Rochester

Rochester refers to:

Places

Australia

• Rochester, Victoria

Canada

• Rochester, Alberta

United Kingdom

• Rochester, Kent

• History of Rochester, Kent
• Rochester Castle, a medieval building in Rochester, Kent
• Rochester (HM Prison), a Young Offenders Institution in Rochester, Kent

• Rochester, Northumberland

United States

• Rochester, Illinois
• Rochester, Indiana
• Rochester, Kentucky
• Rochester, Massachusetts
• Rochester, Michigan
• Rochester, Minnesota
• Rochester, Nevada
• Rochester, New Hampshire
• Rochester, New York (Monroe County) - the largest city with the name Rochester

• History of Rochester, New York

• Rochester, Ulster County, New York
• Rochester, Ohio
• Rochester, Pennsylvania
• Rochester, Texas
• Rochester, Vermont
• Rochester, Washington
• Rochester, Wisconsin

Ecclesiastical areas

• The Diocese of Rochester, within the Church of England Province of Canterbury
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York
• The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York

People

• Ajay Rochester (born 1969), Australian actress and author
• George Rochester (1908–2001), English physicist
• John Rochester (disambiguation), several persons
• Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831), American Revolutionary War soldier and land speculator, founder of Rochester, New York
• Nathaniel Rochester (computer scientist) (1919–2001), designed the IBM 701, wrote the first assembler and participated in the founding of the field of artificial intelligence
• Paul Rochester (born 1938), American football player
• Robert Rochester (c. 1494 – 1557), English Roman Catholic and employee of Queen Mary I
• Thomas H. Rochester (1797–1874), the 6th son of Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and the 6th mayor of Rochester
• William B. Rochester (1789–1838), American lawyer and politician from New York

Fictional

• Mr. (Edward) Rochester, a character in the novel Jane Eyre

Nickname

• Eddie Anderson (comedian) (1904–1977), an actor sometimes known as "Rochester", after his character "Rochester Van Jones" on The Jack Benny Program

Peerage

• Baron Rochester
• Earl of Rochester
  • including John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Sports

• Rochester Tigers, a team that was the Brooklyn Tigers in 1936
• Rochester Braves, a team that was the Syracuse Braves in 1936

Transport

• HMS Rochester, the name of four ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Rochester, the name of three ships in the U.S. Navy
• Rochester Airport (disambiguation)

Companies

• Rochester Products Division, manufacturer of General Motors fuel system components (especially carburetors)

See also

• East Rochester (disambiguation)
• Greater Rochester (disambiguation)
• Rochester College, Michigan, USA
• Rochester Community Schools (disambiguation)
• Rochester Hills
• Rochester High School (disambiguation)
• Rochester Township (disambiguation)
• Rocester
• University of Rochester, New York, USA