Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Daniel Radcliffe
July 23, 1989 • London, England Actor While there may be a number of people in the world who do not recognize the name of Daniel Radcli...
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor Born Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, July 23, 1989, in Fulham, England; son of Alan Radcliffe (a literary agent) and Marcia Gresham (a casting agent). Addresses: ...
John Raitt
Born John Emmet Raitt, January 20, 1917, in Santa Ana, CA; died of complications from pneumonia, February 20, 2005, in Pacific Palisades, CA. Actor. Broadway star John Raitt was one of the...
Walter Raleigh
Born: c. 1552 Devonshire, England Died: October 29, 1618 London, England English explorer, statesman, and courtier Th...
Sri Ramakrishna
Born: February 18, 1833 Kamapukur, India Died: August 16, 1886 Calcutta, India Indian religious leader and mystic Sri...
Estelle R. Ramey
Born Stella Rosemary Rubin, August 23, 1917, in Detroit, MI; died of complications from Alzheimer's disease, September 8, 2006, in Bethesda, MD. Endocrinologist. Estelle R. Ramey, an endoc...
Manny Ramirez
Professional baseball player Born Manuel Aristides Ramirez, May 30, 1972, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; son of Aristides (a cab driver) and Onelcidad (a seamstress) ...
Tony Randall
Born Leonard Rosenberg, February 26, 1920, in Tulsa, OK; died from complications of pneumonia, May 17, 2004, in Manhattan, NY. Actor. Best known for portraying Felix Unger, the neat-freak ...
A. Philip Randolph
Born: April 15, 1889 Crescent City, Florida Died: May 16, 1979 New York, New York African American civil rights leader and trade uni...
Shloyme Zanul Rappoport
The Russian Jewish writer S. Ansky (1863–1920) is renowned as the creator of The Dybbuk , a beloved Yiddish-language play that has been translate...
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Prime Minister of Denmark Born on January 26, 1953, in Ginnerup, Nørre Djurs, Denmark; son of Knud (a farmer) and Martha Rasmussen; married to Anne-Mette; children: three. ...
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Danish politician Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953) served as his country's prime minister during the early and middle 2000s. He found himself confronted after his election in 2001...
Dan Rather
October 31, 1931 • Wharton, Texas Television journalist Veteran Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) news anchor Dan Rather retired in 2005 after twenty-four years at the...
Raven
December 10, 1985 • Atlanta, Georgia Actress Teen actress Raven stars in the hit Disney Channel series That's So Raven. ...
Raven
Actress and singer Born Raven-Symone Christina Pearman, December 10, 1985, in Atlanta, GA; daughter of Christoper (a manager) and Lydia (Gaulden) Pearman. Addresses...
Lou Rawls
Born Louis Allen Rawls, December 1, 1933, in Chicago, IL; died of lung and brain cancer, January 6, 2006, in Los Angeles, CA. Singer. Grammy Award-winning singer Lou Rawls had a smooth sin...
James Earl Ray
American criminal James Earl Ray (1928–1998) pled guilty to assassinating civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and was sentenced to 99 years in prison on March 10, 1969. Th...
Rachael Ray
Chef and television personality Born Rachael Domenica Ray, August 25, 1968, in Cape Cod, MA; daughter of Jim Ray (a publisher) and Elsa Scuderi (a restaurateur); married John ...
Ronald Reagan
Born Ronald Wilson Reagan, February 6, 1911, in Tampico, IL; died of pneumonia, June 5, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. Politician. Called "the Great Communicator," Ronald Reagan rose from humbl...
Ronald Reagan
Born: February 6, 1911 Tampico, Illinois American president, actor, and governor Beginning as a radio sports announcer, Ronald Reagan enjoyed success a...