The Rock

The Rock

The Rock may refer to:

People

* Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (b. 1972), wrestler and actor
* Ole Anderson (b. 1942), professional wrestler
* Don Muraco (b. 1949), professional wrestler
* Pedro Rizzo (b. 1974), Brazilian martial artist

Media

* "The Rock" (film)
* "The Rock" (song), by The Who
* "The Rock" (Rachmaninoff), an orchestral composition
* The Rock (New Zealand), a New Zealand radio station
* KQRC-FM, a Kansas radio station
* WCCC-FM, a Connecticut radio station

ports and entertainment venues

* Kidd Brewer Stadium, in Boone, North Carolina
* M. M. Roberts Stadium, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, in Indiana
* North Carolina Speedway, in Rockingham, North Carolina
* Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey

Islands

* Alcatraz Island, California, a former prison site
* Corregidor, an island in the Philippines
* Kodiak Island, Alaska
* Niue, an island near New Zealand
* Newfoundland (island), Canada

chools and campus landmarks

* Slippery Rock University
* The Rock (Michigan State University)
* The Rock (Northwestern University)
* Howard's Rock, at Clemson University

Towns and suburbs

* Alum Rock, Birmingham
* The Rock, New South Wales

Other meanings

* Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
* Foundation Stone, the rock inside Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock
* Plymouth Rock, a historic landmark in Plymouth, Massachusetts
* Rock of Gibraltar, a monolith


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