Rodney

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Rodney may refer to:

Surnames

• Caesar Rodney (1728–1784), Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and President of Delaware
• Caesar A. Rodney (1772–1824), U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Caleb Rodney (1767-1840), Governor of Delaware
• Daniel Rodney (1764-1846), Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Fernando Rodney (born 1977), Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
• George B. Rodney (1803-1883), U.S. Representative from Delaware
• George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718–1792), admiral in the British Royal Navy
• George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney (1753-1802)
• George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (1782-1842)
• George Bridges Harley Bennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney (1857-1909)
• George Bridges Harley Guest Rodney, 8th Baron Rodney (1891-1973)
• George Brydges Rodney, 10th Baron Rodney (born 1953)
• John Francis Rodney, 9th Baron Rodney (1920-1992)
• Rodney Bennett Rodney, 6th Baron Rodney (1820-1864)
• Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney (1785-1846)
• Thomas Rodney (1744-1811), Continental Congressman from Delaware
• Thomas James Harley-Rodney, 4th Baron Rodney (1784-1843)
• Walter Rodney (1942–1980), Guyanese historian and politician

Given names

• Rodney Allison, American football coach
• Rodney Begnaud (born 1973), American professional wrestler
• Rodney Bingenheimer (born 1946), a radio disc jockey
• Rodney (Rod) Carew, baseball player
• Rodney Carrington, comedian and star of Rodney (TV series)
• Rodney Caston, American writer
• Rodney Dangerfield, comedian
• Rodney Frelinghuysen (born 1946), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
• Rodney Jack (born 1972), St. Vincent football player
• Rodney Keeling (born 1989), An American leader, A Pro-skateboarder, A Genius, A Pro-Gamer, God
• Rodney King, citizen whose beating by the LAPD sparked race riots in Los Angeles, California.
• Rodney Leinhardt (born 1970), American professional wrestler
• Rodney Linderman, American musician
• Rodney Marks (born 1956), Australian comedian
• Rodney Marsh (footballer) (born 1944), English footballer
• Rod Marsh (born 1947), Australian cricketer
• Rodney Mullen (born 1966), professional skateboarder
• Rodney Robert Porter (1917-1985), English biochemist
• Rodney Roque (born 1986), Guamanian guitarist
• Rod Rowland (born 1964), American actor
• Rodney Rowland (born 1963), American Musician
• Rodney Scott, baseball player

fictional persons

• Rodney McKay, fictional character in science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis
• Rodney Trotter Character in British Sit-com only fools and horses
• Rodney Copperbottom Character in the movie Robots
• Rodney J. Squirrel, one of the main characters from Squirrel Boy

Places

• Rodney, Iowa
• Rodney, New Zealand
• Rodney Village, Delaware
• Rodney Scout Reservation Delmarva Council, Northeast, Maryland

other

• Rodney (TV series)
• Rodney (horse)
• HMS Rodney, six ships of the British Royal Navy named after Admiral George Brydges Rodney