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Rockefeller is a surname, and may refer to:

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Rockefeller family

  • John D. Rockefeller Sr. (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company and billionaire
  • 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.
  • Alice Rockefeller (1869–1870), 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 & John D. Rockefeller
  • James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), grandson of William, a gold medal winner in rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, president and chairman 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
  • 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 – c. 1961), fourth-generation, youngest son of Nelson and his first wife
  • David Rockefeller Jr. (born 1941), fourth-generation
  • 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

    • Other people

  • Jim Rockefeller, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, America's first production fiberglass bodied sports car
  • Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875–1948), a United States Representative from New York, Republican; not a member of the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty
  • Clark Rockefeller (born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 1961), convicted murderer and imposter

    • 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, Israel
  • Rockefeller Music Hall, a music venue in Oslo, Norway
  • Rockefeller University, a private research university in New York City

    • Other

  • Rockefeller drug laws
  • Roc-A-Fella Records, a large American hip hop record label
  • "Cinderella Rockefella," a novelty single written by Mason Williams and Nancy Ames, and most famously released by the Israeli duo group Esther and Abi Ofarim, a married couple, in 1968
  • Beto Rockfeller, a 1968 Brazilian telenovela
  • John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, a roadway between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park dedicated to John D. Rockefeller Jr.
  • Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, a preserved area within Grand Teton National Park gifted by the John D. Rockefeller Jr. family
  • Rockefeller State Park Preserve, a state park in New York State, United States
  • Oysters Rockefeller, a dish made with oysters
  • "Rockefeller Street," a song by Estonian singer Getter Jaani
  • "The Rockafeller Skank", a song by British musician Fatboy Slim

    • References

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