American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the gl

Was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.arson started her career as a biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her financial security and recognition as a gifted writer. Her next book, The Edge of the Sea, and the republished version of her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, were also bestsellers. Together, her sea trilogy explores the whole of ocean life, from the shores to the surface to the deep sea.

Is an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, fine arts collector, member of the Intern

Is an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, fine arts collector, member of the International Best Dressed List, and widow of philanthropist, art collector, thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and banking heir Paul Mellon.

A Canadian actress best known for her roles as Veronica Beck in the CBC series Street Legal and Teyl

A Canadian actress best known for her roles as Veronica Beck in the CBC series Street Legal and Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis.Her training in dance and music naturally led her to the stage. She made her professional début in a production of Miss Saigon in Toronto. She would go on to appear in roles in other stage productions such as Goblin Market, Las Meninas and Once on this Island.

Is an American soccer defender currently playing for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer an

Is an American soccer defender currently playing for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is member of the United States women's national soccer team.As a redshirt junior in 2006, she was one of two players in the conference to be selected in the All-Pac-10 First Team and the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.

A Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing with at the age of thirteen with her

A Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing with at the age of thirteen with her father Dave and her brothers Seth and Judd in The Matkin Family Band. They opened for Ian Tyson, Dwight Yoakam, Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, The Moffats a

Is an American female bodybuilding champion, actress and author. McLish was winner of the inaugural

Is an American female bodybuilding champion, actress and author. McLish was winner of the inaugural Ms. Olympia competition in 1980, was sponsored by Dynamics Health Equipment Manufacturing Corporation and was also the Ms. Olympia winner in 1982.

She is best known for her role as Chelsea Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives since May 20

She is best known for her role as Chelsea Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives since May 2005.[2] She landed her first acting job in the 2005 independent film Boo.[2][1] She later won the role of Georgia LaMarque, a French girl whom Bo and Billie had been falsely led to believe was their daughter on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, but only appeared in five episodes. Months later she took over the role of Chelsea Brady (originally portrayed by Mandy Musgrave). She and her dog were recently seen on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, when she was randomly interviewed at a gas station for a segment. Melvin has also guest-starred on Summerland, Jack & Bobby and 8 Simple Rules.[2] With her family, she has also appeared on Family Feud. She is currently preparing for an upcoming role in a 2008 crime drama Legacy[2] and also working on a children's book.

An American actress. Early in her career, she was sometimes also credited as Rachel Domínguez. Morr

An American actress. Early in her career, she was sometimes also credited as Rachel Domínguez. Morrison has been a theater and television actress since the early 1960s, predominantly as a character actress in ethnic roles. Her most widely recognizable recent role has been as the Salvadoran maid Rosario Inez Consuelo Yolanda Salazar in the NBC comedy television series Will & Grace which she played from 1999 to 2006

A Canadian musician and songwriter.Paiement, a franco-ontarian, was a singer and songwriter for the

A Canadian musician and songwriter.Paiement, a franco-ontarian, was a singer and songwriter for the band CANO in the 1970s. She also appeared as a guest musician on albums by Bruce Cockburn and Connie Kaldor. She once recorded a commercial jingle for Dani

A musician and singer from New York City. She is a drummer and vocalist in the Trachtenburg Family S

A musician and singer from New York City. She is a drummer and vocalist in the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a band she is a member of along with her parents, Jason, who is Jewish, and Tina, who is Mexican American.Jason and Tina began taking their slideshow act in various places all over Seattle. Later, they added Rachel to the band, with her playing the drums at the age of six. Trachtenburg is multi-talented; She plays not only drums, but the harmonica and the Bass guitar and she sings back-up along with her father. When Rachel is not performing with her family, she has also played guitar with other bands such as King Missile and Schwervon. She also appeared in the short indie film, Happy Birthday, playing the role of Lisa, and was the youngest member of a Seattle-based band.

Is a Canadian water polo goaltender.Riddell is a student at Loyola Marymount University. She was par

Is a Canadian water polo goaltender.Riddell is a student at Loyola Marymount University. She was part of the 4th place women's water polo team at the 2003 world championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Foo

Is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.Frye was selected in the third round (67th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Browns. His first NFL start came against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 13. He passed for 226 yards, with two touchdowns, both to fellow rookie Braylon Edwards, and set a Browns rookie record for a single game with a 136.7 passer rating. Frye started the final five games of the 2005 season for the Browns, compiling a record of 2-3 as a starter.

