William Rogers
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There are several men named William Rogers (and similar spellings), among them:
- William P. Rogers, U.S. Attorney General under Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon.
- Will Rogers, the "Cherokee Kid" cowboy, and humorist.
- Will Rogers, Jr., (William Vann Rogers, Jr.) a congressman from California from 1943 to 1944 and the son of the noted humorist by the same name.
- Will Rogers (politician), a congressman from Oklahoma from 1933 to 1942.
- William C. Rogers III, commander of the USS Vincennes when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655.
- William C. Rodgers, activist and founder of the Catalyst Infoshop in Prescott, Arizona.
- William Barton Rogers, founder of MIT.
- William D. Rogers, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and subsequently Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs under Gerald Ford.
- William Findlay Rogers, a congressman from New York from 1883 to 1884.
- William J. Rogers, Jr., author of Hilltown in 2007.
- William Nathaniel Rogers, a congressman from New Hampshire from 1923 to 1924 and 1931 to 1936.
- Buck Rogers (William "Buck" Rogers) a science-fiction character.
- Bill Rodgers (politician), a British member of parliament and cabinet officer.
- Bill Rogers (golfer), a golfer.
- Bill Rogers (announcer), the official announcer of Disneyland and Walt Disney World since 1991.
- Bill Rogers (voice actor), a New York-based voice actor who works with DuArt Film and Video.
- Bill Rogers (ophthalmologist), 1954-, renowned eye surgeon and golfer.
- Bill Rogers (orchestrator, bass trombonist):1938-2005, orchestrator for Frank Sinatra after the death of Nelson Riddle; orchestrator for Jerry Lewis, Carl Fontana and Dana Rogers.
Several places and things are named Will Rogers, including:
- USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) a nuclear submarine.
- Will Rogers State Historic Park in Los Angeles.
- Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma.
[edit] See also
- similar surname
- Bill Rodgers (disambiguation) (includes William)
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