Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.[1][2] He was assigned by Agence Havas

Was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.[1][2] He was assigned by Agence Havas (current Agence France-Presse) to Japan in 1938, and, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, could not return to France until 1946.[3] Guillain witnessed the atom bomb explosion at Hiroshima.[4] As recounted in his book I Saw Tokyo Burning: An Eyewitness Narrative from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, he was reporting from Tokyo during the Pacific War and saw firsthand the effects of the Gyokuon-hoso, in which the Japanese emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan.

A prominent Australian author, playwright, actor, journalist and broadcaster.He was born in Christch

A prominent Australian author, playwright, actor, journalist and broadcaster.He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, as Brian David Parry. However, he did not learn this until he was fifty years old, in 1997, when his adoption papers were discovered. When he was nearly three, his parents divorced and he was adopted out to another family, who renamed him. When he did not answer to the name Robert, they nick-named him Sandy. They denied his former life and always told him his early childhood memories were the product of an overly fertile imagination. As an adult, he spent several years looking for traces of his family around Europe, before finding relatives living in New Zealand. In that search, he met for the first time his 30-year old daughter Yvonne. He was aware that he had fathered a child in London when he was 20, but he knew nothing about her. He also discovered that his birth mother had been adopted.

Was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

Was an American poet, essayist, and educator.

Was a German conductor and composer from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. He studied at the Conservatory

Was a German conductor and composer from Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. He studied at the Conservatory of Strasbourg, under Franz Stockhausen, then in Zurich under Lothar Kempter, and finally in Munich under Max von Schillings. After early conducting engagements in Strasbourg he made his debut at Ulm in 1908 or 1909. He held appointments in Barmen (1909), at the Vienna Volksoper (1911), and at Nuremberg (1913), where he also conducted Philharmonic concerts. He progressed to Munich and then to Berlin (1933-1950), after which he returned again to Munich.

Was a 17th century English poet.Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son o

Was a 17th century English poet.Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith, who fell out of a window when Robert was a year old (whether this was suicide remains unclear).

Is an American composer, music theorist and a conductor. His works are played all across the world i

Is an American composer, music theorist and a conductor. His works are played all across the world in festivals, military celebrations, and more.

Is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, translator and journalist. He was the founder of the

Is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, translator and journalist. He was the founder of the Science Fiction magazine and Nautilus Award, and author of three novels and 12 short stories as well as several translations.Szmidt trained as a sailor, however he never worked as one. In the late 80s and early 90s he was a sales representative for Amber Publishing House, and worked in video and bookselling business. He was also the owner of one of the first legal video rentals in Poland. In late 80s he founded two magazines: Video Business and Video Premiery. Afterwards he moved into video games publishing (PlayStation Plus and Player Station Plus magazines) and as a translator.

Under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He

Under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the names Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reily.

Also known as Robert Baum and Robert Baum-Jungk, was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mos

Also known as Robert Baum and Robert Baum-Jungk, was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons.Jungk was born into a Jewish family in Berlin. When Adolf Hitler came to power, Jungk was arrested, released, moved to Paris, then back to Nazi Germany to work in a subversive press service. These activities forced him to move through various cities, such as Prague, Paris, Zürich, during World War II. He continued journalism after the war.

Was a German composer, pianist, and music teacher. After finishing the military service, Kahn worked

Was a German composer, pianist, and music teacher. After finishing the military service, Kahn worked as a freelance composer in Berlin until 1890. For the next three years he was employed as a Korrepetitor (rehearsal pianist) at the Stadttheater in Leipzig. Having been appointed lecturer in composition at his alma mater in 1894, Kahn was responsible for the training of some of the leading luminaries of 20th century classical music. Among his famous students were pianists Arthur Rubinstein and Wilhelm Kempff, the conductor Ferdinand Leitner, the composers Nikolaos Skalkottas and Günter Raphael, as well as the violinist Karl Klinger.

Was a French journalist and literary critic, writing for L'Aurore, La Liberté, Le Temps and Le Mond

Was a French journalist and literary critic, writing for L'Aurore, La Liberté, Le Temps and Le Monde (successor to Temps). On 29 November 1956 he was elected to seat 5 of the Académie française.

Is a Polish journalist, manager, consultant,He was with the BBC between 1990-2005, serving first as

Is a Polish journalist, manager, consultant,He was with the BBC between 1990-2005, serving first as reporter then founder and head of the BBC Polish Office in Warsaw.In 2005-2006 became head of two main public TV news shows "Wiadomosci" and "Teleexpress" in TVP 1.

