Ra, Sun (orig. Le Sony'r Ra) US jazz musician _1915-1993
Raab, Julius Aus. polit.; chancellor of Austria 1953-1961; acting pres. of Austria 1957 _1891-1964
Rabaut, Paul Fr. Protestant clergyman; leader of Huguenots 1760-1794 _1718-1794
Rabbani, Burhanuddin Afghan polit.; leader of Shoora Nazar forces; pres. of Afghanistan 1992-- _19XX--
Rabearivelo, Jean Joseph Madagascar poet writing in French; wrote poetry collections "Cutting the Ashes" 1924, "Nearly Dreams" 1934, "Translation of the Night" 1935; father of modern Malagasy literature; suicide _1901-1937
Rabelais, Francois (pseud. Alcofribas Nasier) Fr. comic nov. & satirist; wrote novels "Pantagruel" 1533, "Gargantua" 1535 _1494-1553?
Rabi, Isidor Isaac (I. I. Rabi) US (Aus.-born) phys.; NP Phys. 1944 _1898-1988
Rabin, Yitzhak (also Itzhak Rabin) Israeli diplomat, gen., & polit.; Israeli ambassador to US 1968-1973; prime min. of Israel 1974-1977, 1992--; NP Peace 1994 _1922--
Raborn, William Francis Jr. (Red) US adm.; director of CIA 1965-1966 _1905-1990
Rabuka, Sitiveni Ligamamada Fijian gen. & polit.; military head of state of Fiji 1987; prime min. of Fiji 1992-- _1948--
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevich (also Sergei Rachmaninov) Rus. composer, conductor, & pianist _1873-1943
Racicot, Marc US polit.; gov. of Montana 1993-- _1948--
Racine, Jean Baptiste Fr. dram. & poet; wrote plays "Andromaque" 1667, "Les Plaideurs" 1668, "Berenice" 1670, "Iphigenie" 1674, "Phedre" 1677, "Esther" 1689 _1639-1699
Rackham, Arthur Brit. illustrator _1867-1939
Raczkiewicz, Wladyslaw Pol. polit.; pres. of Poland 1939-1945 in exiled London government _1885-1947
Radek, Karl Bernhardovich (orig. Karl Sobelsohn) Ger.-Rus. (Ukrainian-born) Communist leader & revolutionary _1885-1941?
Radescu, Nicolae Romanian army officer & polit.; last pre-Communist prime min. of Romania 1944-1945 _1874-1953
Radetzky, Joseph (Graf Radetzky von Radetz) Aus. marshal _1766-1858
Radford, Arthur William US adm.; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1953-1957 _1896-1973
Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli, Sir Indian polit. & scholar; pres. of India 1962-1967 _1888-1975
Radner, Gilda US actress & comedienne; starred in show "Saturday Night Live" 1975-1980 _1946-1989
Rado, Tibor US (Hung.-born) math.; solved Plateau problem independently of Jesse Douglas _1895-1965
Rae, John Scot. Arctic explorer _1813-1893
Rae, Robert Keith (Bob) Can. polit.; premier of Ontario 1990-- _1948--
Raeburn, Henry, Sir Scot. portrait painter _1756-1823
Raeder, Erich Ger. adm.; fought in World War I & World War II _1876-1960
Raedwald king of E. Anglia 6XX-624?; buried at Sutton Hoo _5XX-624?
Raemaekers, Louis Dutch political cartoonist _1869-1956
Rafi'ad-Daragat Mogul emperor of India 1719; grandson of Bahadur Shah _1699?-1719
Rafsanjani, [Hojatoleslam] Hashemi [Ali Akbar] Iranian polit.; pres. of Iran 1989-- _1934--
Rahman [Putra al-Haj], Abdul (Tunku Rahman) Malaysian polit.; 1st prime min. of Malaya 1957-1963; prime min. of Malaysia 1963-1970; resigned _1903-1990
Rahman, Mujibur Bangladeshi dictator, nationalist, & polit.; prime min. of Bangladesh 1972-1975; 1st pres. of Bangladesh 1972, 1975; overthrown & killed _1920-1975
Raimondi, Marcantonio It. engraver _1480?-1534?
Rainey, Henry Thomas US polit.; House majority leader 1931-1933; Speaker of the House 1933-1934 _1860-1934
Rainey, Joseph US polit.; 1st black elected to & served in Congress 1869 _1832-1887
Rainier III (Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Rainier III) prince of Monaco 1949-- _1923--
Rains, Claude US (Eng.-born) movie actor _1889-1967
Rainwater, Leo James US phys.; NP Phys. 1975 _1917-1986
Raitt, Bonnie Lynn US singer _1949--
Rajagopalachari, Chakravarti (Chakravarti Rajaji; also Chakravarti Rajagopalachariar) Indian editor, nationalist, & polit.; last gov-gen. of India 1948-1950 _1878-1972
Rajapika (also Achakpa) ruler of Mongol Empire 1328; son of Yesun Temur Khan _1320?-13XX
Rajendra [Bikramah Shah] king of Nepal 1816-1847; ruled under regency 1816-1847; deposed; son of Girvanyuddha _1813?-1881
Raji, Muhammad Ali (also Mohammed Ali Rajai) Iranian polit.; prime min. of Iran 1980-1981; pres. of Iran 1981; assassinated _1933-1981
Rajk, Laszlo Hung. Communist polit.; executed _1909-1949
Rakhmonov, Imomali Tajik Communist polit.; pres. of Tajikistan 1992-- _19XX--
Rakosi, Matyas Hung. Communist polit.; secy-gen. of Hung. Communist Party 1945-1956; prime min. of Hungary 1952-1953 _1892-1971
Raleigh, Walter, Sir (also Walter Ralegh) Eng. courtier, explorer, & historian _1552?-1618
Rallis, George Gk. polit.; prime min. of Greece 1980-1981 _1918--
Rama I (Chakkri; also Duang) king of Siam 1782-1809 _1736-1809
Rama II (Isara Sunthorn; Somdet Phra Puttha Loet-La Nabhalai; also Chim) king of Siam 1809-1824; son of Rama I _1767-1824
Rama III (Jetta; also Tap; Somdet Phra Nang Klao, Krom Mun Chesdabondindra) king of Siam 1824-1851; son of Rama II _1787-1851
Rama IV Mahiswaresra (Uparach, Wang Na; Somdet Phra Paravendra Ramesra Mahiswaresra Phra Pin Klau Chau Yu Hua) king of Siam 1851-1866; co-regent with Rama IV Mongkut; son of Rama III _1805?-1866
Rama IV Mongkut (Somdet Phra Paramandar Maha Mongkut Pra Chom Klau Chau Yu Hua) king of Siam 1851-1868; co-regent with Rama IV Mahiswaresra 1851-1866; son of Rama III _1804-1868
Rama V (Phra Paramandar Maha Chulalongkorn; Maha Tjula Langkarana Chulalongkorn) Siamese reformer; king of Siam 1868-1910; ruled under regency 1868-1873; son of Rama IV Mahiswaresa _1853-1910
Rama VI (Vajirawudh; Maha Vajirawudh Phra Mongkut Klao) king of Siam 1910-1925; son of Rama IV Mahiswaresa _1880-1925
Rama VII (Prajadhipok) king of Siam 1926-1935; abdicated; son of Rama IV Mahiswaresa _1893-1941
Rama VIII (Ananda; Phra Paramandar Ananda Mahidol) (Ger.-born) king of Siam 1935-1946; ruled under regency 1935-1946; nephew of Rama VII; assassinated _1925-1946
Rama IX ([Phra Paramendra Maha] Bhumibol Adulyadej) (US-born) king of Thailand 1946--; ruled under regency 1946-1951; brother of Rama VIII _1927--
Ramadier, Paul Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1947 _1888-1961
Ramakrishna Indian Hindu religious leader _1836-1886
Raman, Chandrasekhara Venkata, Sir Indian phys.; NP Phys. 1930 _1888-1970
Ramanantsoa, Gabriel Malagasy gen. & polit.; pres. of Madagascar 1972-1975; resigned _1906--
Ramanujan, Srinivasa Aaiyangar Indian math. & prodigy _1887-1920
Ramaphosa, [Matamela] Cyril S. African black labor leader & activist; gen-secy. of National Union of Mineworkers 1982-1991; secy-gen. of African National Congress 1991-- (ANC) _1952--
Ram Das (orig. Chak; also Ramdaspur) Indian Sikh religious leader; 4th Sikh guru 1574-1581; son-in-law of Amar Das; founded Amritsar 1577 _1534-1581
Rameau, Jean Philippe Fr. composer _1683-1764
Ramee, Marie Louise de la (pseud. Ouida) Eng. nov. _1839-1908
Ramek, Rudolf (also Rudolf Rameck) Aus. polit.; chancellor of Austria 1924-1926 _1881-1941
Ramgoolam, Seewoosagur, Sir Mauritian polit.; chief minister of Mauritius 1961-1965; premier of Mauritius 1965-1968; prime min. of Mauritius 1968-1982; 1st prime min. of independent Mauritius; gov-gen. of Mauritius 1983-1985 _1900-1985
Ramirez, Pedro Pablo Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1943-1944 _1884-1962
Ramon y Cajal, Santiago Sp. histologist; NP Med. 1906 _1852-1934
Ramos, Fidel Valdez Philippines gen. & polit.; pres. of Philippines 1992-- _1928--
Ramsay, Allan Scot. poet _1686-1758
Ramsay, James Andrew Broun (Marquis of Dalhousie) Brit. colonial admin.; gov-gen. of India 1848-1856 _1812-1860
Ramsay, Simon (Earl of Dalhousie) Brit. admin.; last gov-gen. of Central African Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1957-1963 _1914--
Ramsay, William, Sir Brit. chem.; discovered elements helium, krypton, neon; co-discovered elements argon, xenon; NP Chem. 1904 _1852-1916
Ramses II (Ramses the Great; also Rameses II) king of Egypt 1290b?-1224b?; member of 19th dynasty _1316b?-1224b?
