American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A retired professional boxer. He won two major world titles in two different weight classes. Through

A retired professional boxer. He won two major world titles in two different weight classes. Throughout his career, Mayweather fought against many other boxing champions of the 1980s and 1990s.

Is an American politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was al

Is an American politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was also the state Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for governor in 2002. In 2005 he received an Honorary LL.D (Doctor of Laws Degree) from the University o

Is an Emmy Award-winning U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently as the primary an

Is an Emmy Award-winning U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor of CBS Evening News, co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and hosted NBC's Meet the Press, and NBC's American Almanac television newsmagazine.

Is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automoti

Is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses.He also is one of the corporate directors at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. He was previously on the board of Home Depot and Delphi Automotive before resigning to chair the Detroit Super Bowl Committee.

(June 11, 1879 – December 4, 1944), nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee" for his Irish roots[1], was an

(June 11, 1879 – December 4, 1944), nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee" for his Irish roots[1], was an American player in Major League Baseball who starred primarily as a catcher and a player-manager.

Is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Washington Wizards.He star

Is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Washington Wizards.He started his primary school career at Grace Day School in Kensington, Maryland, and launched his high school career at Sidwell Friends School where he was named MVP at the school as a freshman. He then transferred to Our Lady of Good Counsel High School for his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Mason led Good Counsel to their best basketball year ever, with 29 wins and a number 19 final ranking on the USA Today Super 25 list. At Good Counsel he scored a total of 1,426 points.

Is an American professional basketball player formerly with the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He played coll

Is an American professional basketball player formerly with the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He played collegiately at the University of Illinois from 2001-2005, after having attended Joliet High School, with a 2001 graduation. Powell played the forward position for his high school and in college. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in speech communications. Powell's father was a former Joliet Central High School and Illinois State player.

Was an American aviator, born in Brooklyn, New York.Williams worked as a barnstormer in the 1920s an

Was an American aviator, born in Brooklyn, New York.Williams worked as a barnstormer in the 1920s and a test pilot in the 1930s. During World War I, Williams served with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Between 1942 and 1946 Williams served with the U.S. Army Air

Was an American teacher and politician from Utah.In 1972, Rawson was elected as a Democrat to the Ut

Was an American teacher and politician from Utah.In 1972, Rawson was elected as a Democrat to the Utah House of Representatives at the age of 33. He served from 1973 until 1983 where he rose to become majority whip and subsequently as majority leader. Due

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Roger Avary, a direct descendant of pirate/marooner Henry "Long Ben" Avary, is the son of a Brazilia

Roger Avary, a direct descendant of pirate/marooner Henry "Long Ben" Avary, is the son of a Brazilian-raised deep-shaft mining engineer and a German physical therapist. Avary was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba but grew up in Oracle, Arizona, the home of Bios

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.On July 31, 2007, Rin

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.On July 31, 2007, Ring was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Wilfredo Ledezma and pitching prospect Will Startup, and then was optioned to Triple-A Richmond. He was called up when the rosters expanded on September 1. In 2008, Ring had a 8.46 ERA and became a free agent at the end of the season.

Was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connectic

Was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became the 17th Governor of Connecticut and United States Senator. After having been a member of the city government in New Haven, in 1826 and 1828, Mr. Baldwin was elected in 1837 and again i

Is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, produc

Is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, producer. Roger is perhaps best known for his reggae archives, in particular his archives of Bob Marley. Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house his archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Roger lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called "The Life of Bob Marley". Roger's radio career began in New York in 1961, and was co-host of the award-winning Reggae Beat on KCRW in Los Angeles and was syndicated on 130 stations worldwide in the 1980s.

Is the Iowa State Senator from the 13th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since

Is the Iowa State Senator from the 13th District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003.Stewart currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the Environment and Energy Independence committee; the Re

Was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a world-wide news-reporting se

Was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a world-wide news-reporting service that supplied stories to thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcast outlets.

Is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboy

Is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was key in developing the Cowboys to become America's Team and led the team to nine of the Cowboys record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons. Staubach lead the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl victory and as a result he was named MVP in Super Bowl VI.

Was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding

Was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.

Is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008, repres

Is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2008, representing the riding of Kenora for the Liberal Party. Valley worked as a commercial fisherman before entering federal politics. He also served as a city councillor and mayor of Dryden, and was the president of the local provincial Liberal Party riding association for almost ten years. He was elected to parliament in the 2004 federal election, defeating NDP candidate Susan Barclay and Conservative Bill Brown in a close three-way race. The seat was left open after former Liberal cabinet minister Robert Nault announced his retirement from politics.

Is an American actor in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, U.S.. He was raised in Bel

Is an American actor in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, U.S.. He was raised in Bell Gardens, California. He is best known for playing Carlos Vallerte, the Green Turbo Ranger in Power Rangers: Turbo, as well as the Black Space Ranger in Power Rangers in Space and Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. He has one little sister and studied Hapkido for two years. He has been playing soccer since the age of five, went into modeling after high school and was on the Celebrity Basketball Team.

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter. He played all or part of eight seasons betw

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pinch hitter. He played all or part of eight seasons between 1970 and 1979 for five different major league teams.Freed was originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and played in their farm system for five years. In 1970, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the International League while playing for the Rochester Red Wings, earning his first major league call-up in September. Freed went 2-for-13 in four games with one RBI. Freed was thought of highly enough that offseason to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for starting pitcher Grant Jackson and two other players,

Is a former professional American football running back/fullback in the NFL for the New York Jets an

Is a former professional American football running back/fullback in the NFL for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles from 1987 to 1990. He played college football at Texas A&M University.

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents Dist

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 8B, which includes portions of Isanti, Kanabec and Pine counties in the east central part of the state. A Republican, he is a real estate appraiser an

Is an Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer . He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Tr

Is an Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer . He was also a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Walker Evans is nicknamed "the Legend". [1] Walker is the father of off-road racer Evan Evans. Walker resides in Riverside, California.

Is a state senator in the Nebraska Legislature.He was elected to the legislature representing Nebras

Is a state senator in the Nebraska Legislature.He was elected to the legislature representing Nebraska's Legislative 2nd district centered in Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1986, and reelected four times from 1990 to 2002. He currently sits on the Agriculture,