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*[[Dick Romney]], (1895-1969) Utah State football coach |
*[[Dick Romney]], (1895-1969) Utah State football coach |
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*[[Elwood Romney]], (?-1970) [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] basketball player at BYU |
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*[[George S. Romney]] (1874-1935) university president and educator in Utah and Idaho |
*[[George S. Romney]] (1874-1935) university president and educator in Utah and Idaho |
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*[[G. Ott Romney]] (1892-1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah |
*[[G. Ott Romney]] (1892-1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah |
Revision as of 01:58, 19 October 2010
Romney can refer to:
People
British Commonwealth
- Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986
- The Earl of Romney, an English title
- Francis Romney (1873-1963), English cricketer
- George Romney (painter) (1734–1802), English portrait painter
- John Romney (1785–1863), English engraver
- Val Romney (1718-1773), English cricketer
United States political
- Ann Romney (b. 1949), former First Lady of Massachusetts (wife of Mitt Romney)
- G. Scott Romney (b. 1941), Michigan Republican politician and lawyer, son of George Romney and brother of Mitt Romney
- George W. Romney (1907–1995), Governor of Michigan and father of Mitt Romney
- Josh Romney (b. 1975), son of Ann and Mitt Romney,former campaign surrogate for Mitt Romney
- Lenore Romney (1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan (wife of George W. Romney)
- Mitt Romney (b. 1947), Republican politician, former Governor of Massachusetts and candidate for U.S. President, son of George W. Romney
- Ronna Romney (b. 1943), Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host, (ex-wife of G. Scott Romney)
- Tagg Romney (b. 1970), eldest son of Mitt and Ann Romney, former campaign surrogate for Mitt Romney
United States other
- Dick Romney, (1895-1969) Utah State football coach
- Elwood Romney, (?-1970) All-American basketball player at BYU
- George S. Romney (1874-1935) university president and educator in Utah and Idaho
- G. Ott Romney (1892-1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah
- Hugh Romney (b. 1936), entertainer and peace activist ("Wavy Gravy")
- A. Kimball Romney, (b. 1925) academic and anthropologist
- Marion G. Romney (1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, cousin of George W. Romney
- Milt Romney (1899-1975), professional football player
Places
Canada
- Romney Township, Ontario, a township in Kent County, Ontario
United Kingdom
- New Romney (UK Parliament constituency), the Parliament seat for New Romney
- New Romney railway station, a depot in Kent, England
- New Romney, Kent, England
- Old Romney, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney
- Romney Deanery, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England
- Romney Island, an island in the English River Thames
- Romney Lock, a lock on the English River Thames
- Romney Marsh, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England
- Romney Road (A206 Road), a road in England near the River Thames
- Romney Sands railway station, a depot in Kent, England
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a heritage railway in Kent, England
- Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury, a secondary school
United States
- Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community
- Romney, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
- Romney, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Romney, West Virginia, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia
- George W. Romney Building ("the Romney Building"), the Governor of Michigan's main office location
- Romney African-American Cemetery, an old cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
- Romney Middle School, a school in Romney, West Virginia
- Romney Stadium, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University (named after Dick Romney)
Other uses
- HMS Romney, any of five English naval warships with that name
- HMS Romney (1694), a 50-gun English naval warship
- HMS Romney (1708), a 50-gun English naval warship
- HMS Romney (1762), a 50-gun English naval warship
- Romney Expedition, an early maneuver of the Confederate Army in the US Civil War
- Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock
- Romney sheep, a type of sheep which is bred for meat
- Romney's, an English baking company, founded 1918
- Shuzenji Romney Railway, a railway on the Izu Peninsula of Japan