American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A professional boxer.acquot turned professional in 1983 and captured the WBC Light Middleweight Titl

A professional boxer.acquot turned professional in 1983 and captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title in 1989 with an upset win over Donald Curry.

Was an American sculptor, born in West Hoboken, New Jersey. Chambellan studied at the Ecole des Beau

Was an American sculptor, born in West Hoboken, New Jersey. Chambellan studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian in Paris and with Solon Borglum in New York City. Chambellan specialized in architectural sculpture. He was also one of the foremost practitioners of what was then called the French Modern Style and has subsequently been labeled Zig-Zag Moderne, or Art Deco.

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after att

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 i

Is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She

Is an American basketball player who won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. She currently plays for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.

An American singer and actress best known for her work as Renee on the 1980s children's television s

An American singer and actress best known for her work as Renee on the 1980s children's television show Kids Incorporated. Sands was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.She has also been a member of the vocal trio Wild Orchid, which also included fellow Kids

Was an American competitive female bodybuilder from Erie, Pennsylvania.

Was an American competitive female bodybuilder from Erie, Pennsylvania.

Is an Norwegian American actress and singer. Active since childhood as an actress, she has appeared

Is an Norwegian American actress and singer. Active since childhood as an actress, she has appeared in the TV sitcom Still Standing as Lauren Miller, and several bit parts in various TV shows and movies. In addition, she has recorded five studio albums, p

Is an American golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently head professional at h

Is an American golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently head professional at her family's Clearview Golf Club. She was only the second African-American to become a member of the world's leading women's golf tour. She is a member of t

A Canadian curler. She currently plays lead for Kelly Scott.With Scott, Simons won the 2006 Scott To

A Canadian curler. She currently plays lead for Kelly Scott.With Scott, Simons won the 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, a bronze medal at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship and a gold medal at the 2007

Is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who participated at the NORCECA Circuit 2

Is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who participated at the NORCECA Circuit 2007 at Guatemala playing with Jenny Kropp finishing in the 5th position and Carolina, Puerto Rico playing with Jennifer Lombardi ranking 11th.

A contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks dealing with her personal history and African Am

A contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks dealing with her personal history and African American heritage.[1]Stout lives and works in Washington, D.C. and received a Bachelor in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1980. She has participated in numerous exhibitions including several exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and at the De Beyerd Museum in the Netherlands. Her work is in numerous collections including The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, and the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD. Her awards include two Pollock Krasner Foundation Awards, The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Regional Visual Arts Fellowship and a Tryon Center for Visual Arts Residency. [2

Is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Is an American alpine skier.The daughter of Austrian Olympic champion Josef "Pepi" Stiegler, began s

Is an American alpine skier.The daughter of Austrian Olympic champion Josef "Pepi" Stiegler, began skiing at age two and racing at six. Junior Olympic and Nor-Am success while still a teenager led to a U.S. Ski Team berth and eventually her first World Cu

Is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation S

Is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios.She was hired at Disney in 1938 to work in the Story Dept. on Bambi. Her artistic ability in drawing animals was such that she was selected by Walt Disney and Bambi supervising-director David D. Hand to be mentored by animator Eric Larson so that she could animate the vicious hunting dogs in the sequence where the dogs pursue Faline and fight with Bambi. Retta Scott also animated on the Disney features Fantasia, Dumbo, and Disney's version of The Wind In the Willows, which was shelved during the World War II years and released much later as one part of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. In addition, Alberto Becattini's web site of animator credits lists her as an animator on the Donald Duck shorts "Donald’s Snow Fight" and "Donald Gets Drafted" both released in 1942, along with an unnamed Goofy short in 1945.

Was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the fourth Governor of Ohio, fifth Un

Was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the fourth Governor of Ohio, fifth United States Postmaster General, and as a U.S. Senator.

Was a tennis player during the early part of the 20th Century. Holden played on the Yale University

Was a tennis player during the early part of the 20th Century. Holden played on the Yale University tennis team, a tennis powerhouse in those years along with Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1910, at the age of 20, Holden won the

Was the secretary of Michigan Territory and served as acting governor during in 1811-1812.Atwater wa

Was the secretary of Michigan Territory and served as acting governor during in 1811-1812.Atwater was the secretary of Michigan Territory from March 18, 1808 to October 15, 1814,[4] and was at the same time collector for the port of Detroit. He directed t

Is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League.He was

Is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League.He was drafted by the Detroit Lions out of the University of Oregon in the third round (81st pick overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. Droughns spent the season on injured reserve after separating his right shoulder on his first carry in Detroit's opening preseason game vs. New England (8/4). He was placed on injured reserve Aug. 22.Next year played in nine games and started three for the Lions, rushing for 72 yards on 30 carries (2.4) and catching four passes for 21 yards (5.3) and a touchdown (vs. Tampa Bay, 11/11/01). He was waived by Detroit after Week 1 (9/12) and was signed to Miami's practice squad Sept. 18 before being re-signed by the Lions Oct. 9.

Was an American merchant and politician from New York.He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd Unite

Was an American merchant and politician from New York.He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855. In his first term in Congress, Fenton strongly opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

Was one of the best chess players in the world from the mid 1930s through the early 1940s, an Intern

Was one of the best chess players in the world from the mid 1930s through the early 1940s, an International Grandmaster, as well as a chess author, psychologist, and psychology author. Fine won five medals (four gold) in three chess Olympiads. Fine won the U.S. Open Chess Championship all seven times he entered (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941). He was the author of several chess books which are still popular today. He earned a bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1932.

Was an American sculptor and teacher. He was born on August 10, 1897 in College Point, New York and

Was an American sculptor and teacher. He was born on August 10, 1897 in College Point, New York and died on December 4, 1986 in Stamford, Connecticut.Nakian's recurring themes are from Greek and Roman mythology. Noted works include Leda and the Swan, The Rape of Lucrece, Hecuba, and Birth of Venus. He was also commissioned to create portraits of Roosevelt's cabinet in the 1930s.In 1915 Nakian studied at the Independent School of Art in New York City, then studied at the Robert Henri School with Homer Boss and A.S. Baylinson. Later he studied at the Art Students League of New York and was apprenticed to Paul Manship.[1]

Is a Canadian diver. He just recently won the 1m and 3m events at Canadian nationals. He won the 200

Is a Canadian diver. He just recently won the 1m and 3m events at Canadian nationals. He won the 2008 national championships on the 3m, 10m and 10m synchronized and competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the 2008 Summer Olymp

Was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's fourth Se

Was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's fourth Senate district, including constituents in Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties. Holloman lived in Ahoskie, North C

Was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.From 1845 to 1849, he represented Maryland in the United St

Was a statesman and jurist from Maryland.From 1845 to 1849, he represented Maryland in the United States Senate as a Whig, and from March 1849 until July 1850 he was Attorney General of the United States under President Zachary Taylor. He resigned that po

Miller writes the "Diary of an Art Star" column for Artnet and wrote the "I Did It for Science" colu

Miller writes the "Diary of an Art Star" column for Artnet and wrote the "I Did It for Science" column for nerve.com for two years. She is also the host of the Anti-Slam on Manhattan's Lower East Side, an open mike that ran for twelve years until fall 200