Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Jack Rowe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Born John Wallis Rowe, June 20, 1944, in Jersey City, NJ; son of Albert Wallis (a professional soccer player and factory worker) and ...
Coleen Rowley
Attorney Born Coleen Cheney, c. 1955, in Fort Belvoir, VA; daughter of Larry (a mail carrier) and Doris Cheney; married Ross Rowley, c. 1980; children: Tess, Bette, Meg, Jeb...
J. K. Rowling
Born: July 31, 1965 Chipping Sodbury, England English writer J. K. Rowling is an English author of novels for young people, and caused an overnig...
Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg
Founders of Fresh Born Lev Oleg Glazman, March 8, 1961, in Leningrad, Russia; son of Lydia Glazman; married Alina Roytberg, 1990; children: Thais, Dalia. Born Alina Roytberg...
Peter Paul Rubens
Born: June 28, 1577 Siegen, Westphalia, Germany Died: May 30, 1640 Antwerp, Belgium Flemish painter and diplomat The ...
Wilma Rudolph
Born: June 23, 1940 St. Bethlehem, Tennessee Died: November 12, 1994 Brentwood, Tennessee African American track and field athlete, ...
Angela Ruggiero
January 3, 1980 • Panorama City, California Hockey player Angela Ruggiero made hockey history in 2005 when she skated onto the ice wearing a Tulsa Oilers jersey during ...
Ibrahim Rugova
Born December 2, 1944, in Cerrcë, Kosovo; died of lung cancer, January 21, 2006, in Pristina, Kosovo. President of Kosovo. Ibrahim Rugova guided the Balkan territory of Kosovo through its ...
Donald Rumsfeld
United States Secretary of Defense Born Donald H. Rumsfeld, July 9, 1932, in Chicago, IL; married Joyce; children: Valerie, Marcy, Nick. Education: P...
Salman Rushdie
Born: June 19, 1947 Bombay, India Indian writer The works of the Indian author Salman Rushdie often focused on outrages of history and particular...
Nipsey Russell
Born Julius Russell, October 13, 1924, in Atlanta, GA; died of cancer, October 2, 2005, in New York, NY. Comedian and actor. With a supernatural ability to improvise and ad-lib, Nipsey Rus...
Kurt Russell
Actor Born March 17, 1951, in Springfield, MA; son of Bing Russell (an actor and baseball player); married Season Hubley (divorced); companion of Goldie Hawn (an actress), 1...
Burt Rutan
June 17, 1943 • Portland, Oregon Aerospace engineer Burt Rutan designed the first privately financed spacecraft to carry an ordinary ci...
Babe Ruth
Born: February 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland Died: August 16, 1948 New York, New York American baseball player Babe Rut...
Nolan Ryan
Born: January 31, 1947 Refugio, Texas American baseball player Nolan Ryan is considered one of the best pitchers of all time, known both for his ...