Romney (disambiguation)

As a surname, Romney currently most commonly refers to Mitt Romney, an American businessman and politician.

People

Those with the surname of Romney also include:

Academics

• George S. Romney (1874–1935), university president and educator in Utah and Idaho
• A. Kimball Romney (b. 1925), academic and anthropologist

Artists

• George Romney (painter) (1734–1802), English portrait painter
• John Romney (1785–1863), English engraver

Athletes

• Elwood Romney (1911–1970), All-American basketball player at BYU
• Francis Romney (1873–1963), English cricketer
• Val Romney (1718–1773), English cricketer
• Dick Romney (1895–1969), Utah State football coach
• G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah
• Milt Romney (1899–1975), professional football player

Politicians

• Romney family, an American business and political family, including
  • George W. Romney (1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and father of Mitt Romney
  • Lenore Romney (1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan (wife of George W. Romney, mother of Mitt Romney)
  • Mitt Romney (b. 1947), Republican politician, former Governor of Massachusetts and candidate for U.S. President
  • Ann Romney (b. 1949), former First Lady of Massachusetts and wife of Mitt Romney
  • G. Scott Romney (b. 1941), Michigan Republican politician and lawyer, son of George Romney and brother of Mitt Romney
  • Ronna Romney (b. 1943), Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host, (ex-wife of G. Scott Romney)
• Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986

Other persons

• Hugh Romney (b. 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, entertainer and peace activist
• Marion G. Romney (1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cousin of George W. Romney

Places

As a place name, Romney may refer to:

Canada

• Romney Township, Ontario, a township in Kent County, Ontario

United Kingdom

• New Romney (UK Parliament constituency), the Parliament seat for New Romney
• New Romney railway station, a depot in Kent, England
• New Romney, Kent, England
• Old Romney, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney
• Romney Deanery, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England
• Romney Island, an island in the English River Thames
• Romney Lock, a lock on the English River Thames
• Romney Marsh, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England
• Romney Road (A206 Road), a road in England near the River Thames
• Romney Sands railway station, a depot in Kent, England
• Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a heritage railway in Kent, England
• Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury, a secondary school

United States

• Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Romney, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
• Romney, Texas, an unincorporated community
• Romney, West Virginia, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia
• George W. Romney Building ("the Romney Building"), the Governor of Michigan's main office location
• Romney Academy, a 19th-century educational institution in Romney, West Virginia
• Romney African-American Cemetery, an old cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
• Romney Middle School, a school in Romney, West Virginia
• Romney Stadium, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University (named after Dick Romney)

Naval warships

As a naval warship, HMS Romney may refer to

• HMS Romney, any of five English naval warships with that name
• HMS Romney (1694), a 50-gun English naval warship
• HMS Romney (1708), a 50-gun English naval warship
• HMS Romney (1762), a 50-gun English naval warship

Other uses

• The Earl of Romney, an English title
• Romney Expedition, an early maneuver of the Confederate Army in the US Civil War
• Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock
• Romney (sheep), a breed of sheep bred for meat
• Romney's, an English baking company, founded 1918

See also

• Massachusetts health care reform, a 2006 health-care reform bill in Massachusetts commonly known as Romneycare
• Shuzenji Romney Railway, a railway on the Izu Peninsula of Japan
• Romny, a city in the Ukraine

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