Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a French football defender, currently playing for French team Stade Rennais FC. Premier League si

Is a French football defender, currently playing for French team Stade Rennais FC. Premier League side Newcastle United were said to be interested in the player. The fee quoted is said to be around £3m for the versatile defender.

Is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five double

Is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on December 22, 1980, when he became the number 43 of the world.

Is a retired Canadian ice dancer. With partner Karyn Garossino

Is a retired Canadian ice dancer. With partner Karyn Garossino

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montre

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event and the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event.

Is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1990. His best run in a ranking

Is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1990. His best run in a ranking tournament was in 1996, when he reached the final of the International Open, beating Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the second round, but his run ended in the fina

Is a rally racing competitor and vehicle designer.[1][2] He has raced in numerous genres of motorspo

Is a rally racing competitor and vehicle designer.[1][2] He has raced in numerous genres of motorsport, including rally racing, off-road racing, hillclimbing, and drifting.Millen began racing in the New Zealand Rally Championship. He was the season champi

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Is a naturalized Lebanese football midfielder, who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese

Is a naturalized Lebanese football midfielder, who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League.

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006. Darragon's best finish

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Dumbarton. Hunter played his youth football wit

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Dumbarton. Hunter played his youth football with Clydebank, and Ayr United, where he had an apprenticeship. Hunter signed for Clyde in the summer of 2005, and made his début in the opening league game of the campaign, coming on as a substitute against Ross County.

Is a former Scottish footballer currently playing for Linlithgow Rose. He is a product of Clyde's yo

Is a former Scottish footballer currently playing for Linlithgow Rose. He is a product of Clyde's youth system.He made his senior debut in a Scottish Cup third round tie against Montrose in November 2007. His older brother Ruari also played in this match, and in doing so, they became the first set of brothers to play for Clyde for 17 years.

Is a Scottish former football player. He mainly played in defence for Falkirk, St. Mirren, Instant-D

Is a Scottish former football player. He mainly played in defence for Falkirk, St. Mirren, Instant-Dict and Dundee.

Was a tennis player competing for Germany, then Czechoslovakia, and writer, mainly known as Clemens

Was a tennis player competing for Germany, then Czechoslovakia, and writer, mainly known as Clemens Parma. He finished runner-up to Don Budge in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships of Roland-Garros in 1938. Raised in the Sudetenland, Men

Is a Scottish professional football player, a goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Third Divisi

Is a Scottish professional football player, a goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Third Division side Livingston.McKenzie started his career with Heart of Midlothian, signing his first contract in 1993. He did not experience any first team football until he went on a year-long loan at Stenhousemuir in the 1995-96 season.

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal (as a coxswain) in the men's coxed

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal (as a coxswain) in the men's coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and Herman Suselbeek.

Is a retired American professional basketball player (6-1, 160) who played for the Phoenix Suns of t

Is a retired American professional basketball player (6-1, 160) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pick overall).

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, whe

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, where he plays as a midfielder.

Is an American professional basketball player. Since college, Blakney has played for numerous teams,

Is an American professional basketball player. Since college, Blakney has played for numerous teams, including Greek League clubs such as Iraklis Thessaloniki (2001–02), AEK Athens (2002–03), Maroussi (2003–06), Olympiacos Piraeus (2007–08). He has also p

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Valletta, where he pl

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Valletta, where he plays as a defender.

Is a former Egyptian footballer, described by football historian Jeff Kent as 'flamboyant'.Georgeson

Is a former Egyptian footballer, described by football historian Jeff Kent as 'flamboyant'.Georgeson had a trial with Port Vale in October 1965, after a spell with Bo'ness United he returned to Vale permanently in January 1966. By January 1967 he had earn

Is a former South African born English cricketer. Kinkead-Weekes was a right-handed batsman who play

Is a former South African born English cricketer. Kinkead-Weekes was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was educated at Eton College, where he was the captain of the college cricket team. Kinkead-Weekes made his first-class

Is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as general manager of the

Is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as general manager of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.A 6'7" forward/center from California State University, Fresno, Higgins played 13 seasons (1982–1994) in the NBA as a member of the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 9 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game during his career. After his playing career ended, Higgins served as an assistant coach with the Warriors until 2000, when he was named assistant general manager of the Washington Wizards. He was re-hired by the Warriors on May 20, 2004, joining former teammate Chris Mullin in the team's front office. On May 31, 2007, he was hired as the second General Manager of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Is a Canadian former professional wrestler and film actor currently signed to World Wrestling Entert

Is a Canadian former professional wrestler and film actor currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Though being Canadian, due to his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow, Scotland and was known for his signature kilt and bagpip

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played seven tim

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played seven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1951, including three first-class matches. Gill made his debut for Ireland in May 1947, playing against Sc