Penrose

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Penrose may refer to these places:

• Penrose, Cornwall, a small village in NE Cornwall, England
• Penrose, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland
• Penrose, Philadelphia, a neighborhood in the United States
• Penrose, Colorado, a town in the United States
• Penrose, Arlington, Virginia, a neighborhood in the United States
• Penrose, New South Wales, a small town south-west of Sydney, Australia
• Penrose (Illawarra), New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, south of Sydney, Australia

Penrose may also refer to these people:

• Lionel Penrose (1898–1972), English geneticist, father of Roger and Jonathan Penrose
• Roger Penrose (born 1931), English mathematical physicist, son of Lionel Penrose
• Jonathan Penrose (born 1933), English chess grandmaster, son of Lionel Penrose
• Oliver Penrose (born 1929), English mathematician, son of Lionel Penrose
• Roland Penrose (1903–1984), English artist, historian and poet
• Charles W. Penrose (1832–1925), a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Boies Penrose (1860–1921), American lawyer and Republican Senator from Philadelphia
• R.A.F. Penrose, Jr. (1863–1931), American mining geologist and entrepreneur
• Llewellin Penrose, fictional character in the novel, Mr. Penrose: The Journal of Penrose, Seaman by William Williams (artist) (1727-1791).
• Scott Penrose (born 1969), British magician, magic and illusion consultant

Penrose may also refer to:

• Penrose tiling
• Penrose, a brand name owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc.. The Penrose brand is used only for pickled sausages, and over the product names Fire Cracker, Big Mama, Tijuana Mama, and Penrose Pickled Sausages, and are frequently found in truck stops, convenience stores, and occasionally bars, in the United States.
• Penrose Virtual directory
• Penrose triangle - an impossible geometry object.