Rockefeller is a German surname, originally given to people from the now-abandoned village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied in the Rhineland and commonly referring to subjects associated with the Rockefeller family. It may refer to:

People with the name

Rockefeller family

John D. Rockefeller Sr. (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company

Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915), wife of John D.R., namesake of Spelman College William Rockefeller (1841–1922), brother of John D.R. Bessie Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906), daughter of John D.R. Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962), daughter of John D.R., founder Alta House (settlement house) Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1932), daughter of John D.R., feminist, philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. (Junior) (1874–1960), son of Senior Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948), wife of Junior Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), son of William Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas (1897–1985), daughter of Bessie Rockefeller Strong, granddaughter of Laura Spellman Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), grandson of William, a gold medal winner at the 1924 Paris Olympics, president of The First National City Bank of New York, now Citibank John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), third-generation, grandson of John D.R. Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), third-generation, 41st vice president of the United States and 49th governor of New York Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004), third-generation, conservationist Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973), third-generation, governor of Arkansas David Rockefeller (1915–2017), third-generation, banker and statesman, founder of the Trilateral Commission John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937), fourth-generation, Democratic U.S. Senator for West Virginia Michael Rockefeller (1938 – ), fourth-generation, youngest son of Nelson and his first wife Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948–2006), Republican lieutenant governor of Arkansas Richard Rockefeller (1949–2014), fourth-generation, physician, son of David Mark Rockefeller (born 1967), fourth-generation, son of Nelson

Rockefeller

Other people with the name

Alan Rockefeller, American mycologist

Clark Rockefeller (born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 1961), convicted murderer and impostor Jim Rockefeller, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass-bodied sports car Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875–1948), US Representative from New York, Republican; not a member of the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty

Rockefeller

Places

John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, a road between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, a preserved area within Grand Teton National Park Rockefeller State Park Preserve, a state park in New York State

Rockefeller

Arts, entertainment, and media

Beto Rockfeller, a 1968 Brazilian telenovela

"Rockefeller Street," a song by Estonian singer Getter Jaani

Rockefeller Street (album), the song's parent album

"The Rockafeller Skank", a song by British musician Fatboy Slim

Institutions

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, principal third-generation philanthropy

Rockefeller Center, a major New York City building complex

Rockefeller College, a residential college at Princeton University

Rockefeller Foundation, principal family philanthropic organization

Rockefeller Group, former owner of Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Institute of Government, a public policy research unit which conducts studies related to government in the United States Rockefeller Museum, an archaeological museum in Jerusalem Rockefeller Music Hall, a music venue in Oslo, Norway Rockefeller University, a private research university in New York City

Other uses

Oysters Rockefeller, a dish made with oysters

Rockefeller drug laws

See also

Cinderella Rockefella, a novelty song, a hit for Esther and Abi Ofarim in 1968

Roc-A-Fella Records, a large American hip hop record label

Mike Rockenfeller, a German racing driver

Rockefeller Republican

References

Americanized surnames

German-language surnames

Rockefeller family

Toponymic surnames