Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel. He is now a solo arti

Is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel. He is now a solo artist. Dickinson was raised in Norfolk, England, and is the cousin of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.

Is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals

Is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music. He was known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation)", popularised by 1999's The Matrix soundtrack. "Clubbed to Death" was released on his debut album Furious Angels in 2002, seven years after its initial release.

Is an English artist [1]known mostly for his daily drawings, using the Conscious Reflex Drawing tech

Is an English artist [1]known mostly for his daily drawings, using the Conscious Reflex Drawing technique, to redefine his associations with objects, people and places. His daily drawings have produced the exhibits 'Doxology', 'Life Stills' and 'A Texas C

Is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amster

Is a Dutch contemporary artist. From 1977 to 1982 he studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam. His work consists of reproductions of images from the media and from art history. He lives and works in Bergen.His work has been shown in Galerie Witteveen Amsterdam (2004, 2005, 2006), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (2005), Groninger Museum (2002); Fries Museum (2000), Paleis Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki (1995), Sprengel Museum, Hannover (1994), Grey Art Gallery, New York (1993), Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Venlo (1992), Kunsthaus Hamburg (1991), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1990), Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (1989), Aperto, Venice (1988), Boijmans Van Beuningen (1988); Documenta, Kassel (1987), São Paulo Art Biennial (1985), Venice Biennale (1990).

Is the frontman for Glasgow band Hip Parade. Rob shot to fame during the bands involvement in the TV

Is the frontman for Glasgow band Hip Parade. Rob shot to fame during the bands involvement in the TV show Orange Unsigned Act. Rob was nicknamed the scottish Josh Holme by Dj's Laurene Lavenre and Jo Whiley.

An American film and television actress best known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the TV drama

An American film and television actress best known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the TV drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls as well as Princess Elise in the 2006 video game Sonic the Hedgehog.Chabert made her start as young Cosette in Les MisTrables on Broadway. Chabert was a member of the Broadway Kids which included Christy Carlson Romano, Chris Trousdale, and Greg Raposo. She was originally selected to play the role of "Young Lily" in the movie Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), but bailed out for unknown reasons. Chabert then landed the role of Bianca Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children in 1993

Is a British rock and blues drummer. He played for the progressive rock band Family from 1967 to 197

Is a British rock and blues drummer. He played for the progressive rock band Family from 1967 to 1973. .Rob Townsend was born and raised in Leicester, England, where he took an interest in music and started playing drums, heavily influenced by jazz greats such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa.

Is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songw

Is a British musician and songwriter, who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songwriters", and is known for his mix of political satire and wit.[2] He has his own record label, Irregular Records,[3] and has released more than 25 albums e

A singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership in The Band. He was ranked 7

A singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership in The Band. He was ranked 78th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[2]Robertson produced Neil Diamond's albums Beautiful Noise in 1976 and Lov

Is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career st

Is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career.

Was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and

Was an American animator, illustrator, and director best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros.

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and men's singles. After serving in the Air For

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and men's singles. After serving in the Air Force during World War II, he skated for many years with the Ice Capades.

Is an Australian musician and composer.Tognoni started playing guitar when he was about 10 years old

Is an Australian musician and composer.Tognoni started playing guitar when he was about 10 years old. His mother had an Ibanez semi-acoustic guitar, but she wasn't playing it, so Rob did. It only had three or four strings on it and he didn't know you could buy replacement strings! [1]

Is a singer from Rotherham, United Kingdom. A builder by trade, McVeigh also has a National Diploma

Is a singer from Rotherham, United Kingdom. A builder by trade, McVeigh also has a National Diploma in Performing Arts from Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.[1] In 2007 he found fame as a contestant in the BBC TV series Any Dream Will Do, in which

R. A. Maguire, was a twentieth century American illustrator and fine artist. Known primarily for his

R. A. Maguire, was a twentieth century American illustrator and fine artist. Known primarily for his crime noir paperback cover art, he has produced artwork for over 600 covers since 1950. Maguire is a Member Emeritus of The Society of Illustrators.

Was an American figure skater. He also competed in pairs with Vicki Heasley and won a silver medal

Was an American figure skater. He also competed in pairs with Vicki Heasley and won a silver medal at Nationals in 1979.

Is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an

Is a British musician, perhaps best known as the lead singer of the rock band Magnum. He is also an accomplished solo artist.He went on to attend the nearby Central Grammar School and left to start an apprenticeship at the GPO before deciding on a musical career shortly after meeting similarly minded individuals at college.

Is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote

Is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly".

Was an English singer-songwriter. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical

Was an English singer-songwriter. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop and blues.

Is an Australian musician. In the fourth season of Australian Idol, he placed seventh.

Is an Australian musician. In the fourth season of Australian Idol, he placed seventh.

Is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the English rock band Led Zep

Is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the English rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. He recently released a folk based album with folk singer Alison Krauss.

A Canadian ceramic artist. Born in Toledo, Ohio, United States in 1933, he immigrated to Canada in 1

A Canadian ceramic artist. Born in Toledo, Ohio, United States in 1933, he immigrated to Canada in 1968. His work, heavily influenced by Japanese ceramics, has been exhibited internationally and is held in many major public and private collections around the world. While living in Japan he worked closely with the artist Akio Takamori and in the studio of Jun Kaneko.He is Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Manitoba, where he taught for 23 years, retiring in 1991. He also taught at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 2003 he became an artist laureate recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, Canada's highest artistic honor. In 2008 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual NCECA conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to his prominence in the field of ceramic art, he is known as an educator and an art collector. These three facets of his career are chronicled in the exhibition catalogue Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector, with essays by Helen Delacretaz and Edward Lebow.

Is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies. His

Is an English Director/Choreographer and actor, singer, dancer of stage, television, and movies. His most notable feature is his red hair. He was born in London. Among his most prominent roles was playing Baby John in the original London production of West Side Story.

A Canadian naturalist and painter, born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Even as a child he was interested in

A Canadian naturalist and painter, born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Even as a child he was interested in art and wildlife. He found inspiration from the Group of Seven, he was also interested in making abstract paintings of nature.[2] It wasn’t until the mid 1960’s that he changed to his present style, realism.[3]Bateman was always interested in art, but he never intended on making a living from it. He was fascinated by the natural world in his childhood. As a child he recorded the sightings of all of the birds in the area of his house in Toronto.[3] Although the stage was set for an expert wildlife artist, Bateman moved on to be a high school history teacher.[1] However, he still painted in his free time. It wasn’t until the 1970’s and 1980’s that his work started to receive major recognition. Robert Bateman's show in 1987, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, drew the largest crowd a living artist has ever had there.[citation needed]

He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, Califor

He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, in 1954 and 1958 respectively.Bechtle has lived all his life in the San Francisco Bay Area, and his art is centered on scenes from everyday life.He started drawing at a young age and with encouragement from his teachers and family, pursued a future as an artist. Bechtle won a scholarship that paid for his first year of college by submitting a portfolio of artwork to a national competition. After graduating from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now the California College of the Arts), he was drafted into the U.S Army and sent to Berlin, where he painted murals in the mess hall and delighted in visiting European museums.