Was a prominent Dutch journalist who reported on conflicts and other stories as a foreign correspond

Was a prominent Dutch journalist who reported on conflicts and other stories as a foreign correspondent from Africa, Asia and Europe for nearly 60 years.[1]Kroon began his work for the Associated Press in the years followingWorld War II. His first reports for the AP came in 1949 during the Indonesian war of independence against the Netherlands. [1] Kroon was expelled from Indonesia in 1952 by the country's military for, in his own words, "'inimical reporting' about a rebellion in the Indonesian Spice Islands."[1] (which are now known as Maluku or the Moluccas)

Was an English poet, dramatist, and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known

Was an English poet, dramatist, and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.

Was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his comma

Was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[1] His work frequently employed themes from the early 1900s rural life in New England, using the setting to examine compl

Is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of nort

Is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924. He holds a Ph.D. His poetry career began in 1967 when his young son Richard died unexpectedly of spinal meningitis. The book commem

Was an American poet whose works, confessional in nature, engaged with the questions of history and

Was an American poet whose works, confessional in nature, engaged with the questions of history and probed the dark recesses of the self. He is generally considered to be among the greatest American poets of the twentieth century.

Was an American author of 25 thriller novels. There are more than 290 million copies of his books in

Was an American author of 25 thriller novels. There are more than 290 million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 32 languages. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd.[1]

Is a Polish journalist and historian, notable as a promoter of the Polish cuisine, slow food, a tele

Is a Polish journalist and historian, notable as a promoter of the Polish cuisine, slow food, a television personality of Armenian descent.He became fascinated with European cuisine during his studies at the historical faculty of the Jagiellonian University. After the end of communism in Poland, in 1993 as a joke he had shown one of his friends a recipe for wiener schnitzel he prepared himself. He was instantly offered the job of a culinary critic of the Kraków variation of the Gazeta Wyborcza daily. Soon afterwards his essays and descriptions of various restaurants in Kraków became so popular that he was moved to the all-national weekly magazine published by Gazeta Wyborcza. He also started cooperation with various other newspapers, including Przekrój, Wprost (2002-2005) and Newsweek Polska (since 2005).

Is an American writer and philosopher, mainly known as the author of the book Zen and the Art of Mot

Is an American writer and philosopher, mainly known as the author of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974), which has sold millions of copies around the world.Pirsig was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His father, Maynard, taught at the University of Minnesota Law School from 1934, and served as Dean from 1948 to 1955 before retiring in 1970. Pirsig's mother, Harriet Marie Pirsig (Sjobeck), is of Swedish origin [1].

Was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright.Born Robert Meredith Reiniger in Maso

Was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright.Born Robert Meredith Reiniger in Mason City, Iowa, Willson attended Frank Damrosch's Institute of Musical Art (later The Juilliard School) in New York City. A flute and piccolo player, Willson was a member of John Philip Sousa's band (1921–1923) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini (1924–1929). Willson then moved to San Francisco, California as the concert director for KFRC, and then as a musical director for the NBC radio network in Hollywood.

Was a French novelist.Born in Tebessa in French occupied Algeria, he moved to France in 1918. Merle

Was a French novelist.Born in Tebessa in French occupied Algeria, he moved to France in 1918. Merle wrote in many styles and won the Prix Goncourt for his novel Week-end à Zuydcoote. He has also written a 13 book series of historical novels, Fortune de France. Recreating 16th and 17th century France through the eyes of a fictitious Protestant doctor turned spy, he went so far as to write it in the period's French making it virtually untranslatable.

Is an American poet and spoken-word artist.He was born in Albany, New York and is the author of seve

Is an American poet and spoken-word artist.He was born in Albany, New York and is the author of several books of poetry, including "Nod", "Alchemy", "Logos" as well as others. Engelhardt is described as a lyrical, apocalypse poet whose work has been inclu

Is a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator and recording artist.Rob McC

Is a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator and recording artist.Rob McConnell took up the valve trombone in high school, and began his performing career in the early 1950s, performing and studying with Don Thompson, Bobby Gimby, and later, with fellow Canadian Maynard Ferguson. In 1968 he formed The Boss Brass, a big band that would become his primary performing and recording unit through the 1970s and 1980s.

Often known as R. Nathaniel Dett, was a composer in the United States and Canada. During his lifetim

Often known as R. Nathaniel Dett, was a composer in the United States and Canada. During his lifetime he was one of the most successful black composers, known for his use of folk songs and spirituals for choral and piano compositions in the romantic style.