Ramsey, Alexander US polit.; gov. of Minnesota territory 1849-1853; gov. of Minnesota 1860-1863; Secy. of War 1879-1881 _1815-1903
Ramsey, Arthur Michael (Lord Ramsey) Brit. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1961-1974 _1904-1988
Ramsey, Norman Foster Jr. US phys.; invented separated oscillatory fields method; NP Phys. 1989 _1915--
Ram Singh Indian Sikh religious leader of Namdhari (Kuka) sect; successor of Balak Singh; established Namdhari practices _1816-1885
Ramspeck, Robert C. Word US polit.; House majority whip 1942-1945 _1890-1972
Ramushwana, Gabrel S. African-Venda army officer & polit.; overthrew Patrick Mphephu 1990; last head of state of Venda 1990-1994 _19XX--
Rana Bahadur [Shah] (Nirjunanda Svami) king of Nepal 1778-1799; ruled under regency 1778-1799; deposed; son of Pratapa Simha _1775-1804?
Rance, Armand Jean Le Bouthillier de Fr. monk; founded Trappist monastic order _1626-1700
Rance, Hubert Elvin, Sir Brit. colonial admin.; last Brit. gov. of Burma 1946-1948 _1898-1974
Rand, Ayn US (Rus.-born) nov. & advocate of capitalism _1905-1982
Rand, James Henry US computer industrialist; founded Remington Rand Corp. 1926 _1886-1968
Randall, Alexander US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1866-1869 _1819-1872
Randall, Samuel Jackson US polit.; Speaker of the House 1876-1881 _1828-1890
Randi, James (the Amazing Randi; orig. Randall James Hamilton Zwinge) US (Can.-born) magician, escape artist, & investigator of paranormal claims; main founder of CSICOP 1976 _1928--
Randolph, [Asa] Philip (A. Philip Randolph) US black civil rights leader & labor leader; founder & 1st pres. of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925-1968 (1st black union in US) _1889-1979
Randolph, Beverley US polit.; 1st US gov. of Virginia 1788-1791 _1754-1797
Randolph, Edmund Jennings US lawyer & polit.; 1st Atty. Gen. 1790-1794; Secy. of State 1794-1795 _1753-1813
Randolph, George Wythe US-Confederate gen.; Confederate secy. of war 1862 _1815-1867
Randolph, John (John Randolph of Roanoke) US polit.; supporter of states' rights _1773-1833
Randolph, Peyton US polit. in American Revolution; 1st pres. of Continental Congress 1774, 1775; uncle of Edmund Randolph _1721-1775
Randolph, Peyton US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1811-1812 _1779-1828
Randolph, Thomas Mann US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1819-1822; son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson _1768-1828
Rangsit (Prince Chainat) Thai polit.; regent of Thailand 1946-1951; uncle of Pridi _1885-1951
Ranjit Singh (Lion of the Punjab) Indian Sikh chieftain, conqueror, & ruler; maharajah of the Punjab 1801-1839 _1780-1839
Ranke, Leopold von Ger. historian _1795-1886
Rankin, Jeannette US pacifist & polit.; 1st woman elected to Congress 1916 _1880-1973
Rankine, William John Macquorn Scot. engineer & phys.; eponym of Rankine temperature scale _1820-1872
Ransom, John Crowe US critic & poet; member of New Criticism school _1888-1974
Ransom, Matt Whitaker US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1895-1896 _1826-1904
Rao, [Pamulaparti Venkata] Narasimha (P. V. Narasimha Rao) Indian polit.; prime min. of India 1991-- _1921--
Rapacki, Adam Pol. diplomat; Pol. foreign minister 1956-1968 _1909-1970
Raphael [Sanzio] (also Raffaello Santi) It. painter _1483-1520
Raphael, Sally Jessy US television talk show host _1943--
Rashid Ali al-Gailani Iraqi polit.; prime min. of Iraq 1933, 1936-1938, 1940-1941 _1892-1965
Rashid bin Said al-Maktoum regent of Dubai 1938-1958; ruler of Dubai 1958-1990; co-founded United Arab Emirates 1971 with Zayed bin al-Nahayan _1914-1990
Rashid Rida Syrian editor & Muslim fundamentalist; follower of Muhammad Abduh _1865-1935
Rask, Rasmus Kristian Danish orientalist & philologist _1787-1832
Rasmussen, Knud Johan Victor Danish Arctic explorer & ethnologist _1879-1933
Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup Danish polit.; prime min. of Denmark 1993-- _1943--
Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich (orig. Grigori Efimovich Novykh) Rus. mystic; advisor to Nicholas II; murdered _1871?-1916
Ratana, Tahupotiki Wiremu Maori polit. & religious leader _1873-1939
Ratazzi, Urbano It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1862, 1867 _1810-1873
Rath, Ernst vom Ger. Nazi diplomat; assassinated, sparking Kristallnacht _18XX-1938
Rathbone, Basil Eng. (S. African-born) movie actor; portrayed Sherlock Holmes _1892-1967
Rathenau, Emil Ger. businessman; helped found Allgemeine Elektrizitats-Gesellschaft 1883 (AEG; Ger. Edison Co. before 1887); father of Walther Rathenau _1838-1915
Rathenau, Walther Ger. diplomat, financial admin., & industrialist; assassinated _1867-1922
Rather, Dan US television newscaster; appeared in shows "60 Minutes" 1975-1981, "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" 1981--, "48 Hours" 1987-- _1931--
Ratsimandrava, Richard Malagasy army officer & polit.; military pres. of Madagascar 1975; assassinated _1931-1975
Ratsiraka, Didier Malagasy adm. & polit.; pres. of Madagascar 1976-1993 _1936--
Ratzenberger, John Deszo US actor; starred in series "Cheers" 1982-1993 _1947--
Ravaillac, Francois Fr. assassin of Henry IV of France; executed _1578-1610
Ravel, Maurice Joseph Fr. composer _1875-1937
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis (Baron Rawdon, Earl of Moira, Marquis of Hastings) Brit. gen. & admin. in India; gov-gen. of Brit. E. India Co. 1813-1823 _1754-1826
Rawl, Lawrence US petroleum businessman; pres. of Exxon Corp. 1985; CEO of Exxon Corp. 1986--; chairman of Exxon Corp. 1986-- _1928--
Rawlings, Jerry John Ghanaian soldier & polit.; provisional head of state of Ghana 1979; pres. of Ghana 1981-- _1947--
Rawlins, John Aaron US army officer; Secy. of War 1869 _1831-1869
Rawlinson, Henry Creswicke, Sir Eng. orientalist _1810-1895
Ray, Dixy Lee (orig. Margaret Ray) US admin. & polit.; last chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 1973-1975; gov. of Washington 1977-1981 _1914-1994
Ray, James Earl US assassin of Martin Luther King; imprisoned 1969-- _1928--
Ray, John (also John Wray) Eng. naturalist & zoologist; made taxonomic classification of animals & plants _1627-1705
Ray, Man US artist & photographer; co-founded Dadaist movement 1917 _1890-1976
Ray, Satyajit Indian movie director _1921-1992
Rayburn, Samuel Taliaferro (Sam; Mr. Democrat) US polit.; House majority leader 1937-1940; Speaker of the House 1940-1947, 1949-1953, 1955-1961; House minority leader 1947-1949, 1953-1955 _1882-1961
Rayleigh, Lord (John William Strutt) Eng. phys.; co-discovered element argon; NP Phys. 1904 _1842-1919
Raymond, Alexander Gillespie (Alex) US cartoonist; created Flash Gordon _1909-1956
Raymond, Henry Jarvis US polit.; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1864-1866 _1820-1869
Raymond du Puy Fr. knight; grand master of Knights Hospitalers 1121?-1160; developed Knights Hospitalers into strong military power _10XX-1160
Razaf, Andrew (Andy) US lyricist & songwriter _1895-1973
Read, George US lawyer & polit. in American Revolution _1733-1798
Read, Herbert, Sir Eng. aut. _1893-1968
Read, Jacob US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1797 _1752-1816
Reade, Charles Eng. dram. & nov. _1814-1884
Reagan, Anne Frances Robbins (Nancy; nee Davis) US 2nd wife of Ronald Reagan 1952 _1921--
Reagan, John Henninger US-Confederate polit.; only Confederate postmaster gen. 1861-1865 _1818-1905
Reagan, Ronald Wilson US actor & Rep. polit.; gov. of California 1966-1975; 40th pres. of US 1981-1989 _1911--
Reaumur, Rene Antoine Ferchault de Fr. inventor & sci.; eponym of Reaumur temperature scale _1683-1757
Reber, Grote US radio astronomer; inventor of radio telescope 1937 _1911--
Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich Rus. composer _1866-1920
Recamier, Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelaide Bernard Fr. socialite _1777-1849
Recorde, Robert Eng. math.; introduced equals sign _1510?-1558
Red Cloud (Mahpiua Luta; John) Oglala Sioux chief _1822-1909
Redding, Otis US singer & songwriter; died in airplane crash _1941-1967
Reddy, Helen US (Austr.-born) singer; composed, wrote, & recorded song "I Am Woman" 1971 _1941--
Reddy, Neelam Sanjiva Indian polit.; pres. of India 1977-1982 _1913--
Redenbacher, Orville US popcorn businessman _1907--
Redfield, William US football player _1927-1976
Redfield, William Cox US industrialist & polit.; 1st Secy. of Commerce 1913-1919 _1858-1932
Redford, [Charles] Robert Jr. US movie actor & director _1937--
Redgrave, Lynn Rachel Eng. actress; daughter of Michael Redgrave _1943--
Redgrave, Michael Scudamore, Sir Eng. actor _1908-1985
Redgrave, Vanessa Eng. actress; daughter of Michael Redgrave _1937--
Redi, Franceso It. biologist & poet; disproved spontaneous generation of maggots _1626?-1697?
