Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an American jazz and popular musician, composer, and bandleader ("Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orche

Was an American jazz and popular musician, composer, and bandleader ("Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra").Roger Wolff Kahn (Wolff was his middle name's original spelling) was born in Morristown, New Jersey into a wealthy German Jewish banking family, and his father, Otto Hermann Kahn, was a famous banker. (Otto and Roger Kahn were the first father and son to appear separately on the cover of Time magazine: Otto in November 1925 and Roger in September 1927, aged 19.)

Is an American figure skater. He also competed for Puerto Rico and is the 2004 Puerto Rican Nationa

Is an American figure skater. He also competed for Puerto Rico and is the 2004 Puerto Rican National Champion. He jumps and spins in both directions.

Was an Iranian musician and violinist.

Was an Iranian musician and violinist.

Was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist.Around the mid 1950s, he joined the band of Cluett Johnson named Cl

Was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist.Around the mid 1950s, he joined the band of Cluett Johnson named Clue J & The Blues Blasters and backed many sessions of Coxsone Dodd in a typical Jamaican R&B style. By 1960, he was recording for many other producers such as Duke Reid, Lloyd "The Matador" Daley and King Edwards. During this period he played in many different bands, such as The Alley Cats, The City Slickers, and Aubrey Adams & The Dew Droppers. In 1963, after few months spent in Nassau, Bahamas, he took part in the creation of The Studio One Orchestra, the first session band of the freshly opened recording studio of Coxsone. This band soon adopted the name of The Skatalites.

Was a South African-born Canadian artist.He studied at St Martin's School of Art, now Central Saint

Was a South African-born Canadian artist.He studied at St Martin's School of Art, now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, under Anthony Caro and taught at St. Martin's, the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Iowa before being appointed Associate Professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia in 1974. He retired from teaching in 1997 and continued to live and work in Victoria until his death in 2006.

Is a third-generation master iron smith.His wrought iron work is characterized by strong representat

Is a third-generation master iron smith.His wrought iron work is characterized by strong representations of nature, freely interpreted in his own style, yet rooted in his father's Art Deco influence. To quote an article by Lee Fleming in Garden Design Magazine,

Is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of

Is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and predominant vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.

Is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. He trained at the Paris

Is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. He trained at the Paris Opéra Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets, which include:

A German pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and professor of music.Roland Pröll had his fi

A German pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and professor of music.Roland Pröll had his first piano lessons at the age of 5. When he was 11 he became a student of Prof. Dieter Wollert at the Dortmund Music university in Germany. There he passed his diploma with distinction.After this he continued his studies in Paris at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique with Messiaen, Loriod, Sancan, Dubois, and other famous teachers. As well as studying the piano, he also studied other musical disciplines such as conducting and composing. The taught method of Solfège was a formative influence for him, especially in France, leading to his support for the dissemination of this method all over the world.

Was a Cuban artist who died in Puerto Rico, where he had lived for many years, at the age of 69.Apar

Was a Cuban artist who died in Puerto Rico, where he had lived for many years, at the age of 69.Apart from painting, he carved sculptures in wood, small and affectionate, and stone. His graphic work includes excellent wood engravings in wood, lithographs, silkscreens, etchings, and drawings in several techniques.

Is a Norwegian painter, film director, photographer and tonal-image composer.He is known for his wor

Is a Norwegian painter, film director, photographer and tonal-image composer.He is known for his work as a painter, electronic painter, art photographer, graphic artist, film director, tonal-image composer and cultural author. His tonal-image work ”Evolut

Is an Australian musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host.

Is an Australian musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host.

Was an internationally recognized dancer and choreographer, who instructed thousands of students in

Was an internationally recognized dancer and choreographer, who instructed thousands of students in the art of ballet and Ukrainian dance. Roma Pryma was born into a musical family in Przemysl, a city in present-day Poland, but spent her formative years i

Was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, the French pronunciation

Was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, the French pronunciation of his initials, R.T.Erté is perhaps most famous for his elegant fashion designs which capture the art deco period in which he worked. His delicate figures

Was an American painter who specialized in portraiture and used a subdued palette dominated by the c

Was an American painter who specialized in portraiture and used a subdued palette dominated by the color gray. Brooks ignored contemporary artistic trends such as Cubism and Fauvism, drawing instead on the Symbolist and Aesthetic movements of the 19th century, especially the works of James McNeill Whistler. Her subjects ranged from anonymous models to titled aristocrats, but she is best known for her images of women in androgynous or masculine dress, including her self-portrait of 1923, which is her most widely reproduced work.[1]

