American Famous Names Starting with Letter R

(January 2, 1907

(January 2, 1907

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) guard an

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) guard and played collegiately at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).Jackson was selected with the 1st pick of the fourth round in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played one game for them in 1984-85, scoring 2 points and registering one rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1949 to 1953.In 1953, a grand jury charged that Mayor Vil

Served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1949 to 1953.In 1953, a grand jury charged that Mayor Villani and other officials in the Department of Parks and Public Property, of which he served as director, had received money from employees "as salary kickb

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 200 lb (91 k

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) guard and attended La Salle University.Lewis was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Draft and began his career in 1987 with the Detroit Pistons. He also played with the Charlotte Hornets.

Was a romanticist painter from the United States.Ralph Blakelock was born in New York City on Octobe

Was a romanticist painter from the United States.Ralph Blakelock was born in New York City on October 15, 1847. In 1864, Blakelock entered the Free Academy of the City of New York (now known as the City College) with aspirations of becoming a physician. A

Was a Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1961-1965, and a prominent attorney practicing in Middlebury, Ver

Was a Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 1961-1965, and a prominent attorney practicing in Middlebury, Vermont. Foote was a graduate of Amherst College and the Union Law School.Elected Lt. Governor first in 1960, he served under F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Both were Rep

(born February 7, 1958 in East Orange, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

(born February 7, 1958 in East Orange, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

(born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played ou

(born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels.

(October 19, 1916 - April 27, 2007) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly f

(October 19, 1916 - April 27, 2007) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Bees late in the 1938 season. Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw left handed.

Was an American football player. He was the only National Football League player to serve in World W

Was an American football player. He was the only National Football League player to serve in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, serving as a Marine Corps officer for 32 years.

Was a U.S. cosmologist.In 1954 Alpher moved to a position with the General Electric Company's Resear

Was a U.S. cosmologist.In 1954 Alpher moved to a position with the General Electric Company's Research and Development Center. From 1987 to 2004 he served as Distinguished Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Union College of Union University in Schenectady, New York, during which time he was able to return to research and teaching. During all this time he continued to publish major peer-reviewed scientific papers and was active in community service for Public Broadcasting. Dr. Alpher was also (1987-2004) Director of The Dudley Observatory.

Was a ceramic artist and career educator. He lived and worked in Los Angeles, California.The artwork

Was a ceramic artist and career educator. He lived and worked in Los Angeles, California.The artwork of Ralph Bacerra is recognizable by its vivid use of color and contrast, which are the result of a delicate and multi-staged process of overglazing. He is also known for geometrically complicated and technically difficult forms. His decorative aesthetic draws from Asian sources, most notably Japanese Imari and Kutani pieces, Persian miniatures, and Chinese Tang ceramics. The surface imagery of Bacerra’s sculptures is design-conscious and draws comparisons to M.C. Escher’s grid techniques and use of positive and negative space, as well as to the geometric sensibility and creation of movement and space associated with Vassily Kandinsky. Bacerra has insisted upon an absence of metaphor:

Is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. As the American animation in

Is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. As the American animation industry fell into decline during the 1960s and 1970s, Bakshi tried to bring change to the industry as a pioneer of adult animation.[1][2] Bakshi started his career as a cel polisher at the Terrytoons studio, working his way up from cel painter to inker, then animator, and eventually began to direct animated television shows for the studio.

Was an American businessman born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was also a prominent Thoroughbred

Was an American businessman born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was also a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. In an era when many wealthy Americans maintained secondary residences in Paris, France, and/or estates on the French Riviera,

Was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a boxing historian and archivist. Frustrated at the poor state of boxing's statistical record, C

Was a boxing historian and archivist. Frustrated at the poor state of boxing's statistical record, Citro began to compile an exhaustive record of boxers and bouts in 1981. That led to the publication of the Computer Boxing Update, an annual record book th

Was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top divisi

Was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt. His widow, Teresa Earnhardt (whom he married in 1982) is

Was an American civil rights activist and leader and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in

Was an American civil rights activist and leader and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Following King's assassination, Abernathy took up the leadership of the SCLC Poor People's Campaign and led the march on Washington, D.C. that had been planned for May 1968.

Is a former Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers

Is a former Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers all of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League from 1981 to 1989.During his sophomore season, Engle became the first player to hit a home run in Minneapolis's newly opened Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This occurred on opening day, April 6, 1982 and also marked the first hit, run scored, and R.B.I. in the stadium's history.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 19

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 1980.Simpson, a 6'5" guard/forward, was a star at Detroit's Pershing High School, where he teamed with Spencer Haywood to win the Michigan state championship in 1967. After two strong years at Michigan State University, he signed a professional contract with the ABA's Denver Rockets (later Denver Nuggets), and he would represent the franchise in five ABA All-Star games. Simpson had his finest season in 1971–1972, in which he averaged 27.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, Simpson joined the Detroit Pistons, but his level of production dropped significantly (from 18 points per game in 1975–1976 to 11 points per game in 1976–1977), and after one-and-a-half seasons, he returned to the Denver Nuggets (who were one of the ABA teams who had joined the NBA).

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship. Dupas was the second

Was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship. Dupas was the second of eleven children of a New Orleans fisherman, Peter Dupas. He became a professional boxer in 1950 at the age of 14. Trainer Angelo Dundee saw Dupas fight

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 5'9" guard from Butler University, O'Brien pl

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 5'9" guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951-1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.[1

Was an American historical and portrait painter. Ralph Earl was an itinerant artist who painted at l

Was an American historical and portrait painter. Ralph Earl was an itinerant artist who painted at least 183 individual portraits and six landscapes, including a panorama display of Niagara Falls.Ralph Earl was born in either Shrewsbury or Leicester, Mass

(born April 8, 1887 in San Francisco, California; died June 30, 1967 in San Francisco, California) w

(born April 8, 1887 in San Francisco, California; died June 30, 1967 in San Francisco, California) was a Major League Baseball first baseman.