Society and history

Roderick C. Young

Roderick C. Young, born 1966, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Roderick Milton Chisholm (1916–1999) was an American philosopher who spent his career at Brown University and became one of the most influential twentieth-century figures in epistemology and metaphysics.

Rodger Novak

Rodger Novak is a physician and biotechnology entrepreneur who co-founded CRISPR Therapeutics in 2013, led it as first CEO through its 2016 Nasdaq IPO, and left the board in 2023.

Rodger Riney

Rodger Riney is an American businessman who founded the discount brokerage Scottrade in 1980 and sold it to TD Ameritrade for $4 billion in 2017.

Rodger Smitherman

Rodger Smitherman is an American Democratic politician and attorney who has represented Alabama's 18th Senate district since 1994, serving as Senate President Pro Tempore from 2009 to 2010.

Rodina (political party)

Rodina (Родина, "Motherland"), All-Russian Political Party "Rodina", is a Russian nationalist party led by Alexei Zhuravlev. Created as a 2003 electoral bloc that won 9.02% in the Duma, merged into A Just Russia in 2006, revived in 2012, it now holds one Duma seat.

Rodina (Народно-патриотический союз «Родина») (political bloc)

Rodina (Народно-патриотический союз «Родина»), Russian nationalist-patriotic electoral bloc founded September 2003 by three parties; led by Rogozin, Glazyev, Baburin; won 9.02% in the 2003 Duma election; merged into A Just Russia in 2006.

Sep 24, 2026

Rodion Malinovsky

Rodion Malinovsky (Родион Яковлевич Малиновский, 1898–1967) was a Soviet military commander who became Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1944 and Minister of Defense from 1957 until his death.

Rodmal Nagar

Rodmal Nagar, born in 1960, is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has represented Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha since 2014.

Oct 22, 2026

Rodnae slova

Rodnae slova (Роднае слова, "Native Word") is a Belarusian-language monthly scientific and methodological journal for teaching Belarusian language and literature in schools, published since 1988.

Rodney Alcala

Rodney James Alcala, the "Dating Game Killer," was an American serial killer sentenced to death in California in 2010 for five 1977-1979 murders, given 25 years to life for two New York murders, and suspected in up to 130 deaths; he died on death row in 2021.

Rodney Atkinson

Rodney Atkinson (1948–2026) was a British merchant banker, political economist, and eurosceptic campaigner who tried treason charges over Maastricht and nearly led UKIP; he was Rowan Atkinson's brother.

Rodney Creech

Rodney Creech is an American Republican politician serving his third term in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 40th district, after serving as a Preble County Commissioner.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rodney Frelinghuysen (born 1946) was the Republican U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th District, 1995-2019, and chaired the House Appropriations Committee in 2017-2019 before retiring in 2018.

Rodney King

Rodney Glen King (1965–2012), Sacramento-born Altadena laborer, whose 1991 videotaped LAPD beating, Simi Valley acquittals, 1992 LA riots, federal civil rights convictions, and $3.8 million civil award reshaped US police accountability.

Rodney Pol

Rodney Pol is an American Democratic politician who represents Indiana's 4th Senate district in northwest Indiana and serves as caucus chair of the Senate Democrats.

Rodney Reed

Rodney Reed is a Texas death row inmate convicted in 1998 of the 1996 capital murder of Stacey Stites, maintaining his innocence while seeking DNA testing of the murder weapon.

Rodney Sacks

Rodney Sacks is a South African-born lawyer and beverages executive who, with Hilton Schlosberg, bought Hansen Natural in 1990 and built it into Monster Beverage Corporation.

Rodney Smith

Rodney Smith, born in 1974, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Rodney W. Sippel

Rodney W. Sippel is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, New York State Assembly member for Brooklyn's 42nd District and Majority Whip, chaired the Brooklyn Democratic Party from January 2020 until 2026, when she declined reelection after a reform coalition won a majority of district leader seats.