Red Jacket (orig. Otetiani; Sagoyewatha) Seneca chief & orator _1758?-1830
Redman, Don US jazz composer & musician _1900-1964
Redmond, John Edward Irish patriot & polit. _1856-1918
Redon, Odilon Fr. Symbolist artist & lithographer _1840-1916
Redstone, Sumner Murray US entertainment businessman; chairman of Viacom Inc. _1923--
Reece, [Brazilla] Carroll US polit.; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1946-1948 _1889-1961
Reed, Donna (orig. Donna Belle Mullenger) US actress; starred in movie "From Here to Eternity" 1953, starred in & eponym of series "The Donna Reed Show" 1958-1966 _1921-1986
Reed, Harrison US polit.; gov. of Florida 1868-1873 _1813-1899
Reed, Henry Hope US critic & educator _1808-1854
Reed, John US Communist & journalist _1887-1920
Reed, Stanley Forman US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1938-1957 _1884-1980
Reed, Thomas Brackett US polit.; 1st House minority leader 1883-1889, 1891-1895; Speaker of the House 1889-1891, 1895-1899 _1839-1902
Reed, Thomas Care US admin.; secy. of air force 1976-1977 _1934--
Reed, Walter US bacteriologist & military surgeon; explained transmission of yellow fever _1851-1902
Reed, Willis US basketball player & coach; played for New York Knicks 1964-1974; coach of New York Knicks 1977-1979 _1942--
Reedy, George Edward US admin.; White House press secretary 1964-1965 _1917--
Reeves, Keanu US (Lebanese-born) movie actor _1964--
Reeves, Paul Alfred, Sir New Zealand polit. & Anglican archbishop; Anglican archbishop of New Zealand 1980-1985; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1985-1990 _1932--
Regan, Donald Thomas US admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1981-1985; White House chief of staff 1985-1987 _1918--
Regiomontanus (orig. Johann Muller) Ger. astronomer & math.; studied trigonometry; opposed heliocentrism _1436-1476
Regulus, Marcus Atilius Rom. gen. _2XXb
Rehnquist, William Hubbs US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1972-1986; only abstention in US v. Nixon 1974; Supr. Ct. chief justice 1986-- _1924--
Reich, Robert Bernard US political sci.; Secy. of Labor 1993-- _1946--
Reichstein, Tadeus Swi. (Pol.-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1950 _1897--
Reid, George Houston Austr. (Scot.-born) polit.; prime min. of Australia 1904-1905 _1848-1918
Reid, Harry US Dem. polit.; Senator from Nevada 1987-- _1939--
Reid, Thomas Scot. philos. _1710-1796
Reid, Whitelaw US polit.; Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1892 _1837-1912
Reilly, William Kane US conservationist; admin. of Environmental Protection Agency 1989-1993 (EPA) _1940--
Reina, Carlos Roberto Honduran jurist & polit.; pres. of Honduras 1994-- _1926?--
Reiner, Fritz US (Hung.-born) conductor; conducted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 1938-1948; conducted Metropolitan Opera 1948-1953; conducted Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1953-1962 _1888-1963
Reiner, Robert (Rob) US movie actor, director, & producer _1945--
Reinhardt, Max (orig. Max Goldmann) Aus. theater director _1873-1943
Reinhold, Erasmus Ger. astronomer; compiled 1st tables of planetary motion based on Copernican system _1511-1553
Reith, John Charles Walsham Brit. broadcasting businessman; director-general of BBC 1927-1938 _1889-1971
Reitman, Ivan Can.-US (Czechoslovakian-born) movie director; directed movies "Meatballs" 1979, "Stripes" 1981, "Ghostbusters" 1984, "Legal Eagles" 1986, "Twins" 1988, "Ghostbusters II" 1989, "Kindergarten Cop" 1990, "Dave" 1993 _1946--
Reitz, Francis William S. African Boer polit.; pres. of Orange Free State 1889-1895; resigned; last state secy. of Transvaal 1898-1902 _1844-1934
Rejtan, Tadeusz Pol. patriot; opposed partitioning of Poland; suicide _1746-1780
Relander, Lauri Kristian Finnish polit.; pres. of Finland 1925-1931 _1883-1942
Remarque, Erich Maria US (Ger.-born) nov. _1898-1970
Rembrandt [Harmenszoon van Rijn] Dutch painter _1606-1669
Remek, Vladimir Czechoslovakian cosmonaut; 1st Czech in space, 1st non-Soviet, non-American in space 1978 _1948--
Remick, Lee (orig. Ann Remick) US actress _1935-1991
Remington, Eliphalet US gun manufacturer _1793-1861
Remington, Frederic US painter of Western scenes _1861-1909
Remsen, Ira US chem. _1846-1927
Renan, Joseph Ernest Fr. religious historian & scholar _1823-1892
Renault, Louis Fr. international lawyer & jurist; NP Peace 1907 _1843-1918
Rendell, Edward Gene US Dem. polit.; mayor of Philadelphia 1992-- _1944--
Rene, France Albert Seychelles polit.; 1st prime min. of Seychelles 1976-1977; overthrew James Mancham 1977; pres. of Seychelles 1977-- _1935--
Reni, Guido It. painter _1575-1642
Rennie, John Ogilvie, Sir Brit. espionage admin.; director-general of MI6 1968-1973 _1914-1981
Renner, Karl Aus. polit.; chancellor of Austria 1919-1920, 1945; 1st chancellor of Aus. Rep.; pres. of Austria 1945-1950 _1870-1950
Reno, Janet US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1993-- _1938--
Renoir, Jean US (Fr.-born) movie director & screenwriter; son of Pierre Renoir _1894-1979
Renoir, Pierre Auguste Fr. Impressionist painter _1841-1919
Rensburg, Willem Cornelis Janse van S. African Boer polit.; acting pres. of Transvaal 1862, 1863-1864 _1818-1865
Renwick, James Jr. US architect _1818-1895
Repplier, Agnes US essayist _1855-1950
Rese, Frederick US (Ger.-born) Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Detroit 1833-1837 _1791-1871
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman (Sammy; orig. Samuel Rzeschewski) US (Pol.-born) chess player _1911-1992
Resnik, Judith Arlene US astronaut; died in explosion of space shuttle Challenger _1949-1986
Resor, Stanley Rogers US lawyer; secy. of army 1965-1971 _1917--
Respighi, Ottorino It. composer _1879-1936
Restrepo, Carlos Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1910-1914 _1867-1937
Restrepo, Jose Manuel Colombian historian _1775?-1860?
Reti, Richard Czechoslovakian chess player _1889-1929
Retinger, Joseph Hieronim Pol. political organizer; advocate of European unification; main founder of Bilderberg Group 1954 _1888-1960
Retton, Mary Lou US gymnast _1968--
Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de (also Baron de Raiz) Fr. marshal & sadist; possibly inspiration for character Bluebeard; murdered _1404?-1440
Reuchlin, Johannes (Capnio) Ger. humanist _1455-1522
Reuter, Ernst Ger. polit.; mayor of W. Berlin 1949-1953 _1889-1953
Reuter, Paul Julius, Baron von (orig. Israel Beer Josaphat) Brit. (Ger.-born) journalist & pioneer news agency businessman _1816-1899
Reuther, Walter Philip US labor leader; pres. of United Automobile Workers 1946-1970; pres. of CIO 1952-1955 _1907-1970
Revelle, Roger Randall Dougan US oceanographer & planetary sci. _1909-1991
Revels, Hiram US polit.; 1st black elected to Senate 1870 _1822-1901
Revere, Paul US printer, silversmith, & patriot in American Revolution _1735-1818
Revlon, Charles Haskell US cosmetics industrialist; founder & 1st pres. of Revlon, Inc. 1932-1962 _1906-1975
Revol, Louis de Fr. diplomat; 1st Fr. foreign minister 1589-1594; considered world's 1st foreign minister, as emissary entrusted with all foreign relations _1531-1594
Rexroth, Kenneth US aut. _1905-1982
Reyes [Prieto], Rafael Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1904-1908, 1908-1909 _1850-1921
Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw (also Wladyslaw Stanislaw Rejment) Pol. nov.; NP Lit. 1924 _1867-1925
Reynaud, Paul Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1940; resigned _1878-1966
Reynolds, Albert Irish polit.; Irish finance minister 1989-1991; prime min. of Ireland 1992-- _1935--
Reynolds, Burton Leon (Burt) US actor _1936--
Reynolds, John US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1830-1834 _1788-1865
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir Eng. portrait painter _1723-1792
Reynolds, Walter Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1313-1327 _12XX-1327
Reza Shah Pahlavi Persian-Iranian polit.; prime min. of Persia 1923-1925; shah of Iran 1925-1941 _1877-1944
Rhee, Syngman S. Korean nationalist & polit.; 1st pres. of S. Korea 1948-1960 _1871-1965
Rheticus, Georg Joachim Aus. astronomer & math.; secretary of Copernicus _1514-1576
Rhind, James Alexander Scot. antiquary; purchaser & eponym of Rhind papyrus _1833-1863
