List of Famous people with last name Rootes

William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes

First Name William

Last Name Rootes

Born on August 17, 1894

Died on December 12, 1964 (aged 70)

Born in United Kingdom, England

William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes GBE was a British motor manufacturer. He opened his first car sales agency in 1913, leading to the global Rootes Group. During the Second World War he supervised the volume manufacture of aircraft and engines, as well as the supply of military motor vehicles and armoured fighting vehicles. He was knighted in 1942 for these services and for organising the reconstruction of bomb-damaged Coventry after its saturation bombing by the Luftwaffe on 14–15 November 1940. In the 1950s, he became a leader of Britain's export drive, and chaired a committee to found the University of Warwick with a vision of academic links with industry.

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William Brian Rootes

First Name William

Last Name Rootes

Born on November 8, 1944 (age 81)

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Maurice Rootes

First Name Maurice

Last Name Rootes

Born on April 12, 1917

Died on June 17, 1997 (aged 80)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Maurice Clifford Rootes was a British film editor.

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Talitha Alice Louise Rootes

First Name Talitha

Born on October 19, 1973 (age 52)

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Annabell Catherine Natasha Rootes

First Name Annabell

Born on January 2, 1976 (age 50)

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