American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is considered the first professional American painter of still-life.Artist. Born Raphaelle Peale in

Is considered the first professional American painter of still-life.Artist. Born Raphaelle Peale in Annapolis, Maryland on February 17, 1774, the fifth child, though eldest surviving, of Charles Willson Peale and his first wife Rachel Brewer. As with all

An American child actress. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Tri

An American child actress. She is best known for her role in the 2004 film Jersey Girl as Gertie Trinké, the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters; the role which Castro won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger for her performance. Castro made her acting debut in an episode of the television series, Third Watch. She was subsequently cast as the daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's characters in the 2004 film Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith. She has appeared in a 2005 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Alien" and in the independent film, Little Fugitive.

Is a Golden Globe-winning American actress who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 19

Is a Golden Globe-winning American actress who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s.In 1942, Armando Tejada was transferred to San Diego, California. The family moved to the suburb of La Jolla, where Welch grew up. She took dancing lessons as a child, and was winning beauty pageants by the time she was a teenager

Is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running b

Is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season.

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 4", 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained prominence

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 4", 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained prominence while playing college basketball at the University of North Carolina (UNC), before going to play professionally for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.

Is an American boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the Cousin of James de La Rosa and Juan de l

Is an American boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the Cousin of James de La Rosa and Juan de la Rosa, through their mothers side. On July 17, 2010 Rashad will be fighting Steve Mincks in Arkansas.

Is an American cricketer. Marshall is a right-handed batsman who currently represents the United Sta

Is an American cricketer. Marshall is a right-handed batsman who currently represents the United States national cricket team. Marshall made his debut for the United States against the Mozambique in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. Marshall played 8 matches for the United States in the tournament. Later in 2008 Marshall represented the United States in the 2008 ICC Americas Championship Division One, where he played matches against Suriname, Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Canada as the United States went on to win the tournament. Later in February 2010, Marshall represented the United States in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, where he helped the United States gain promotion to the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Italy.

An American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He pl

An American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played at the college level for the University of Illinois football team. In 2007, Mendenhall was named the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. Also named to Pro Football Weekly's 2007 College Football All-America Team. It was announced on January 5, 2008 that Mendenhall would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2008 NFL Draft.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a small for

Is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a small forward.Lewis bypassed college and opted for the 1998 NBA Draft, wherein he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown's team, the Houston Rockets, declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks and instead chose Michael Dickerson, Mirsad Türkcan and Bryce Drew, much to Lewis' and a large majority of Rockets fan's disappointment.

Is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays Center for the Detroit Pistons of

Is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays Center for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. At 6 ft 11½ in (212 cm) and 230 lb (104 kg), Wallace plays power forward or center depending on the opposition.

Is a best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life

Is a best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.

Is a French-Canadian dual citizen football (soccer) player who currently plays for Entente Sportive

Is a French-Canadian dual citizen football (soccer) player who currently plays for Entente Sportive de Bingerville. The midfielder began his career with K.S.K. Beveren and joined in 2005 to R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne. After four years with Olympic Charleroi where he scored one goal in 94 games, he left Belgium to sign with Entente Sportive de Bingerville a Premiere Division club in Cote D'Ivoire.

To a Tatar family, and educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MS) and Moscow St

To a Tatar family, and educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MS) and Moscow State University (Ph.D). He became a professor at MIPT in 1974. Sunyaev is the head of the High Energy Astrophysics Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and has been chief scientist of the Academy's Space Research Institute since 1992. He is also Director at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching, Germany since 1996.

Is an American cricketer. Rashid Zia first played for the United States in representative cricket in

Is an American cricketer. Rashid Zia first played for the United States in representative cricket in the 2001 ICC Trophy, and later was part of the team that played America's first two One Day Internationals in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England. Li

Best known for her portrayal of Louisa Fenn on Boston Public, Karen Filippelli on The Office and Kat

Best known for her portrayal of Louisa Fenn on Boston Public, Karen Filippelli on The Office and Kate Frankola on Unhitched.jones began the serious pursuit of an acting career in 1997, appearing in The Last Don. She has since appeared in Myth America, East of A, If These Walls Could Talk 2 and Little Black Book. She eventually landed the role of Louisa Fenn on Boston Public, which earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination. Though she only had a minor supporting role in the series, other opportunities quickly surfaced. She sought out roles in independent films as well as in theatre. She guest starred as Karen Scarfoli on Freaks and Geeks and played the part of the downstairs neighbor, Karen, on the Stella pilot on Comedy Central. She also played special government agent Carmen Merced on the TNT show Wanted.[5] She then played the female lead, Edie, on the seven episode drama NY-LON.[6]

Is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represents the 12th District (m

Is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represents the 12th District (map), which is located in Southwest Detroit and stretches from an area just south of Downtown to the city's southern border, and west to the city of Dearbor

Is a Croatian football forward who plays for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga and is a member of the C

Is a Croatian football forward who plays for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga and is a member of the Croatian national team.At club level, Petri? spent five seasons with Grasshoppers Znrich before leaving the club for FC Basel in the summer of 2004 with lots of critics that are still active against him, because he burned a FC Basel scarf during the Swiss Champion celebration of Grasshoppers Znrich almost exactly one year before leaving Grasshoppers, for a transfer fee of three million euros and signing a four-year contract until June 2008. Playing for Grasshoppers

Is Serbian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.He came up through KK Par

Is Serbian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.He came up through KK Partizan's system, before making himself eligible for 2001 NBA Draft. He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to start the 2001/02 season. Varda ended up spending 2 seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and Washington Wizards but during that time he was only featured in a single official game (played 6 minutes and scored 5 points).

Is a former Salvadoran professional soccer player.

Is a former Salvadoran professional soccer player.

Born on August 23, 1972) is a Puerto Rican baseball player in Major League Baseball who has been inv

Born on August 23, 1972) is a Puerto Rican baseball player in Major League Baseball who has been invited to Spring Training for the New York Mets as a non-roster invitee. He is switch-hitting, right-handed throwing catcher.

Is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. In his career he has play

Is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. In his career he has played for the Baltimore Colts, the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Giants, and the New York Jets

Is a retired Mexican American featherweight boxer. He accumulated a record of 38 wins (24 by KO), 7

Is a retired Mexican American featherweight boxer. He accumulated a record of 38 wins (24 by KO), 7 losses and 2 draws. On March 28, 1968, Rojas defeated Enrique Higgins to win the WBA Featherweight title, which Vicente Saldivar had vacated after announci

Is a Canadian cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He has played tw

Is a Canadian cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler. He has played two matches for Canada, against Kenya and Bermuda in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2006.

An Israeli-born American actor. He is best-known as "Phil Diffy", the main character in the Disney C

An Israeli-born American actor. He is best-known as "Phil Diffy", the main character in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future.Ullman's first professional stage role was as Louis in the national touring company of The King and I along with Jesse McCartney in 1998. Other productions he worked on include Peter Pan at the Polka Dot Playhouse, The Music Man with the New England Repertory Company, and Just People at the Long Wharf Theatre. He received a 1998–1999 Best Actor nomination from the Connecticut Critics' Awards for his character Stanley in Stamford Theater Work's A Rosen by Any Other Name. He graduated from the HOBY program of Connecticut in March 2003.

Is an American basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7 in (200 cm) and 190 lb (86 kg) swingman.He currentl

Is an American basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7 in (200 cm) and 190 lb (86 kg) swingman.He currently plays for Serbian club KK Hemofarm in Adriatic league and ULEB cup.