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.

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

Walter Childs Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Childs Rollins: was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the New York Times said "was for thirty years one of the most successful trainers of thoroughbred racers in America." Walter Rollins trained for prominent owners such as Norman Kittson, Pierre Lori

John W. Rollins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John W. Rollins: was an American businessman and politician from Greenville in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.