Rhoads, James US educator; 1st pres. of Bryn Mawr College 1883-1894 _1828-1895
Rhodes, Alexandre de Fr. Jesuit missionary in Vietnam; 1st Frenchman to visit Vietnam; perfected Quoc-ngu script _1591-1660
Rhodes, Cecil John Brit. admin. & colonizer in southern Africa; premier of Cape Colony 1890-1896; eponym of Rhodesia; establisher & eponym of Rhodes scholarship _1853-1902
Rhodes, Frank Harold Trevor US (Eng.-born) educator & geologist; pres. of Cornell Univ. 1977-- _1926--
Rhodes, James Allen (Jim) US polit.; gov. of Ohio 1963-1971, 1975-1983; ordered National Guard to Kent State Univ. 1970 _1909--
Rhodes, John Jacob US polit.; House minority leader 1973-1981 _1916--
Rhodes, Wilfred Eng. cricket player _1877-1973
Riad, Mahmud Egyptian diplomat; Egyptian ambassador to UN 1962-1964; Egyptian foreign minister 1964-1972; secy-gen. of Arab League 1972-1979 _1917-1992
Ribar, Ivan Yugoslavian Communist polit.; pres. of Yugoslavia 1945-1953 _1881-1968
Ribbentrop, Joachim von Ger. Nazi diplomat; Ger. foreign minister 1938-1945; negotiated Tripartite Pact 1940 _1893-1945
Ribera, Jose de (also Jusepe de Ribera; Lo Spagnoletto) Sp. etcher & painter in Italy _1588-1652
Ribicoff, Abraham Alexander US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1955-1961; Secy. of HEW 1961-1962; chairman of Senate Government Operations Committee 1975-1981 (Senate Governmental Affairs Committee after 1977) _1910--
Ricardo, David Eng. economist; formulated Iron Law of Wages _1772-1823
Ricasoli [di Brolio], Bettino It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1861-1862, 1866-1867 _1809-1880
Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio It. math.; inventor of tensor analysis; collaborator with Tullio Levi-Civita _1853-1925
Riccio, David (also David Rizzio) It. musician in England _1533?-1566
Rice, Alexander Hamilton US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1876-1879 _1818-1895
Rice, Anne (nee O'Brien; orig. Howard Allen O'Brien) US nov.; wrote novels "Interview with the Vampire" 1976, "The Vampire Lestat" 1985, "The Queen of the Damned" 1988, "Tale of the Body Thief" 1992 _1941--
Rice, Donald Blessing US admin. & businessman; pres. & CEO of Rand Corp. 1972-1989; secy. of air force 1989-1993 _1939--
Rice, Elmer Leopold (orig. Elmer Leopold Reizenstein) US dram. _1892-1967
Rice, Jerry Lee US football player; played for San Francisco 49ers 1985--; Super Bowl MVP 1989 _1962--
Rice, James Edgar (Jim) US baseball player _1953--
Rice, Norman US polit.; mayor of Seattle 1990-- _1943--
Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon, Sir (Tim) Brit. lyricist, songwriter, & writer of musicals _1944--
Richard I (Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lion-Hearted) Eng. king 1189-1199 & conqueror; son of Henry III _1157-1199
Richard II Eng. king 1377-1399; deposed; last ruler of House of Plantagenet; grandson of Edward III _1367-1400
Richard III (Duke of Gloster) Eng. king 1483-1485; overthrown, defeated, & killed at battle of Bosworth Field; last ruler of House of York; brother of Edward IV _1452-1485
Richard, Cliff (orig. Harry Rodger Webb) Brit. (Indian-born) rock singer _1940--
Richard, Maurice Joseph Henri (Rocket Richard) Can. hockey player; played for Montreal Canadiens 1942-1960 _1921--
Richards, [Dorothy] Ann (nee Willis) US Dem. polit.; gov. of Texas 1991-- _1933--
Richards, Dickinson Woodruff Jr. US surgeon; NP Med. 1956 _1895-1973
Richards, Ivor Armstrong (I. A. Richards) Eng. critic; advocate of Basic English; co-wrote "The Meaning of Meaning" 1923 with C. K. Ogden, wrote "Principles of Literary Criticism" 1924; member of New Criticism school _1893-1979
Richards, Theodore William US chem.; NP Chem. 1914 _1868-1928
Richardson, Elliot Lee US admin.; Secy. of HEW 1970-1973; Secy. of Defense 1973; Atty. Gen. 1973; Secy. of Commerce 1975-1977 _1920--
Richardson, Ethel Florence Lindesay (psued. Henry Handel Richardson) Austr. nov. _1870-1946
Richardson, Friend William US polit.; gov. of California 1923-1927 _1865-1943
Richardson, Henry Hobson US architect _1838-1886
Richardson, James Daniel US polit.; House minority leader 1899-1903 _1843-1914
Richardson, Jape Perry (J. P. Richardson; the Big Bopper) US disc jockey & rock singer; died in airplane crash with Buddy Holly & Ritchie Valens _1930-1959
Richardson, Margaret (nee Milner) US admin.; commissioner of IRS 1993-- _1943--
Richardson, Owen Williams, Sir Brit. phys.; NP Phys. 1928 _1879-1959
Richardson, Samuel Eng. epistolary nov. _1689-1761
Richardson, William Adams US admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1873-1874 _1821-1896
Richelieu, Cardinal (orig. Armand Jean du Plessis; Eminence Rouge) Fr. polit. & prelate; prime min. of France 1629-1642 _1585-1642
Richet, Charles Robert Fr. physiologist; NP Med. 1913 _1850-1935
Richie, Lionel Jr. US singer _1949--
Richter, Burton US phys.; NP Phys. 1976 _1931--
Richter, Charles Francis US inventor & seismologist; co-inventor & eponym of Richter scale for earthquake severity 1935 _1900-1985
Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich (pseud. Jean Paul) Ger. aut. _1763-1825
Richthofen, Baron Manfred von (the Red Baron) Ger. aviator in World War I; shot down 80 enemy aircraft; killed when airplane shot down _1892-1918
Ricimer, Flavius Rom. gen. _4XX-472
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (Eddie) US aviator in World War I & airline businessman; 1st pres. of Eastern Air Lines Inc. 1938-1953; chairman of Eastern Air Lines Inc. 1953-1967 _1890-1973
Ricketts, Claude Vernon US adm. in World War II _1906-1964
Ricketts, Howard Taylor US pathologist; source of word "rickettsia" _1871-1910
Rickey, Branch Wesley Jr. US baseball admin. _1881-1965
Rickover, Hyman George US (Pol.-born) adm.; father of the nuclear navy _1900-1986
Ride, Sally Kristen US astronaut; 1st US woman in space 1983 _1951--
Ridgway, Matthew Bunker US gen.; led US forces in World War II & Korean War; commanded US occupation of Japan 1951; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1952-1953 (SACEUR); army chief of staff 1953-1955 _1895-1993
Ridley, Nicholas Eng. Protestant martyr & religious reformer; executed by Mary I _1503?-1555
Riegle, Donald Wayne Jr. US Dem. polit.; Senator from Michigan 1976--; chairman of Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee 1989--; member of Keating Five _1938--
Riel, Louis Can. rebel _1844-1885
Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Ger. math.; studied non-Euclidean geometry; introduced zeta function; stater & eponym of Riemann hypothesis 1859 _1826-1866
Riesco [Errazuriz], German Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1901-1906 _1854-1916
Rienzo, Niccolo Cola di It. polit. _1313-1354
Rifai, Abdel-Monem Jordanian (Lebanese-born) diplomat & polit.; Jordanian foreign minister 1968-1969, 1969-1970; prime min. of Jordan 1969, 1970 _1917-1985
Rifkind, Malcolm Leslie Brit. polit.; Brit. defense secy. 1992-- _1946--
Rigdon, Sidney US Mormon leader & heretic; broke with Mormon church over succession to Joseph Smith _1793-1876
Rigg, Diana Eng. television actress _1938--
Riggins, John US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1983 _1949--
Riis, Jacob August US (Danish-born) journalist & reformer; wrote "How the Other Half Lives" 1890 _1849-1914
Riley, James Whitcomb US poet _1849-1916
Riley, Richard Wilson (Dick) US polit.; gov. of S. Carolina 1979-1987; Secy. of Education 1993-- _1933--
Rilke, Rainer Maria (orig. Rene Karl Wilhelm Josef Maria Rilke) Ger. (Czechoslovakian-born) lyric poet _1875-1926
Rimbaud, [Jean Nicolas] Arthur Fr. Symbolist poet _1854-1891
Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich (also Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) Rus. composer; member of The Five _1844-1908
Rinehart, Mary (nee Roberts) US aut. _1876-1958
Riordan, Patrick William US (Can.-born) archbishop; archbishop of San Francisco 1884-1914; plaintiff in 1st court case argued before Hague Tribunal _1841-1914
Riordan, Richard US Rep. polit.; mayor of Los Angeles 1993-- _1930--
Rios [Morales], Juan Antonio Chilean polit.; pres. of Chile 1942-1946 _1888-1946
Ripley, [Sidney] Dillon 2nd (S. Dillon Ripley) US zoologist; secy. of Smithsonian Institution 1964-1984 _1913--
