Roosevelt
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Roosevelt is a surname of Dutch origin, with the literal meaning of "rose-field."
Several notable Americans' family names are Roosevelt:
- Alice Roosevelt Longworth - daughter of US President Theodore Roosevelt
- Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt - first wife of US President Theodore Roosevelt
- Anna E. Roosevelt - daughter of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady to and 5th cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; niece of President Theodore Roosevelt
- Anna Hall Roosevelt - wife of Elliott Roosevelt I
- Archibald Roosevelt - son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Corinne Roosevelt Robinson - sister of US President Theodore Roosevelt and an accomplished poet
- Edith Roosevelt - First Lady of Theodore Roosevelt
- Elliott Roosevelt - son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Elliott Roosevelt I - brother of Theodore Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt - 32nd President of the United States
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. - son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, III - son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
- James Roosevelt - son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- John Aspinwall Roosevelt - son of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Kermit Roosevelt - son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. - grandson of Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Roosevelt III - novelist and great-great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt
- Paulina Sturm - socialite, granddaughter of and wife of Alexander McCormick Sturm.
- Quentin Roosevelt - son of Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States
- Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - WWII general
Other Roosevelts
- Roosevelt Brown, NFL football player
- Roosevelt Grier, aka "Rosey" Grier - NFL football player, actor
- Roosevelt Williams - NFL football player
Fictional characters named Roosevelt
- Roosevelt Franklin, a muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street
There are many place names with the name Roosevelt:
- F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Georgia
- Roosevelt, New Jersey
- Roosevelt, New York
- Roosevelt, Oklahoma
- Roosevelt, Utah
- Roosevelt, Washington
- Roosevelt, Wisconsin
- Roosevelt, Minnesota
- Roosevelt Township, Minnesota
- Roosevelt, a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington
- Roosevelt State Park, Mississippi
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
- Roosevelt County, Montana
- Roosevelt County, New Mexico
- Roosevelt Dam, important dam, part of an irrigation project of Central Arizona, project known under the name of the Salt River Project
- Roosevelt Island in New York
- Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River in Virginia
- Roosevelt River, in Brazil
- Lake Roosevelt in Washington
- Roosevelt, Rivadavia Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Theodore Roosevelt Bridge over the Potomac River
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York
- Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart, Florida
- Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, New Jersey
- Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois
- Roosevelt Academy in Middelburg, Netherlands
- Roosevelt Hotel (Seattle) in Seattle, Washington
- Roosevelt Hotel (New York) in New York, New York
- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California
Ships
- SS President Roosevelt (passenger liner)
- USS Roosevelt (US Navy - 4 different ships)
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