American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

(born on February 6, 1947) is a former American professional golfer

(born on February 6, 1947) is a former American professional golfer

Is a U.S. poet, and is a translator of Swedish and German literary works.Lesser has produced three c

Is a U.S. poet, and is a translator of Swedish and German literary works.Lesser has produced three collections of her own poetry, including Etruscan Things (1983), and has translated the works of other poets, including the following:

A Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter from the hamlet of Dapp, Alberta, Canada. His live perfor

A Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter from the hamlet of Dapp, Alberta, Canada. His live performances have been described as innovative, engaging, funny and surprising. Musically his work is eclectic, combining acoustic guitar and hip-hop rhythms, wi

Was a Louisiana educator, attorney, and legislator in the first half of the late 19th century and th

Was a Louisiana educator, attorney, and legislator in the first half of the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. A Democrat, Wilson served in the United States House of Representatives from 1915 until 1937. He was defeated for reno

Is a Canadian diver. He won the 2008 national championship on the 10m and 10m synchronized and place

Is a Canadian diver. He won the 2008 national championship on the 10m and 10m synchronized and placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He currently studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. He

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for SV Wilhelmshaven. His position is striker. His r

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for SV Wilhelmshaven. His position is striker. His rights are also held by Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Captain of soccer team at Timberline Secondary School. Led team to 2001 to Provincial AAA title and was named tournament MVP. Named British Columbia’s “Soccer Boy”, the province’s top youth honor, in 1997. O'Neill was a member of the 2005 Canadian Men's U-20 team that went to the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands. On 23 January 2007 he was on trial at FC St. Pauli.

Is a volleyball player from the United States. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League C

Is a volleyball player from the United States. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College from 1994-96 before joining the Men's National Team in May 2001 as an outside hitt

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Baxter enjoyed most of his tennis suc

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Baxter enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up at 2 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 69 in 1987.

Born on November 20, 1919, in Oleggio, Italy) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5"11",

Born on November 20, 1919, in Oleggio, Italy) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5"11", 180 lb. right-hander is one of only six Italian natives to ever play in the big leagues, appearing in one game for the New York Yankees in 1947.

Played third base for four games in Major League Baseball in 1914, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the

Played third base for four games in Major League Baseball in 1914, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League.

Was an American journalist and Oscar winning screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie

Was an American journalist and Oscar winning screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.

(born February 22, 1929, Cazenovia, Wisconsin) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

(born February 22, 1929, Cazenovia, Wisconsin) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Is an American television and film actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie on the HBO

Is an American television and film actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show.Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. in Temple, Texas, the son of Thelma Mary (née Spacek) and Elmore Rual Torn, an agriculturalist and economist.[1][2] Being given the name "Rip" is a family tradition of men in the Torn family for several generations. It was given to him by his father, who was also called Rip; although as a young child and teenager he was referred to as "Skippy." He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1952. Torn introduced his cousin, the Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek, to the entertainment business and she was able to enroll in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio and then the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.

A Buenos Aires-born contemporary artist who divides his time in New York, Berlin and Bangkok.His ear

A Buenos Aires-born contemporary artist who divides his time in New York, Berlin and Bangkok.His early installations involved cooking meals for gallery-goers.[1] Tiravanija's artwork, which explores the social role of the artist, is described by Nicolas Bourriaud as having a "relational aesthetics." His installations often take the form of stages or rooms for sharing meals, cooking, reading, playing music. Architecture or structures for living and socializing are a core element in his work. He is represented by the Gavin Brown Gallery in New York.

Is a fourth district justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. She was appointed on February 5, 2001

Is a fourth district justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. She was appointed on February 5, 2001.She was assigned to the Appellate Court, Fourth District, in July 1995, and was elected to the position in November 1996. Justice Garman was appointed to

Is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. She is of Cherokee Native American and Scottish descent.R

Is a Grammy Award-winning American singer. She is of Cherokee Native American and Scottish descent.Rita Coolidge's early career was as a backing vocalist, for artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell.

The daughter of a Danish mother and a Polish father who came to the U.S. after World War II, Cosby g

The daughter of a Danish mother and a Polish father who came to the U.S. after World War II, Cosby grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended Greenwich High School and freelanced for the local paper. She earned her bachelor's degree from the Un

Was an American opera singer. She began her career in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century si

Was an American opera singer. She began her career in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century singing coloratura soprano roles. Early on in her career her voice darkened and dropped slightly causing her to focus more within the mezzo-soprano repertoir

Is an American poet and author.[

Is an American poet and author.[

Was an American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She is lis

Was an American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time.

One of the pioneers of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Pla

One of the pioneers of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Place, Mod Squad & Dynasty. She created her own shows: The Rookies, Flamingo Road and Nightingales. Additionally, Rita wrote many Movies of the Week and mini-series such as Death takes A Holiday, Women In Chains, Strong Medicine, and Voices of the Heart. She has also written two original theatrical plays, No Language But a Cry and Saturday Night at Grossinger’s (co-authored) which are still being produced.[2]

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the guidance of coach Arie Selinger. She was a student at the University

Is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Is

Is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country charts throughout her career.

An American musician and singer.She began playing the piano at the age of four, and shortly afterwar

An American musician and singer.She began playing the piano at the age of four, and shortly afterwards began singing.After graduating with honors from the University of Miami School of Music in 1985, she started working in the local club scene in Miami. J

Was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chi

Was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months.