American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

He received a BS and PhD from MIT in 1961 and 1965. After two post-doctoral appointments at Universi

He received a BS and PhD from MIT in 1961 and 1965. After two post-doctoral appointments at University of Illinois (1965-7) and University of Toronto (1967-8) he became a physics professor in 1968 at the U of Toronto until his retirement in 2005. He is now professor emeritus.During this period in addition to math-based physics courses he taught an interdisciplinary course The Poetry of Physics which led to his collaboration with Marshall McLuhan and his research in media ecology and the evolution of language. His best known works are The Alphabet Effect based on a paper co-authored with McLuhan, The Sixth Language: Learning a Living in the Internet Age and The Extended Mind: The Emergence of Language, the Human Mind and Culture.

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Guilford College, Ka

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Guilford College, Kauffman was selected with the third pick of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played seven seasons in the NBA as a member of the Sonics, Chicago Bulls, Buffalo Braves, and Atlanta Hawks. A three-time All-Star (in 1971, 1972, and 1973), Kauffman averaged 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds for his career. He had his finest season in 1970-71, when he averaged 20.4 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Braves.

Is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and sits in the Canadian

Is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal opposition's foreign affairs critic.

Is an American professional basketball player. Horry currently plays for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs

Is an American professional basketball player. Horry currently plays for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, and is known for his clutch shooting in important games. Because of this skill, he is known as "Big Shot Rob".[1][2] This name is a play on the nickname of fellow former Laker "Big Game" James Worthy. In his playing career, Horry has won seven NBA championships: two with the Houston Rockets, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the San Antonio Spurs. Horry's last name is pronounced "Orry", with the H being silent.

Robert Keith Kessinger is a former Major League Baseball player who played 11 games for the Cincinna

Robert Keith Kessinger is a former Major League Baseball player who played 11 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1993

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He is the father of Randy Orton, who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Orton's father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers. Orton started wrestling in 1972 in the Florida and Georgia territories, sometimes performing under a mask and using the name "Young Mr. Wrestling."

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He is the father of Randy Orton, who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Orton's father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from St. Mary's University, Texa

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from St. Mary's University, Texas, Reid played thirteen seasons (1977–1982; 1983–1991) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He had his best overall season in 1980-81, when he was the second leading scorer on the Rockets team that reached the NBA Finals before losing to the Boston Celtics. When he retired as a player in 1991, Reid had tallied 10,448 career points, 4,168 career rebounds, and 2,500 career assists.

Is a professional wrestler and actor, best known as The Maestro in World Championship Wrestling. He

Is a professional wrestler and actor, best known as The Maestro in World Championship Wrestling. He has also had success in the United States Wrestling Association and Smokey Mountain Wrestling, as well as the World Wrestling Council. The great nephew of

Is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned

Is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 10 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 38) to win the tit

Was an American college and professional football player. He played in college at Auburn University,

Was an American college and professional football player. He played in college at Auburn University, and went on to play defensive back in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals between 1962 and 1969. After retirement, he was an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills.

Was an American naturalist.Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" (now G

Was an American naturalist.Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" (now Glenview), Illinois, a town north of the then nascent city of Chicago.

(December 6, 1967) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas

(December 6, 1967) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Anaheim Angels.

S an entrepreneur who first became well known as an on-air talent and later as a co-host working on

S an entrepreneur who first became well known as an on-air talent and later as a co-host working on TechTV's popular show The Screen Savers (which later became Attack of the Show! on G4) until his departure from the network on May 22, 2005. Rose is also well known for his Internet start-ups that he has co-founded; Revision3, Pownce, and most notably the social-bookmarking website Digg.After the dot-com bubble burst, Rose was hired as a technical production assistant for The Screen Savers. He began appearing on-air, most notably in "Dark Tip" segments, and also on Unscrewed with Martin Sargent known as the "Dark Tipper," where he provided information on little-known or developing computing activities to the show's

An American stand-up comedian and actor.His first major appearance was as host of the 1970 summer re

An American stand-up comedian and actor.His first major appearance was as host of the 1970 summer replacement television series Comedy Tonight, on which were introduced many of the routines that in the next few years would be released on record albums. His extensive routines about the Watergate scandal made him highly popular in the 1970s. He was one of the first observational comedians. Klein appeared in several stand-up comedy specials on HBO dating to its very early broadcast days. He has traditionally concluded these shows with his "I can't stop my leg" routine. In 1979, Klein was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in They're Playing Our Song.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milwau

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milwaukee and is the twin brother of Randolph Dean.

Is an American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7

Is an American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.The completion of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart device was the result of the contributions of a string of researchers, the last of whom was Dr. Jarvik. Paul Winchell, the ventriloquist and television character and voice actor, invented the first artificial heart.

Is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by

Is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.

Was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Min

Was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur.Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland in the late 1920's, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), and The Sting (1973).

Is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,

Is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 7th Congressional District of Colorado. In 2002 Beauprez ran to represent Colorado's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Repr

Was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from

Was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2007 to 2011. Buch was elected in November 2006 defeating Republican opponent Tom Moffatt 56.57% to 43.25%. In 2008 Buch won reelection, defeating Republic

Was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination in Iowa. He is a form

Was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination in Iowa. He is a former high school principal, non-profit CEO, and currently the president and CEO of MVP Leadership in Sioux City, Iowa.

Was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, serving as Governor Carl Edward Bailey's lieutenant

Was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, serving as Governor Carl Edward Bailey's lieutenant governor, as well as Governor Homer Martin Adkins' first lieutenant governor.

Is a retired American National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player. He

Is a retired American National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player. He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the 18th overall pick (2nd round) of the 1968 NBA Draft.Quick, who played college basketball at Xavier University (Cincinnati), played in six NBA seasons from 1968-69 to 1971-72 with the Baltimore Bullets and Detroit Pistons. Also in 1971-72, he played in the ABA for the Dallas Chaparrals.