Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Michael F. Roizen
Physician and author Born January 7, 1946, in Buffalo, NY; son of Manus (an advertising agency owner) and Edith (a teacher and homemaker) Roizen; married Nancy J. Mrazek (a ...
Henry Rollins
Singer, actor, and author Born Henry Lawrence Garfield, February 13, 1961, in Washington, D.C.; son of Iris. Education : Attended American University ...
Rebecca Romijn
Actress Born November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, CA; daughter of Jaap Romijn (a furniture designer) and Elizabeth Kuizenga (a teacher); married John Stamos (an actor), September ...
Ronaldinho
Professional soccer player Born Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, March 21, 1980, in Porta Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; became naturalized Spanish citizen, January, 2007; son of ...
Charlotte Ronson
Fashion designer Born c. 1977, in London, England; daughter of Laurence Ronson (a real estate developer) and Ann Dexter-Jones (an author). Education: ...
Theodore Roosevelt
Born: October 27, 1858 New York, New York Died: January 16, 1919 Oyster Bay, New York American president, politician, and cavalryman...
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Born: January 20, 1882 Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945 Warm Springs, Georgia American president, governor, and politician ...
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born: October 11, 1884 New York, New York Died: November 6, 1962 New York, New York American first lady, international diplomat, wri...
Tokyo Rose
Iva Toguri, more commonly known as Tokyo Rose, (1916–2006) was the first woman in the United States to be tried and convicted for treason. American prosecutors accused her of being...
Joseph J. Rosenthal
Born on October 9, 1911, in Washington, DC; died August 20, 2006, in Novato, CA. Photographer. Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Joseph J. Rosenthal almost missed taking the picture that...
Ilene Rosenzweig
Entrepreneur and author Born c. 1965; daughter of Alan Rosenzweig (a legal recruiter) and Joy Zuckerman (a yoga instructor); married Rick Marin (a writer), May, 2003. ...
Dave Rosgen
Hydrologist Born c. 1942. Education: Ph.D. in fluvial geomorphology. Addresses: Office —Wildland Hydrology, 112...
Meg Rosoff
1958 • Boston, Massachusetts Writer Meg Rosoff made a remarkable debut as a fiction writer with her 2004 novel for young adults, How I Live Now. ...
Diana Ross
Born: March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan African American singer and actress Diana Ross, once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup the Supremes, ...
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Born: May 12, 1828 London, England Died: April 9, 1882 Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England English painter and poet The...
Renzo Rosso
Fashion designer Born in 1955 in Brugine, Italy; married; children: Stefano, Andrea (son), four others. Addresses: Office —Diesel, Molv...
William Victor Roth
Born William Victor Roth Jr., July 22, 1921, in Great Falls, MT; died of heart failure, December 13, 2003, in Washington, DC. U.S. congressman and attorney. Delaware's former senator, Will...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Born: June 28, 1712 Geneva, Switzerland Died: July 2, 1778 Ermenonville, France French philosopher, author, and composer ...
Karl Rove
Deputy chief of staff for U.S. President George W. Bush Born December 25, 1950, in Denver, CO; married Valerie Wainwright, 1977 (divorced, 1979), married Darby Hickson, 1986; chil...
Carl Rowan
Born: August 11, 1925 Ravenscroft, Tennessee Died: September 23, 2000 Washington, D.C. African American diplomat and journalist ...