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish (naturalized French) graphic artist and photographer.He studied at Cracow Academy of Fi

Was a Polish (naturalized French) graphic artist and photographer.He studied at Cracow Academy of Fine Arts from 1949 to 1954. He was artistic editor of "Ty i Ja" monthly (Warsaw) 1959-1962 . In 1963 he moved to France and naturalized in 1971. He worked as art director of Vogue, Elle (1965-1969) and Mafia - advertising agency (1969-1972) and was artistic creator of Opus International (1967-1969). Kitsch (1970-1971) and Cnac-archives (1971-11974). Taught at the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques (ESAG) in Paris. In 1976 he produced his "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze"/No. 1/ published by Christian Bourgois. In 1991 he produced "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B. He took part in numerous group exhibitions of graphic, poster and photographic art and was a member of AGI International Graphic Association.

Was a classical music composer and Benedictine monk who also admired the famous composer Joseph Hayd

Was a classical music composer and Benedictine monk who also admired the famous composer Joseph Haydn almost to the point of imitation. Some of his compositions (namely the six String Quartets of Opus #3 otherwise known as 'Haydn's Serenade') were mistakenly attributed to his famed contemporary Joseph Haydn. He published two other sets of string quartets (Op. 1 by diller and Hummel in 1771 and Op. 2 about 1782) under his own name. In addition there exist between 2-3 single quartets in manuscript form.

He released his debut album in 2009. Any Place But Home[1][2][3] mirrors Roman’s life experiences:

He released his debut album in 2009. Any Place But Home[1][2][3] mirrors Roman’s life experiences: his family and early age expatriation are strong influences in his work. In 2005, he joined the One Voice project, a charity compilation album for the reconstruction of Hurricane Katrina-devastated schools. His song, The Pain Within her Heart obtained critical acclaim. The song will later be reused on his debut album.

Is a Kazakhstani singer who rose to popularity after placing second in SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh vers

Is a Kazakhstani singer who rose to popularity after placing second in SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya. Roman is of Korean descent.

Is principally a visual artist who works in sculpture, photography, and video. He holds degrees from

Is principally a visual artist who works in sculpture, photography, and video. He holds degrees from arts institutions in Switzerland and Poland. His work has been shown at galleries and museums in Europe, North America and Asia over the last thirty years.

Is a Polish-American violinist.Totenberg was a child prodigy, studied with Michalowicz in Warsaw, an

Is a Polish-American violinist.Totenberg was a child prodigy, studied with Michalowicz in Warsaw, and made his debut at the age of eleven as soloist with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in 1923. He was also awarded the gold medal at the Chopin Conservatory/Warsaw and continued his studies with Carl Flesch in Berlin, where he won the International Mendelssohn Prize in 1932, and later with George Enesco and Pierre Monteux in Paris. He made both his British debut in London and his American debut in New York in 1935.

Is a Polish painter. A graduate of artistic high school in Bielsko-Biala and Academy of Fine Arts in

Is a Polish painter. A graduate of artistic high school in Bielsko-Biala and Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He graduated diploma of Jerzy Nowosielski studio (1985). The main subject of Zakrzewski's paintings is a woman portrait which refer to classical values. Exhibition of his works have been presented in Bielsko-Biala, Kraków, Rzeszów, Warsaw, USA. He is currently living and working in Kraków.

Is an Israeli ice dancer. He competes with his sister Alexandra Zaretsky. Together, they are three-t

Is an Israeli ice dancer. He competes with his sister Alexandra Zaretsky. Together, they are three-time Israeli National Champions and two-time Olympic competitors. Originally from Minsk, the Zaretsky family made aliyah in 1992. Roman Zaretsky was seven y

Was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including cartoons, oils, and

Was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including cartoons, oils, and collage.He studied under German artist George Grosz at the Art Students League in 1936 and 1937. At this time his paintings were often of scenes in the American South, and his style was strongly influenced by the Mexican muralists, especially Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. Shortly thereafter he began the first of his stints as a case worker for the New York Department of Social Services. During World War II, Bearden joined the United States Army, serving from 1942 until 1945. He would return to Europe in 1950 to study philosophy at the Sorbonne under the auspices of the GI Bill