Ripley, George US editor & Transcendentalist socialist; founded Brook Farm commune _1802-1880
Ripley, Robert LeRoy US cartoonist & collector of strange facts; created comic strip "Believe It or Not" 1918; wrote 2-volume "Believe It or Not" 1929-1931 _1893-1949
Ritchie, Dennis MacAlistair US computer sci.; co-inventor of UNIX; developed computer language C 1972 _1941--
Ritner, Joseph US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1835-1839 _1780-1869
Ritt, Martin US movie & television actor & director _1914-1990
Rittenhouse, William American Mennonite clergyman & paper manufacturer; established 1st paper mill in America 1690; 1st Mennonite bishop in America 1703 _1644-1708
Ritter, John (orig. Jonathan Ritter) US television actor; starred in series "The Waltons" 1972-1981, "Three's Company" 1977-1984, "Three's a Crowd" 1984-1985, "Hooperman" 1987-1989, "Hearts Afire" 1992 _1948--
Ritter, Joseph Elmer US cardinal 1961; archbishop of St. Louis 1946-1967 _18XX-1967
Ritter, Tex (orig. Maurice Woodward Ritter) US country singer _1906?-1974
Rivera, Chita (orig. Dolores Conchita Figuero del Rivero) US actress & singer _1933--
Rivera, Diego Mex. mural painter _1886-1957
Rivera, Fructuoso Uruguayan dictator, gen., & polit.; 1st pres. of Uruguay 1830-1834, 1838-1839, 1839-1843 _1788-1854
Rivera, Geraldo Miguel US television talk show host; hosted & eponym of show "Geraldo" 1987--; son-in-law of Kurt Vonnegut _1943--
Rivers, Joan (orig. Joan Sandra Molinsky) US comedienne _1935--
Rivers, Lucius Mendel US polit.; chairman of House Armed Services Committee 1965-1970 _1905-1970
Rivest, Ronald Linn US computer sci. & cryptographer; co-inventor & co-eponym of RSA encryption _19XX--
Rivlin, [Georgianna] Alice (nee Mitchell) US admin. & economist; 1st director of Congressional Budget Office 1975-1983; director of Office of Management & Budget 1994-- (OMB) _1931--
Riyad Pasha Egyptian polit.; prime min. of Egypt 1879-1880, 1888-1891, 1893-1894 _1836-1911
Rizal, Jose Protasio Philippine patriot _1861-1896
Rizzo, Frank Lazarro US polit.; mayor of Philadelphia 1972-1980 _1920-1991
Robards, Jason Nelson Jr. US actor; husband of Lauren Bacall 1961; divorced 1969 _1922--
Robb, Charles Spittal (Chuck) US Dem. polit.; gov. of Virginia 1982-1986; Senator from Virginia 1989--; son-in-law of Lyndon Johnson 1967 _1939--
Robbins, Frederick Chapman US physician; NP Med. 1954 _1916--
Robbins, Timothy Francis (Tim) US movie actor; starred in movies "Five Corners" 1987, "Bull Durham" 1988, "Cadillac Man" 1990, "Jacob's Ladder" 1990, "The Player" 1992, "Bob Roberts" 1992, "The Hudsucker Proxy" 1994 _1958--
Robbins, Thomas Eugene (Tom) US nov.; wrote novels "Another Roadside Attraction" 1971, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" 1976, "Still Life with Woodpecker" 1980, "Jitterbug Perfume" 1984, "Skinny Legs and All" 1990 _1936--
Robdell, Martin US biochem.; discovered & explained role of G-proteins independently of Alfred Gilman; NP Med. 1994 _1925--
Robert of Jumieges Eng.-Norman prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1051-1052; deposed _10XX
Robert of Molesme Fr. abbot & saint; founded Citeaux Abbey & Cistercian order 1098; canonized 1222 _1027?-1100
Robert I (Robert the Devil) Fr. duke of Normandy 1028-1035; father of William the Conqueror _9XX-1035
Robert II Stewart (the Steward) regent of Scotland 1333-1341, 1346-1357; Scot. king 1390-1406; 1st ruler of House of Stuart; grandson of Robert the Bruce _1316-1390
Robert III Scot. king 1390-1406; son of Robert II _1337?-1406
Robert VIII (Robert Bruce; Robert the Bruce) Scot. revolutionary; Scot. king 1306-1329; defeated English at battle of Bannockburn 1314, liberating Scotland from England _1274-1329
Robert I Fr. king 922-923; overthrown & killed; brother of Eudes _862?-923
Robert II (Robert the Wise, Robert the Pious) Fr. king 996-1031; son of Hugh Capet _971?-1031
Robert Guiscard (Robert de Hauteville) Norman soldier _1015?-1085
Roberts, Barbara US polit.; gov. of Oregon 1991-- _1936--
Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir Can. poet _1860-1943
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Brit. gen. _1832-1914
Roberts, Josef Jenkins US admin. in Liberia; last gov. of Commonwealth of Liberia 1841-1847; 1st pres. of Liberia 1848-1856, 1872-1876 _1809-1876
Roberts, Julia US movie actress & singer _1967--
Roberts, Kenneth US nov. _1885-1957
Roberts, [Granville] Oral US evangelist; founder & eponym of Oral Roberts Univ. 1963 _1918--
Roberts, Oran Milo US polit.; gov. of Texas 1879-1883 _1815-1898
Roberts, Owen Josephus US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1930-1945 _1875-1955
Roberts, Richard John US (Eng.-born) geneticist; co-discovered gene splicing; NP Med. 1993 _1943--
Robertson, Clifford Parker III (Cliff) US actor _1925--
Robertson, James US pioneer & settler; founded Nashville 1780 _1742-1814
Robertson, Oscar Palmer (the Big O) US basketball player; played for Cincinnati Royals 1960-1970, Milwaukee Bucks 1970-1974 _1938--
Robertson, Marion Gordon (Pat) US broadcaster, evangelist, & conservative commentator; founded Christian Coalition _1930--
Robertson, William Scot. historian _1721-1793
Robertson, William Robert, Sir Brit. marshal _1860-1933
Robertson, Wyndham US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1836-1837 _1803-1888
Roberval, Gilles Personne de (also Gilles Personier de Roberval) Fr. math.; inventor & eponym of Roberval balance _1602-1675
Robeson, George Maxwell US admin.; Secy. of Navy 1869-1877 _1829-1897
Robeson, Paul LeRoy US activist, actor, Communist, & singer _1898-1976
Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de (the Incorruptible) Fr. polit. & revolutionary; dictator of France in Reign of Terror 1793-1794 _1758-1794
Robin, Leo US lyricist & songwriter _1900-1984
Robinson, Brooks Calbert Jr. US baseball player & sportscaster; played for Baltimore Orioles 1955-1977 _1937--
Robinson, Charles Lawrence US polit.; 1st US gov. of Kansas 1861-1863; 1st state gov. ever impeached 1862 _1818-1894
Robinson, Edwin Arlington US poet; 1st recipient of Pulitzer Prize for poetry 1922 _1869-1935
Robinson, Edward G. (orig. Emanuel Goldenberg) US (Romanian-born) actor in gangster movies _1893-1973
Robinson, Ezekiel Gilman US Baptist clergyman & educator; pres. of Brown Univ. 1872-1889 _1815-1894
Robinson, Frank US baseball player, coach, & manager; played for Cincinnati Reds 1956-1965, Baltimore Orioles 1966-1971; manager of Baltimore Orioles 1988-1991 _1935--
Robinson, George Dexter US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1884-1887 _1834-1896
Robinson, George Frederick Samuel (Earl of Ripon) Brit. polit.; viceroy of India 1880-1884 _1827-1909
Robinson, Hercules George Robert Brit. admin. in S. Africa; gov. of Cape Colony 1881, 1991-1883, 1884-1886, 1886-1889, 1895-1897 _1824-1897
Robinson, James Harvey US historian _1863-1936
Robinson, John Roosevelt (Jackie) US baseball player for Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-1956; 1st black player in major leagues 1947 _1919-1972
Robinson, Joseph Taylor US polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1913; Senate minority leader 1923-1933; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1928; Senate majority leader 1933-1937 _1872-1937
Robinson, Larry Clark Can. hockey player _1951--
Robinson, Lucius US polit.; gov. of New York 1877-1880 _1810-1891
Robinson, Mary (nee Bourke) Irish polit.; pres. of Ireland 1990-- _1944--
Robinson, Robert, Sir Brit. chem.; NP Chem. 1947 _1886-1975
Robinson, Smokey (orig. William Robinson Jr.) US Motown singer _1940--
Robinson, Sugar Ray (orig. Walker Smith) US boxer; welterweight boxing champion 1946-1951 _1920-1989
Robinson, William, Sir Brit. admin.; gov. of Hong Kong 1891-1898 _1836-1912
Robinson, William (Bill; Mr. Bojangles) US tap dancer _1878-1946
Roca, Julio Argentino Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1880-1886, 1898-1904; brother-in-law of Miguel Juarez Celman _1843-1914
Rocard, Michel Louis Leon Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1988-1991; leader of Socialist Party 1993-1994 _1930--
Rochambeau, Comte de (Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur) Fr. gen. with Napoleon & in American Revolution _1725-1807
