Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an Emmy Award-winning U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently as the primary an

Is an Emmy Award-winning U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor of CBS Evening News, co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and hosted NBC's Meet the Press, and NBC's American Almanac television newsmagazine.

Was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and gossipy non-fiction, and a defender of gay ri

Was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and gossipy non-fiction, and a defender of gay rights.

Was a French writer best known by his pseudonym, Thomas Raucat. His mission completed, Poidatz retur

Was a French writer best known by his pseudonym, Thomas Raucat. His mission completed, Poidatz returned to Europe via China and India. During the return voyage, he revised and finished his first novel, L'honorable partie de campagne (1924, translated into English by Leonard Cline as "The Honorable Picnic"), a stylised travelogue account of his experiences and observations in Japan. Poidatz signed the book "Thomas Raucat", a French phonetical approximation of the Japanese phrase "Tomaro-ka" ("Shall I stay overnight?").

Is a Brazilian bass guitarist. He started his musical studies with the piano at the age of four, and

Is a Brazilian bass guitarist. He started his musical studies with the piano at the age of four, and he only switched to electric bass guitar when he was eleven years old. Solari is a thumb-slap technique specialist.Solari has recorded several albums with his brother, guitarist Frank Solari, working as both bass player and as a composer. In 1996 he shared the stage with James Carter and George Clinton at the Free Jazz Festival in his home town of Porto Alegre. A year later he played at the RS Guitar Festival where he played alongside Stanley Jordan.

Was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a world-wide news-reporting se

Was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a world-wide news-reporting service that supplied stories to thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcast outlets.

Was a Dutch writer and journalist. He made his début in 1941 with 'Kaïn', which was an immediate s

Was a Dutch writer and journalist. He made his début in 1941 with 'Kaïn', which was an immediate success. The Dutch poet and essayist Anton van Duinkerken said it was "A masterful début".In Van Aerde's obituary which appeared in 2007 in 'Trouw', it was said that: "Kaïn was a big success and was even translated, but Frans van Rijen didn't get a penny from it. Just like his father Aad van Rijen he did not have a mind for business. With his publisher 'Urbi et Orbi' he signed a contract stating that he never would earn more than a 1000 guilders and that he was not allowed to get another publisher until 1950.

Considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English. Residing in Bram

Considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English. Residing in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Mistry is of Indian origin, and belongs to the Parsi Zoroastrian religious minority.Mistry immigrated to Canada in 1975, after obtaining an undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from Bombay University, in 1973. He worked in a bank for a while, before returning to studies, leading up to a degree in English and philosophy. While attending the University of Toronto he won two Hart House literary prizes (the first to win two), for stories which were published in the Hart House Review, and Canadian Fiction Magazine's annual Contributor's Prize for 1985. Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published his collection of 11 short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag. It was later published in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag.[1] The book consists of 11 short stories, all set within one apartment complex in modern-day Mumbai. This volume contains the popular, and oft-anthologized story, "Swimming Lessons."

A Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist and TV personality.Ei wrote the lyrics to the song "

A Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist and TV personality.Ei wrote the lyrics to the song "Sukiyaki", which has been used in several English language films. He has also written the lyrics to the song "Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo" sung by Kyu Sakamoto in 1963.

Is a Tunisian-French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dyens studied guitar with the Span

Is a Tunisian-French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dyens studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. He has won several prizes in competitions for classical guitar performance as well as for composition.[citation needed]

An Australian poet and writer.After only a brief education he worked in various jobs, mainly in the

An Australian poet and writer.After only a brief education he worked in various jobs, mainly in the bush as a roustabout, boundary-rider, railway fettler, fencer, dam-builder, gardener and as a life long love - a ballet dancer.Robinson's first published poetry appeared in Beyond the Grass-Tree Spears published in 1944. He served in the Australian Army. His love of the Australian landscape and everyday scenes were inspiration for his poetry. He was one of the most dedicated poets to the Jindyworobak Movement.As well as a writer and poet, Robinson was dance critic for The Sydney Morning Herald in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1940s he took classes with Helene Kirsova and appeared in a number of productions by the Kirsova Ballet.[1]

Is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant

Is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant. He has been living in London since 1995.Roland Michel Tremblay was born in Quebec City but moved to the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in the North of th

Was a French viol player and composer, son of Marin Marais.

Was a French viol player and composer, son of Marin Marais.

Was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Rolande Falcinelli entered the Paris Conser

Was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Rolande Falcinelli entered the Paris Conservatory in 1932, where her teachers were noted pianist and pedagogue Isidor Philipp and Abel Estyle (piano), Marcel Samuel-Rousseau (harmony), Simone Plé Caussade (counterpoint), Henri Büsser (composition), and Marcel Dupré (organ and improvisation). In 1942, she received the second Grand Prix de Rome in composition. From 1946-1973, she was titular organist at Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Additionally, she taught organ at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau from 1948–1955, and at the École Normale de Musique in Paris from 1948–1955.

