Rochester

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Rochester may refer to:

Contents 1 Education 2 Places 3 Persons (real and fictional) 4 Organizations 4.1 Rochester, New York 4.2 Rochester, Minnesota 4.3 Elsewhere

[edit] Education

• Rochester College, in Rochester Hills, Michigan
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• University of Rochester, a mid-sized American research University which is also home to the Eastman School of Music

[edit] Places

in Australia:

• Rochester, Victoria

in the United Kingdom:

• Rochester, Kent, the oldest population centre with the name Rochester
• Rochester, Northumberland, small village in Northumberland
• Bremenium, Hadrian's Wall fort at High Rochester
• The Diocese of Rochester, within the Church of England Province of Canterbury

in the United States (sorted by state):

• Rochester, Illinois
• Rochester, Indiana
• Rochester, Kentucky
• Rochester, Massachusetts
• Rochester, Michigan
• Rochester, Minnesota, home of the Mayo Clinic
• Rochester, New Hampshire
• Rochester, New York, the largest and most populous city with the name Rochester
• Rochester, Ulster County, New York
• Rochester, Ohio
• Rochester, Pennsylvania
• Rochester, Texas
• Rochester, Vermont
• Rochester, Washington
• Rochester, Wisconsin
• Rochester (town), Wisconsin

Similar place names include East Rochester, Rochester Hills, and Rochester Township.

[edit] Persons (real and fictional)

• Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, an actor who portrayed "Rochester Van Jones", on The Jack Benny Show, (he played the popular character in radio, television and motion pictures)
• Baron Rochester, a peerage title of the United Kingdom
• Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester
• John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
• Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
• Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester
• Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831) (founder of Rochester, New York)
• Paul Rochester (b. 1938), an American football player

In fiction:

• Mr. (Edward) Rochester, a character in the novel Jane Eyre

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Rochester, New York

• Rochester and Southern Railroad
• Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
• Rochester Products Division of General Motors
• Rochester Zen Center
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Sports teams

• Rochester Aardvarks, amateur rugby club
• Rochester Americans, ice hockey team
• Rochester Brigade, former arena football team
• Rochester Broncos, former baseball team
• Rochester Centrals, former basketball team
• Rochester Flash, former soccer club
• Rochester Jeffersons, NFL team, 1920-1925
• Rochester Knighthawks, National Lacrosse League
• Rochester Lancers, former soccer team
• Rochester Raging Rhinos, professional soccer team
• Rochester Raiders, Continental Indoor Football League
• Rochester Rattlers, Major League Lacrosse team
• Rochester Razorsharks, Premier Basketball League
• Rochester Red Wings, minor-league baseball team
• Rochester Rhinos Women, professional soccer team
• Rochester Zeniths, former basketball team

[edit] Rochester, Minnesota

• Rochester Fire, American Basketball Association team
• Rochester Honkers, NCAA summer baseball team
• Rochester Skeeters, former basketball team

[edit] Elsewhere

• Rochester and Rutherford Hall, in Christchurch, New Zealand