Rogers
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Rogers derived from old German meaning, "famed spear".
Rogers is the name of several places in the United States of America:
There is also Rogers City, Michigan.
Rogers can refer to one of several companies:
- Rogers Communications, a large Canadian media and communications company.
- Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, the second largest steam locomotive manufacturing company in the 19th century.
Rogers may also be in reference to a sports stadium known as the, Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome.
Rogers is also a surname.
- Buck Rogers - (fictional character)
- Carl Rogers - American psychologist
- Dennis Rogers - Former Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand
- Fred Rogers - Host of popular American children's show on public television
- Ginger Rogers - Actress and Dancer
- Hartley Rogers, Jr - American mathematician
- Jacob S. Rogers - Second president of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
- Kenny Rogers - Singer, Songwriter and Actor
- Kenny Rogers (baseball player)
- Richard Rogers - British architect
- Rodney Rogers - NBA forward
- Roy Rogers - American cowboy actor
- Thomas Rogers - Founder and first president of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
- Will Rogers - American humorist and entertainer
Rodgers (different spelling) is also a surname.
- Aaron Rodgers - Quarterback
- Richard Rodgers - composer of the songwriting team Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Rodgers Instruments - organ manufacturer
The additional letter d in the variant spelling is believed by some to be a Welsh addition.
