Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Armenian football midfielder. He was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 2

Was an Armenian football midfielder. He was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 23 international matches and scored 1 goal since his debut in away 1998 World Cup qualification match against Portugal on August 20, 1997.

Is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio, Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio" and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985. Núñez was

Was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. H

Was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1967 season, and later drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Giants as the

Is a former professional boxer. The highlight of Ortega's career came in 1977 when he won the WBA Wo

Is a former professional boxer. The highlight of Ortega's career came in 1977 when he won the WBA World featherweight title.

Is the most successful tennis player in the history of Mexico. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, a

Is the most successful tennis player in the history of Mexico. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963 and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Derby Ace Llamados in the Phi

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Derby Ace Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is known for his good shotblocking abilities. Reavis, at 6'10, is among the most reliable big man in the league he avera

Brazilian professional basketball player currently with the Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Ba

Brazilian professional basketball player currently with the Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Basketball Super League.

A retired Spanish footballer. He played for Sevilla from 1984 to 1997, earned 7 caps for the Spain n

A retired Spanish footballer. He played for Sevilla from 1984 to 1997, earned 7 caps for the Spain national football team in 1990, and was included in the finals squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Manchester Unit

Commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Manchester United. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position, but can also play on the right side of midfield. He is the twin brother of Fábio, who also pl

Is a Brazilian football player, currently playing for Gaz Metan Medias in Romania's Liga I.

Is a Brazilian football player, currently playing for Gaz Metan Medias in Romania's Liga I.

Was a Colombian boxer at welterweight. Pineda launched a comeback in 1996 and fought for a few years

Was a Colombian boxer at welterweight. Pineda launched a comeback in 1996 and fought for a few years in his native Colombia before taking on Cory Spinks in 2002, losing a technical decision. In 2004 he lost a close split decision to phenom Zab Judah. He h

Is a Brazilian football player who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

Is a Brazilian football player who plays for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

Better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian football center forward. He has been one of the most p

Better known simply as Rafael, is a Brazilian football center forward. He has been one of the most prolific strikers in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He is the top goalscorer in the history of FC Lahti, as well one of the best scorers of all time in the Veik

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for NAC Breda.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for NAC Breda.

More commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC MTZ-RIP

More commonly known as Gaúcho or Rafael Ledesma, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC MTZ-RIPO.

Is a Brazilian football player who plays as a forward. He is known for his striking abilities and ha

Is a Brazilian football player who plays as a forward. He is known for his striking abilities and has scored more than 80 goals in around 120 matches for SC Internacional youth teams, even though he never actually featured in the senior side.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.

Is a Brazilian football player at the position of striker. He currently plays for Palmeiras B.

Is a Brazilian football player at the position of striker. He currently plays for Palmeiras B.

Is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense.

Is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense.

Is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a midfielder.

Is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a midfielder.

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in Categoría Primera A.

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in Categoría Primera A.

Is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represent

Is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. Romero claimed two medals (gold and silver) at the 1963 Pan American Games in

Was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating

Was a professional boxer. Ruelas was a very popular Mexican fighter, best known for his devastating knockout loss to Oscar De La Hoya; a loss which left Oscar somewhat scorned by the Mexican community due to his ruthless destruction of a hero. Shortly aft

Is a retired Spanish basketball player. A talented Center whose versatility and range helped also pl

Is a retired Spanish basketball player. A talented Center whose versatility and range helped also play the Power Forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid throughout the seventies and the eighties.

Is an Armenian football defender, who plays for Armenian Premier League club Mika Yerevan. He is als

Is an Armenian football defender, who plays for Armenian Premier League club Mika Yerevan. He is also a member of the Armenia U-21 team.