American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

(born August 4, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio) is a former professional baseball pitcher. The left-hander wa

(born August 4, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio) is a former professional baseball pitcher. The left-hander was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960

Is an American politician, academic, and political commentator. He served as the twenty-second Unite

Is an American politician, academic, and political commentator. He served as the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. Reich is a former Harvard University professor and the former Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

Is a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University who, together with Horst L. Störmer and Daniel C. Tsui, was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for his explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect. Laughlin was born in Visalia, California. He earned a B.A. in Physics from UC Berkeley in 1972, and his Ph.D. in physics in 1979 at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In the period of 2004-2006 he served as the president of KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, a tenure full of controversy.

Was a Forward/Guard for the San Diego Rockets (1969-70), Cleveland Cavaliers (1970-79) and San Diego

Was a Forward/Guard for the San Diego Rockets (1969-70), Cleveland Cavaliers (1970-79) and San Diego Clippers (1979-80). He helped the Cavaliers win the 1975-76 NBA Central Division.In 11 seasons, Smith played in 865 games and logged 22,407 minutes. Smith was especially noted for his ability to hit jump shots from long range. His outside jump shots, often were taken from today's 3 point range. For his career, he recorded a .449 field goal percentage (4,776 FGs made out of 10,642 attempts). Smith also had a .798 free throw rate (1,307-of-1,637) and also accounted for 3,630 total rebounds, 1,734 assists and 10,882 points.

Is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement in the United Sta

Is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement in the United States.Robert Bly was born in Madison, Minnesota to parents of Norwegian stock. Following graduation from Madison High School in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving two years. After one year at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, he transferred to Harvard University, joining the later famous group of writers who were undergraduates at that time, including Donald Hall, Adrienne Rich, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Harold Brodkey, George Plimpton, and John Hawkes. He graduated in 1950 and spent the next few years in New York.

Is a retired American basketball player, who played in the American Basketball Association and the N

Is a retired American basketball player, who played in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association from 1967–1974. He was a 6'1" guard and played college basketball at Duke University.Verga owns the Duke men's basketball record for points per game (26.7) in a single season, which he achieved in 1967.

Nicknamed The Dobber, is a retired American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons a

Nicknamed The Dobber, is a retired American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. He played competitively at Buffalo's Bennett High School where he graduated in 1966, and collegiately at St. Bonaventure University, in Olean, New York.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'6" guard/forward, Wilkerson attended Indian

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'6" guard/forward, Wilkerson attended Indiana University, where he was a member of the Hoosiers' 1976 NCAA Championship team. From 1976 to 1983 he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career.

Was an American professional basketball player, in the 1930s and 1940s.He was known as an outstandin

Was an American professional basketball player, in the 1930s and 1940s.He was known as an outstanding shooter and has been called "the greatest long-distance shooter in the history of the game" by contemporaries.

Is an American comedian, formerly one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. Elliott was born in Bos

Is an American comedian, formerly one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott.In 1989, Elliott co-authored his son's mock-autobiography, Daddy's Boy: A Son's Shocking Account of Life with a Famous Father. The junior Elliott satirized celebrity tell-all biographies by writing completely fictional and highly-sensationalized tales of his childhood as the son of a famous comedian. The conceit of the book is that the publisher's attorneys had insisted that Chris allow his father to write every other chapter of the book, so that Bob could rebut any "factual errors" Chris might have made in the preceding chapter. In his first "rebuttal" chapter, Bob professes not to have understood anything Chris wrote; he proceeds to use this and all subsequent chapters to talk about the summer he's having at his vacation cottage in Maine instead, employing the familiar Bob and Ray style of dry wit.

Is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is Worl

Is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is World No. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. Kendrick got to the second round, playing fellow countrymen in both of his matches. He defeated Kevin Kim 6–4, 7–5 in

Was an American figure skater . Robbie was the son of Bob and Freda Bradshaw, where he and his broth

Was an American figure skater . Robbie was the son of Bob and Freda Bradshaw, where he and his brother Dennis and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From the age of 8 years old, Robbie knew he wanted to be a figure skater, and dedicated the next 11 year

Was an American biochemist, mostly known for his role in discovery of the a-helix and the ß-sheet w

Was an American biochemist, mostly known for his role in discovery of the a-helix and the ß-sheet with Linus Pauling. Also working with Pauling was Herman Branson. Their discoveries were remarkably correct, with even the bond lengths being accurate until about 40 years later. The a-helix and ß-sheet are two structures that are now known to form the backbones of many proteins.

Was a Congressional Representative from North CarolinaHe was born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, No

Was a Congressional Representative from North CarolinaHe was born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, North Carolina, in 1793; attended the common schools and Newton Academy, Asheville, N.C.; studied medicine at the medical school of Dr. Charles Harris in Cab

(born on September 11, 1959) is an American sportscaster and golf course design consultant;

(born on September 11, 1959) is an American sportscaster and golf course design consultant;

Is a Canadian engineer and a CSA astronaut.Thirsk is from New Westminster, British Columbia and is m

Is a Canadian engineer and a CSA astronaut.Thirsk is from New Westminster, British Columbia and is married to Brenda Biasutti of Montreal, Quebec. They have three children. He enjoys spending time with his family as well as flying, hockey, squash, and pla

Is a former NHL player and coach. He was enshrined as member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fam

Is a former NHL player and coach. He was enshrined as member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Ftorek is currently the head coach of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League.

Was the 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909.Glenn was known as the "

Was the 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909.Glenn was known as the "Prohibition Governor" for his successful 1908 campaign to ban liquor statewide. Glenn was also interested in conservation, as evidenced by his remark at th

Is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger.In the late 1950s he moved to New York C

Is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, and arranger.In the late 1950s he moved to New York City to work as a freelance arranger. In the 1960s he also worked as a studio musician, co-led a quintet with Clark Terry and worked in and wrote for the Th

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1992-1998) and the

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1992-1998) and the Denver Broncos.Brooks started playing football in a pee wee league at age 6. He then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High

Was an African American member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.

Was an African American member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.

Is the controversial 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to cit

Is the controversial 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to city council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat in 2003 and again in 2006. In 2010, Ford was elected Mayor in a hotly contested election, and took office on December 1. Ford was elected to Toronto City Council in 2000, when he defeated incumbent Elizabeth Brown. He was re-elected in 2003 to his Etobicoke North seat, with 80 percent of the vote. In the 2006 election, he won again, this time with 66 percent of the vote.

Is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the NHL for the Buffalo

Is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1983. However, he is best known for being a member of the U.S. hockey team in the 1980 Winte

American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase pe

American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis

Is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because

Is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St. Clair holds the distinction of being one of the few players in history to have spent almost his entire playing career in the same city, playing in the same stadium. Bob St. Clair attended San Francisco's Polytechnic High School and the University of San Francisco, and was part of USF's undefeated 1951 team. After USF dropped football, St. Clair finished his college career at the University of Tulsa. He was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1953 and played his entire professional career in San Francisco until his retirement prior to the 1964 season.