to play bass when he was 15 years old. after playing bass for three years he went on hi ...

(born 1963), Swedish musician * Marion Rosen (1914-2012), German-American physiotherapist * Mel Rosen (1928–2018), American track coach *

Martin Rosen (director) Martin Gerald Rosen (born August 31, 1936) is an American-British filmmaker and theater producer. He directed the animated film adaptations of ''Watership Down'' (1978) and '' The Plague Dogs'' (1982), both from the Richard Adams novels. Career ...

, British film director *

Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths ...

(born 1946), English poet, broadcaster and educationalist * Michel de Rosen (born 1951), U.S. businessman * Milton Rosen (1915–2014), Engineer and project manager in the US space program *

Moishe Rosen Martin "Moishe" Rosen (April 12, 1932 – May 19, 2010) was an American minister and the founder and former Executive Director of Jews for Jesus, a Christian missionary organization that focuses on evangelism to Jews. Biography Rosen was born in ...

(1932–2010), founder of Jews for Jesus *

Moses Rosen Moses Rosen (known in Hebrew as David Moshe Rosen, ) (July 23, 1912 – May 6, 1994) was Chief Rabbi (Rav Kolel) of Romanian Jewry between 1948–1994 and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania between 1964 and 1994. He le ...

(1912–1994), Chief Rabbi of Romania *

Nancy Rosen Nancy Rosen is an independent curator based in New York City. In 1980, she founded Nancy Rosen Incorporated, an organization which assists a broad range of government agencies, not-for-profit and academic institutions, corporations, professiona ...

, U.S. sculptor *

Nathan Rosen Nathan Rosen (; March 22, 1909 – December 18, 1995) was an American and Israeli physicist noted for his study on the structure of the hydrogen molecule and his collaboration with Albert Einstein and Boris Podolsky on entangled wave functions and ...

(1909–1995), Israeli physicist *

Nir Rosen Nir Rosen (born May 17, 1977, New York City) is an American journalist and chronicler of the Iraq War, who resides in Lebanon. Rosen writes on current and international affairs. In 2014 he was a special adviser for the Centre for Humanitarian D ...

(born 1977), American journalist and chronicler of the Iraq War * Paul Rosen (born 1960), Canadian sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker *

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Malbork, Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up ...

(1888–1951), American film director and cinematographer *

Pinchas Rosen Pinchas Rosen (; 1 May 1887 – 3 May 1978) was an Israeli statesman, and the country's first Minister of Justice, serving three times during 1948–51, 1952–56, and 1956–61. He was also leader of the Independent Liberals and three times tur ...

(1887–1978), Israeli founder, statesman and lawyer * Rachel Rosen (born 1993), American physicist * Rich Rosen (born 1956), software developer *

Robert Rosén Robert Rosén (born 25 June 1987) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who last played for the Växjö Lakers in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Rosén started his professional career in 2003 with the Division 2 ...

(born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player *

Robert Rosen (disambiguation) Robert Rosen may refer to: *Robert Ross (entrepreneur) (Robert Rosen, 1918–2011), founder of one medical school in Dominica and another in St. Kitts *Robert Rosen (photographer), Australian photographer *Robert Rosen (biologist) (1934–1998), Ame ...

, several people, including: **

Robert Rosen (photographer) Robert Rosen (born 1953) is an Australian fashion, social and fine art photographer. Life and work Born in South Africa, he emigrated with his family to Australia in 1960 and grew up in suburban Melbourne. After high school, he studied photograph ...

, Australian photographer **

Robert Rosen (theoretical biologist) Robert Rosen (June 27, 1934 – December 28, 1998) was an American theoretical biologist and Professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University. Career Rosen was born on June 27, 1934, in Brownsville (a section of Brooklyn), in New York City. He ...

(1934–1998), American theoretical biologist **

Robert Rosen (writer) Robert Rosen is an American writer born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 27, 1952. He is the author of '' Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon'', a controversial account of the ex-Beatle's last five years, based on Rosen’s memory of Lennon ...

(born 1952), American writer *

Roman Rosen Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen (; February 24, 1847, Reval – December 31, 1921, New York) was a diplomat in the service of the Russian Empire. Biography Rosen was from a Baltic German nobility (with a Swedish title, obtained when Livonia and Pom ...

(1849–1921), Russian diplomat *

Sam Rosen (comics) Sam Rosen (April 4, 1922 - April 8, 1992), often credited as S. Rosen, was an American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books. Along with letterer Artie S ...

(died 1992), comic book author *

Sam Rosen (sportscaster) Sam Rosen (born Samuel Rosenblum, August 12, 1947) is a German-born American retired sportscaster and Hockey Hall of Famer, best known as the former primary play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's New York Rangers games on MSG. ...

(born 1948), U.S. sportscaster *

Selina Rosen Selina Rosen (born February 2, 1960) is a U.S. science fiction publisher, editor, and author. In 1995 she founded her own publishing house, Yard Dog Press, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, and science fiction genres. She is the 2011 recipien ...

(born 1960), U.S. science fiction publisher, editor, and author *

Shabtai Rosenne Shabtai Rosenne (; 24 November 1917 – 21 September 2010) was a Professor of International Law and an Israeli diplomat. Rosenne was awarded the 1960 Israel Prize for Jurisprudence, the 1999 Manley O. Hudson Medal for International Law and Jur ...

(1917–2010), UK-born Israeli professor and diplomat *

Shlomo Rosen Shlomo Rosen (; 21 June 1905 – 7 December 1985) was an Israeli politician and minister. Born in Moravská Ostrava in Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic), Rosen emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1926. He joined kibbutz Sarid the fol ...

(1905–1985), Israeli politician and minister *

Sherwin Rosen Sherwin Rosen (September 29, 1938 – March 17, 2001) was an American labor economist. He had ties with many American universities and academic institutions including the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, Stanford University a ...

(1938–2001), American labor economist * (born 1978), Prime Rabbi of Romania * Stan Rosen (1906–1984), American NFL football player * Stanley Rosen (1929-2014), American philosopher * Stephen Rosen (disambiguation) or Steven Rosen, several people *

William Rosen William Albert Rosen (September 12, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois – April 7, 2019) was an American bridge player, best known for winning the 1954 Bermuda Bowl world championship. He started playing bridge while attending De Paul University. Rosen ...

(1928–2019), American bridge player *

Zack Rosen Zack Rosen (born March 14, 1989) is an American former basketball player. Rosen, a point guard, played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an All-American and Ivy League player of the year. College career Rosen is Jewi ...

(born 1989), All-American basketball player at University of Pennsylvania; plays for Maccabi Ashdod in Israel

Fictional characters

* Dr. Arnold Rosen, a cardiologist on ''Mad Men'', who lives one floor below the Drapers * Sylvia Rosen, Arnold Rosen's wife on ''Mad Men'' * David Rosen, the Attorney General of the United States on ''Scandal''

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