American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He graduated for Temple City High School

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He graduated for Temple City High School[1].

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He is a 6'9", 218 l

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He is a 6'9", 218 lb. Power forward.

Is a jazz pianist and composer. His style is a blend of world rhythms, traditional jazz, and classic

Is a jazz pianist and composer. His style is a blend of world rhythms, traditional jazz, and classical.Cohan's second album, Here and Now, was released in 2001 on Sirocco Music. For this album, Cohan formed the Ryan Cohan Sextet, which featured Bob Sheppa

Is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to pla

Is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to play in the National Lacrosse League All-Star Game in both 2004 and 2005, and is currently the captain of the Swarm. Cousins plays for the Victoria Shamrocks

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.

Is a professional poker player from New Jersey. Daut dropped out of the mathematics Ph.D. program at

Is a professional poker player from New Jersey. Daut dropped out of the mathematics Ph.D. program at Penn State University after one semester to play poker professionally. He was one of two players selected to become a protégé of Cardrunners founder Taylor Caby. On January 10, 2007 Daut won a World Poker Tour event at the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure. He defeated Isaac Haxton heads up and won $1,535,255 for first place.

(born February 20, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Washingt

(born February 20, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization.

A former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

A former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks between 1998 and 2002. As of 2008, he is the quarterback coach and head coach of the golf team for West Texas A&M University.[1] His brother Brady was a quarterback for the University of Oregon Ducks.Leaf had a successful college career at Washington State University, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy his junior year. At Washington State University, Leaf was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda, fraternity. He was selected as the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft after Peyton Manning of the University of Tennessee, after which many scouts predicted that Leaf would have a successful career in the league.[

(born on December 5, 1982) is an American professional golfer,

(born on December 5, 1982) is an American professional golfer,

Is a finance executive and a retired lacrosse defenseman who played professional field lacrosse in t

Is a finance executive and a retired lacrosse defenseman who played professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1998 through 2001, where he was the best NCAA lacro

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has pl

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played three One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, also representing them in five ICC Intercontinental Cup games and the 2005 ICC Trophy.

Is an actor, comedian, and clown, and is best known as the original voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in t

Is an actor, comedian, and clown, and is best known as the original voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the popular Sega video game franchise. He was replaced in this role by Jason Anthony Griffith shortly after Deem Bristow's death in 2005.

He plays the position of flanker in the Springbok rugby union team and is regarded as one of the bes

He plays the position of flanker in the Springbok rugby union team and is regarded as one of the best flankers in the world. Burger is recognized as a key player in the South African squad along with Victor Matfield, John Smit and Jean de Villiers and some other players.After playing for the Under 21 Springbok side that won the U21 Rugby World Cup in 2002 and then captaining it in 2003, Schalk was selected for the senior Springbok squad. He made his debut against Georgia in 2003 at the Rugby World Cup and has since carved out a name as one of the best flankers in the world with solid performances in the Super 12, Tri-Nations and Currie Cup. Burger plays for the Vodacom Stormers and Investec Western Province Rugby Union.

Is a cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Cayman Islands natio

Is a cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2005. His debut for the senior side came in February 2005 when he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. The Ca

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for BK Kyiv in Ukraine's First League.Stack,

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for BK Kyiv in Ukraine's First League.Stack, a 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (48th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft.

Is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Fogelsonger began riding in

Is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1st at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. He immediately became a consistent winn

He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gil

He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax. Padalecki has most recently become known for his starring role as Sam Winchester on the CW television series Supernatural.Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film A Little Inside. In 2000, he was cast as Dean Forester on the successful series Gilmore Girls, a role he played until 2005. Throughout the early 2000s, he also appeared in several made-for-television films, including Silent Witness (2000), Close to Home (2001), A Ring of Endless Light (2002) and Young MacGyver (2003).

Is a professional skateboarder,his stance is goofy footed currently riding for Expedition One Skateb

Is a professional skateboarder,his stance is goofy footed currently riding for Expedition One Skateboards, Venture Trucks, Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels, Circa. He is also affiliated with True East Skateshop, which is an East Coast based chain of mom

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).Born and raised in Regina, Getzlaf started skating at the age of four and grew up playing numerous sports with his older brother Chris, who is currently a slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). While hockey was his main focus as a young athlete, Getzlaf also played organized volleyball, football and baseball.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Gomes is of

Is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Gomes is of Cape Verdean descent.Despite a highly successful career as an All-America power forward at Providence College where he also played with prospect Herbert Hill in the Big East Conference, the 6'7" Gomes fell in the 2005 NBA Draft to the late second round. His size and abilities did not fit scouts' prototypical image of either a power forward or a small forward. Celtics' director of basketball operations Danny Ainge, however, felt that Gomes' track record and work ethic were enough to take a chance on the local product with the 50th pick overall

An ARIA Award-winning Australian singer and was the runner-up in the 2004 season of Australian Idol.

An ARIA Award-winning Australian singer and was the runner-up in the 2004 season of Australian Idol. Anthony currently holds the record for both the highest and fastest-selling single in Australia for his debut release, "The Prayer".Callea began entering talent contests as a child and trained with the Johnny Young Talent School. He auditioned and was selected for the final 30 in the television series Australian Idol in 2004. Based on viewer votes, he did not make it through the first round of competition, but was invited back as a "Judge's Choice Wildcard", where his performance earned him a place in the final twelve.

Is a Canadian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder, he was last signed with Hansa Rostoc

Is a Canadian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder, he was last signed with Hansa Rostock in Germany. Gyaki started his career with Calgary Storm and was discovered by Sheffield United in Cuba while touring with a Calgary select team. Unfortunately, after just one game with United's reserves in August 2005, he damaged knee ligaments and missed the entire 2005-06 promotion campaign. In 2004-05 season, after recovering from torn abdominal muscles, Gyaki captained Canada and scored all four of their goals during qualifying for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in The Netherlands. Gyaki presented Canada in Seventeen games on Under-20 Level and scores four goals. He was rated as on of the top 10 players to watch at the under 20 world cup in 2005.

A Canadian television actor from Ontario, best known for his role as J.T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Nex

A Canadian television actor from Ontario, best known for his role as J.T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He's from Orangeville, Ontario and graduated from Orangeville District Secondary School in 2006. He is currently a student at the University of Toronto.Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had a two-year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. Cooley's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, Queer as Folk, Lexx: The Series" and Life with Derek. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men Disney Channel movie The Color of Friendship, the Animal Planet movie Cybermutt and CBC TV movie Happy Christmas Miss King alongside his Degrassi co-star Lauren Collins. In 2006, Cooley was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) the category of Best Performance In a TV Comedy Series.

Is an American tennis player. Harrison's highest ranking position has been world number 7, which he

Is an American tennis player. Harrison's highest ranking position has been world number 7, which he achieved in April 2008. His first Junior Grand Slam was the 2007 US Open, where as a wildcard, at the age of 15, he lost in the first round to a qualifier.

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Hietala has played on

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Hietala has played on several mini-tours and third-tier tours: Tight Lies Tour (1997-2001), Canadian Tour (1998), and Golden Bear Tour (2002). He played on the Nationwide Tour i