American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American male tennis player. Williams served in the Un

Generally known as R. Norris Williams, was an American male tennis player. Williams served in the United States Army during World War I and was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. After the war he continued playing championship tennis. Me

Was a retired ice hockey player. Rondeau played his college hockey at Dartmouth College and was a me

Was a retired ice hockey player. Rondeau played his college hockey at Dartmouth College and was a member of the 1944 NCAA championship team. He played professionally in the Pacific Coast Hockey League for the San Diego Seahawks and later the Atlantic Hock

Is an American indoor volleyball player. He joined the U.S. Men's National Team in 2000 as the desig

Is an American indoor volleyball player. He joined the U.S. Men's National Team in 2000 as the designated libero. He has recently played for Delecta Bydgoszcz. Lambourne made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympics, helping Team USA to a gold medal.

Was a West German-born, American slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in t

Was a West German-born, American slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana.

Is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player best known for his time

Is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz.Although enjoying a streak of 5-0, on October 7, Ortiz would team with Kofi

Is a jazz pianist and composer born in New York City.In 1972 he began working with Stan Getz. He als

Is a jazz pianist and composer born in New York City.In 1972 he began working with Stan Getz. He also worked with Chet Baker and in the 1990s worked well with French saxophonist Henrik Frisk. He maintained an ongoing musical partnership with David Liebman

Is a former American boxer who was almost killed during his last fight as a professional. He won a s

Is a former American boxer who was almost killed during his last fight as a professional. He won a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games.Richie Sandoval made his professional boxing debut on 5 November 1980, beating Gerardo Pedroza in Las Vegas, Nevada by a knockout in two rounds. He won his first ten fights by knockout, including two over fringe contender Javier Barajas. For his eleventh fight, Sandoval met Harold Petty, a boxer still fighting professionally at the age of 42 who challenged twice for world titles. On 28 January 1982, he outpointed the undefeated Petty over ten rounds, going on to seven more wins that year, including another ten-round points victory over Petty.

Born to a Polish father, Adam C. Sambora, d.2007 (family originally from Kraków, Poland as stated b

Born to a Polish father, Adam C. Sambora, d.2007 (family originally from Kraków, Poland as stated by Sambora), and an Italian mother, Joan Sienila. Sambora grew up in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.[1] He attended Woodbridge High School there. He began p

Is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known as the "second" Razor Ramon who debuted in the

Is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known as the "second" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as a replacement for the original man to use the Ramon gimmick, Scott Hall.Bognar debuted in 1989, and joined the Japanese Fron

Among his credits include Bart (half of Biff and Bart) in the Canadian children's TV series Zig Zag,

Among his credits include Bart (half of Biff and Bart) in the Canadian children's TV series Zig Zag, Tom Hanks' neighbor Art Weingartner in The 'Burbs, a barfly in the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day, and villainous monster "Snik" in the Fred Savage fantasy Little Monsters.Ducommun is recognizable in minor roles for several blockbuster films, such as Spaceballs, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Gremlins 2

An American film director, writer and actor. Best known amongst cult film fans for his 1980 film For

An American film director, writer and actor. Best known amongst cult film fans for his 1980 film Forbidden Zone, he is the son of writer Blossom Elfman, and the late Milton Elfman, an Air Force veteran and teacher, who passed away in 2001.Elfman grew up in the largely Afro-American Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. He spent his high school years doing track and field, learning Afro-Latin percussion music and instruments, boxing, and writing editorials for zines. Elfman traveled to Paris and became a member of Jerome Savary's "Grand Magic Circus". The Grand Magic Circus was taken under the wing of theatrical director/impresario Peter Brook and given a proper theatrical venue

Is an archer from the United States, who competed in the Olympic Games four times.

Is an archer from the United States, who competed in the Olympic Games four times.

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying rou

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C-2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a retired American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo,

Is a retired American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he won the gold medal in men's 400 m individual medley.

Is an American former backstroke swimmer, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L

Is an American former backstroke swimmer, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He broke nine world records, five individually, and also was a double world champion. He was named as the World Swimmer of the Year in 1983 by

Was an Olympic wrestler from the United States. He won a silver medal in both the 1968 Mexico City O

Was an Olympic wrestler from the United States. He won a silver medal in both the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, the flyweight division, and the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Germany in the bantamweight division. Both medals were won in freestyle wrestlin

Is a 3-time Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Sal

Is a 3-time Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the University of Victoria and started to swim seriou

Is an American Olympic swimmer. Berens is currently a business major at the University of Texas, whe

Is an American Olympic swimmer. Berens is currently a business major at the University of Texas, where he swims butterfly, freestyle, and medley for the Longhorns Swim Team.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 30 regular season games in the World Hockey A

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 30 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Chicago Cougars in 1972-73. As an amateur, he played for the Colgate University men's hockey team as well as the United States national

Was a professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Migh

Was a professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Mighty Igor, he was frequently billed as the "World's Strongest Wrestler". Garza wrestled in Michigan and Ohio during his early career. He competed for a promo

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" forward/guard from the University of Wisconsin

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" forward/guard from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Schulz played four seasons (1946-1950) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Sheboygan Redskins. He averaged 5.6 points per game in his career and won a BAA Championship with Baltimore in 1948.

Is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 t

Is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 to 2010, where he represented the 25th legislative district. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2009 rather th

Was a mayor of Key West, Florida from 1983-85 and from 1987-1989.He was said to be one of the first

Was a mayor of Key West, Florida from 1983-85 and from 1987-1989.He was said to be one of the first openly gay public officials.The Key West Environmental Protection Facility is named for him.

Is an American businessman. He is the son of Alex Manoogian (the founder of the Masco Corporation).

Is an American businessman. He is the son of Alex Manoogian (the founder of the Masco Corporation). He is married with three children.

A physicist who works at the University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Labor

A physicist who works at the University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.Dr. Muller began his career as a graduate student under nobel laureate Luis Alvarez doing particle physics experiments and working with bubble chambers. During his early years he also helped to cocreate accelerator mass spectroscopy and made some of the first measurements of anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background.Subsequently, Dr. Muller branched out into other areas of science, and in particular the earth sciences. His work has included attempting to understand the ice ages, dynamics at the core-mantle boundary, patterns of extinction and biodiversity through time, and the processes associated with impact cratering. One of his most well known proposals is the Nemesis hypothesis suggesting that the sun could have an as yet undetected companion star,