American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

(born January 27, 1968 in Stuart, Florida), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in

(born January 27, 1968 in Stuart, Florida), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1991-2001. He is currently the pitching coach for the Vermont Lake Monsters.

Is a short track speed skater from the United States who won bronze in the 500m at the 2002 Winter O

Is a short track speed skater from the United States who won bronze in the 500m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and another bronze in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Is an American actress. Alda was born Ruta Skrastina in Riga, Latvia, the daughter of Vera (née Ozo

Is an American actress. Alda was born Ruta Skrastina in Riga, Latvia, the daughter of Vera (née Ozolinš), a businesswoman, and Janis Skrastinš, a poet.[1] She was married to actor Richard Bright from 1977 until his death in 2006. They had 1 child.

Is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member

Is an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, and is the incumbent Governor of Delaware. She is serving in her second term and is Delaware's first female governor, as well as the nation’s oldest serving governor. She is currently the nation's longest-serving female governor, and in January 2008 became the longest-serving female governor in U.S. history. She is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.

Was a pioneer woman aviator during the 1910s. She received her pilot's license in November 1912. Her

Was a pioneer woman aviator during the 1910s. She received her pilot's license in November 1912. Her brother was the famous parachutist & pioneer movie stuntman Rodman Law (1885-1919).

Is the American philosopher and logician after whom the Barcan formula is named. She is a pioneering

Is the American philosopher and logician after whom the Barcan formula is named. She is a pioneering figure in the quantification of modal logic and the theory of direct reference. She has written seminal papers on identity, essentialism, possibilia, beli

Was an American photographer.In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York, where her father was already living

Was an American photographer.In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York, where her father was already living. She worked as an assistant to Ralph Steiner in Delineator magazine, but he terminated her employment for indifferent performance. She used her severance

Is an American actress and comedian of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for he

Is an American actress and comedian of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.She is the daughter of an Italian sculptor who specialized in making

As an American actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role as photographer Liz Imbrie in The Phi

As an American actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role as photographer Liz Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.After working as an actress in summer stock, she returned to Providence and worked as a radio fashion commentator on a local station. She wrote the ad copy for a Providence clothing store and read it on the radio each afternoon. One day she was encouraged by a friend to try out for acting roles at the Providence Playhouse. The theater director there turned her down, saying the roles were cast only out of New York City.

Was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympath

Was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were romantic dramas.

Was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings.Her signature tunes wer

Was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings.Her signature tunes were "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me", and her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me"

Was a competitor in the gymnastics competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was a competitor in the gymnastics competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Was an American playwright and actress.She and her husband, James Nathan Hale, moved to California t

Was an American playwright and actress.She and her husband, James Nathan Hale, moved to California to seek out opportunities in Hollywood. They had little success landing film roles, so they founded the Glendale Centre Theater, and she wrote many plays. Soon, they and their family had opened a number of center stage theaters throughout Utah and Arizona.

Was one of America's first female radio talk show hosts, and the first woman ever to win a seat in t

Was one of America's first female radio talk show hosts, and the first woman ever to win a seat in the New Hampshire legislature. Hamilton was elected twice to the New Hampshire legislature, from 1964 to 1973.

Was a children's author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geom

Was a children's author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geometric design and the representation of creatures,plants, patterns, and puzzles. She worked primarily with a combination of colored pencil and marker for he

Is a Canadian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she

Is a Canadian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. She also participated in the 400 metre freestyle

Was an author of children's books, one of the most beloved being The Carrot Seed. Krauss is a gradua

Was an author of children's books, one of the most beloved being The Carrot Seed. Krauss is a graduate of the Parson's School of Fine Applied Art.Ruth Krauss married the (also notable) Crockett Johnson in 1941. They collaborated on many books together: th

Was an American classical pianist referred to as "America's First Lady of the Piano". A precocious s

Was an American classical pianist referred to as "America's First Lady of the Piano". A precocious starter, she was able to play God Bless America on her mother's piano at age two. Miss Meckler attended Detroit's Mumford High School (Class of 1956) and, under the tutelage of Rudolf Serkin, she graduated from Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music in 1960. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1962. She was married for some time to violinist Jaime Laredo.

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA

Is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Is a botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology, who developed ways to

Is a botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology, who developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established a number of research facilities. She attended the Sunset Hill School in Kansas City, Missouri, graduating in 1925. She earned her PhD at the University of Virginia in 1934.

Was an eminent American geneticist. Sager enjoyed two scientic careers. Her first was in the 1950s a

Was an eminent American geneticist. Sager enjoyed two scientic careers. Her first was in the 1950s and 1960s when she pioneered the field of cytoplasmic genetics. Her second career began in the early 1970s and was in cancer genetics; she proposed and investigated the roles of tumor suppressor genes.Ruth Sager was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in 1938, master's degree in plant physiology from Rutgers University in 1944 and doctorate in maize genetics under Marcus Rhoades from Columbia University in 1948.

Was a top-level American amateur tennis player. She started her tennis career at the age 22, when sh

Was a top-level American amateur tennis player. She started her tennis career at the age 22, when she was talked into entering the singles draw at the prestigious Tri-State Championship at Cincinnati by her brother. Completely unknown and having only the

Was a professional bronc rider, and world champion rodeo performer. Her 24-year career began in 1914

Was a professional bronc rider, and world champion rodeo performer. Her 24-year career began in 1914 and ended in 1938, when she retired from the rodeo and started a ranching business in Nocona, Texas, with her husband, Fred Salmon. She the Buffalo Bill W

Is an American politician who represented 2nd Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Repres

Is an American politician who represented 2nd Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003.

Was a novelty cabaret singer.She started singing in lounges and cocktail bars, where she met her hus

Was a novelty cabaret singer.She started singing in lounges and cocktail bars, where she met her husband Hy Pastman. Eventually it became clear that her novelty songs, which relied mostly upon double entendres, were the most popular. These songs discussed