2) Schlesinger, James Rodney. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Schlesinger, James Rodney, 1929-, U.S. Secretary of Defense (1973-75) and Secretary of Energy (1977-79), b. New York City. After graduating from Harvard (A.B., 1950;...

3) Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron, 1719-92, British admiral. He served with distinction in the Seven Years War (1757-63), his most notable achievement being...

4) Laver, Rod. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Laver, Rod, (Rodney George Laver) (la´vr) (KEY) , 1938-, Australian tennis player. He left school at age 15 to pursue tennis and in 1962 became the first male grand-slam...

5) Smith, Gipsy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Smith, Gipsy, 1860-1947, English evangelist, originally named Rodney Smith, b. Wanstead. His father, a Gypsy, was also an evangelist. When Rodney was still a youth...

6) Vancouver, George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...on Capt. James Cook's second and third voyages. After 1780 he served under Admiral George Rodney in the West Indies, taking part in the great victory (1782) over...

7) Saumarez, James Saumarez, baron de. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...the navy in 1770 and attained command of a vessel in 1778. He was with Admiral George Rodney at the defeat of the comte de Grasse in the West Indies (1782), with...

8) Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...in the Seven Years War. In 1781 he was sent to the West Indies as second in command to Lord Rodney. He fought in many engagements in the American Revolution, including...

9) William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(1830-37), third son of George III. He went to sea in 1779, served under Admiral George Rodney in action off Cape St. Vincent (1780), and by 1786 was a captain. William...

10) Old Red Sandstone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The Old Red Sandstone was correlated with the marine Devonian by the British geologists Rodney Murchison and Adam Sedgwick. The New Red Sandstone is a thick red sandstone...