Rochester, Nathaniel US pioneer & settler; founder & eponym of Rochester, New York _1752-1831
Rockefeller, David US banker; pres. of Chase Manhattan 1961-1969; CEO of Chase Manhattan 1969-1980; chairman of Chase Manhattan 1969-1981; chairman of Council on Foreign Relations 1970-1985; son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. _1915--
Rockefeller, John Davison US oil industrialist & philanthropist; organized Standard Oil Co. 1870; founded Univ. of Chicago 1890 _1839-1937
Rockefeller, John Davison Jr. US philanthropist; son of John Davison Rockefeller _1874-1960
Rockefeller, John Davison III US philanthropist; chairman of Rockefeller Foundation 1952-1971; founder & 1st pres. of Asia Society 1956-1964; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller _1906-1978
Rockefeller, John Davidson IV (Jay) US Dem. polit.; gov. of W. Virginia 1977-1985; Senator from W. Virginia 1985--; nephew of Nelson Rockefeller & Winthrop Rockefeller; great-grandson of John Davison Rockefeller _1937--
Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich US Rep. polit.; gov. of New York 1959-1973; vice-pres. of US 1974-1977; son of John Davison Rockefeller Jr.; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller _1908-1979
Rockefeller, William US oil industrialist; organized Standard Oil Co. with brother John Davison Rockefeller _1839-1937
Rockefeller, Winthrop US Rep. polit.; gov. of Arkansas 1967-1971; brother of David Rockefeller, John Davison Rockefeller III, & Nelson Rockefeller _1912-1973
Rockingham, Marquis of (Charles Watson-Wentworth) Eng. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1765-1766, 1782 _1730-1782
Rockne, Knute Kenneth US (Norw.-born) football player & coach; coach for Notre Dame 1918-1931; died in airplane crash _1888-1931
Rockwell, George Lincoln US Nazi polit.; founded US Nazi Party 1959; murdered _1918-1967
Rockwell, Norman US illustrator _1894-1978
Roddenberry, Eugene Wesley (Gene) US movie & television aut. & producer; created & produced Star Trek 1966-1969 _1921-1991
Rodgers, James Charles (Jimmie) US country singer _1897-1933
Rodgers, Richard US composer, songwriter, & writer of musicals; collaborator with Oscar Hammerstein II & Lorenz Hart _1902-1979
Rodin, [Francois] Auguste [Rene] Fr. sculptor _1840-1917
Rodin, Judith (nee Seitz) US educator & psychologist; pres. of Univ. of Pennsylvania 1994--; 1st female pres. of an Ivy League university _1944--
Rodney, Caesar Augustus US diplomat & polit.; Atty. Gen. 1807-1811 _1772-1824
Rodney, George Brydges Eng. adm. _1718-1792
Rodolphe (also Rudolph, Rudolf, Raoul; Duke of Burgundy) Fr. king 923-936 _860-936
Rodrigues, Olinde Fr. economist & math.; eponym of Rodrigues' formula for computing Legendre polynomials _1794-1851
Rodrigues [Alves], Francisco de Paula Brazilian polit.; pres. of Brazil 1902-1906, 1918-1919 _1848-1919
Rodriguez, Abelardo Luis Mex. gen. & polit.; acting pres. of Mexico 1932-1934 _1889-1969
Rodriguez, Andres Paraguayan gen., polit., & reformer; pres. of Paraguay 1989-1993 _1924--
Rodriguez [Lara], Guillermo Ecuadorian army officer & polit.; pres. of Ecuador 1972-1976 _1923--
Roebling, John Augustus US (Ger.-born) bridge engineer; began Brooklyn Bridge _1806-1869
Roebling, Washington Augustus US bridge engineer; completed Brooklyn Bridge; son of John Roebling _1837-1926
Roebuck, Alvah Curtis US merchant & watchmaker with Richard Sears; co-founder & co-eponym of Sears Roebuck 1893 _1864-1948
Roemer, Charles Elson III (Buddy) US polit.; gov. of Louisiana 1988-1992 _1943--
Roentgen, Wilhelm Conrad Ger. phys.; NP Phys. 1901 _1845-1923
Roerich, Nikolai Konstantinovich Rus. painter _1874-1947
Roethke, Theodore US poet _1908-1963
Rogers, Bernard William US gen.; army chief of staff 1976-1979; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1979-1987 (SACEUR) _1921--
Rogers, Bruce US book designer & printer _1870-1957
Rogers, Carl Ransom US psychologist; developed client-centered therapy _1902-1987
Rogers, Fred (Mr. Rogers) US juvenile television actor _1928--
Rogers, Ginger (orig. Virginia Katherine McMath) US actress & dancer; partner of Fred Astaire _1911--
Rogers, Henry Huttleson US financier _1840-1909
Rogers, James Gamble US architect _1867-1947
Rogers, John American (Eng.-born) educator; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1682-1684 _1631-1684
Rogers, Kenneth Ray (Kenny) US country singer _1938--
Rogers, Robert US army officer & frontiersman; leader & eponym of Rogers' Rangers in French & Indian War 1756-1763; wrote Ranger Standing Orders 1759 _1731-1795
Rogers, Roy (King of the Cowboys; orig. Leonard Slye) US actor & singer _1912--
Rogers, Samuel Eng. poet _1763-1855
Rogers, William Jr. (Will) US actor; son of William Penn Adair Rogers; suicide _1911-1993
Rogers, William Barton US educator & geologist; acting 1st pres. of American Association for the Advancement of Science 1848; founder & 1st pres. of MIT 1862-1870, 1878-1881 _1804-1882
Rogers, William Penn Adair (Will; the Cowboy Philosopher) US humorist, political commentator, & showman; died in airplane crash _1879-1935
Rogers, William Pierce US diplomat; Atty. Gen. 1958-1961; Secy. of State 1969-1973 _1913--
Rogert, Ditlef Danish songwriter; composed Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian stod vad hojen Mast" (also "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") _1742-1813
Roget, Peter Mark Eng. lexicographer, physician, & scholar; compiler & eponym of Roget's thesaurus 1852 _1779-1869
Roggeveen, Jakob Dutch explorer; discovered Easter Island 1722, Samoan Islands 1722 _1659-1729
Rogier, Charles Latour Belgian nationalist & polit.; 1st prime min. of Belgium 1830-1831, 1832-1834, 1847-1852, 1857-1867; wrote Fr. version of Belgian national anthem "La Brabanconne" 1860 _1800-1885
Rohm, Ernst (also Ernst Roehm) Ger. Nazi army officer & polit.; executed for plot against Adolf Hitler _1887-1934
Rohmer, Sax (pseud. of Arthur Sarsfield Wade; also Arthur Ward) Brit. crime nov.; created character Fu Manchu _1883?-1959
Rohrer, Heinrich Swi. phys.; co-inventor of scanning tunnel microscope; NP Phys. 1986 _1933--
Roh Tae Woo S. Korean polit.; pres. of S. Korea 1988-1993 _1932--
Rojas [Pinilla], Gustavo Colombian gen. & polit.; pres. of Colombia 1953-1957 _1900-1975
Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich Rus. (Pol.-born) Soviet marshal in World War II; Pol. defense minister 1949-1956 _1887-1968
Roldos [Aguilera], Jaime Ecuadorian polit.; pres. of Ecuador 1979-1981; overthrown & killed _1940-1981
Rolfe, John Eng. colonist in America; introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia 1612; husband of Pocahontas _1585-1622
Rolland, Romain Fr. aut., biographer, nov., & socialist; NP Lit. 1915 _1866-1944
Rolle, Michel Fr. math.; eponym of Rolle's theorem _1652-1719
Rolls, Charles Stewart Eng. aviator & automoblie manufacturer with Frederick Royce; co-founded Rolls-Royce Ltd. 1906 _1877-1910
Rolph, James Jr. US polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1911-1931; gov. of California 1931-1934 _1869-1934
Rolvaag, Ole Edvart US (Norw.-born) educator & nov. _1876-1931
Romains, Jules (pseud. of Louis Henri Jean Farigoule) Fr. aut. _1885-1972
Roman, Petre Romanian polit.; prime min. of Romania 1989-1991; resigned _1946--
Roman [y Reyes], Victor Manuel Nicaraguan polit.; pres. of Nicaragua 1947-1950 _1873-1950
Romanes, George John Brit. biologist _1848-1894
Romano, Giulio (orig. Giulio di Pietro di Filippo de' Gianuzzi) It. architect & painter _1499-1546
Romanus It. pope 897; deposed _8XX-9XX
Romberg, Sigmund US (Hung.-born) composer _1887-1951
Rome, Harold Jacob US composer, lyricist, songwriter, & writer of musicals _1908-1993
Romer, Alfred Sherwood US paleontologist _1894-1973
Romer, Roy US polit.; gov. of Colorado 1987-- _1928--
Romero, Cesar US actor; starred in series "Batman" 1966-1968; grandson of Jose Marti _1907-1994
Romero, Francisco Sp. matador; reputedly introduced red cape (muleta) into bullfighting 1726? _17XX-1763
Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugin (the Desert Fox) Ger. Nazi gen. & marshal; led Afrika Korps in World War II 1941-1943; suicide forced after implication in plot to kill Adolf Hitler _1891-1944
Romney, George Eng. painter _1734-1802
