Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) was a Genevan author and philosopher. Rousseau may also refer to: Rousseau (surname), notable people with the surname Rousseau Rousseau (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec in Canada Rousseau, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States Rousseau Institute, a private school in the Swiss city of Geneva Rousseau Metal Inc., a Canadian company founded by André Rousseau Rousseau Peak, in Antarctica Rousseau Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska Rousseau SA, a French manufacturer of agricultural machinery which, in 1962, invented the rotary mower Lake Rousseau, in the U.S. state of Florida An alternative name for French wine made from the grape Chardonnay See also Roseau (disambiguation)