Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Filipino-born painter and printmaker.In 1955, Tabuena settled in Mexico, where he still lives w

Is a Filipino-born painter and printmaker.In 1955, Tabuena settled in Mexico, where he still lives with his Norwegian wife Nina. However, he has retained his Philippine citizenship. He painted the mural Filipiniana in the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C.

Was an important and prolific late Dutch Baroque engraver and caricaturist.De Hooghe was skilled as

Was an important and prolific late Dutch Baroque engraver and caricaturist.De Hooghe was skilled as an etcher, draughtsman, painter, sculptor and medalist. He is best known for political caricatures of Louis XIV and propagandistic prints supporting William of Orange. During his career, de Hooghe produced over 3500 prints.

Was a Romani singer and interpreter from Romania. She died as a result of a car accident in 1996. Du

Was a Romani singer and interpreter from Romania. She died as a result of a car accident in 1996. During her life time she was appreciated for her unique voice and the for the choices of songs she preferred to interpret (about love, life, time, memory).

Was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s. She sang

Was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s. She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed bel canto roles, Italian and French grand opera, verismo operas, and the German operas of Richard Wagner. She became pa

Is an Argentine painter associated with the local avant-garde art movement that took shape in the 19

Is an Argentine painter associated with the local avant-garde art movement that took shape in the 1960s.Romulo Macció developed an early interest in drawing, was self-taught and was hired as a graphic designer at the age of fourteen. Soon earning some renown, he mounted his first exhibition in Buenos Aires' Galeria Gatea in 1956.

A dancer, singer, actress and former nightclub manager as well one of the most famous transsexuals i

A dancer, singer, actress and former nightclub manager as well one of the most famous transsexuals in Germany and Continental Europe.Romy Haag was born as Edouard Frans Verbaarsschott, his father was a billboard painter and his mother a shop assistant. So

Is an American singer who appeared on The Lawrence Welk Show as a member of the singing trio of Gail

Is an American singer who appeared on The Lawrence Welk Show as a member of the singing trio of Gail, Ron & Michael.Ron attended Bethany College in Santa Cruz, and then served as a choir director in Oakland before deciding to pursue a career in music. He started out in a gospel brass quartet and later as a stand-in actor for game show hosts during rehearsal. Later, he secured bit acting parts which led to other acting jobs and appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Young and the Restless ,and The Tonight Show.

Having gained notoriety as an underground hip hop musician,[dubious û discuss] Necro is known in th

Having gained notoriety as an underground hip hop musician,[dubious û discuss] Necro is known in the hip hop community for his exceptionally explicit lyrics.[citation needed] He invented the term "death rap" to describe his style of ultra-violent hip hop and to set himself apart from other genre labels created by the media.[citation needed] He is also the younger brother of rapper Ill Bill. Necro founded the independent record label Psycho+Logical-Records in November 1999 in order to maintain complete control over the conception and distribution of his music, and also due to the observation that no white rapper can gain recognition on a major record label without being "discovered" by a black producer,

Is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Ca

Is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner

Is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man.His

Is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man.His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar.

Is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead vocalist for

Is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead vocalist for the cartoon group, The Archies, from 1968 to 1971.The Archies third single, "Sugar, Sugar", written by producer Jeff Barry with Andy Kim, was the U.S. number one selling record of 1969. Prior to his stint with The Archies, in 1965

A popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He is especially known for his composition "Sonn

A popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He is especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series 50

Is a Dutch actor and singer. He began his career as a model for a sauna promotion. In 2004 he compet

Is a Dutch actor and singer. He began his career as a model for a sauna promotion. In 2004 he competed in the Dutch version Idols where he managed to reach the final 10 but was ultimately voted off in the third round, making him the eighth finalist.[1] Since then he has made numerous appearances on television programs in the Netherlands.[1] In 2006, he was chosen in the TV show Wie Wordt Tarzan? (Who is going to be Tarzan?) to play Tarzan in the Dutch version of the musical.

Is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain.Mueck's early career was as a model

Is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain.Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film Labyrinth for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo, and the Jim Henson ser

Ron also had a thriving career as a solo artist, recording a series of CDs called Ron Winans Family

Ron also had a thriving career as a solo artist, recording a series of CDs called Ron Winans Family & Friends, (numbered I-V). Each recording contained at least one song that became a commercial radio hit. Examples include songs such as Abundant Life with BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals) which won Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance 1989, "Stand" (which featured Donnie McClurkin on lead vocals) and "But God" (which featured Ron's younger brother BeBe (Benjamin) Winans on lead vocals).

Often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous for his work for the British newspap

Often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous for his work for the British newspaper the Daily Express.His cartoon style was a single topical highly detailed panel, usually with a great deal more going on than the single joke. Certain re

Was an American figure skater who was best known for his spinning ability. He retired from skating

Was an American figure skater who was best known for his spinning ability. He retired from skating after the 1956 U.S. Championships, where he was nearly disqualified after he was accused by the German Figure Skating Federation for excessive expenses on

Was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australia

Was an Australian rock musician, most well-known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.[1] He was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, and emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with his family in 1952 at the age of six.

An American painter whose work is associated with Geometric abstraction, Abstract Illusionism, Lyric

An American painter whose work is associated with Geometric abstraction, Abstract Illusionism, Lyrical Abstraction, Hard-edge painting, Shaped canvas painting, Color field painting, and 3D Computer Graphics. He is a veteran of nearly seventy solo exhibitions and hundreds of group exhibitions.Ronald Davis from the earliest days of his career had a significant impact on contemporary abstract painting of the mid-1960s. According to art critic Michael Fried: Ron Davis is a young California artist whose new paintings, recently shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York, are among the most significant produced anywhere during the past few years, and place him, along with Stella and Bannard, at the forefront of his generation.[1] He had his first one person exhibition at the Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles in 1965.

Is an American artist based in Pasadena, California. Dzerigian, a painter, was born to an Armenian f

Is an American artist based in Pasadena, California. Dzerigian, a painter, was born to an Armenian family in Fresno, California and graduated in 2002 from California State University, Fresno.

A Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto.[1] He started

A Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto.[1] He started his own band when he was fourteen years old, and released the first recordings of his own material seven years later, in 1985. Some of the same artists wh

Was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed "Plonk" while in the Small Faces and la

Was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed "Plonk" while in the Small Faces and later "Three-Piece" in The Faces) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, the Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75).

Was an American figure skater. Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as

Was an American figure skater. Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.

Is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national

Is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he a four-time (1966–1969) U.S. national champion and a three-time (1966–1968) World bronze medalist. They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics, pl

Is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston. With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard L

Is an American figure skater and coach. He was born in Boston. With his then-wife, Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in pair skating four times, between 1957 and 1960, after having been the junior national champions i