American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the New York Knicks (1946-47) in the BAA for 5

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the New York Knicks (1946-47) in the BAA for 54 games.

Is a professional surfer and innovator of surfing. He was the master of surfing in the 1930s, 40s, a

Is a professional surfer and innovator of surfing. He was the master of surfing in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s and also winner of the Peruvian and Makaha International titles. Albert "Rabbit" Kekai was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1920, he lived with his five

Is a former American football running back.Abdullah attended Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, N

Is a former American football running back.Abdullah attended Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, New Jersey[1] and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a starter as a running back and as a defensive back, and was an All-County selection, All-Conference selection, and an All-State selection.

Is an American singer-songwriter.she grew up in Orange County, California.[2] She currently lives in

Is an American singer-songwriter.she grew up in Orange County, California.[2] She currently lives in both Los Angeles and Boston.Cantu started her career fronting a southern Californian indie rock band called Quite Satellite while still at high school. Sh

Ray is Sicilian and Cajun French. Her maternal grandparents were Sicilian. Her relatives on her fath

Ray is Sicilian and Cajun French. Her maternal grandparents were Sicilian. Her relatives on her father's side are Cajun from Louisiana. She was born in Glens Falls, New York. Her family owned a restaurant on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while her mother manag

Is an American figure skater. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), Flatt has the season's 13th high

Is an American figure skater. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), Flatt has the season's 13th highest total score. As of 14 December 2010 (2010 -12-14), the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks her 10th in the world. At the 2010 United States Figure

She came to fame after her role in the 1999 teen romantic comedy, She's All That, and has since appe

She came to fame after her role in the 1999 teen romantic comedy, She's All That, and has since appeared mostly in lower-profile films.At the age of 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996). She first gained national attention when she was featured in a This is Your Brain on Drugs public-service television advertisement, in which she proceeds to destroy a kitchen with a frying pan as she lists the things that heroin harms (in 1998). Cook began her feature film career some years earlier, debuting in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) as shy 13-year-old babysitter Mary Anne Spier. The movie was based on Ann M. Martin's book series of the same name. Her second movie role was in Tom and Huck as Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher.

A Dove award winning American Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occa

A Dove award winning American Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occasional actress. She rose to fame is 2000 with her debut album Live For You, winning a Dove Award as well as achieving four number one singles including "Blessed, "Shaken", "God Loves You", and "Live for You". She was also named the #1 Young New Female Artist by CCM Magazine and made appearances on The Tonight Show and The View. Rachael has released three studio albums,

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Arlington, Virginia, she is a Yonsei or fourth

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Arlington, Virginia, she is a Yonsei or fourth-generation Japanese American on her father's side and of Italian and German ancestry on her mother's side.

Is an American actress. She was the longest-running performer on American Broadcasting Company's lon

Is an American actress. She was the longest-running performer on American Broadcasting Company's longest-running daytime serial, General Hospital, playing Audrey March Hardy from 1964 to 2007. She also played Audrey Hardy on the General Hospital spin-off series Port Charles. Her contract was not renewed for General Hospital in 2003, but she still appeared as a recurring character from 2003 until 2007.

She is known for her roles in the Hollywood films Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers and Red

She is known for her roles in the Hollywood films Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers and Red Eye.Rachel McAdams had the titular role in the film The Hot Chick alongside Rob Schneider, but her career really took off when she starred as Regina George, the "queen-bee" in 2004's Mean Girls. McAdams was told to partly model the character of Regina George after Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). She was much older than the character she played. McAdams had previously appeared in the Canadian television series Slings and Arrows, alongside Paul Gross. She played a main role in the first season, but due to her rising stardom was written out of the second season, appearing in only the first episode. She followed Mean Girls with the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks'

Was born James Southworth. He is the bass player of New Jersey metal band, Skid Row. He founded the

Was born James Southworth. He is the bass player of New Jersey metal band, Skid Row. He founded the band in 1986 with guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo. Rachel has appeared as a vocalist on two of Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley's solo albums, and also formed Pr

Is an American swimmer. At the 2010 National Championships, the selection meet for both the 2010 Pan

Is an American swimmer. At the 2010 National Championships, the selection meet for both the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Bootsma placed third in the 100 m backstroke. At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming C

Is a Florida Republican politician who serves as the Representative from District 56 in the House of

