Rogoff

Article summary

Rogoff is a surname based on an alternate spelling of Rogov. The name Rogoff is identified as Jewish (from Lithuania and Belarus). It is a westernized form of Rogov, a habitational name from Raguva near Kaunas in Lithuania (Russian name Rogovo). Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Rogoff (born 1951), American publisher and philanthropist * Barbara Rogoff, American academic * Irit Rogoff (born 1947), academic * Kenneth Rogoff (born 1953), American economist and chess grandmaster * Roger Rogoff, appointed U.S. attorney at United States District Court for the Western District of Washington * Lynn Rogoff, American film and television producer * Mortimer Rogoff, American inventor and businessman

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364573589