Famous People with Name Romney

Willard Mitt Romney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Willard Mitt Romney: is an American businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts. Romney is also a former candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election.

George Romney            Origin/Culture/Country: English

George Romney: was a noted English portrait painter.By 1757 he was becoming well-known as a portraitist. He fell ill during his apprenticeship and was nursed back to health by Mary Abbott, daughter of his landlady.In 1762, by which time he was married with two children, he went to London, and saw early success with a painting, The Death of General Wolfe which won a prize from the Royal Society of Arts. Romney soon had a thriving portrait business in Long Acre.Despite his great success George Romney was never invited to join the Royal Academy nor did he ever apply to join. While there has been much speculation about his relationship with the Academy there is no doubt that he normally remained aloof maintaining that a good artist should succeed without being a member. His own career certainly supported this belief and it was only towards the end of his life that he expressed the slightest regret for his views[2]

Francis William Romney            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Francis William Romney: was an English cricketer, who played four first-class matches, all for Worcestershire in 1900; he also played for the county in Minor Counties cricket before it was raised to first-class status.

Ann Romney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ann Romney: is the wife of American businessman and Republican Party politician Mitt Romney. From 2003 to 2007 she was First Lady of Massachusetts. In 1998, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. A mixture of mainstream and alternative treatments has given her a

George Wilcken Romney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Wilcken Romney: was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1