Was a Filipino male poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator.Circa 1976, Tini

Was a Filipino male poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator.Circa 1976, Tinio also wrote the lyrics for the six hymns of the "Misa ng Alay-Kapwa" the music for which was composed by Fr. Eduardo P. Hontiveros, SJ. (The most popular of these hymns still sung in Churches throughout the Philippines is "Buksan ang Aming Puso.) These hymns were published in the now out of print, -Mga Awiting Pansamba-.

An Australian author, cartoonist and illustrator.He is the author of over thirty books, including no

An Australian author, cartoonist and illustrator.He is the author of over thirty books, including novels, travel books, cartoon collections, but mainly of childrens books, which have been translated into German, Danish, Spanish, and Chinese and have sold millions of copies worldwide.In 1974 Heimann skippered La Flor (renamed Greenpeace IV for the voyage) from Melbourne, Australia, to Mururoa via New Zealand but arrived after the final nuclear test for the year.

German author and playwright. He was a citizen of West Germany before reunification.

German author and playwright. He was a citizen of West Germany before reunification.

Was a German singer, musician and musical producer. Rolf Köhler has been one of the most successful

Was a German singer, musician and musical producer. Rolf Köhler has been one of the most successful singers from Germany. His first success was on the 1970s under the Marc de Ville pseudonym. He released "Walking Alone In The Rain", "California" and others under this name. He sang for many German pop productions (including Westernhagen) and international hard metal bands (by example, from Saxony). He also written many commercials songs (by example Wenns um Geld geht, Tortella, BIFI, etc.).

Is a Polish costume designer, writer, and painter.During the German occupation of Poland her family

Is a Polish costume designer, writer, and painter.During the German occupation of Poland her family was persecuted by the Nazis - her father was incarcerated, first in the Plaszów and then Auschwitz concentration camps. In 1940 she was taken with her mother to the Kraków Ghetto but before the end of the ghetto in 1943 they fled and hid with a Polish family. Roma Ligocka survived the Holocaust but not without deep scars in her personality. After World War II she studied painting and scenic design in the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Then she worked with considerable success in theatre, film and television as a set designer. In 1965 she and her husband Jan Biczycki left the Communist Poland and moved to Munich, Germany where she continued with her set design assignments.

Was a French novelist, film director, World War II aviator and diplomat.Romain Gary grew up in Vilni

Was a French novelist, film director, World War II aviator and diplomat.Romain Gary grew up in Vilnius to a family of Lithuanian Jews. He changed his name to Romain Gary when he escaped occupied France to fight with Great Britain against Germany in WWII. His father, Arieh-Leib Kacew, abandoned his family in 1925 and remarried. From this time Gary was raised by his mother, Nina Owczinski. When he was fourteen, he and his mother moved to Nice, France. In his books and interviews, he presented many different versions of his father's origin, parents, occupation and childhood.

French writer and dramatist, best known as the author of the novel series Jean-Christophe (1904-12).

French writer and dramatist, best known as the author of the novel series Jean-Christophe (1904-12).

Is a French novelist born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. He is the son of the singer and s

Is a French novelist born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. He is the son of the singer and songwriter Michel Sardou. He left high school in the year before graduation with the firm intention of becoming a playwright. He enrolled in theater classes - which he followed for three years - in order to better understand the mechanics involved in the art of stage craft and more clearly discern the acting profession.

Is a German guitarist and composer.His second instrument is the Arabic Oud. He is known for his work

Is a German guitarist and composer.His second instrument is the Arabic Oud. He is known for his work with Embryo, Fathy Salama, Mal Waldron, Dissidenten, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano, Mohamed Mounir and Malachi Favors

Wrote "The Cap: The Price of a Life", an autobiographical account of his life living in Nazi occupie

Wrote "The Cap: The Price of a Life", an autobiographical account of his life living in Nazi occupied Poland and then Poland under the communists.After immigrating to Israel, Frister became a prominent columnist and editor in the Israeli daily newspaper "Ha'aretz". In 1990 he helped found a school for journalism in Tel-Aviv named "Coteret". In 2006 the school was incorporated into Tel-Aviv University. Many of the school's graduates work in Israeli media today.

Is a Polish writer.He published two books, "Przed czerwonym trybunalem" in 1987 in London (re-issued

Is a Polish writer.He published two books, "Przed czerwonym trybunalem" in 1987 in London (re-issued in Poland in 1990) and "The Katyn Forest" in 1988 in London under the pseudonym of "Romuald Swiatek". In the books he blamed the Germans for the Katyn massacre. In his second book he also claimed that Gerhard Buhtz (the leader of the German Katyn commission in 1943) was killed by the Germans in 1944.[1]

An Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India.After graduating from Panjab Univ

An Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India.After graduating from Panjab University, Thapar earned her doctorate under A. L. Basham at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London in 1958. Later she worked as Professor of Ancient Indian History at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where she is Professor Emerita.Thapar's major works are Asoka and the Decline of the Maurya, Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations, Recent Perspectives of Early Indian History (editor), A History of India Volume One, and Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300.