# Rockefeller

Rockefeller is a German surname, originally given to people from the now-abandoned village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied in the Rhineland and commonly referring to subjects associated with the Rockefeller family. It may refer to:

## People with the name
### Rockefeller family

* John D. Rockefeller Sr. (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company
* Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915), wife of John D.R., namesake of Spelman College
* William Rockefeller (1841–1922), brother of John D.R.
* Bessie Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906), daughter of John D.R.
* Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962), daughter of John D.R., founder Alta House (settlement house)
* Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1932), daughter of John D.R., feminist, philanthropist
* John D. Rockefeller Jr. (Junior) (1874–1960), son of Senior
* Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948), wife of Junior
* Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), son of William
* Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas (1897–1985), daughter of Bessie Rockefeller Strong, granddaughter of Laura Spellman Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller
* James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004), grandson of William, a gold medal winner at the 1924 Paris Olympics, president of The First National City Bank of New York, now Citibank
* John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978), third-generation, grandson of John D.R.
* Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), third-generation, 41st vice president of the United States and 49th governor of New York
* Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004), third-generation, conservationist
* Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973), third-generation, governor of Arkansas
* David Rockefeller (1915–2017), third-generation, banker and statesman, founder of the Trilateral Commission
* John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937), fourth-generation, Democratic U.S. Senator for West Virginia
* Michael Rockefeller (1938 – c. 1961), fourth-generation, youngest son of Nelson and his first wife
* Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948–2006), Republican lieutenant governor of Arkansas
* Richard Rockefeller (1949–2014), fourth-generation, physician, son of David
* Mark Rockefeller (born 1967), fourth-generation, son of Nelson

### Other people with the name

* Alan Rockefeller, American mycologist
* Charles M. Rockefeller, American officer
* Clark Rockefeller (born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 1961), convicted murderer and impostor
* Helen C. Rockefeller (1907-1957), American composer
* Jim Rockefeller, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, a fiberglass-bodied sports car
* Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875–1948), US Representative from New York, Republican; not related to the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty

## Places

* John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, a road between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park
* Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, a preserved area within Grand Teton National Park
* Rockefeller State Park Preserve, a state park in New York State

## Arts, entertainment, and media

* Beto Rockfeller, a 1968 Brazilian telenovela
* "Rockefeller Street," a song by Estonian singer Getter Jaani
** Rockefeller Street (album), the song's parent album
* "The Rockafeller Skank", a song by British musician Fatboy Slim

## Institutions

* Rockefeller Brothers Fund, principal third-generation philanthropy
* Rockefeller Center, a major New York City building complex
* Rockefeller College, a residential college at Princeton University
* Rockefeller Foundation, principal family philanthropic organization
* Rockefeller Group, former owner of Rockefeller Center
* Rockefeller Institute of Government, a public policy research unit which conducts studies related to government in the United States
* Rockefeller Museum, an archaeological museum in Jerusalem
* Rockefeller Music Hall, a music venue in Oslo, Norway
* Rockefeller University, a private research university in New York City

## Other uses

* Oysters Rockefeller, a dish made with oysters
* Rockefeller drug laws