American Famous Boy Names with Letter R

Was a prominent Alabama politician. He was born in Camden County, North Carolina and later moved to

Was a prominent Alabama politician. He was born in Camden County, North Carolina and later moved to Alabama, where he served in the state House of Representatives in 1849 and the state Senate in 1851. He was elected to represent the state in the Provision

Better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born

Better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba and died in Kansas City, Missouri.From 1969-1974 Brown wrestled for NWA All Star Wrestling in Vancouver and formed tag teams with

(June 4, 1908 - August 19, 1977) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher o

(June 4, 1908 - August 19, 1977) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons (1938-1943, 1946-1947) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox.

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily as a relief pitc

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues primarily as a relief pitcher from 1978-1987. James was the first round draft pick in 1976 by the Montreal Expos, and joined the major league team in 1978 when he was just twenty years old.[1] On December 7, 1984, James was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Vance Law. The following season, he saved 32 games for the White Sox, second in the American League behind only Dan Quisenberry[1]. James pitched two more years for the White Sox before being released.

Is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s. O

Is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s. On ESPN's Friday Night Fights telecast on Dec 28, 2007 it was revealed that Hawkins began boxing in a Pennsylvania prison while serving six years for aggrav

Was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

Was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

Was a quarterback in the NFL. For most of his career, he played for the Chicago Bears before finishi

Was a quarterback in the NFL. For most of his career, he played for the Chicago Bears before finishing with the New York Jets.As a rookie with the Bears in 1975, Avellini started four games on a team that finished 4-10. He threw for 942 yards with 6 TD passes along with 11 interceptions

Was an American author, anthropologist and historian of early Mexico, and expert in the Nahuatl lang

Was an American author, anthropologist and historian of early Mexico, and expert in the Nahuatl language.Barlow spent much of his youth at Fort Benning, Georgia, where his father, Colonel E. D. Barlow, was stationed; around 1932 Col. Barlow received a medical discharge and settled his family in the small town of DeLand, in central Florida. Family difficulties later forced Barlow to move to Washington, D.C., and Kansas.Barlow had been a friend of writers H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard since he was 13. He collaborated with Lovecraft on several stories, and Lovecraft made Barlow his literary executor. Barlow came to Providence shortly after Lovecraft's death and donated most of the manuscripts and some printed matter to the John Hay Library of Brown University.

Was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some twenty books, Heilbr

Was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some twenty books, Heilbroner was best known for The Worldly Philosophers (1953), a survey of the lives and contributions of famous economists, notably Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes.

Was an American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology.

Was an American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology.MacArthur received his Bachelor's degree from Marlboro College, a Master's degree in mathematics from Brown University (1953). A student of G. Evelyn Hutchinson, MacArthur earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1958; his thesis was on the division of ecological niches among five warbler species in the conifer forests of New York. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, 1958-65, and professor of biology at Princeton University, 1965-72. He played an important role in the development of niche partitioning, and with E.O. Wilson he co-authored The Theory of Island Biogeography,

Was an American painter notable for his teaching abilities, and for leadership of the Ashcan School

Was an American painter notable for his teaching abilities, and for leadership of the Ashcan School movement in art.Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio to Theresa Gatewood Cozad of Malden, Virginia and John Jackson Cozad, a gamble

Was a Scottish-born grocer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brant South in th

Was a Scottish-born grocer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brant South in the Canadian House of Commons in 1896 as a Conservative. Henry was also mayor of Brantford in 1878, 1879 and 1887. Henry was first elected to Brantford city council in 1876. He married Caroline Philip in 1879. His election to the House of Commons in 1896 was overturned and he was defeated by Charles Bernhard Heyd in the 1897 by-election which followed and in the 1900 general election. Henry moved to Detroit in 1902 and then later moved to Windsor. He returned to Brantford shortly before his death there at the age of 72.

Was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's

Was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1958 - 1961) and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his distinctive gospel soul-jazz style. He also played with Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham (with whom he made his recording debut in a live set from May 1956)

December 14, 1921 - February 13, 1997) was a third baseman/second baseman in Major League Baseball.

December 14, 1921 - February 13, 1997) was a third baseman/second baseman in Major League Baseball.

Was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.In 1922, Clancy was elected as a Democrat from Mich

Was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.In 1922, Clancy was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the 68th Congress, serving from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925. He was defeated by Republican John B. Sosnowski in the

Was an American football defensive end in the National Football League and the American Football Lea

Was an American football defensive end in the National Football League and the American Football League. He was a three-sport letterman at the College of the Holy Cross who was one of the first players signed by the Boston Patriots of the fledgling American Football League in 1960.

Was an American physicist, who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic ph

Was an American physicist, who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity.

Was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland. In 1813, Goldsborgh was elected as a Federa

Was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland. In 1813, Goldsborgh was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1813 caused by the failure of the legislature to elect a senator, and

Was an agrarian activist and politician. He was president of the United Farmers of Ontario from 1915

Was an agrarian activist and politician. He was president of the United Farmers of Ontario from 1915 to 1918 and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1919 by-election as an independent candidate in Ontario North. He was re-elected in the 1921 federal election as a United Farmers of Ontario MP and subsequently joined the caucus of the Progressive Party of Canada. He was defeated in the 1925 federal election in Muskoka—Ontario.

Was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1979-1987. He played

Was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1979-1987. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners.

S an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.

S an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.

Was a Canadian politician and businessman. He worked for Northern Electric before joining the army i

Was a Canadian politician and businessman. He worked for Northern Electric before joining the army in World War II, eventually becoming a lieutenant-colonel. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1945 general election as a Liberal for the riding of Queens—Lunenburg in Nova Scotia. Winters was appointed to Cabinet in 1948, and served as minister of public works, among other portfolios, under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Defeated along with the St. Laurent government in the 1957 election, Winters entered the corporate world, becoming a Chief Executive Officer at a series of companies. He was hired as a special advisor to the Newfoundland government to help negotiate the Churchill Falls deal, for which he became highly popular in that province.

Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Barbara (née Hepler), a teacher, and Charles

Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Barbara (née Hepler), a teacher, and Charles Lowe, a trial lawyer;[1] the two divorced when Lowe was young and have since re-married.[clarify(each other?)] He has a younger brother, actor Chad Lowe, a

Was a professional wrestler best known by his ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, whose career spanned f

Was a professional wrestler best known by his ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, whose career spanned four decades. He was a ten time World Heavyweight Champion, including six reigns under the original undisputed version of the belt, and wrestled in 6200 mat

Is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork

Is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork formerly served as Solicitor General, acting Attorney General, and judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In 1987, he was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, but the Senate rejected his nomination. Bork had more success as an antitrust scholar, where his once-idiosyncratic view that antitrust law should focus on maximizing consumer welfare has come to dominate American legal thinking on the subject. Currently, Bork is a lawyer, law professor, and best-selling author.