American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American boxer who has battled many great boxers. He fought Rob Calloway for the WAA Light Hea

Is an American boxer who has battled many great boxers. He fought Rob Calloway for the WAA Light Heavyweight Title but lost by TKO in 1996.

Is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for his 195

Is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, a 1950 book which has been described both as a short story collection and a novel. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most popular American writers of speculative fiction during the twentieth century.

Was a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990

Was a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Born November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina), nicknamed The Sugarman, is a second baseman f

Born November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina), nicknamed The Sugarman, is a second baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

Was a seminal figure of the Pop Art movement. Primarily a collage artist, Johnson was also an early

Was a seminal figure of the Pop Art movement. Primarily a collage artist, Johnson was also an early performance and conceptual artist. Once called “New York’s most famous unknown artist", he is considered the “Founding Father of Mail Art" and pioneered the incorporation and use of language in the visual arts.In the late 1950s, Johnson began exploring the possibilities of Mail Art. He developed a network of friends, acquaintances and strangers to whom he sent highly conceptual images and texts. Like Marcel Duchamp, Johnson was one of the first artists to incorporate instructions for active participation in his artwork, as he encouraged the recipients to “add to” his work or to “please send to…” or to “return to Ray Johnson.” In 1962, Johnson founded the "New York Correspondance (sic) School," a name invented by Ed Plunkett[1] and used by Johnson for his international network of Mail Art participants he spawned by mailing an enormous amount of material

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with his sister Ila Ray Hadley. Ha

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with his sister Ila Ray Hadley. Hadley was born in Seattle, Washington. The next year, they finished second in pairs at the U.S. Championships and fourth at the North American Figure Skati

Was a professional football player in the National Football League from 1926-1935. He was the Head C

Was a professional football player in the National Football League from 1926-1935. He was the Head Coach of the Boston/Washington Redskins from 1936-1942, where he won four division titles (1936, 1937, 1940, 1942) and two NFL Championships (1937, 1942). Flaherty served in the United States Navy until 1945.

Was an American comedian, who, together with Bob Elliott formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He wa

Was an American comedian, who, together with Bob Elliott formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.According to Ray Goulding, the billing "Bob and Ray" came from their first radio show "Matinee with Bob and Ray" which they

A Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwri

A Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960's and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time

Is an Academy Award-winning American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most

Is an Academy Award-winning American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most famous for his brand of stop-motion model animation.

Was an American horse trainer and clinician of significant influence in the natural horsemanship fie

Was an American horse trainer and clinician of significant influence in the natural horsemanship field. He had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Hunt was widely regarded as one of the original proponents of what became known as natural horsemanship.

An American linguist. He is professor of philosophy, Seth Merrin Chair in the Humanities and, with D

An American linguist. He is professor of philosophy, Seth Merrin Chair in the Humanities and, with Daniel Dennett, Co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He has always straddled the boundary between generative linguistics and cognitive linguistics, committed as he is both to the existence of an innate Universal Grammar (an important thesis of generative linguistics) and to giving an account of language that meshes well with the current understanding of the human mind and cognition (the main purpose of cognitive linguistics).

(March 8, 1893 - July 6, 1934) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1922 and 19

(March 8, 1893 - July 6, 1934) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1922 and 1925 for the Washington Senators (1922), Detroit Tigers (1923), New York Yankees (1925) and Boston Red Sox (1925). Listed at 6' 1.5", 182 lb., Francis batted and threw left-handed.

Is a Nebraska state senator from Nickerson, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and grocer.He was e

Is a Nebraska state senator from Nickerson, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and grocer.He was elected in 1992 to represent the 15th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. He sat on the Revenue, Urban Affairs, and Buildin

Was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the p

Was a United States Representative from Indiana. He was born in Waseca, Minnesota. He attended the public schools and Sacred Heart Academy in his native city. He graduated from the law department of Creighton University with an LL.B. in 1913 and was admit

Was an American boxer. Known as "Lethal", Lathon was a stellar amateur, and in 1989, he was the U.S.

Was an American boxer. Known as "Lethal", Lathon was a stellar amateur, and in 1989, he was the U.S. Amateur Middleweight champion and won the Golden Gloves and USA Boxing titles. He also fought as part of Team USA at the World Championships in Moscow.

Was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov na Donau, Russia, her father,

Was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov na Donau, Russia, her father, a synagogue cantor, and mother, a concert singer, brought her to the United States.[1]Lev’s early piano studies were with Waiter Ruel Cowles in New Haven, Connecticut and Gaston Déthier in New York.[1] She made her debut at age 17 in England performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 under Sir Landon Ronald. After winning the American Matthay Prize and the Philharmonic Symphony Scholarship, she studied with Tobias Matthay in England from 1930 to 1933.[2] Thereafter, Lev returned to the United States, where she made her New York debut in 1934 with the National Orchestral Association. Her annual recitals in Carnegie Hall were generally sold out; she also toured successfully in Europe

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics where he won the bronze medal in the w

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics where he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third place match against Robert Galataud.

Is a studio analyst for the show Jets Nation on New York City-based sports network SportsNet New Yor

Is a studio analyst for the show Jets Nation on New York City-based sports network SportsNet New York. His previous career was as a football quarterback in the National Football League, where he played for four teams, the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens during his seven year career from 1996 to 2002.

August 31, 1916 - died May 7, 1969) was a second basemen in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946

August 31, 1916 - died May 7, 1969) was a second basemen in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946 with the Cleveland Indians (2629 at bats) and in 1947 with the New York Yankees (0 AB's) and the Chicago Cubs (78 AB's). He attended Case Western Reserve University and batted and threw right-handed.

A former Italian-American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio. He held the World Boxing Association lightwei

A former Italian-American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio. He held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship for two years in the 1980's.[1] Mancini inherited his distinctive nickname

(June 17, 1910 – April 2, 1975) was an American professional golfer

(June 17, 1910 – April 2, 1975) was an American professional golfer

Is a former Republican candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 primary.

Is a former Republican candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 2010 primary.

Was the brother of Mike Mentzer and winner of the 1979 AAU Mr. America competition. Mike won the riv

Was the brother of Mike Mentzer and winner of the 1979 AAU Mr. America competition. Mike won the rival IFBB Mr America in 1976. Ray also won the 1976 Junior Mr. America and the 1978 IFBB Mr. USA. Ray Mentzer was the strongest bodybuilder in the history of

Was an all-American collegiate wrestler at Oklahoma State University. He was awarded the 1998 Medal

Was an all-American collegiate wrestler at Oklahoma State University. He was awarded the 1998 Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.