Romney, George Wilcken US (Mex.-born) polit.; gov. of Michigan 1963-1969; Secy. of HUD 1969-1973 _1907--
Romulo, Carlos Pena Philippine diplomat & polit. _1899-1985
Ronai, Sandor Hung. Communist polit.; pres. of Hungary 1950-1952 _1892-1965
Rondeau, Jose Argentine-Uruguayan polit.; head of state of Argentina 1819-1820; head of state of Uruguay 1828-1830 _1773-1845
Ronsard, Pierre de Fr. poet; leader of Les Pleiades _1524-1585
Ronstadt, Linda US singer _1946--
Rooney, Andrew Aitken (Andy) US news commentator _1919--
Rooney, Mickey (orig. Joe Yule Jr.) US actor _1920--
Roosevelt, Alice Hathaway (nee Lee) US 1st wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1880; mother of Alice Roosevelt Longworth _1861-1884
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (nee Carow) US 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1886 _1861-1948
Roosevelt, [Anna] Eleanor (nee Roosevelt) US diplomat & reformer; wife of Franklin Roosevelt; niece of Theodore Roosevelt _1884-1962
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR) US Dem. polit.; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1920; gov. of New York 1929-1933; 32nd pres. of US 1933-1945; founded New Deal program _1882-1945
Roosevelt, Theodore (Teddy) US diplomat & polit.; gov. of New York 1899-1901; vice-pres. of US 1901; 26th pres. of US 1901-1909; NP Peace 1906; Progressive (Bull Moose) pres. cand. 1912 _1858-1919
Roosevelt, Theodore Jr. US admin. & army officer; US gov. of Puerto Rico 1929-1932; US gov. of Philippines 1932-1933; son of Theodore Roosevelt _1887-1944
Root, Elihu US diplomat & polit.; Secy. of War 1899-1904; Secy. of State 1905-1909; 1st pres. of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1910-1925; NP Peace 1912 _1845-1937
Root, John Wellborn US architect _1887-1963
Roper, Daniel Calhoun US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1933-1938 _1867-1943
Rosa, Salvator It. painter & poet _1615-1673
Rosati, Joseph US (It.-born) Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of St. Louis 1826-1843 _1789-1843
Rose, Axl (orig. William Bailey) US rock singer; lead singer of Guns 'N' Roses _1962?--
Rose, Peter Edward (Pete) US baseball player; played for Cincinnati Reds 1963-1978; broke Ty Cobb's record 4192 career hits 1985; suspended from baseball for gambling 1989 _1941--
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of (Earl of Midlothian) Brit. polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1886, 1892-1894; Brit. prime min. 1894-1895; son-in-law of Meyer Amschel Rothschild _1847-1929
Rosecrans, William Starke US gen. _1819-1898
Rosenberg, Alfred Ger. journalist & Nazi admin.; developed Nazi ideology & symbolism _1893-1946
Rosenberg, Ethel Greenglass US Communist & spy; wife of Julius Rosenberg; executed _1915-1953
Rosenberg, Julius US Communist & spy; husband of Ethel Rosenberg; executed _1918-1953
Rosenberg, Mark US movie producer _1948-1992
Rosenman, Samuel Irving US lawyer; advisor to Franklin Roosevelt; 1st official White House special counsel 1943-1946 _1896-1973
Rosenstock-Huessy, Eugen US (Ger.-born) historian, historical philos., jurist, & scholar _1888-1973
Rosenthal, Ida US (Rus.-born) dressmaker; invented brassiere _1886?-1973
Rosenthal, Joseph (Joe) US photographer; created photograph "Flag-Raising on Mount Suribachi" 1945 _1911--
Rosenwald, Julius US merchant & philanthropist _1862-1932
Ross, Betsy (nee Griscom; Mrs. Betsy Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypool) US seamstress; made 1st US flag 1776 _1752-1836
Ross, Charles Griffith US journalist; White House press secretary 1945-1950 _1885-1950
Ross, Diana (Diane Ernestine Ross) US Motown singer _1944--
Ross, James US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1799 _1762-1847
Ross, James Clark, Sir Brit. polar explorer; nephew of Sir John Ross _1800-1862
Ross, John, Sir Eng. adm. & Arctic explorer; uncle of Sir James Ross _1777-1856
Ross, Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) US polit.; gov. of Texas 1887-1891 _1838-1898
Ross, Nellie Tayloe US polit.; gov. of Wyoming 1925-1927; 1st female US state gov. _1876-1977
Ross, Ronald, Sir Brit. (Indian-born) physician; NP Med. 1902 _1857-1932
Ross, Stephen Jay (orig. Stephen Jay Rechnitz) US communications businessman; chairman of Warner Communications Inc. 1970-1990; chairman of Time Warner Inc. 1990-1992 _1927-1992
Rossellini, Roberto It. movie director; 2nd husband of Ingrid Bergman 1950; divorced 1958 _1906-1977
Rossello [Gonzalez], Pedro US polit.; gov. of Puerto Rico 1992-- _1944--
Rossetti, Christina Georgina Eng. poet; sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti _1830-1894
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Eng. painter & poet; co-founder of Pre-Raphaelite movement 1848 _1828-1882
Rossi, Angelo Joseph US polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1931-1944 _1878-1948
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio It. composer _1792-1868
Rostand, Edmond Alexis Fr. dram. & poet _1868-1918
Rosten, Leo Calvin US (Pol.-born) aut.; wrote "The Joys of Yiddish" 1968, "O Kaplan! My Kaplan!" 1976 _1908--
Rostenkowski, Daniel Dombrowski (Dan) US Dem. polit.; chairman of House Ways & Means Committee 1981-1994; indicted on fraud charges 1994 _1928--
Rostow, Walt Whitman (W. W. Rostow) US political sci.; national security advisor 1966-1969 _1916--
Rostropovich, Mstislav Leopoldovich (Slava) Rus. (Azerbaijanian-born) cellist, conductor, & pianist in US; conducted National Symphony Orchestra 1977-1994 _1927--
Roth, Klaus Friedrich Brit. (Ger.-born) math.; co-eponym of & proved final version of Thue-Siegel-Roth theorem 1955; Fields Medal 1958 _1925--
Roth, Philip Milton US nov.; wrote novels "Goodbye, Columbus" 1959, "Portnoy's Complaint" 1969, "Zuckerman Unbound" 1981, "Zuckerman Bound" 1985, "The Counterlife" 1987, "Patrimony" 1991, "Operation Shylock" 1993 _1933--
Roth, William Jr. US Rep. polit.; Senator from Delaware 1971-- _1921--
Rothko, Mark (orig. Marcus Rothkovich) US (Latvian-born) Abstract Expressionist painter; suicide _1903-1970
Rothschild, James Ger. financier; son of Meyer Rothschild _1792-1868
Rothschild, Lionel Walter, Lord (2nd Baron Rothschild of Tring) Brit. polit. & Zionist; recipient of Balfour Declaration 1917; son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild _1868-1937
Rothschild, Meyer Amschel Ger. banker & financier _1743-1812
Rothschild, Nathan Meyer, 1st Baron Ger. financier in England; son of Meyer Rothschild _1777-1836
Rouault, Georges Fr. Expressionist painter _1871-1958
Rouget de Lisle, Claude Joseph Fr. army officer, composer, & lyricist; wrote & composed Fr. national anthem "La Marseillaise" 1792 (adopted 1795) _1760-1836
Roughead, William Scot. criminologist _1870-1952
Rous, Francis Peyton (F. Peyton Rous) US pathologist; NP Med. 1966 _1879-1970
Rousseau, Henri (Le Douanier) Fr. painter _1844-1910
Rousseau, Jean Jacques Fr. (Swi.-born) political philos.; wrote "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" 1750, "Julia, or the New Heloise" 1761, "The Social Contract" 1762, "Emile" 1762, "Confessions" 1781 _1712-1778
Rousseau, [Pierre Etienne] Theodore Fr. landscape painter; co-founder of Barbizon school _1812-1867
Roussel, Albert Charles Paul Marie Fr. composer _1869-1937
Roussimoff, Andre Rene (Andre the Giant) Fr. wrestler _1946?-1993
Routhier, Adolphe Basile, Sir Can. lyricist; wrote Fr. version of Can. national anthem "O Canada" _1839-1920
Routt, John Long US polit.; 1st US gov. of Colorado 1876-1879, 1891-1893 _1826-1907
Roux, Pierre Paul Emile Fr. bacteriologist _1853-1933
Rowan, Daniel Hale (Dan) US comedian _1922-1987
Rowan, Stephen Clegg US adm. _1808-1890
Rowe, Nicholas Eng. dram. & poet; Brit. poet laureate 1715-1718 _1674-1718
Rowland, Henry Augustus US phys.; 1st pres. of American Physical Society 1899-1901 _1848-1901
Rowlandson, Thomas Eng. caricaturist _1756-1827
Rowley, James Jose US admin.; director of US Secret Service 1961-1973 _1908-1992
Rowley, William Eng. actor & dram. _1585?-1642?
Rowling, Wallace Edward New Zealand polit.; prime min. of New Zealand 1974-1975 _1927--
Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm Brit. labor reformer & industrialist _1871-1954
Roxana (also Roxane) Bactrian princess; wife of Alexander the Great 327b; murdered _3XXb-311b?
