American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former professional motocross and supercross racer, now transitioning to a stock car career as

Is a former professional motocross and supercross racer, now transitioning to a stock car career as a development driver with Ken Schrader.Carmichael is now a developmental driver for Ken Schrader Racing in NASCAR. He has debuted in the FASCAR series, but scored a DNF due to a crash.[2] His current stock car sponsor is Monster Energy.Carmichael signed to drive for Ginn Racing in 2007 and was mentored by Mark Martin. When Ginn Racing was acquired by Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Carmichael finished out the season with DEI and had planned to continue running for DEI in 2008, but was unable to find a sponsor. He will instead drive for a full NASCAR Camping World East Series schedule for Schrader and with additional backing from Hendrick Motorsports.[3]

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player. He graduated from Garland High School

Is a retired American National Basketball Association player. He graduated from Garland High School and from Rice University. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft

Is an American/Australian professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Baske

Is an American/Australian professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Basketball League from 1990 until the 2004/2005 season.Ricky "Amazing" Grace attended the University of Oklahoma in the US before travelling to Australia where he played his entire NBL career for the Perth Wildcats and captained the club from 2002/03 until his retirement. During his time with the club Grace played an integral part in six grand finals appearances and four championships (including a Grand Final MVP in the Wildcats 1993 loss to the Melbourne Tigers).

(born May 26, 1965 in Richmond, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who p

(born May 26, 1965 in Richmond, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1988 to 1996 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners.

Is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled most notably for Wrestling Superstars Live w

Is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled most notably for Wrestling Superstars Live where he is a former WSL World Heavyweight Champion. Ricky Landell had the honor and pleasure of training with some of the best in the world. Landell's prim

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 3 seasons for the California Angels and San Fra

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 3 seasons for the California Angels and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

Born on May 8, 1959 in Eloy, Arizona. He was selected by Seattle in the 1981 amateur draft and made

Born on May 8, 1959 in Eloy, Arizona. He was selected by Seattle in the 1981 amateur draft and made his debut on May 17,In his 123-game career, Nelson batted for .247, with six home runs, 39 runs batted in, 38 runs scored, 79 hits, 13 doubles, 3 triples and 8 stolen bases 1983

Younger brother of recording artist Archie Bell, was a former American professional football player

Younger brother of recording artist Archie Bell, was a former American professional football player who played running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers from 1977 to 1982. Bell played football collegiately at USC.

Was an American professional boxer. Parkey pro in 1981 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a TK

Was an American professional boxer. Parkey pro in 1981 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a TKO win over Lee Roy Murphy in 1986. He defended the belt once before losing the title to Evander Holyfield via TKO the following year in a title unification

(born on on August 26, 1969 in New Britain, Connecticut) is a former relief pitcher in Major League

(born on on August 26, 1969 in New Britain, Connecticut) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He compiled a career earned run average of 3.99 over 11 seasons, in which time he has played for several teams, including the Philadelphia Philli

Norfolk County, Virginia, now Chesapeake, the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd, S

Norfolk County, Virginia, now Chesapeake, the son of Margaret (née McMannen) and Alvin R. Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd Auto Parts. He began racing as a teenager in go-karts and motocross, but did not attempt stock car racing until he was eighteen years old, when he made his NASCAR debut at North Carolina Speedway in 1975, driving the #10 Ford for family friend Bill Champion. Qualifying twenty-sixth, he finished in eleventh place despite running fifty-six laps down.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the NBA's Phoenix Suns in t

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the NBA's Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'7", 215 lb forward from Louisiana State University, Blanton played in only two career NBA games for Chicago Bulls during the 1992-93 season.

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for eight seasons with the Washington Redskin

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for eight seasons with the Washington Redskins and one for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League from 1986 to 1994.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard from George Mason University, Wils

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard from George Mason University, Wilson was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the third round of the 1986 NBA Draft. He played one season (1987-88) in the NBA as a member of the New Jersey Nets and San Antonio Spurs, averaging 5.2 points per game and 2.9 assists per game.

Was a professional boxer from the United States. Womack had an outstanding amateur career, and beat

Was a professional boxer from the United States. Womack had an outstanding amateur career, and beat future legend Evander Holyfield twice. Womack turned pro in 1984 and began his career with a promising string of victories, including a victory over future

Was a welterweight boxer from Canada that retired with a 12-2-2 (11 ko's) professional boxing record

Was a welterweight boxer from Canada that retired with a 12-2-2 (11 ko's) professional boxing record.

Is an American super bantamweight boxer and current WBO NABO Youth super bantamweight champion. Ramo

Is an American super bantamweight boxer and current WBO NABO Youth super bantamweight champion. Ramos began boxing when he was 8 years old at South LA's Broadway Boxing Gym. During his amateur career he was an Olympic alternate and won the 2007 National P

Is an American professional boxer who competes in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions.

Is an American professional boxer who competes in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He comes from Monroe, MI, is a former World title challenger and was a contestant in the fourth season of the Contender. Hoye made his professional debut

An American child actor. Ridge is best known for his roles in Walk the Line (as young Johnny Cash),i

An American child actor. Ridge is best known for his roles in Walk the Line (as young Johnny Cash),in a thriller Baby Blues in 2008 and the 2005 version of Bad News Bears. Also in film which hit the hallmark channel Pictures of Hollis Woods.He has also appeared in a couple of episodes of Desperate Housewives, as Perry Farrell, the paper boy of Wisteria Lane. Other appearances in television shows include guest roles in Cold Case, CSI and Drake & Josh. He has also appeared as young Dean Winchester in the CW tv series Supernatural.Along with his Walk the Line co-star Hailey Anne Nelson, Ridge endorsed a vegan cookbook for children by PETA.

The former consecutive national champion of the year 1972 to 1989 was the first body builder from In

The former consecutive national champion of the year 1972 to 1989 was the first body builder from Indonesia to perform in international body building championship. He was the runner up in New Delhi 1977 and two years later in Manila he also the runner up

Was a American football defensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. He is one fourth Arme

Was a American football defensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL. He is one fourth Armenian descent and cherishes his heritage greatly. He has a tattoo of the seventh letter of the Armenian alphabet (?) over the Armenian flag on his biceps. W

Was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Hous

Was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the resigned S

Is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player and Manager.

Is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player and Manager.

(born January 4, 1944 in Havana, Cuba) is a retired second baseman who played for 13 seasons in the

(born January 4, 1944 in Havana, Cuba) is a retired second baseman who played for 13 seasons in the Major Leagues between 1965 and 1978.

Is a Honduran footballer who plays for Olimpia.His brothers, Esdras and Eleazar Padilla, also played

Is a Honduran footballer who plays for Olimpia.His brothers, Esdras and Eleazar Padilla, also played for Hispano. Rigo alongside Esdras and Eleazar Padilla were transferred to Motagua in 2008. But the tranfer was unsuccessful for Rigoberto Padilla and he stayed to play for Hispano.