Rossiter is a surname, and may refer to: * Brian Rossiter, whose death led to an investigation with the Irish state paying damages to his family *

Clinton Rossiter Clinton Lawrence Rossiter III (September 18, 1917 – July 11, 1970) was an American historian and political scientist at Cornell University (1947-1970) who wrote ''The American Presidency'', among 20 other books, and won both the Bancroft Prize a ...

, historian, political scientist and author * Edward Rossiter, a soldier in the Parliamentarian army *

H. Rossiter H. Rossiter was a footballer who played inside right for Reading before moving in 1896 to Thames Ironworks, the team that went on to become West Ham United. He played for the club during their initial season of 1895–96, with his first reco ...

, a football player *

James Rossiter James Rossiter (born 25 August 1983) is a former professional racing driver, British motorsport executive and Team Principal of Maserati MSG Racing in Formula E. He was a Test Driver for BAR, Honda, Super Aguri and Force India in Formula One ...

, a race car driver *

James Patrick Rossiter James Patrick Rossiter (September 13, 1890, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 26, 1943, in Erie, Pennsylvania) was a prominent politician in Pennsylvania.New York Times obituary, 26 September 1943 Family He was the second of seven chi ...

, lawyer and former mayor of

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...

* Jordan Rossiter (born 1997), an English professional footballer * Keith Rossiter, an Irish hurling player * Kyle Rossiter, a Canadian ice hockey player *

Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his highest profile for his television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series ''Rising Damp'' from ...

, a British actor * Margaret W. Rossiter, American historian of science * Richard Alfred Rossiter, astronomer, known for the

Rossiter–McLaughlin effect The Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is a spectroscopic phenomenon observed when an object moves across the face of a star. Description The Rossiter–McLaughlin effect is a spectroscopic phenomenon observed when either an eclipsing binary's second ...

* Ryan Rossiter, an American basketball player *

Stuart Rossiter Percival Stuart Bryce Rossiter (25 February 1923 – 1982) was a renowned British philatelist and postal historian who wrote extensively about British postal history and postage stamps of British colonies in Africa and was involved in numerous p ...

, philatelist. * Thomas Prichard Rossiter, an American portrait and historical painter {{surname

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