Famous People with Name Rock

Rock Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rock Allen: is a boxer in the Welterweight division. Philly-fighter Allen started boxing at 7 and had his first bout at 9. He had a stellar amateur career, and was the 2002 United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champion and National Golden Gloves Light Welterweigh

Arthur Rock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur Rock: is an American venture capitalist of Silicon Valley, California. He was an early investor in major firms including Intel, Apple Computer, Scientific Data Systems and Teledyne.After graduating from Harvard, he worked as an investment banker in New York. In 1957, when the Traitorous Eight left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Rock was the one who helped them find Sherman Fairchild to start Fairchild Semiconductor

Raymond Rock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Rock: is a former Canadian politician and a businessman. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party representing the riding of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle in the 1962 federal election and later represented the riding of Lachine. Rock physically crossed the floor in 1972 to join the Progressive Conservatives and was subsequentially defeated in the 1972 election.Raymond Rock crossed the floor because he had received a communique from the Liberal Party that no anglophones in Quebec should be employed by the Federal Government, no matter how bilingual. He also sat on various standing committees. Rock was a member of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in which he served on the HMCS Portage (J331) between 1942 and 1945. He also served as alderman in Lachine, Quebec.