Roxas [y Acuna], Manuel Philippine polit.; pres. of Philippines 1946-1948 _1892-1948
Royall, Kenneth Claiborne US gen.; last Secy. of War 1947; 1st secy. of army 1947-1949 _1894-1971
Royce, Frederick Henry, Sir Eng. engineer & automobile manufacturer with Charles Rolls; co-founded Rolls-Royce Ltd. 1906 _1863-1933
Royce, Josiah US philos. _1855-1916
Roye, Edward James Liberian (US-born) polit.; pres. of Liberia 1870-1871 _1815-1872
Rozelle, Alvin Ray (Pete) US football admin.; commissioner of NFL 1960-1989 _1926--
Rubbia, Carlo It. phys.; co-discovered W particle & Z particle; NP Phys. 1984 _1934--
Rubens, Peter Paul Flemish (Ger.-born) Baroque painter _1577-1640
Rubik, Erno Hung. architect & puzzle inventor; inventor & eponym of Rubik's Cube 1974 _1944--
Rubin, Robert Edward US admin. & economist _1938--
Rubinstein, Anton Rus. composer & pianist _1829-1894
Rubinstein, Arthur US (Pol.-born) composer & pianist _1886-1982
Rubinstein, Helena US (Pol.-born) cosmetics industrialist; founder & eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Inc. _1870-1965
Ruby, Jack (orig. Jacob Rubinstein) US murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald _1911-1967
Ruckelshaus, William Doyle US admin.; 1st admin. of Environmental Protection Agency 1970-1973, 1983-1985 (EPA); acting director of FBI 1973 _1932--
Rucker, Rudolf von Bitter (Rudy) US math., philos., & popularizer of mathematics; wrote "Infinity and the Mind" 1982, "The Fourth Dimension" 1984; great-great-great-grandson of Georg Hegel _1946--
Ruda, Jose Maria Argentine jurist; Argentine ambassador to UN 1966-1970; Argentine judge on World Court 1973-1991; pres. of World Court 1988-1991 _1924--
Rudbeck, Olof Swed. anatomist & botanist; discovered human lymphatic system independently of Thomas Bartholin _1630-1702
Rudenstine, Neil Leon US educator; provost of Princeton Univ. 1977-1988; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1991-- _1935--
Ruder, David Sturtevant US admin.; chairman of Securities & Exchange Commission 1987-1989 (SEC) _1929--
Rudman, Warren Bruce US polit.; chairman of Senate Select Committee on Ethics 1985-1987 _1930--
Rudolf Aus. archduke & prince _1858-1889
Rudolf I Holy Rom. emperor 1273-1291; founded Hapsburg dynasty _1218-1291
Rudolph, Gerrit Jacobus S. African Boer polit.; last head of state of Natalia 1842-1843 _1797-1851
Rudolph, Wilma Glodean US track athlete _1940--
Ruffini, Paolo It. math.; proved impossibility of algebraic formula for solution to general quintic equation 1799 _1765-1822
Ruhe, Volker (also Volker Ruehe) Ger. polit.; Ger. defense minister 1992-- _1942--
Ruisdael, Jacob van (also Jacob van Ruysdael) Dutch landscape painter; nephew of Salomon van Ruisdael _1628?-1682
Ruisdael, Salomon van (also Salomon van Ruysdael) Dutch landscape painter; uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael _1602?-1670
Ruiz [Cortines], Adolfo Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1952-1958 _1891-1973
Ruiz Massieu, Jose Francois Mex. polit.; gov. of Guerrero 1987-1993; secy-gen. of Institutional Revolutionary Party 1994 (PRI); assassinated; brother-in-law of Carlos Salinas de Gortari _1946-1994
Rukeyser, Louis Richard US business columnist, economic commentator, & newscaster _1933--
Rukeyser, Muriel US poet; wrote poetry collections "U.S. 1" 1938, "The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser" 1978, poem "The Book of the Dead" _1913-1980
Rumor, Mariano It. polit.; prime min. of Italy 1968-1970, 1973-1974; It. foreign minister 1974-1976 _1915-1990
Rumsfeld, Donald Henry US admin.; US ambassador to NATO 1973-1974; White House chief of staff 1974-1975; Secy. of Defense 1975-1977 _1932--
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy Eng. prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1980-1991 _1921--
Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von Ger. gen. in World War II; opposed Nazism _1875-1953
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig Finnish national poet; wrote Finnish national anthem "Maamme" 1846 (also "Our Land") _1804-1877
Runge, Carl David Tolme Ger. math., phys., & spectroscopist; co-developer & co-eponym of Runge-Kutta method _1856-1927
Runkle, John Daniel US educator & math.; pres. of MIT 1870-1878 _1822-1902
Runnels, Hardin Richard US polit.; gov. of Texas 1857-1859 _1820-1873
Runyon, [Alfred] Damon US aut. & journalist _1884-1946
Runyon, Marvin Travis US admin.; chairman of Tennessee Valley Authority 1988-1992 (TVA); postmaster gen. 1992-- _1924--
Rupp, George Erik US educator; pres. of Rice Univ. 1985-1993; pres. of Columbia Univ. 1993-- _1942--
Ruppe, Loret Miller US admin. & diplomat; director of Peace Corps 1981-1989 _1936--
Rurik (also Ryurik) Rus. (Scandinavian-born) conqueror; founder of Rus. empire; grand prince of Novgorod 862?-879 _8XX-879
Rush, Benjamin US abolitionist, physician, & patriot in American Revolution; father of Richard Rush _1745-1813
Rush, Richard US diplomat; Atty. Gen. 1814-1817; co-negotiator & co-eponym of Rush-Bagot Treaty 1817; Secy. of Treasury 1825-1829; National Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1828 _1780-1859
Rush, William US sculptor _1756-1833
Rushdi, Husayn, Pasha Egyptian polit.; prime min. of Egypt 1914-1919 _1863-1928
Rushdie, [Ahmed] Salman Brit. (Indian-born) aut.; wrote novels "Grimus" 1975, "Midnight's Children" 1981, "Shame" 1983, "The Satanic Verses" 1988; in hiding since fatwa issued by Ruholla Khomeini 1989 _1947--
Rushworth, John (Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa) Brit. adm. in World War I; fought at battle of Jutland 1916; gov-gen. of New Zealand 1920-1924 _1859-1935
Rusk, [David] Dean US diplomat; Secy. of State 1961-1969 _1909--
Rusk, Jeremiah McLain US polit.; gov. of Wisconsin 1882-1889; Secy. of Agriculture 1889-1893 _1830-1893
Rusk, Thomas Jefferson US polit.; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1857 _1803-1857
Ruska, Ernst Ger. phys.; inventor of electron microscope; NP Phys. 1986 _1906-1988
Ruskin, John Eng. critic, essayist, & reformer _1819-1900
Russell, Bertrand Arthur William Eng. aut., humanist, logician, math., pacifist, & philos.; tried to reduce mathematics to axioms; stater & eponym of Russell's paradox 1902; co-wrote "Principia Mathematica" 1903; NP Lit. 1950 _1872-1970
Russell, Charles Ellsworth (Pee Wee) US jazz musician & clarinetist _1906-1969
Russell, Charles Taze (Pastor Russell) US religious leader; founded Jehovah's Witnesses (orig. Russellites) 1876; 1st leader of Jehovah's Witnesses 1876-1916 _1852-1916
Russell, George William (pseud. AE) Irish nationalist & poet _1867-1935
Russell, Henry Norris US astronomer; co-developer & co-eponym of Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (also H-R diagram) _1877-1957
Russell, John, Lord (Earl Russell of Kingston; Viscount Amberley) Eng. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1846-1852, 1865-1866 _1792-1878
Russell, John Henry US Marine Corps gen.; commandant of Marine Corps 1934-1936 _1872-1947
Russell, Lillian (orig. Helen Louise Leonard) US actress & singer _1861-1922
Russell, Mark (orig. Mark Ruslander) US comedian, political commentator, & satirist _1932--
Russell, Morgan US abstract painter; co-founded Synchronist movement 1913 _1886-1953
Russell, Richard Brevard Jr. US Dem. polit.; gov. of Georgia 1931-1933; chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee 1951-1953, 1955-1969; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1969-1971; member of Warren Commission _1897-1971
Russell, William Eustis US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1891-1894 _1857-1896
Russell, William Felton (Bill) US basketball player & coach; coach of Boston Celtics 1965-1969 _1934--
Rustaveli, Shota Georgian national epic poet; wrote epic poem "The Knight in the Tiger's Skin" _1172?-1216?
Ruth, George Herman (Babe; the Sultan of Swat) US baseball player _1895-1948
Rutherford, Alexander Cameron Can. polit.; 1st premier of Alberta 1905-1910 _1858-1941
Rutherford, Daniel Scot. chem. & physician; discovered nitrogen 1772 _1749-1819
Rutherford, Ernest, Sir (Baron Rutherford of Nelson) Brit. (New Zealand-born) chem. & phys.; discovered nuclear theory of atom; NP Chem. 1908 _1871-1937
Rutherford, John US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1841-1842; brother-in-law of Edward Coles _1792-1866
Rutherford, Johnny US automobile racer _1938--
Rutherford, Joseph Franklin (Judge Rutherford) US religious leader; leader of Jehovah's Witnesses 1916-1942; changed Russellites' name to Jehovah's Witnesses 1925 _1869-1942
Rutledge, Edward US polit.; gov. of S. Carolina 1798-1800; brother of John Rutledge _1749-1800
Rutledge, John US jurist & polit.; pres. of S. Carolina 1776-1778; gov. of S. Carolina 1779-1782; Supr. Ct. justice 1789-1791; acting Supr. Ct. chief justice 1795 without Senate confirmation _1739-1800
Rutledge, Wiley Blount US educator & jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1943-1949 _1894-1949
Rutskoi, Alexander Vladimirovich Rus. polit.; 1st post-Soviet vice-pres. of Russia 1991--; co-led putsch against Boris Yeltsin with Ruslan Khasbulatov 1993 _1947--
Ruutel, Arnold (also Arnold Ruuytel) Estonian Communist polit.; pres. of Estonia 1990-1991 _1928--
Ruzicka, Leopold Stephen Swi. (Yugoslavian-born) biochem.; NP Chem. 1939 _1887-1976
Ryan, Jack US toy inventor; inventor of Barbie doll (Barbara Millicent Roberts) & Hot Wheels cars; husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor; divorced _1926-1991
Ryan, James Hugh US archbishop; 1st archbishop of Omaha 1945-1948 _1886-1948
Ryan, John Dale US air force gen.; air force chief of staff 1969-1973 _1915-1983
Ryan, Leo Joseph US polit.; investigated Jim Jones' cult; murdered by cult members _1925-1978
Ryan, Meg US movie actress _1963--
Ryan, [Lynn] Nolan US baseball player; pitcher for New York Mets 1966-1971, California Angels 1972-1979, Houston Astros 1980-1988, Texas Rangers 1988-1993; pitched record 5714 career strikeouts, record seven career no-hitters _1947--
Ryan, Patrick John US (Irish-born) archbishop; archbishop of Philadelphia 1884-1911 _1831-1911
Ryan, Thomas Fortune US tobacco & transport businessman _1851-1928
Ryder, Albert Pinkham US allegorical & seascape painter _1847-1917
Ryder, Winona (orig. Winona Horowitz) US movie actress; starred in movies "Heathers" 1989, "Edward Scissorhands" 1990, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" 1992, "The Age of Innocence" 1993, "Reality Bites" 1994 _1971--
Rykov, Alexei Ivanovich Rus. Soviet polit.; premier of Soviet Union 1924-1930; executed _1881-1938
Ryle, Martin, Sir Brit. radio astronomer; NP Phys. 1974 _1918-1984
Rypien, Mark Robert US (Can.-born) football player; Super Bowl MVP 1992 _1962--
Ryskind, Morris US dram. _1895-1985
Ryti, Risto Heikki Finnish polit.; prime min. of Finland 1940; pres. of Finland 1940-1944 _1889-1956
Ryzhkov, Nikolai Ivanovich Rus. Soviet Communist polit.; premier of Soviet Union 1985-1990 _1929--
