Famous People with Name Roosevelt

Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jack Roosevelt Jackie Robinson: became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not the first African American professional baseball player in United States history, his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line, or color barrier. In the United States at this time, many white people believed that blacks and whites should be segregated or kept apart in many phases of life, including sports and daily life.

Roosevelt Skerrit            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Roosevelt Skerrit: is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the Chairman of the OECS and most recently as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) since January 2010. Roosevelt Skerrit became Prime Minister after the death of Pierre Charles in January 2004. At the time of Pierre Charles’ death, Roosevelt Skerrit was a member of parliament for the Vieille Case constituency, a position he had held since his election in February 2000. In addition to being the Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit also serves as Minister for Finance, Minister for Foreign Affairs and as the political leader of the Dominica Labor Party. Upon taking office Skerrit became the world's youngest head of government, surpassing Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With his party's May 2005 election victory, Skerrit became the world's first democratically elected national leader born in the 1970s. As of December 2010 Skerrit remains the youngest head of government in the Western Hemisphere and the third youngest in the world, surpassed only by Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina and Montenegro's Igor Lukšic.

Roosevelt Bernard Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Roosevelt Bernard Douglas: was a Dominican politician. In 2000 he was prime minister of the Caribbean island for eight months, from 3 February 2000 until his death later that year. Douglas appealed during his political career to the cause of the socialist radical reformers. At the parliamentary elections on 31 January 2000 he led the Dominica Labour Party to victory against the governing United Workers Party of Prime Minister Edison James. He formed a coalition with the moderate Dominica Freedom Party and began office on 3 February 2000.

Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Jr.: was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965.Brown was drafted by the Giants out of Morgan State University in the 1953 NFL Draft after being noticed by the Giants in the Pittsburgh Courier, an African-American newspaper that named him to their 1952 Black All-American team. On the offensive line, Brown pass blocked for quarterbacks Charlie Conerly and Y.A. Tittle and run blocked for backs like Alex Webster and Frank Gifford. Despite his 6'3", 255-pound frame, Brown was very quick on his feet which was very unusual for his era. He is considered one of the greatest "sleeper picks" in NFL history as he was drafted in 27th round of the NFL Draft.[1]

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt: was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909). He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, leadership of the Progressive Movement, and his "cowboy" image and robust masculinity. He was a leader of the Republic

James Roosevelt, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Roosevelt, Jr.: is an attorney and Democratic Party official. He is a son of James Roosevelt and grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As of 2008, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee (a position he has held sin

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Barnwell Roosevelt: was a sportsman, author and United States Congressman from New York (1871–1873).His first experience in politics was in the organization of the Citizens' Association at the time of the Tweed Ring administration in New York city. For several years, he edit

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr: was an American politician. He was the fifth child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor.Roosevelt Jr. served as a member of the United States Congress, representing the 20th District of New York from 1949 to 1955. In 1949, he won a

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationa