A Rose(nthal) by any other name...

I thought I would have a little fun today at work with my last name that I will be giving up (exactly 1 week from today). So here are some pointless facts about Rosenthal! Yes this is what I do at work when people don't want to go outside when it's 47 degrees out and rainy!



Rosenthal is a name of German origin, meaning rose valley.



People named Rosenthal
Abe M. Rosenthal, (1922-2006) New York Times editor and columnist
Ben Rosenthal, United States Congressman (1962-1983)
Bernard Rosenthal (born 1914), an American abstract sculptor
Sir Charles Rosenthal (1875-1954), Australian general of World War I
Chuck Rosenthal (district attorney), the Republican former District Attorney of Harris County, Texas
Constantin Daniel Rosenthal, Wallachian painter and revolutionary
David Rosenthal, publisher of Simon & Schuster's adult trade division
David H. Rosenthal, American poet, editor and translator
David S. Rosenthal, American producer
Dean Rosenthal, American composer
Dietmar Rosenthal, Russian linguist
Ed Rosenthal, author and publisher arrested for use of medical marijuana
Eliezer Samson Rosenthal, 20th century Israeli Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbi and academic talmudist
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Las Vegas entrepreneur
Franz Rosenthal (1914-2003), scholar of Arabic literature and Islam
Harald Rosenthal, German marine biologist
Harold Rosenthal, British music critic
Harold Wallace Rosenthal, the administrative assistant of senator Jacob K. Javits from New York
Ida Rosenthal, bra designer/inventor and co-founder of Maidenform
Jack Rosenthal, British playwright and television writer
Jane Rosenthal, film producer
Jean Rosenthal (1912-1969), pioneer of theatrical lighting design
Jim Rosenthal, UK sports presenter
Joe Rosenthal, American photographer
Laurence Rosenthal, Film and television composer
Manuel Rosenthal (1904-2003), French composer and conductor
Márk Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian violinist and composer, the father of csárdás, born Mordecai Rosenthal
Moriz Rosenthal, Polish-American pianist
Paul Rosenthal, American violinist
Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune columnist
Philip Rosenthal, television producer
Richard P. Rosenthal, author, law enforcement officer, Chief of police for Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Richard R. Rosenthal, allergist, co-inventor of Rosenthal-French dosimeter
Rick Rosenthal, American film director
Robert Rosenthal, psychologist, co-author of Pygmalion in the Classroom (see Rosenthal effect)
Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer
Samuel Rosenthal, Polish-French chess master
Sam Rosenthal, American musician, founder of Projekt Records and the band Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Tony Rosenthal (born 1914), an American abstract sculptor


I would have to say Ida Rosenthal is my favorite, she did invent the bra!! And then maybe Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, is Las Vegas Entrepreneur the nice way of saying mobster??