American Famous Boy Names with Letter R

Is a retired heavyweight professional boxer. A high-level journeyman and occasional heavyweight cont

Is a retired heavyweight professional boxer. A high-level journeyman and occasional heavyweight contender, Puritty is best remembered for his shocking upset of Wladimir Klitschko in 1998 that won him the WBC international Heavyweight title.

Is a Canadian professional snowboarder. Rebagliati was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He turne

Is a Canadian professional snowboarder. Rebagliati was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He turned pro in 1991. He was the first ever to win an Olympic gold medal for this sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics. After winning the gold, he was found to have

Is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 pr

Is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Grand Lake-Gagetown as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Was an American politician. He served as the 7th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1891 to 1

Was an American politician. He served as the 7th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1891 to 1895. He was a member of the Republican Party.Elected as Governor in 1891, Colcord strengthened the state's economy and also signed the state's first admiss

Was a Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian and is widely credited as the father of Chris

Was a Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian and is widely credited as the father of Christian Reconstructionism and an inspiration for the modern homeschool movement. His prolific writings have exerted considerable influence on the Christian right.Rushdoony attended public schools where he learned English. He continued his education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in English in 1938, a teaching credential in 1939 and a M.A. in Education in 1940. He also attended the Pacific School of Religion, a Congregational and Methodist seminary in Berkeley, California, from which he graduated in 1944, the same year he was ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA). Rushdoony then served for eight and a half years as a missionary to the Shoshone and Paiute Indians on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in a remote area of Nevada.[6] In 1953 Rushdoony became pastor of a church in Santa Cruz, California, a small retirement town on the coast.[6]

Height 195 cm Year of Birth 1972 Nationality Canadian Position Shooting Guard - Small Forward

Height 195 cm Year of Birth 1972 Nationality Canadian Position Shooting Guard - Small Forward

(born October 25, 1952 in Sacramento, California) was an Outfielder for the Atlanta Braves (1972 and

(born October 25, 1952 in Sacramento, California) was an Outfielder for the Atlanta Braves (1972 and 1974-79), Montreal Expos (1980-82) and New York Yankees (1983).

An American artist born in 1966 in New York and educated at both the College of Santa Fe in New Mexi

An American artist born in 1966 in New York and educated at both the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico and the Pratt Institute in New York. Since 1990, his work has been internationally exhibited and is included in major collections such as De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. His tree sculptures can be found at various museums and foundations including the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA; Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden; Montenmedio Arte Contemporaneo NMAC, Cadiz, Spain; and the St. Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO. Roxy Paine lives and works in Brooklyn and Treadwell, NY.

Is a retired American heavyweight boxer, whose nickname derived from the town of his birth. Harris w

Is a retired American heavyweight boxer, whose nickname derived from the town of his birth. Harris was a heavyweight contender during the 1950s. He won his first 23 fights, including consecutive wins against Willi Besmanoff, Bob Baker and Willie Pastrano,

(born July 6, 1881 in Golden, Colorado, died November 6, 1961 in Golden, Colorado) played in the Maj

(born July 6, 1881 in Golden, Colorado, died November 6, 1961 in Golden, Colorado) played in the Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1916.

Is a retired freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who has two Olympic medals (one go

Is a retired freestyle and medley swimmer from the United States, who has two Olympic medals (one gold, one silver) to his credentials.The son of a swimming and water polo coach Urho "Whitey" Saari, he grew up in El Segundo, California and starred in both sports as a high school student

A linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languag

A linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languages.He was Professor of Linguistics at the International Christian University in Tokyo from 1955 to 1963. Subsequently he taught at Yale University; between 1964 and 1970, he was chairman of the department of East and South Asian Languages and Literatures. From 1970 until 1989 he held a similar post at the University of Washington in Seattle. Since then, he has taught in Europe, mainly in Germany and Scandinavia.Prof. Miller has written extensively on the Japanese language, from A Japanese Reader (1963) and The Japanese Language (1967) to Japanese and the Other Altaic Languages (1971) and Nihongo: In Defense of Japanese (1986). He later broadened his scope by linking Korean both to Japanese and Altaic, most notably in Languages and History: Japanese, Korean, and Altaic (1996).

