American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A Québécois folk singer and film director. He and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abb

A Québécois folk singer and film director. He and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abbitibbi in the 1970s. Desjardins played piano, guitar, and sang. When the group disbanded in 1982, Desjardins pursued a solo career. He also found work scorin

Is a retired ice hockey player. Desmond played for the American 1952 Winter Olympics ice hockey team

Is a retired ice hockey player. Desmond played for the American 1952 Winter Olympics ice hockey team.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. After attending Arizona State University, Peters wa

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. After attending Arizona State University, Peters was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1977 amateur draft. He played five seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1979-1981) and Oakland Athletics (1983 and 1986). He played in 307 games and had a career .277 batting average with a .356 on base percentage, 255 hits, 135 runs scored, 80 RBIs, 34 doubles, ten triples, and two home runs. His best season was 1980 when he played in 133 games for the Tigers (mostly in center field), batting .291 with a 369 on base percentage, 139 hits, 42 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, 19 doubles, seven triples, and two home runs.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago, Illinois. From 1944 to 1949, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago American Gears, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and the Baltimore Bullets. Playing alongside George Mikan,

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyder attended college at Davidson College. A solid shooting guard, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise.

Was a public relations worker for the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association during t

Was a public relations worker for the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association during the 1967-68 season. He eventually found himself on the Amigos' active playing roster as the team struggled with finances and injuries.

Was the 3rd Territorial Governor of Washington.He served as a Captain with the U. S. Volunteers duri

Was the 3rd Territorial Governor of Washington.He served as a Captain with the U. S. Volunteers during the war with Mexico. On June 26, 1846, he was appointed Asstant Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers with the rank of Captain. On July 31, 1846,

Was a well-known 20th century American painter. His early work is associated with Abstract expressio

Was a well-known 20th century American painter. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. His later work (best known as the Ocean Park paintings) were instrumental to his achievement of worldwide acclaim.During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he lived and worked in various places: New York City, Woodstock, New York, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Urbana, Illinois, Berkeley, California and he developed his own style of abstract expressionist painting. Abstract expressionism had captured worldwide attention, having developed in New York during the 1940s.

Was an American film, television and radio actor. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Peb

Was an American film, television and radio actor. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, Rambo (First Blood – Rambo III), Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid. Perhaps though he is best remembered for his role as Walter Denton in the CBS radio and television series "Our Miss Brooks"; or as Luke McCoy in the ABC and CBS sitcom The Real McCoys (1957-1963).

Is an American film director, and also a film producer through the production company, The Donners'

Is an American film director, and also a film producer through the production company, The Donners' Company, which he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, own. Although known for The Omen and the Lethal Weapon films, he is most famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the fantasy genre as a respected film genre.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played 20 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 19

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played 20 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1969. Originally signed by the New York Yankees in 1958, Barry played 11 seasons in the minor leagues before reaching the majors.

Is an American figure skater. He placed 11th at the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Is an American figure skater. He placed 11th at the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships. Dornbush was the 2008 Junior Grand Prix final bronze medalist.

Was an astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft

Was an astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Is an American athlete who revolutionized the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as t

Is an American athlete who revolutionized the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop. His method was to sprint diagonally towards the bar, then curve and leap backwards over the bar.

Is a former relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991-94), New York Mets (1995-96), San Francis

Is a former relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991-94), New York Mets (1995-96), San Francisco Giants (1997 and 2000), Houston Astros (1998-2000) and Kansas City Royals (2001). Henry rejoined the Royals organization as the pitching coach for the Burlington Bees in the Midwest League after spending three years as a pitching coach in the Atlanta Braves organization. During the 2007 season, Henry was the pitching coach for the Single-A Rome Braves in the South Atlantic League.

Was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer She

Was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. He married Eleanor M Cochrane on Nov 24, 1891 and they had Richard Dudley Sears, Jr. and Miriam Sears. After giving up playing lawn tennis, Sears won

Is currently the senior United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second hi

Is currently the senior United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. He became Majority Whip of the US Senate when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 20

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tamm

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tammaro, Jr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland racing's "Big Four". They dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles Times called "one of the best trainers in America." In 1937, Richard Handlen became the only trainer in history to win the two most prestigious races in C

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished eighth in

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished eighth in the 5000 metres event and ninth in the 10000 metres competition.

Is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Known as Rick, his brother Anthony Dutrow is also a t

Is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Known as Rick, his brother Anthony Dutrow is also a trainer. Their father, Richard E. Dutrow, Sr., was one of Maryland racing's "Big Four" who dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and who

An American evolutionary biologist.[1] He earned his BA from Oberlin College in 1976, and his PhD fr

An American evolutionary biologist.[1] He earned his BA from Oberlin College in 1976, and his PhD from the University of North Carolina in 1982.[2] He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds the office Hannah Distinguished Professor of microbial ecology at Michigan State University. In 1996, Lenski won a MacArthur Fellowship, and in 2006 he was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences. Lenski is best known for his long-term E. coli evolution experiment and his work with digital organisms, using Avida. He is the son of sociologist Gerhard Lenski.

Is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Richard Mandella retur

Is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Richard Mandella returned to California and opened his own stable. His wins began almost immediately with Bad 'n Big and continued with Phone Trick, Dare and Go, and Pleasantly

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a USA Senior Nati

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a USA Senior National Champion (1929-1931, 1934, 1935, and 1937).