Is an American professional wrestler best known as her apparences in SHIMMER, IWA Mid-South and ACW.

Is an American professional wrestler best known as her apparences in SHIMMER, IWA Mid-South and ACW. She currently performs for several Northern United States-based independent promotions as well as the all-female promotion SHIMMER Women Athletes. She has

An American actress and comedian, perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 19

An American actress and comedian, perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006.Dratch was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City comedy troupe for several years, performing alongside future SNL head writers Adam McKay and Tina Fey, as well as future 30 Rock performer Scott Adsit. The first incarnation of her SNL "Wicked" sketch was performed in Second City's Paradigm Lost. In addition to acting, Dratch also played the cello onstage. The theater also hosted the first incarnation of Dratch & Fey (her critically praised two-woman show with Tina Fey) which was later performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, where it was dubbed "the funniest thing to be found on any New York comedy stage" by Time Out New York.

Is an American singer, writer and actress.She began recording country music in 1976, but with little

Is an American singer, writer and actress.She began recording country music in 1976, but with little success. Switching to rock and roll, she signed to the British Stiff Records label and released her first album, Fool Around, in 1978. Rachel was backed b

Her father Tod Williams and stepmother Billie Tsien are architects in the Manhattan firm Tod William

Her father Tod Williams and stepmother Billie Tsien are architects in the Manhattan firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, well-known for their American Folk Art Museum, which many critics have called the best building of 2001. She followed in her fat

Is an American singer and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, go

Is an American singer and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel, and classical music scene, she is most noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer.

And raised in Richmond, Virginia where she began her swimming career at the age of 5. She is a gradu

And raised in Richmond, Virginia where she began her swimming career at the age of 5. She is a graduate of Auburn University where she swam as a member of one of the top swim programs in the country. While there she held numerous team records, was a 6 tim

Is a professional ice hockey center in the NHL for the Nashville Predators.Bonk was born in Czechosl

Is a professional ice hockey center in the NHL for the Nashville Predators.Bonk was born in Czechoslovakia and began his hockey career playing for HC Opava in the Czech league[1]. He moved to North America in 1993 with a goal of playing in the NHL and was signed by the International Hockey League's Las Vegas Thunder, with whom he spent the 1993-94 season as a 17 year old. Bonk was an immediate sensation in the IHL and by the end of his first season of the North American brand of hockey he had registered 42 goals and 45 assists for 87 points in 76 games.

(born October 6, 1983 in El Seybo, Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher who plays for the Balti

(born October 6, 1983 in El Seybo, Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher who plays for the Baltimore Orioles. He is 6'2", weighs 186 lbs, and throws right-handed.

Is a software designer and network engineer sometimes referred to as the 'Mother of the Internet'[ci

Is a software designer and network engineer sometimes referred to as the 'Mother of the Internet'[citation needed]. She is most famous for her invention of the spanning-tree protocol, while working for Digital Equipment Corporation, which is fundamental t

Is a Serbian-Israeli basketball player. He is 206 cm tall (6'9"), and played center.

Is a Serbian-Israeli basketball player. He is 206 cm tall (6'9"), and played center.

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent currently with the NBA's Toronto Ra

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent currently with the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He is a 2.13-meter (7 ft) center.

Is a Canadian-Polish footballer who plays for Swit Krzeszowice. Pindiur began his career in Canada w

Is a Canadian-Polish footballer who plays for Swit Krzeszowice. Pindiur began his career in Canada with York Jets and was than scouted from Wisla Kraków, in Winter 2009 was loaned out to Stal Poniatowa, he went than on 14 July 2009 on trial to OKS 1945 Olsztyn.

Is an American rapper.Signed to Atlantic Records, taking his stage name from his hustler father's ni

Is an American rapper.Signed to Atlantic Records, taking his stage name from his hustler father's nickname, "Gucci Man"His second album, Hard 2 Kill, was released in 2006, followed by Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007, all of which sold well as independently released albums.[On May 10, 2005, Gucci Mane was visiting the home of Jenna Talia, a stripper, when five assailants came in the house with the intentions of taking Gucci's signature So Icy chain and began attacking Gucci Mane and his friend. Gucci Mane was armed and fired several shots before the assault ended, later describing the shootings as self-defense