Is a Florida Republican politician who serves as the Representative from District 56 in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. She was elected in November 2008 with 59% of the vote, defeating Lewis Laricchia. She replaced former Repres

Her career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial, and as an eight-year-old on the Cana

Her career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial, and as an eight-year-old on the Canadian children's show The Kids of Degrassi Street, where she played Melanie Schlegel. She also starred in War of the Worlds as Suzanne McCullough's daughter Debi and in Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen. Blanchard is probably best known for playing the part of Cher Horowitz (originally portrayed by Alicia Silverstone) on the television series Clueless based on the 1995 movie of the same name.She received critical acclaim for her performance in the award-winning second series of British sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).

A professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Northampton. He is a large

A professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Northampton. He is a large and imposing forward with a sometimes physical style. Akinfenwa was born in London, but, due to his parentage, is eligible to play for either Nigeria or England although he has made no international appearances.As a teenager, Akinfenwa joined the Lithuanian club FK Atlantas on the advice of his agent, whose Lithuanian wife's brother knew a member of the coaching staff there.[1] He spent two years at the club before returning to the UK early in 2003, where he joined Welsh Premier League champions Barry Town.[2] After playing only a handful of games,

Is a Canadian female soccer player. Timko has played a total of 100 times for Canada and scored 4 g

Is a Canadian female soccer player. Timko has played a total of 100 times for Canada and scored 4 goals. However, at the U-19 level, where she played forward more, she was capped 32 times and scored 16 goals. She earned the adidas Golden Shoe as top scorer at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship with seven goals in a mere 4 games.

Is an American actress, currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA agent Rachel

Is an American actress, currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA agent Rachel Gibson on the ABC television series Alias.The daughter of Jim and Alison Nichols, Nichols was born and raised in Augusta, Maine. She attended Cony High School, where she competed in the high jump.[1] As a sophomore at Cony, she studied abroad in France. Nichols admitted to Latino Review that she "wasn't the hot chick" in high school, referring to herself instead as a "late bloomer"Upon graduating in 1998, she headed to Columbia University in New York City, intent on studying psychology.

Was an American scientist.She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor of A

Was an American scientist.She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor of Arts in history and chemistry from Mount Holyoke College in 1920. She received her PhD in organic chemistry and bacteriology in 1933 from the University of Chicago.Brown collaborated with Elizabeth Lee Hazen through postal mail to develop the first useful antifungal antibiotic, nystatin. Brown and Hazen donated all nystatin royalties (more than $13 million) to the nonprofit Research Corporation.

An SAG Award- nominated American child actor best known for playing Kayla Scavo on the ABC televisio

An SAG Award- nominated American child actor best known for playing Kayla Scavo on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She attended St. Paul Lutheran in Westlake, Ohio.Fox has also appeared on Alias, That's So Raven, Adventures in Odyssey, iCarly and Hannah Montana. She voiced characters in the videogames Ant Bully and Thrillville. She portrays Kayla Scavo on Desperate Housewives, the sociopathic stepdaughter of Lynette.

Is the current bass guitarist for Todd Rundgren on his "Arena Rock" tour, and one of the triplet dau

Is the current bass guitarist for Todd Rundgren on his "Arena Rock" tour, and one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden.Later, Rachel became one of the four founding members of the band The Rentals, along with Rod Cervera, Weezer’s Patric

A sculptor based in New York.Harrison's work has been seen in many exhibitions including: ‘Posh Fl

A sculptor based in New York.Harrison's work has been seen in many exhibitions including: ‘Posh Floored as Ali G Tackles Beck’ at Arndt & Partner [1] in Berlin, ‘Should home windows or shutters be required to withstand a direct hit from an eight-foot-long two-by-four shot from a cannon at 34 miles (55 km) an hour, without creating a hole big enough to let through a three-inch (76 mm) sphere?’ at Arena Gallery [2] in Brooklyn, ‘Sleeping Waters’ in Chantal Crousel in Paris and ‘24 Seven’ at Galerie Klaus Peter Goebel in Stuttgart.

Is an American swimmer. She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she w

Is an American swimmer. She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the women's 4x100 m medley relay.

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Breen, she represented the United States at the 1992 W

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Breen, she represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where they placed 15th. At the Olympics, their original dance was to the music of Saak-I-Jaarven and their free dance was to the soundtrack