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.Myers wa

Is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.Myers was known as "El Maravilloso" (The Marvelous) due to his natural talent to play the game, becoming a typical number 10. In his country he played mostly with Saprissa, winning three national championships with them, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. He also played with his hometown team, Limón.

Was an American actor, comedian, and composer. He was educated at the Sargent School of Acting, and

Was an American actor, comedian, and composer. He was educated at the Sargent School of Acting, and appeared in 34 films between 1914 and 1947. As well as his film work, he appeared in several Broadway productions, including The Little Missus, The Mimic W

Is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he jo

Is an American keyboardist, best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, which he joined on August 23, 1974. Bittan, nicknamed "The Professor", plays the piano, organ, accordion and synthesizers.[1]

Was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a

Was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.Brassard was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Olds-Didsbury in 1986, 1989, and 1993. In 1991, the then premier of Alberta, Don Getty created a new ministry to deal with seniors affairs, selecting Brassard to be the minister.

An American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in genomes of high

An American molecular biologist known for his discovery of repeated DNA sequences in genomes of higher organisms.Britten attended the phage course at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and started working on DNA hybridization. Through this work, he showed that eukaryotic genomes have many repetitive, non-coding DNA sequences -- junk DNA.Britten has been at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for many years. He was a Visiting Associate at from 1971-73, a Senior Research Associate at Caltech from 1973-81 and Distinguished Carnegie Senior Research Associate from 1981-99. In 1999 he became Distinguished Carnegie Senior Research Associate in Biology, Emeritus at caltech.

Was a jump blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre

Was a jump blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll.Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church.[2] After a move to Los Angeles, Californi

(November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player

(November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player

Douglas Preston of the American Museum of Natural History wrote:Andrews is allegedly the real person

Douglas Preston of the American Museum of Natural History wrote:Andrews is allegedly the real person that the movie character of Indiana Jones was patterned after. Andrews was an accomplished stage master. He created an image and lived it out impeccably—there was no chink in his armor. Roy Chapman Andrews: famous explorer, dinosaur hunter, exemplar of Anglo-Saxon virtues, crack shot, fighter of Mongolian brigands, the man who created the metaphor of 'Outer Mongolia' as denoting any exceedingly remote place.[1]

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Susan Behrens, he captured the silver medal at t

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Susan Behrens, he captured the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1966 and 1967. He then teamed up with Sandi Sweitzer and finished second again at the U.S. Championships a

(August 20, 1907 - September 14, 1977) born on in Bellville, Texas was an Outfielder for the St. Lou

(August 20, 1907 - September 14, 1977) born on in Bellville, Texas was an Outfielder for the St. Louis Browns (1935-39), Detroit Tigers (1939) and Cleveland Indians (1940-41).

A Filipino/Canadian-born singer.Roy Christian Tugbang is one of the Highlighted performers under Top

A Filipino/Canadian-born singer.Roy Christian Tugbang is one of the Highlighted performers under Top Stars Productions (Formerly JNS Productions) in Toronto. He is a 13 year-old bass-baritone. Known well around the Toronto Filipino community for his 2006

Was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".In 1936, he r

Was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".In 1936, he recorded his two most enduring songs, the traditional The Great Speckled Bird and The Wabash Cannonball. He debuted at the Grand Ole Opry two years later. He was booked as a fiddler, and he should have played the Turkey Buzzard for a square dancing segment, but he decided to try and sing The Great Speckled Bird. His decision was not well received, however. Acuff became a regular on the Opry, forming a backing band called the Smoky Mountain Boys, led by friend and Dobro player Bashful Brother Oswald. By 1940 he was the star of the show.

(February 23, 1903 - September 10, 1973) was a left fielder/right fielder in Major League Baseball w

(February 23, 1903 - September 10, 1973) was a left fielder/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1929-32), Boston Red Sox (1932-35), New York Yankees (1936-37)