Famous People with Name Rollins

Rollins Adams Emerson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rollins Adams Emerson: was an American geneticist who rediscovered the laws of inheritance established by Gregor Mendel.He graduated in 1897 and began work for the Department of Agriculture as an editor, and soon afterwards married Harriet Hardin, with whom he had four children. He accepted a position at the University of Nebraska, as an assistant lecturer. Emerson's interests while he was at Nebraska included a wide range of projects including culture methods for different fruit and vegetables and the possibility of domesticating wild plants. Using bean breeding techniques he set up an experiment to establish the same results as Mendel, of whom he had not heard at the time.

Wayne Monte Tree Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wayne Monte Tree Rollins: is a retired American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic. He was primarily known under his playing name, Tree. The 7-foot-2-inch 275 pound Clemson graduate played center, and gained high esteem for his defense, particularly his rebounding and shot-blocking ability. He finished in the top three in blocked shots six times, leading the league during the 1982-83 NBA season. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was fourth all-time in career blocked shots, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton. He currently holds the seventh highest total of career blocked shots, with 2,542. His 6,750 career rebounds currently place him 89th on the all-time list. During his playing career, Rollins was given the nickname "The Intimidator".

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins: is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend Thelonious Monk before reaching the age of 20. Rollins is still touring and recording today, having outlived most of his contemporaries such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Max Roach, and Art Blakey, all performers with whom he recorded.

James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins: is an All-Star and former MVP shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.Though Rollins has developed into a five-tool player[2] during his career due to significant increases in his power hitting, he is perhaps best known for his baserunning skills. He has stolen at least 20 bases every season since 2001, with a career high of 47 in 2008. This emulates Rollins' childhood baseball hero, Rickey Henderson.[3]

Adrian Stewart Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Adrian Stewart Rollins: was an English cricketer, of West Indian origin who played for Derbyshire from 1993 to 1999 and for Northamptonshire from 2000 to 2002.

Edward Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Edward Rollins: commonly known as Starlight, was an Australian middleweight boxer. Rollins was a top middleweight contender for the Australian Middleweight Championship during his career and fought for the title four times