American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the n

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, and the widely anthologized story collection Rock Springs.

Is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour,

Is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue.

With counterpart Casey Royer, Rikk played in Social Distortion and the Detours in 1979. He joined Th

With counterpart Casey Royer, Rikk played in Social Distortion and the Detours in 1979. He joined The Adolescents in 1980. His guitar style and writing domintated the legendary Blue Album on Frontier Records. In a precursor of things to come, Agnew left t

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball ob

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be the greatest pure small forward of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense principles, tenacious and ofttimes demanding will to win, and unorthodox but accurate underhanded "granny shot" free throw shooting.[1] Barry is one of few elite players who have altered their games without losing effectiveness; he broke into the professional ranks as a rebounder and all-purpose points machine before he morphed into a primary ball distributor and lethal perimeter threat.

Is a retired NASA astronaut. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.He received his w

Is a retired NASA astronaut. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.He received his wings as a naval aviator in 1953. He then attended All-Weather Flight School and jet transitional training and was subsequently assigned to an all-weather f

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful colleg

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Mirer was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the second pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. Mirer never lived up to his expectations in Seattle and was traded to the Chicago Bears during the off-season in 1997

(April 6, 1863 in Kingston, New York; died April 4, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan) was a 19th century ce

(April 6, 1863 in Kingston, New York; died April 4, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan) was a 19th century center fielder in Major League Baseball.

Is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infie

Is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infielder from 1976-85.Dauer was an All-American at the University of Southern California and helped the Trojans win the 1974 College World Series.

Is a former baseball player for Major League Baseball who played from 1990–1995. He played as a ba

Is a former baseball player for Major League Baseball who played from 1990–1995. He played as a backup catcher for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. In addition to catching, he also played sparsely as a designated hitter, first baseman, third baseman, and pinch runner (although appearing only as a pinch runner in a game does not count as a game played). Prior to playing professional baseball, Rowland attended Mendocino College in nearby Ukiah, California.[1] He also had a longer career in minor league baseball on and off from 1988–1997, where he even served as a pitcher in three games.

Was a 20th century American writer. His novels and stories often have to do with black comedy, parod

Was a 20th century American writer. His novels and stories often have to do with black comedy, parody, satire, and Zen Buddhism. He is probably best known for his novel Trout Fishing in America (1967).

Was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935. He was the l

Was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935. He was the last member of the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) to hold the office, and that party's defeat at the hands of the upstart Social Credit League in the 1935 election made him the second shortest-serving Premier in Alberta history. The incumbent, Alison Redford, has the shortest term until December 1, 2012.

(born August 17, 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

(born August 17, 1938 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 1957 season, and played for the Washington Senators in 1966 and 1967.

Was a Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his contributions and mem

Was a Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his contributions and membership in The Band.Richard Manuel was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. His father Ed was a Chrysler mechanic and his mother was a schoolteacher. He gre

Is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins college football team.He has been linked to multiple severe rec

Is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins college football team.He has been linked to multiple severe recruiting and ethics violations over the course of his coaching career. He was the head coach for the Colorado Buffaloes football team as well as the Washington Huskies football team.

Was a prolific American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twent

Was a prolific American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total.

Was an American professional wrestler who used the ring name Bulldog Brower.Brower also wrestled for

Was an American professional wrestler who used the ring name Bulldog Brower.Brower also wrestled for National Wrestling Federation (NWF), where he won the NWF North American Heavyweight Championship. Brower went on to wrestle for another wrestling promoti

Is an aviator who piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with the assistance of Jean

Is an aviator who piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop with the assistance of Jeana Yeager. He was born in Loma Linda, California, where he gained an interest in flight at a young age. On his 16th birthday, he was busy earning both his d

An American classical pianist, especially known for his interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven and

An American classical pianist, especially known for his interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven and chamber music.Goode was born in East Bronx, New York. He studied piano with Elvira Szigeti, Claude Frank, Nadia Reisenberg at Mannes College The New School for Music (where he currently is a faculty member), and Rudolf Serkin and Mieczyslaw Horszowski at the Curtis Institute. He won numerous prizes, including the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1961, First Prize in the Clara Haskil Competition in 1973 and the Avery Fisher Prize in 1980.

Was an American economist and businessman who served under five U.S. presidents but is best remember

Was an American economist and businessman who served under five U.S. presidents but is best remembered as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget during the administration of George H. W. Bush (1989-1993).

Is an American cartoonist best known for his gag panel, Guindon. Dick Guindon's cartoons have appear

Is an American cartoonist best known for his gag panel, Guindon. Dick Guindon's cartoons have appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune, The Realist and the Detroit Free Press. During the late 1950s, Guindon attended the University of Minnesota where he drew ca

Was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.Kromm wa

Was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams. In minor hockey in Winnipeg, Richard played on a line with future NHL star, Brett Hull, whose dad, Bobby, played for the Winnipeg Jets (Rich's Dad, Bobby Kromm, was the coach of the Jets). Richard was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.

Was an American inventor who worked for 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape, c

Was an American inventor who worked for 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape, cellophane tape, and Duct tape.[1] When Drew joined 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1924, it was a modest manufacturer of sandpaper. While testing their new Wetordry sandpaper at auto shops, Drew was intrigued to learn that the two-tone auto paintjobs so popular in the Roaring Twenties were difficult to manage at the border between the two colors. In response, after two years of work in 3M's labs, Drew invented the first masking tape (1925), a two-inch-wide tan paper strip backed with a light, pressure sensitive adhesive.

Was the first African American to hold a state-wide elected position in Michigan. Austin served as t

Was the first African American to hold a state-wide elected position in Michigan. Austin served as the Michigan Secretary of State.He served as a delegate for the Wayne County 6th District to the constitutional convention that produced the 1962 Michigan C

Is an American lawyer, practicing at The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein. He also is an Adjunct Profess

Is an American lawyer, practicing at The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein. He also is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan and served on the Wayne State University Board of Governors for one eight-year term, including two years as vice chair and

An American economist perhaps best known as a theorist in behavioral finance and for his collaborati

An American economist perhaps best known as a theorist in behavioral finance and for his collaboration with Daniel Kahneman and others in further defining that field. He received his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 1967. At the University of Rochester, he received his M.S. in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Economics in 1974. He currently teaches at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and is an associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has previously taught at Cornell University and the MIT Sloan School of Management.