American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a businessman and Manitoba politician who served as the fourth Premier of Manitoba. Davis challe

Was a businessman and Manitoba politician who served as the fourth Premier of Manitoba. Davis challenged HBC commissioner Donald Alexander Smith for the Presidency of the Provincial Agricultural Association in 1872. He lost this race, but was elected to both the Protestant school board and the new Winnipeg Board of Trade in February 1873. Davis also helped create the Manitoba society called "The Grange" in 1874.

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of five seasons in the majors, from

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of five seasons in the majors, from 1986 until 1990, for the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres.

Was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of O

Was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.

(b. March 15, 1938 in George, Iowa) was Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 1965 to 1975

(b. March 15, 1938 in George, Iowa) was Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 1965 to 1975, with the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs. The sinker-balling Locker never made a start in his big-league career.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'4" forward from the University of Cincinnat

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'4" forward from the University of Cincinnati, Wiesenhahn was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the second round of the 1961 NBA Draft. He played one season with the Royals and averaged 2.0 points per game.

Was an American businessman who owned a number of champion Thoroughbred racehorses during the 1990s

Was an American businessman who owned a number of champion Thoroughbred racehorses during the 1990s and 2000s. In 1990, Lewis and his wife, Beverly J. Lewis, bought their first Thoroughbreds. They became dedicated owners, spending millions at yearling sal

Was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Helen

Was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Helen Booth and her husband, Alexander Watson. In his youth, the family emigrated to Canada where they settled in the city of Toronto, Ontario where Alexander W

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.He was introduc

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.He was introduced to golf at the age of five by his father, Ben, a club pro/manager at the McAlester Country Club, and later club pro at the Muskogee Country Club (1958?1

Was an American linguist.Lees went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 to work on i

Was an American linguist.Lees went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 to work on its machine translation project. He first came to notice with an influential review of Noam Chomsky's Syntactic Structures (1957), and his 1960 book The Grammar of English Nominalizations. Lees was later dismissed by Victor Yngve from his research position, as he had wanted to continue working on straight linguistics rather than on machine translation. He then enrolled in the electrical engineering department at MIT, where he obtained his PhD in linguistics.

Was an American physicist who spent his professional career at the California Institute of Technolog

Was an American physicist who spent his professional career at the California Institute of Technology. His bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees were all from Caltech; he joined the faculty in 1949. His Principles of Modern Physics 1959 was a standard textbook. After Richard Feynman's Lectures in Physics course, in the early-1960s, Leighton spent over two years reworking the tape-recorded text into publishable form: The Feynman Lectures on Physics, which were published in 1964 and 1966, and which have enjoyed perennial success ever since.

After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1986 and had a string of Top

After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1986 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a fusion of hip hop and R&B. His second album, Don't Be Cruel,

Was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.Rhett was the South Carolina attorne

Was a United States secessionist politician from South Carolina.Rhett was the South Carolina attorney general (1832), U.S. representative (1837–1849), and U.S. senator (1850–1852). Extremely pro-Southern in his views, he split (1844) with John C. Calhoun

Was a sportsman, author and United States Congressman from New York (1871–1873).His first experien

Was a sportsman, author and United States Congressman from New York (1871–1873).His first experience in politics was in the organization of the Citizens' Association at the time of the Tweed Ring administration in New York city. For several years, he edit

Was a participant in conferences leading to the Canadian Confederation of 1867 and is therefore cons

Was a participant in conferences leading to the Canadian Confederation of 1867 and is therefore considered to be one of the Fathers of Confederation. From 1858-1867, Dickey was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia. In 1867, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Amherst, Nova Scotia. A Conservative, he served until his death in 1903.

(born April 3, 1943 in Statesville, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The l

(born April 3, 1943 in Statesville, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 1962 season and played for the Senators (1965-1969), Cleveland Indians (1970) and Chicago White Sox (1970).

Is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched primarily for the Pit

Is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-1965), joining the New York Yankees and New York Mets in his final season of 1966. He is the first man ever to lead the league in ERA while hurling for a last place team.

Is an American actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nigh

Is an American actor, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series.

A Canadian naturalist and painter, born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Even as a child he was interested in

A Canadian naturalist and painter, born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Even as a child he was interested in art and wildlife. He found inspiration from the Group of Seven, he was also interested in making abstract paintings of nature.[2] It wasn’t until the mid 1960’s that he changed to his present style, realism.[3]Bateman was always interested in art, but he never intended on making a living from it. He was fascinated by the natural world in his childhood. As a child he recorded the sightings of all of the birds in the area of his house in Toronto.[3] Although the stage was set for an expert wildlife artist, Bateman moved on to be a high school history teacher.[1] However, he still painted in his free time. It wasn’t until the 1970’s and 1980’s that his work started to receive major recognition. Robert Bateman's show in 1987, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, drew the largest crowd a living artist has ever had there.[citation needed]

Is a Canadian football coach and former player. After two years as an assistant coach of the Islande

Is a Canadian football coach and former player. After two years as an assistant coach of the Islanders Coach Baylis assumed the head coaching duties commencing with the 2004 season.

Was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especia

Was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the United Kingdom.Beatty's film credits include: San Demetrio, London (1943), Another Shore (1948), Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), The Square Ring (1953), The Amorous Prawn (1962), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Superman III (1983), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).

He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, Califor

He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, in 1954 and 1958 respectively.Bechtle has lived all his life in the San Francisco Bay Area, and his art is centered on scenes from everyday life.He started drawing at a young age and with encouragement from his teachers and family, pursued a future as an artist. Bechtle won a scholarship that paid for his first year of college by submitting a portfolio of artwork to a national competition. After graduating from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now the California College of the Arts), he was drafted into the U.S Army and sent to Berlin, where he painted murals in the mess hall and delighted in visiting European museums.

Is a lifelong tennis player who was the Canadian number 1 ranked singles player for most of the 1950

Is a lifelong tennis player who was the Canadian number 1 ranked singles player for most of the 1950s and early 1960s. Bédard is the last Canadian to win the Canadian Open singles championship, with wins in 1955, 1957, and 1958. He also won the doubles ti

Was a Canadian geologist, professor and civil servant. He is considered Canada’s greatest explorin

Was a Canadian geologist, professor and civil servant. He is considered Canada’s greatest exploring scientist, having named over 3,000 geographical features.In 1863, Bell became a chemistry and natural sciences professor at Queen’s College, Kingston, Ontario. He continued to do fieldwork for the Geographical Survey over the summers. In 1867, he left Queen’s to join the Geographical Survey full-time.In 1869, the Geographical Survey made Bell a permanent officer. He spent the rest of his career with the Geographical Survey. He has promoted to Assistant Director (1877), Chief Geologist (1890), then Acting Director (1901-1906). He was disappointed in never having been appointed Director of the Survey.

Is lead singer of the Christian band Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in CCM Magazine's 2

Is lead singer of the Christian band Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in CCM Magazine's 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. Beckley started the band in 1998 in Kansas.

Was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a styliz

Was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective.