Food For Thought

A Collection of Heretical Notions and Wretched Adages
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Raab, Esther (Tikvan-born Hebrew poet, writer) 1894-1981
Raab, Julius (Austrian politician) 1891-1964
Raabe, Wilhelm (pseudonym Jakob Corvinus; German poet, writer) 1831-1910
Rabanus Maurus (Frankish theologian, scholar, teacher) c.780-856
Rabassa, Gregory (American translator) b.1922
Rabaud, Henri-Benjamin (French conductor, composer) 1873-1949
Rabaut, Paul (French Huguenot leader) 1718-1794
Rabbula (Syrian bishop) c.350-c.435
Rabe, David William (American playwright) b.1940
Rabearivelo, Jean-Joseph (Malagasy poet, proofreader) 1901-1937
Rabelais, Francois (pseudonym Alcofribas Nasier; French writer) c.1483-1553
Rabemananjara, Jacques (Malagasy politician, playwright, poet) 1913-2005
Rabener, Gottlieb Wilhelm (German satirist) 1714-1771
Rabi'ah al'Adawiyah (Rabi'ah of Basra; Arab mystic, poet) 713?-801
Rabih az-Zubayr (Muslim military leader in central Africa) d.1900
Rabi, Isidor Isaac (Galician-born American physicist) 1898-1988
Rabikovitch, Dalia (Israeli poet, writer) b.1936
Rabin, Matthew Joel (American economist) b.1963
Rabin, Michael Oser (German-born Israeli computer scientist) b.1931
Rabin, Yitzhak (Israeli general, prime min. 1974-77, 1992-95) 1922-1995
Rabinowitch, Eugene (Russian-born Am. biophysicist, botanist) 1901-1973
Rabinowitz, Sholem Yakov (Shalom Aleichem; Russian humorist) 1859-1916
Rabutin, Roger de (French soldier, libertine, writer) 1618-1693
Racan, Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de (French poet) 1589-1670
Rachel, Mlle (born Elisa Felix; French actor) 1820-1858
Rachmaninoff, Sergey Vasilyevich (Russian composer, pianist) 1873-1943
Racine, Jean Baptiste (French dramatist, poet) 1639-1699
Racine, Louis (French religious poet; son of Jean) 1692-1763
Rackham, Arthur (English illustrator) 1867-1939
Racquet, Charles (French organist, teacher) 1598-1664
Racusin, Norman (American businessman; RCA, dev. 8-track tape) 1920-2002
Raczkiewicz, Wladyslaw (Polish politician) 1885-1947
Radagaisus (or Radagais; Germanic chieftain) d.406
Radcliffe, Ann née Ward (English writer) 1764-1823
Radcliffe, Charles (Eng. cultural critic, political activist) b.1941
Radcliffe (or Radclyffe), Sir James (English Jacobite nobleman) 1689-1716
Radcliffe, John (English physician) 1650-1714
Radcliffe (or Radclyffe), Sir Thomas (English governor) 1526?-1583
Radcliffe-Brown, Alfred Reginald (Brit. social anthropologist) 1881-1955
Raddall, Thomas Head (English-born Canadian writer) 1903-1994
Radegunda, Saint (Frankish queen, nun) d.587
Radek, Karl Bernhardovich (Russian Communist politician) 1885-1939?
Radescu, Nicolae (Romanian army officer, politician) 1874-1953
Radetzky, Joseph (Austrian field marshal) 1766-1858
Radewyns, Florentius (Dutch religious leader) c.1350-1400
Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli (Indian educator, politician) 1888-1975
Radic, Stjepan (Croatian politician) 1871-1928
Radich, Stephen John (American art dealer) 1922-2007
Radiguet, Raymond (French poet, writer) 1903-1923
Radin, Paul (Polish-born American anthropologist) 1883-1959
Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich (Rus. writer. civil servant) 1749-1802
Radisson, Pierre Esprit (French fur trader, explorer) c.1636-c.1710
Radlov, Vasily Vasilyevich (German-born Russian philologist) 1837-1918
Radner, Gilda Susan (American actor, comedian) 1946-1989
Radoslavov, Vasil (Bulgarian politician; premier 1913-1918) 1854-1929
Radowitz, Joseph Maria von (Prussian general, statesman) 1797-1853
Radulescu, Horatiu (Romanian-born French composer) 1942-2008
Radulescu, Ioan Heliade (Romanian writer) 1802-1872
Rae, John (Scottish arctic explorer) 1813-1893
Raeburn, Sir Henry (Scottish painter) 1756-1823
Raeder, Erich (German admiral) 1876-1960
Raedwald (or Redwald; King of East Anglia) d.624/25
Raegnald (King of York 919-920) 10th cent.
Raemaekers, Louis (Dutch political cartoonist, artist) 1869-1956
Raff, Joseph Joachim (Swiss-born German composer, teacher) 1822-1882
Raffaelli, Jean-Francois (French painter) 1850-1924
Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford (English colonial administrator) 1781-1826
Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel (American naturalist) 1783-1840
Rafn, Carl Christian (Danish philologist, antiquary) 1795-1864
Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar Hashemi (Iranian president 1989-1997) b.1934
Raghunatha Siromani (Indian philosopher) c.1475-c.1550
Raghunath Rao (Maratha leader) d.1783
Ragland, John Lee Morgan Beauregard "Rags" (American comedian) 1905-1946
Rahbek, Knud Lyne (Danish poet, writer, literary critic) 1760-1830
Rahel (born Rahel Bluwstein; Russian-born Hebrew poet) 1890-1931
Rahman, Mujibur (Sheikh Mujib; Bengali politician) 1920-1975
Rahman, Shamsur (Bangladeshi poet) 1929-2006
Rahv, Philip (Ukrainian-born American literary critic) 1908-1973
Raibolini, Francesco di Marco di Giacomo (Italian painter) 1450-1517/18
Raiffeisen, Friedrich Wilhelm (German economist) 1818-1888
Raikes, Robert (English publisher, founder of Sunday schools) 1736-1811
Raimondi, Marcantonio (Italian engraver) c.1480-c.1534
Raimondi, Pietro (Italian composer) 1786-1853
Raimund, Ferdinand née Raimann (Austrian actor, playwright) 1790-1836
Raimundo (aka Raymond; Don Raimundo; French prelate in Spain) d.1152
Rainald of Dassel (German prelate, politician) c.1118-1167
Rainaldi, Carlo (Italian Baroque architect; son of Girolamo) 1611-1691
Rainaldi, Girolamo (or Hieronimo; Italian architect) 1570-1655
Rainborrow (or Rainsborough), Thomas (English soldier) d.1648
Raine, Kathleen Jessie (English poet, scholar, critic) 1908-2003
Rainer, Yvonne (American dancer, choreographer, filmmaker) b.1934
Rainey, Gertrude née Pridgett "Ma Rainey" (American singer) 1886-1939
Rainey, Henry Thomas (American politician) 1860-1934
Rainey, Joseph Hayne (American politician) 1832-1887
Rainier III (born Rainier Grimaldi; prince of Monaco 1949-2005) 1923-2005
Rainulf of Aversa (aka Ranulph Drengo; Norman leader) d.1045
Rainwater, Leo James (American physicist) 1917-1986
Rainy, Robert (Scottish religious leader) 1826-1906
Rais (or Rays, Retz), Gilles de (French soldier) 1404-1440
Raison, Andre (French composer, organist) c.1640-1719
Rai Srivastana, Dhanpat (pseudonym Prem Chand; Indian writer) 1880-1936
Raisuli, Ahmad ibn Muhammad (Moroccan brigand) 1875?-1925
Rajagopalachari, Chakravarti (Indian nationalist leader) 1879-1972
Raja Haji (Buginese soldier, politician) d.1784
Rajaraja I (Indian king 985-1014) d.1014
Raja Rao (born without surname; Indian writer) 1908-2006
Rajendra (Indian king 1014-1044; son of Rajaraja I) d.1044
Rakosi, Carl (American poet, social worker, psychotherapist) 1903-2004
Rakosi, Matyas (Hungarian politician) 1892-1971
Rakovski, Georgi Sava (Bulgarian revolutionary leader, writer) 1821-1867
Rakovsky, Khristian Georgiyevich (Bulg.-born Rus. polit., dip.) 1873-1938?
Raleigh, Sir Walter (English courtier, navigator, hist., poet) 1554-1618
Raleigh, Sir Walter Alexander (English critic, essayist) 1861-1922
Rallis, George (Greek politician; prime minister 1980-1981) 1918-2006
Ralph of Coggeshall (English chronicler) d.c.1227
Ralph, James (American writer) 1695?-1762
Rama I (King of Siam 1782-1809) 1737-1809
Rama VI (born Chao Fa MahaVajiravudh; King of Siam 1910-1925) 1881-1925
Rama VII (born Prajadhipok; King of Siam 1925-1935) 1893-1941
Ramadan, Tariq Said (Swiss-born Muslim scholar) b.1962
Ramakrishna (aka Gadadhar Chatterji; Hindu religious) 1836-1886
Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata (Indian physicist) 1888-1970
Ramana Maharishi "Sri" (Indian Hindu philosopher, yogi) 1879-1950
Ramanand (or Ramananda, Ramadatta; North Indian Brahmin) c.1400-c.1470
Ramanatha (Ruler of Hoysala kingdom in southern India) d.1295
Ramanuja (aka Ramanujacarya; Indian religious teacher) c.1017-1137
Ramanujan, Attipat Krishnaswami (Indian poet, literary scholar) 1929-1993
Ramanujan, Srinivasa Aaiyangar (Indian mathematician) 1887-1920
Ramathibodi I (Thai warrior chief, ruler) 1312-1369
Ramatirtha (born Tirath Rama; Indian Hindu religious) 1873-1906
Ramazzini, Bernardino (Italian physician) 1633-1714
Rambert, Dame Marie (Polish-born British ballet producer, dir.) 1888-1982
Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne (Italian-born French hostess) 1588-1665
Ram Das (aka Bhai Jetha; Sikh leader) 1534-1581
Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; American psychologist) b.1931
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (French composer, music theorist) 1683-1764
Ramee, Marie Louise de la (pseudonym Ouida; English writer) 1839-1908
Ramenghi, Bartolommeo "Il Bagnacavallo" (Italian painter) 1484-1542
Ramirez, Pedro Pablo (Argentinean cavalry officer, politician) 1884-1962
Ramiro I (King of Aragon 1035-1063) d.1063
Ramiro II (el Monje, "the Monk"; King of Aragon 1134-1137) d.1154
Ramis, Harold Allen (American film actor, director, producer) b.1944
Ramkhamhaeng (Rama the Strong; King of Sukhothai) fl.c.1279-c.1317
Ramler, Karl Wilhelm (German poet) 1725-1798
Ramon, Gaston-Leon (French bacteriologist) 1886-1963
Ramone, Dee Dee (Douglas Glenn Colvin; American musician) 1952-2002
Ramon Jimenez, Juan (Spanish poet, writer, translator) 1881-1958
Ramon y Cajal, Santiago (Spanish histologist, physician) 1852-1934
Ramos, Fidel Valdez (Filipino general, president 1992-1998) b.1928
Ramos, Graciliano (Brazilian writer) 1892-1953
Ramos-Horta, Jose Manuel (East Timorese politician) b.1949
Rampal, Jean-Pierre (French flutist, conductor, teacher) 1922-2000
Rampersad, Arnold (Trinidadian biographer, literary critic) b.1941
Rampolla, Marciano (Marchese del Tindaro; Italian prelate) 1843-1913
Ramsay, Allan (Scottish poet, literary antiquary, wigmaker) 1686-1758
Ramsay, Allan (Scottish painter; son of Allan) 1713-1784
Ramsay, James Andrew Broun (British colonial administrator) 1812-1860
Ramsay, Sir John (Scottish conspirator, court favorite) 1580?-1626
Ramsay, Sir William (Scottish chemist) 1852-1916
Ramsden, Jesse (English astronomical instrument maker) 1735-1800
Ramses I (Egyptian king 1320-1318 BC) 14th cent. BC
Ramses II (Egyptian king 1304-1237 BC) 14-13th cent. BC
Ramses III (Egyptian king 1198-1166 BC) 12th cent. BC
Ramsey, Arthur Michael (Brit. archbishop of Canterbury 1961-74) 1904-1988
Ramsey, Frank Plumpton (British mathematical logician) 1903-1930
Ramsey, Norman Foster Jr. (American physicist, academic) 1915-2011
Ram Singh (Indian Sikh leader) 1816-1885
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista (Italian geographer) 1485-1557
Ramuz, Charles-Ferdinand (Swiss writer) 1878-1947
Ranade, Mahadev Govind (Indian Brahman lawyer, reformer) 1842-1901
Ranaivo, Flavien (Malagasy poet) 1914-1999
Rana Sanga (King of Mewar) 16th cent.
Ranaldo, Lee (American musician, songwriter) b.1956
Rance, Armand-Jean Le Bouthillier de (French Trappist monk) 1626-1700
Rand, Ayn (Alissa Franzevna Rosenbaum; Russian-born Am. writer) 1905-1982
Rand, Sally (born Harriet Helen Gould Beck; Am. dancer, actor) 1904-1979
Randall, James Ryder (American journalist, song writer) 1839-1908
Randall, Samuel Jackson (American politician) 1828-1890
Randall-MacIver, David (British archaeologist, anthropologist) 1873-1945
Randi, James (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; Am. magician) b.1928
Randolph, Asa Phillip (American labor leader) 1889-1979
Randolph, Edmund Jennings (American lawyer, politician) 1753-1813
Randolph, Edward (British agent in America) 1632-1703
Randolph, Homer Louis III "Boots" (American musician) 1927-2007
Randolph, John (John Randolph of Roanoke; American politician) 1773-1833
Randolph, Peyton (American lawyer, politician) 1721?-1775
Randolph, Sir Thomas (1st Earl of Moray; Scottish statesman) d.1332
Randolph, Thomas (English poet, dramatist) 1605-1635
Randolph, William (English-born Am. planter, administrator) 1651?-1711
Rangstrom, Anders Johan Ture (Swedish composer) 1884-1947
Ranjit Singh (Lion of the Punjab; Indian fdr. of Sikh kingdom) 1780-1839
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (Rajput nobleman) 1872-1933
Rank, Joseph Arthur (British industrialist, film magnate) 1888-1972
Rank, Otto (Austrian psychoanalyst) 1884-1939
Ranke, Leopold von (German historian) 1795-1886
Rankin, Jeannette (American reformer) 1880-1973
Rankine, William John Macquorn (Scottish civil eng., physicist) 1820-1872
Ransom, John Crowe (American critic, poet, teacher) 1888-1974
Ransome, Arthur Mitchell (English writer) 1884-1967
Rantzau, Johan (German soldier) 1492-1565
Ranulf (or Randulph) de Blundeville (English feudal leader) c.1172-1232
Ranulf de Gernons (Anglo-Norman military leader) c.1100-1153
Ranvier, Louis-Antoine (French histologist) 1835-1922
Rao, Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha (Indian prime min. 1991-96) 1921-2004
Rao, Raja (Indian writer, educator) 1908-2006
Raoul de Houdenc (or Houdan; French trouvere poet-musician) fl. c.1200-1230
Raoult, Francois-Marie (French physicist, chemist) 1830-1901
Rapacki, Adam (Polish economist, politician) 1909-1970
Raphael (surnamed Sanzio; Italian painter) 1483-1520
Rapisardi, Mario (Italian poet) 1844-1912
Rapp, George (born Johann George; German-born Am. rel. leader) 1757-1847
Rapp, Jean (French general) 1772-1821
Rasch, Albertina (Austrian-born American dancer, choreographer) 1896-1967
Rashid ad-Din (Persian physician, politician, historian) 1247-1318
Rashid Rida, Muhammad (Syrian Muslim theologian) 1865-1935
Rasin, Alois (Czech politician) 1867-1923
Rask, Rasmus Kristian (Danish philologist, Orientalist) 1787-1832
Rasmussen, Halfdan (Danish poet) 1915-2002
Rasmussen, Knud Johan Victor (Danish explorer, ethnologist) 1879-1933
Rasmussen, Steen Eiler (Danish architect, educator, writer) 1898-1990
Raspe, Rudolph Erich (German scholar, adventurer) 1737-1794
Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (Russian mystic, court favorite) 1872-1916
Rassam, Hormuzd (Turkish Assyriologist) 1826-1910
Rastell, John (English printer, dramatist) c.1475-1536
Rastell, William (English printer; son of John) 1508-1565
Rastelli, Enrico (Russian-born Italian juggler, acrobat) 1896-1931
Ratana, Tahupotiki Wiremu (Maori political & religious leader) 1870-1939
Rather, Dan (American journalist) b.1931
Ratdolt, Erhard (German printer, type cutter) 1447-1528
Rateau, Camille-Edmond-Auguste (French engineer) 1863-1930
Rathenau, Emil (German industrialist) 1838-1915
Rathenau, Walther (German industrialist; son of Emil) 1867-1922
Rathke, Martin Heinrich (German anatomist) 1793-1860
Ratia, Armi (Finnish textile designer) 1912-1979
Ratke (or Ratich), Wolfgang (German educational reformer) 1571-1635
Ratramnus (French theologian) d.c.868
Ratsch, Christian (German-born anthropologist, scholar) b.1957
Rattazzi, Urbano (Italian Piedmontese politician) 1808-1873
Rattigan, Sir Terence Mervyn (English dramatist) 1911-1977
Ratushinskaya, Irina Georgiyevna (Rus. poet, polit. dissident) b.1954
Ratzel, Friedrich (German geographer, ethnographer) 1844-1904
Ratzenhofer, Gustav (Austrian general, philosopher, sociol.) 1842-1904
Rau, Sir Benegal Narsing (Indian jurist) 1887-1953
Raunkaier, Christen (Danish botanist) 1860-1938
Raupach, Ernst Benjamin Salomon (German dramatist) 1784-1852
Rauschenberg, Robert (b.Milton Ernest Rauschenberg; Am. artist) 1925-2008
Rauschenbusch, Walter (American clergyman) 1861-1918
Rauscher, Joseph Othmar von (Austrian prelate) 1797-1875
Rautavaara, Einojuhani (Finnish composer, teacher) b.1928
Ravaillac, Francois (French schoolmaster, assassin) 1578-1610
Ravaisson-Mollien, Jean-Gaspard-Felix Lacher (Fr. philosopher) 1813-1900
Ravel, Joseph-Maurice (French composer, pianist) 1875-1937
Raven, Peter Hamilton (American botanist, environmentalist) b.1936
Raven, Simon Arthur Noel (Eng. writer, playwright, journalist) b.1927
Ravenscroft, George (English glassmaker) 1618-1681
Ravenscroft, Thomas (English composer) c.1583-c.1633
Ravenscroft, Thurl Arthur (American voice actor) 1914-2005
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis (British soldier, colonial admin.) 1754-1826
Rawls, John Bordley (American philosopher, teacher) 1921-2002
Rawlings, Marjorie née Kinnan (American writer) 1896-1953
Rawlinson, Sir Henry Creswicke (Eng. army officer, Orientalist) 1810-1895
Rawson, Arturo (Argentinean cavalry officer) 1884-1952
Rawsthorne, Alan (English composer) 1905-1971
Ray, John (aka John Wray; English naturalist, zoologist) 1627-1705
Ray, Man (born Emmanuel Rudnitsky; Am. painter, photographer) 1890-1976
Ray, Nicholas (b. Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; Am. film director) 1911-1979
Ray, Rammohan (Indian religious, social reformer) 1772-1833
Ray, Satyajit (Indian film director, writer, producer) 1921-1992
Rayburn, Samuel Taliaferro (American politician) 1882-1961
Rayet, Georges-Antoine-Pons (French astronomer) 1839-1906
Raymond of Penafort, Saint (Spanish Dominican monk, theologian) c.1185-1275
Raymond of Poitiers (French prince of Antioch) 1099-1149
Raymond of Sabunde (Spanish theologian) d.1436
Raymond, Alexander Gillespie (American cartoonist) 1909-1956
Raymond, Antonin (Bohemian-born American architect) 1888-1976
Raymond, Henry Jarvis (American journalist, politician) 1820-1869
Raymond, Percy Edward (American paleontologist, stratigrapher) 1879-1952
Raymond, Walter John (Polish-born American political scientist) 1930-2007
Raynal, Guillaume-Thomas-Francois de (Fr. hist., philosopher) 1713-1796
Raynal, Paul (French playwright) 1885-1971
Raynouard, Francois-Juste-Marie (French scholar, playwright) 1761-1836
Raymov (or Rainov), Nikolay Ivanov (Bulg. poet, painter, hist.) 1889-1954
Razi, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya ar- (Persian physician) c.865-923/35
Razin, Stepan Timofeyevich (Stenka Razin; Rus. Cossack rebel) d.1671
Raziya (or Raziyyat-ud-din; Queen of Delhi 1236-1240) d.1240
Read, Albert Cushing (American naval officer) 1887-1967
Read, George (American lawyer, Revolutionary leader) 1733-1798
Read, Sir Herbert (English poet, art critic, literary critic) 1893-1968
Read, Herbert Harold (British geologist) 1889-1970
Read, Opie Percival (American journalist, humorist, writer) 1852-1939
Reade, Charles (English writer, dramatist) 1814-1884
Reading, 1st Marquis of (Rufus Daniel Isaacs; British polit.) 1860-1935
Reading, John (English composer; composed "Adeste Fideles") 1677-1764
Reagan, Maureen Elizabeth (American activist) b.1941
Reagan, Anne Frances Robbins "Nancy" née Davis (Am. first lady) b.1923
Reagan, Ronald Wilson (Am. actor, 40th U.S. president, 1981-89) 1911-2004
Reagon, Bernice née Johnson (American composer, singer) b.1942
Reaney, James Crerar (Canadian poet, playwright) b.1926
Reaumur, Rene-Antoine Ferchault de (Fr. naturalist, physicist) 1683-1757
Rebel, Jean-Fery (French composer, violinist) 1666-1747
Rebelo, Jorge (Mozambican poet, lawyer, journalist) b.1940
Reber, Grote (American radio engineer) 1911-2002
Reber, Napoleon-Henri (French composer) 1807-1880
Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich (Russian composer) 1866-1920
Rebmann, Johannes (German missionary, traveler, explorer) 1820-1876
Rebreanu, Liviu (Romanian writer) 1885-1944
Recamier, Jeanne-Francoise-Julie-Adelaide née Bernard (Fr. wit) 1777-1849
Rechberg und Rothenlowen, Johann Bernhard von (Austrian polit.) 1806-1899
Rechtin, Eberhardt (American engineer) 1926-2006
Rechy, John Francisco (American writer, teacher) b.1934
Recklinghausen, Friedrich Daniel von (German pathologist) 1833-1910
Reclus, Jean-Jacques-Elisee (French geographer, anarchist) 1830-1905
Recorde, Robert (English mathematician; introduced equals sign) c.1510-1558
Recto, Claro Mayo (Filipino politician) 1890-1960
Red Cloud (Mahpiua Luta; American Indian chief) 1822-1909
Redding, Noel (born David Redding; English musician) 1945-2003
Reddy, Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" (Indian computer scientist) b.1937
Red Eagle (aka William Weatherford; American Indian leader) 1780?-1825
Redfield, Robert (American cultural anthropologist) 1897-1958
Redi, Francesco (Italian physician, naturalist, poet) 1626-1697
Reding, Aloys (Swiss politician) 1765-1818
Reding, Ital (Swiss politician) d.1447
Red Jacket (born Otetiani; Sagoyewatha; American Seneca chief) 1756?-1830
Redlich, Joseph (Austrian jurist, politician) 1869-1936
Redman, Joshua (American saxophonist) b.1962
Redman, Walter "Dewey" (American musician) 1931-2006
Redmond, John Edward (Irish politician) 1856-1918
Redon, Odilon (French painter, lithographer, engraver) 1840-1916
Redpath, James (Scottish-born American journalist) 1833-1891
Reed, Sir Carol (English film director, producer) 1906-1976
Reed, Ishmael Scott (American writer, poet, essayist) b.1938
Reed, Isaac (English editor) 1742-1807
Reed, John (American journalist, poet, radical leader) 1887-1920
Reed, Joseph (American Revolutionary commander, politician) 1741-1785
Reed, Louis Allan "Lou" (American musician) 1942-2013
Reed, Stanley Forman (American Supreme Court justice 1938-1957) 1884-1980
Reed, Thomas Brackett (American politician) 1839-1902
Reed, Walter (American army surgeon, bacteriologist) 1851-1902
Reese, Charley (American journalist, essayist) 1937-2013
Reese, Lizette Woodworth (American poet) 1856-1935
Reeve, Clara (English writer) 1729-1807
Reeve, Tapping (American lawyer, educator) 1744-1823
Reeves, William Pember (New Zealand journalist, polit., econ.) 1857-1932
Regener, Erich Rudolph Alexander (German physicist) 1881-1955
Reger, Johann Joseph Maximillian "Max" (German composer) 1873-1916
Reginald (or Raynald) of Chatillon (French crusader) d.1187
Regino von Prum (aka Reginon; German monk, chronicler) d.c.915
Regiomontanus (aka Johann Muller; German math., astronomer) 1436-1476
Regnard, Jean-Francois (French playwright) 1655-1709
Regnault, Henri-Victor (French chemist, physicist) 1810-1878
Regnault de Saint-Jean d'Angely, Michel-Louis-Etienne (Fr. pol) 1761-1819
Regnier, Claude-Ambroise (Duc de Massa; French politician) 1746-1814
Regnier, Henri-Francois-Joseph de (French poet, critic, writer) 1864-1936
Regnier, Mathurin (French poet; nephew of Philippe Desportes) 1573-1613
Regulus, Marcus Atilius (Roman hero) d.c.250
Rehan, Ada (orig. surname Crehan; Irish-born American actor) 1857-1916
Rehnquist, William Hubbs (Am. Sup. Ct. Chief Justice 1986-2005) 1924-2005
Rehoboam (King of Judah c.934-917 BC) 10th cent. BC
Reich, Robert Bernard (American Secy. of Labor 1993-1997) b.1946
Reich, Stephen Michael "Steve" (American composer, writer) b.1936
Reich, Wilhelm (Austrian psychoanalyst) 1897-1957
Reicha, Anton (Czech-born French composer, music theorist) 1770-1836
Reichardt, Johann Friedrich (Ger. composer, conductor, writer) 1752-1814
Reichel, Hans (German composer, inventor, luthier, designer) 1949-2011
Reichenau, Walther von (German field marshal) 1884-1942
Reichenbach, Georg von (German scientific instrument maker) 1772-1826
Reichenbach, Hans (German philosopher, educator) 1891-1953
Reichenbach, Karl Ludwig (German natural philosopher, indust.) 1788-1869
Reichstein, Tadeusz (Polish-born Swiss biochemist) 1897-1996
Reid, Forrest (Irish writer, critic) 1875-1947
Reid, Sir George Houston (Scottish-born Australian politician) 1845-1918
Reid, Harry Fielding (American geologist) 1859-1944
Reid, Samuel Chester (American naval officer) 1783-1861
Reid, Thomas (Scottish philosopher) 1710-1796
Reid, Thomas Mayne (Irish writer) 1818-1883
Reid, Sir Thomas Wemyss (English journalist, biographer) 1842-1905
Reid, Whitelaw (American journalist, diplomat) 1837-1912
Reid, Sir William (British meteorologist, soldier, col. admin.) 1791-1858
Reidy, Affonso Eduardo (Brazilian architect) 1909-1964
Reik, Dr. Theodor (American psychoanalyst) 1888-1969
Reil, Johann Christian (German physician) 1759-1813
Reille, Honore-Charles-Michel-Joseph (French soldier) 1775-1860
Reimann, Aribert (German composer, pianist, accompanist) b.1936
Reimarus, Hermann Samuel (German theologian, nat. philosopher) 1694-1768
Reimertz, Stephan (German writer, art historian) b.1962
Reina Barrios, Jose Maria (Guatemalan politician) 1853-1898
Reincken, Johann Adam (aka Jan Adams Reinken; German organist) 1623-1722
Reinecke, Carl Heinrich Carsten (German pianist, comp., cond.) 1824-1910
Reiner, Fritz (Hungarian-born American conductor) 1888-1963
Reines, Frederick (American physicist, Eagle Scout) 1918-1998
Reinhard, Hans (Swiss politician) 1755-1835
Reinhardt, Adolf Frederick "Ad" (American painter) 1913-1967
Reinhardt, Django (born Jean-Baptiste; Belg.-b. Fr. guitarist) 1910-1953
Reinhardt, Max (born Max Goldmann; Austrian theatrical dir.) 1873-1943
Reinhold, Erasmus (German astronomer) 1511-1553
Reiniger, Charlotte "Lotte" (German animator, film director) 1899-1981
Reinken, Johann Adam (German organist, composer) 1623-1722
Reinkens, Joseph Hubert (German theologian, bishop) 1821-1896
Reinmar von Hagenau (German minnesinger, knight of Alsace) d.c.1205
Reinmuth, Karl Wilhelm (German astronomer; asteroid) 1892-1979
Reis, Johann Philipp (German physicist) 1834-1874
Reiske, Johann Jakob (German philologist) 1716-1774
Reisner, George Andrew (American archaeologist) 1867-1942
Reis Pereira, Jose Maris dos (aka Jose Regio; Port. writer) 1901-1969
Reissiger, Karl Gottlieb (German composer) 1798-1859
Reith, Sir John Charles Walsham (British government official) 1889-1971
Reitherman, Wolfgang (German/Am. animator: Disney Nine Old Men) 1909-1985
Rej, Mikolaj (Polish writer) 1505-1569
Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (Swedish photographer) 19th cent.
Relander, Lauri Kristian (Finnish politician; pres. 1925-1931) 1883-1942
Relly, James (British religious leader) 1722?-1778
Remak, Robert (German physician, physiologist) 1815-1865
Remarque, Erich Maria (German-born American writer, journalist) 1898-1970
Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn; Dutch painter, etcher) 1606-1669
Remi (or Remy), Saint (aka Remigius; Frankish prelate) 437?-533?
Remington, Eliphalet (American firearms manufacturer) 1793-1861
Remington, Frederic Cackrider (American painter, sculptor) 1861-1909
Remington, Frederic (American painter, illustrator. sculptor) 1861-1909
Remington, Philo (American manufacturer; son of Eliphalet) 1816-1889
Remizov, Aleksey Mikhaylovich (Russian writer) 1877-1957
Remsen, Ira (American chemist, educator) 1846-1927
Renan, Joseph-Ernest (French philosopher, philologist, hist.) 1823-1892
Renard, Alphonse Francoise (Belgian geologist) 1842-1903
Renard, Charles (French military engineer) 1847-1905
Renard, Jules (French writer) 1864-1910
Renart, Jean (French poet, writer) fl. 1200-1222
Renaudot, Theophraste (French physician, journalist) 1586?-1653
Renault, Louis (French jurist, pacifist) 1843-1918
Renault, Louis (French industrialist; fd. Renault Freres 1899) 1877-1944
Renault, Mary (pseudonym of Mary Challans; English writer) 1905-1983
Rendell, Ruth Barbara née Grasemann (British writer) b.1930
Renger-Patzsch, Albert (German photographer) 1897-1966
Reni, Guido (Italian painter) 1575-1642
Renn, Ludwig (Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golssenau; Ger. wtr.) 1889-1979
Rennell, James (English geographer) 1742-1830
Rennenkampf, Pavel Karlovich (Russian general of cavalry) 1854-1918
Renner, Karl (Austrian politician; president 1945-1950) 1870-1950
Rennie, George (Scottish civil engineer; son of John) 1791-1866
Rennie, John (Scottish civil engineer) 1761-1821
Rennie, Sir John (Scottish civil engineer; son of John) 1794-1874
Rennyo (Japanese Buddhist leader) 1415-1499
Reno, Janet (American lawyer; U.S. Attorney General 1993-2001) b.1938
Reno, Jesse Lee (American army officer) 1823-1862
Renoir, Jean (French film director, writer; son of Pierre) 1894-1979
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (French painter) 1841-1919
Renouvier, Charles-Bernard (French idealistic philosopher) 1815-1903
Renshaw, Ernest (English tennis player; twin of William) 1861-1899
Renshaw, William (English tennis player) 1861-1904
Rensselaer, Kiliaen (or Killian) van (Dutch merchant) 1595-1644
Renwick, James (Scottish Covenanter) 1662-1688
Renwick, James (American architect) 1818-1895
Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (Russian painter) 1844-1930
Repnin, Anikita Ivanovich (Russian general, prince) 1668-1726
Repnin, Nikolay Vasilyevich (Rus. general; grandson of Anikita) 1734-1801
Repplier, Agnes (American writer) 1855-1950
Repton, Humphrey (English landscape designer) 1752-1818
Requesens y Zuniga, Luis de (Spanish soldier) 1528-1576
Resende, Garcia de (Portuguese poet, chronicler, editor) c.1470-1536
Reshetovskaya, Natalya Alekseyevna (Russian chemist) 1919-2003
Resid Pasa (or Reshid Pasha), Mustafa (Turkish statesman) 1800-1858
Resnais, Alain (French film director) b.1922
Respighi, Ottorino (Italian composer, musicologist, conductor) 1879-1936
Ressel, Josef Ludwig Franz (Austrian inventor) 1793-1857
Restif, Nicolas-Edme (Restif de La Bretonne; French writer) 1734-1806
Reston, James Barrett "Scotty" (American journalist) 1909-1995
Restrepo, Carlos E. (Colombian politician; pres. 1910-1914) 1867-1937
Restrepo, Jose Manuel (Colombian historian) 1781-1863
Rethel, Alfred (German historical painter) 1816-1859
Reti, Richard (Hungarian chess master) 1889-1929
Reti, Rudolph (Serbian music critic, composer) 1885-1957
Retief, Pieter "Piet" (South African Boer leader) 1780-1838
Retz, Cardinal de (Jean de Gondi; French prelate, politician) 1613-1679
Retzius, Anders Adolf (Swedish anatomist, anthropologist) 1796-1860
Retzius, Gustaf Magnus (Swedish anthropologist, anatomist) 1842-1919
Reubeni, David (Arabian Jewish adventurer, false messiah) 1490-1535/41?
Reuchlin, Johannes (Grecized form: Capnio; German Humanist) 1455-1522
Reuter, Christian (German dramatist, writer) 1665-1712?
Reuter, Ernst (German politician) 1889-1953
Reuter, Fritz (German writer) 1810-1874
Reuter, Paul Julius von (German-born British journalist) 1816-1899
Reuther, Walter Philip (American labor leader) 1907-1970
Reve, Gerard Kornelis van het (Dutch writer, journalist) b.1923
Revel, Jean-Francois née Ricard (French philosopher, writer) 1924-2006
Revell, Viljo (Finnish architect) 1910-1964
Revels, Hiram Rhoades (American clergyman, educator, polit.) 1822-1901
Reventlow, Christian Ditlev Frederick (Danish state official) 1748-1827
Reverdy, Pierre (French poet, essayist) 1889-1960
Revere, Paul (American patriot, silversmith, engraver) 1735-1818
Revius, Jacobus (Jacob van Reefsen; Dutch poet, theologian) 1586-1658
Revueltas, Jose (Mexican poet, writer, essayist, journalist) 1914-1975
Revueltas, Silvestre (Mexican composer, violinist, conductor) 1899-1940
Rexroth, Kenneth Charles Marion (American essayist, poet) 1905-1982
Rey, Hans Augusto "H.A." (German-born artist, writer) 1898-1977
Rey, Margaret Elisabeth (German-born artist, news reporter) 1906-1996
Reyes, Alfonso (Mexican poet, critic, diplomat) 1889-1959
Reyes Prieto, Rafael (Colombian explorer, soldier, writer) 1850-1921
Reyles, Carlos (Uruguayan writer) 1868-1938
Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw née Rejment (Polish writer) 1867-1925
Reynaud, Charles-Emile (French teacher, animator, inventor) 1844-1918
Reynaud, Paul (French politician; prime minister 1940) 1878-1966
Reynolds, Sir Joshua (English portrait painter) 1723-1792
Reynolds, Osborne (British engineer, physicist) 1842-1912
Reynolds, Roger (American composer, teacher) b.1934
Reynolds, Walter (English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury) d.1327
Reza 'Abbasi (Persian painter) 1575?-1635?
Rezanov, Nikolay Petrovich (Russian entrepreneur in Alaska) 1764-1807
Reza Shah Pahlavi (Shah of Iran 1925-41; father of M. Pahlavi) 1878-1944
Reznicek, Emil Nikolaus von (Austrian composer) 1860-1945
Reznikoff, Charles (American poet, writer) 1894-1976
Rhaticus (born Georg Joachim Iserin; German astronomer, math.) 1514-1576
Rhee, Syngman (Korean politician; president 1948-1960) 1875-1965
Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel (German composer, organist, cond.) 1839-1901
Rhett, Robert Barnwell née Smith (American politician) 1800-1876
Rhianus (Greek scholar, poet of Crete) b.c.275 BC
Rhine, Joseph Banks (American psychologist) 1895-1980
Rhinthon (Greek playwright) fl. c.300 BC
Rhodes, Alexandre de (French Jesuit missionary) 1591-1660
Rhodes, Carla (American ventriloquist, comedian, musician) b.1982
Rhodes, Cecil John (British colonial administrator, financier) 1853-1902
Rhodes, James Ford (American historian) 1848-1927
Rhondda, 1st Viscount (Welsh colliery owner, gov. official) 1856-1918
Rhys, Ernest Percival (English editor, writer) 1859-1946
Rhys, Jean (West Indian-born British writer) 1894-1979
Rhys, Sir John (Welsh scholar) 1840-1915
Rhys, Sion Dafydd (or John David; Welsh physician, grammarian) 1534-c.1609
Ribadeneyra, Pedro de (Spanish hagiologist) 1527-1611
Ribalta, Francisco (Spanish painter) 1565-1628
Ribas, Oscar Bento (Angolan folklorist, writer) 1909-2004
Ribault, Jean (French naval officer, colonizer in America) 1520?-1565
Ribbentrop, Joachim von (German diplomat) 1893-1946
Ribeiro, Aquilino Gomes (Portuguese writer, activist) 1885-1963
Ribeiro, Bernardim (Portuguese writer) 1482-1552
Ribeiro Couto, Rui (Brazilian poet, writer) 1898-1963
Ribera, Jose de (Lo Spagnoletto; Spanish painter, etcher) 1588-1652
Ribeyro, Julio Ramon(Peruvian writer, playwright) 1929-1994
Ribot, Marc (American musician, composer) b.1954
Ribot, Theodule-Armand (French psychologist) 1839-1916
Ricardo, David (English economist) 1772-1823
Ricardo Leite, Cassiano (Brazilian poet, essayist, lit. critic) 1895-1974
Ricasoli, Bettino (Baron of Brolio; Italian politician) 1809-1880
Ricaurte, George Augusto (Ecuador-born American neurologist) b.1953?
Riccati, Jacopo Francesco (Italian nobleman, mathematician) 1676-1754
Ricci, Cesarina (Italian composer) fl.1597
Ricci, Matteo (Li Matou; Italian missionary in India, China) 1552-1610
Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio (Italian mathematician) 1853-1925
Riccio, Andrea (orig. surname Briosco; It. sculptor, goldsmith) 1470?-1532
Riccio, Domenico "Il Brusasorci" (Italian painter) c.1516-1567
Riccioli, Giambattista (Italian Jesuit astronomer) 1598-1671
Rice, Alice Caldwell née Hegan (American writer) 1870-1942
Rice, Boyd Blake (American sound artist, actor, photographer) b.1956
Rice, Dan (born Daniel McLaren; American entertainer, clown) 1823-1900
Rice, Edmund Ignatius (Irish philanthropist) 1762-1844
Rice, Elmer Leopold (born Reizenstein; American playwright) 1892-1967
Rice, Henry Grantland (American sportswriter) 1880-1954
Rice, James (English writer; lit. partner of Walter Besant) 1843-1882
Rice, Ron (American filmmaker) 1935-1964
Rice, Thomas Dartmouth (American minstrel; introd. "Jim Crow") 1808-1860
Rice, William Marsh (American merchant, philanthropist) 1816-1900
Rich, Adrienne Cecile (American poet, critic, scholar) b.1929
Rich, Barnabe (English soldier, writer) 1542-1617
Rich, Claudius James (English administrator, archaeologist) 1787-1820
Rich, Sir Henry (English courtier; son of Robert) 1590-1649
Rich, John (stage name Lun; English theater manager, actor) 1692-1761
Rich, Lady Penelope née Devereux (English noblewoman; "Stella") 1562?-1607
Rich, Sir Richard (1st Baron Rich; English chancery officer) c.1496-1567
Rich, Richard (English soldier, adventurer) fl. 1610
Rich, Robert (English admiral, colonial administrator) 1587-1658
Richard of Aversa (Norman leader) d.1078
Richard of Chichester, Saint (English prelate) c.1198-1253
Richard of Devizes (English chronicler) fl. 1189-1192
Richard of Saint-Victor (Scottish theologian) d.1173
Richard le Grant (aka Richard Grant; English prelate) d.1231
Richards, Ann (born Dorothy Ann Willis; American politician) b.1933
Richards, Dickinson Woodruff Jr. (American physician, surgeon) 1895-1973
Richards, Ellen Henrietta née Swallow (American chemist) 1842-1911
Richards, Henry Brinley (Welsh pianist, composer) 1817-1885
Richards, Ivor Armstrong (English literary critic, poet) 1893-1979
Richards, Jesse (America painter, filmmaker, photographer) b.1975
Richards, Laura Elizabeth née Howe (American writer) 1850-1943
Richards, Renee (born Richard Raskind; American opthomologist) b.1934
Richards, Theodore William (American chemist) 1868-1928
Richards, Thomas Addison (Eng.-born Am. painter, illustrator) 1820-1900
Richards, William (American clergyman) 1793-1847
Richards, Sir William Buell (Canadian jurist) 1815-1889
Richardson, Sir Benjamin Ward (English physician) 1828-1896
Richardson, Charles (English lexicographer) 1775-1865
Richardson, Dorothy Miller (married name Odle; English writer) 1873-1957
Richardson, Ethel Florence Lindesay (Australian writer) 1870-1946
Richardson, Henry Handel (Ethel Robertson; Austalian writer) 1870-1946
Richardson, Henry Hobson (American architect) 1838-1886
Richardson, James (English explorer in Africa) 1806-1851
Richardson, Jane née Shelby (American biochemist) b.1941
Richardson, Sir John (Scottish naturalist, explorer) 1787-1865
Richardson, John (Canadian writer) 1796-1852
Richardson, Lewis Fry (English physicist, psychologist) 1881-1953
Richardson, Sir Owen Willans (English physicist) 1879-1959
Richardson, Sir Ralph David (British actor) 1902-1983
Richardson, Robert Coleman (American physicist, Eagle Scout) 1937-2013
Richardson, Samuel (English writer, printer) 1689-1761
Riche, Gaspard-Clair-Francois-Marie (French math., engineer) 1755-1839
Richelieu, Duc Armand-Jean du Plessis de (French cardinal) 1585-1642
Richepin, Jean (Algerian-born French poet, dramatist, writer) 1849-1926
Richer of Saint-Remy (French chronicler, monk) 10th cent.
Richer, Edmond (French theologian) 1559-1631
Richer, Jean (French astronomer) 1630-1696
Richet, Charles-Robert (French physiologist) 1850-1935
Richie, David Arthur (Am. National Park admin.; A-Trail dev.) 1932-2002
Richier, Ligier (French sculptor) 1500?-1567
Richler, Mordecai (Canadian writer, essayist) b.1931
Richmond, John B. Jr. "Fritz" (American musician) 1939-2005
Richmond, Mary Ellen (American social worker) 1861-1928
Richter, Burton (American physicist) b.1931
Richter, Charles Francis (American seismologist) 1900-1985
Richter, Conrad Michael (American writer) 1890-1968
Richter, Ernst Friedrich Eduard (Ger. music theorist, composer) 1808-1879
Richter, Franz Xavier (German composer) 1709-1789
Richter, Gerhard (German painter, teacher, educator) b.1932
Richter, Hans (aka Janos; Hungarian-born German conductor) 1843-1916
Richter, Hans (German-born American painter, filmmaker) 1888-1976
Richter, Hieronymous Theodore (German chemist) 1824-1898
Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich (pseudonym Jean Paul; Ger. writer) 1763-1825
Richter, Jeremias Benjamin (German chemist) 1762-1807
Richthofen, Ferdinand Paul Wilhelm von (Ger. geographer, geol.) 1833-1905
Richthofen, Manfred von "The Red Baron" (German aviator) 1892-1918
Richtmyer, Floyd Karker (American physicist) 1881-1939
Ricimer, Flavius (Roman general, of Suevian birth) d.472
Rickard, George Lewis "Tex" (American boxing promoter) 1871-1929
Rickenbacher, Adolph (Swiss guitar maker) 1886-1976
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (American aviator, industrialist) 1890-1973
Rickert, Martha Edith (American educator) 1871-1938
Rickert, Heinrich (German philosopher) 1863-1936
Ricketts, Edward Flanders Robb (Am. biologist, philosopher) 1897-1948
Ricketts, Howard Taylor (American pathologist; "Rickettsia") 1871-1910
Ricketts, John Bill (English circus owner) d.1799
Rickey, Branch Wesley "the Mahatma" (American baseball exec.) 1881-1965
Rickman, Thomas (English architect) 1776-1841
Rickover, Hyman George (Polish-born American admiral) 1900-1986
Ricoeur, Jean Paul Gustave "Paul" (French philosopher) 1913-2005
Ricordi, Giovanni (Italian music publisher) 1785-1853
Ricordi, Giulio (pseud. J. Burgmein; It. composer; son of Tito) 1840-1912
Ricordi, Tito (Italian music publisher; son of Giovanni) 1811-1888
Ricordi, Tito (Italian pianist, music publisher; son of Giulio) 1865-1933
Riddell, Walter Alexander (Canadian clergyman, diplomat) 1881-1963
Ridder, Alfons De (pseudonym Willem Elsschot; Dutch writer) 1882-1960
Riddle, Nelson Smock Jr. (Am. bandleader,arranger,orchestrator) 1921-1985
Rider, Arthur Fremont (American editor, publisher) 1885-1962
Ridge, Thomas Joseph (American politician, bureaucrat) b.1945
Ridgway, Robert (American ornithologist) 1850-1929
Riding Jackson, Laura née Reichenthal (American poet, critic) 1901-1991
Ridler, Anne Barbara née Bradby (English poet, dramatist) 1912-2001
Ridley, Henry Nicholas (English botanist) 1855-1956
Ridley, Nicholas (English reformer, Protestant martyr) c.1503-1555
Ridolfi, Roberto di (Florentine conspirator in England) 1531-1612
Riebeeck, Jan van (Dutch surgeon, pioneer) 1619-1677
Riecke, Carl Viktor Eduard (German physicist) 1845-1915
Riefenstahl, Bertha Helene Leni Amalie (German filmmaker) 1902-2003
Rieff, Philip (American sociologist, teacher) 1922-2006
Rieger, Frantisek Ladislav (Czech politician) 1818-1903
Riegger, Wallingford Constantine (American composer, teacher) 1885-1961
Riego y Nunez, Rafael del (Spanish soldier) 1785-1823
Riehl, Alois (German philosopher) 1844-1924
Riehl, Wilhelm Heinrich von (German historian) 1823-1897
Riel, Louis (Canadian insurgent leader) 1844-1885
Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard (German mathematician) 1826-1866
Riemann, Karl Wilhelm Julius Hugo (German music hist., critic) 1849-1919
Riemenschneider, Tilman (German sculptor, woodcarver) c.1460-1531
Rienzo, Cola di (full prename Niccolo; Italian leader) 1313-1354
Ries, Ferdinand (German pianist, composer; pupil of Beethoven) 1784-1838
Ries, Franz (Ger. violinist, comp., music pub.; son of Hubert) 1846-1932
Ries, Pieter Hubert (Ger. violinist, comp.; bro. of Ferdinand) 1802-1886
Riese (or Ries), Adam (German arithmetician) 1492-1559
Riesener, Jean-Henri (Prussian-born French cabinetmaker) 1734-1806
Riesman, David (American social scientist) 1909-2002
Riesz, Frigyes (Hungarian mathematician) 1880-1956
Rietveld, Gerrit Thomas (Dutch architect, furniture designer) 1888-1964
Rietz, August Wilhelm Julius (German composer, conductor) 1812-1877
Rifbjerg, Klaus Thorvald (Danish writer, editor, poet) b.1931
Riffaterre, Michael (French-born American literary critic) b.1924
Rigaud, Andre (Haitian general) 1761-1811
Rigaud, Hyacinthe (French painter) 1659-1743
Rigault de Genouilly, Charles (French admiral) 1807-1873
Rigby, Paul C. (Australian cartoonist) 1924-2006
Rigdon, Sidney (American Mormon leader, heretic) 1793-1876
Righi, Augusto (Italian physicist) 1850-1920
Rigord (French chronicler) c.1150-1207
Riis, Jacob August (Danish-born American journalist, reformer) 1849-1914
Riley, James Whitcomb (American poet, lecturer, newspaperman) 1849-1916
Riley, Richard Wilson (American politician) b.1933
Riley, Terry (American composer, musician, teacher) b.1935
Rilke, Rainer Maria (Czechoslovakian-born German poet) 1875-1926
Rimbaud, Jean-Nicolas-Arthur (French poet, adventurer) 1854-1891
Rimitti, Cheikha (b. Saadia Bediaf; Algerian-born Fr. musician) 1923-2006
Rimmer, William (English-born American painter, sculptor) 1816-1879
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreievich (Russian composer) 1844-1908
Rincon, Emanuele Gioacchino Cesare (Italian composer) 1680-1757?
Rinehart, Mary née Roberts (American writer, playwright) 1876-1958
Rinehart, Stanley Marshall Jr. (Am. publisher; son of Mary) 1897-1969
Ringer, Sydney (English physician) 1835-1910
Ringling, Albert C. née Rungeling (American circus owner) 1852-1916
Ringling, Alfred T. (American circus owner; brother of Albert) 1861-1919
Ringling, Charles (American circus owner; brother of Albert) 1863-1926
Ringling, Otto (American circus owner; brother of Albert) 1858-1911
Ringling, John (American circus owner; brother of Albert) 1866-1936
Rintelen, Anton (Austrian jurist, politician) 1876-1946
Rinuccini, Giovambattista (Italian prelate) 1592-1653
Rinuccini, Ottavio (Italian poet) 1562-1621
Rioja, Francisco de (Spanish poet) 1583-1659
Rios, Juan Antonio (Chilean politician; president 1942-1946) 1888-1946
Rios, Julian (Spanish essayist, writer) b.1941
Ripley, George (American literary critic, reformer) 1802-1880
Ripley, Robert LeRoy (American cartoonist, Believe It or Not!) 1893-1949
Ripley, William Zebina (American anthropologist, economist) 1867-1941
Ripperda, Jan Willem (Osman Pasha; Dutch adventurer) 1680-1737
Rippl-Ronai, Jozsef (Hungarian painter, graphic artist) 1861-1927
Riquet de Bonrepos, Pierre-Paul de (French engineer) 1604-1680
Riqueti, Honore-Gabriel (French politician, orator) 1749-1791
Riqueti, Victor (French soldier, political economist) 1715-1789
Riqueti de Mirabeau, Sibylle-Gabrielle-Marie de (French writer) 1850-1932
Ri Sampei (Korean ceramist) d.1653
Risenburgh, Bernard van (French furniture maker) c.1700-c.1765
Rising, Johan Classon (Swedish colonial governor in America) 1617-1672
Risley, Sir Herbert Hope (Eng. civil servant, anthropologist) 1851-1911
Risso, Giovanni Antonio (Italian naturalist) 1777-1845
Rist, Johann (German poet) 1607-1667
Ristic, Jovan (Serbian politician) 1831-1899
Ristori, Adelaide (Italian actor) 1822-1906
Ritchey, George Willis (American astronomer) 1864-1945
Ritchie, Dennis MacAlistair (American computer scientist) 1941-2011
Ritchie, Thomas (American journalist) 1778-1854
Ritchie, Sir William Johnstone (Canadian jurist) 1813-1892
Ritschl, Albrecht (German theologian) 1822-1889
Ritschl, Friedrich Wilhelm (German classical philologist) 1806-1876
Ritson, Joseph (English antiquary) 1752-1803
Ritsos, Yannis (Greek poet, translator) 1909-1990
Rittenhouse, David (Am. astronomer; great-grandson of William) 1732-1796
Rittenhouse, William (Prussian-born Am. clergyman, indust.) 1644-1708
Ritter, Alexander (German composer) 1833-1896
Ritter, Carl (German geographer; co-fnd. modern geog. science) 1779-1859
Ritter, Johann Wilhelm (German physicist) 1776-1810
Rittner, Tadeusz "Tomasz Czaszka" (Polish playwright, writer) 1873-1921
Ritz, Cesar (Swiss hotelkeeper) 1850-1918
Ritze, Heinrich (aka Euricius Cordus; Ger. physician, Humanist) 1484-1535
Riva Aguero, Jose Mariano de la (Peruvian soldier, politician) 1783-1858
Rivadavia, Bernardino (Argentinean politician) 1780-1845
Rivarola, Cirilo Antonio (Paraguayan politician) d.1871
Rivaroli, Antoine (Comte de Rivarol; French journalist) 1753-1801
Rivas, Angel Saavedra y Ramirez de Baguedano (Spanish poet) 1791-1865
Rive, Richard Moore (South African writer, literary critic) 1931-1989
Rivera, Diego Maria (Mexican painter) 1886-1957
Rivera, Geraldo Miguel (American TV talk show host) b.1943
Rivera, Jose Eustacio (Colombian writer, poet) 1889-1928
Rivera, Jose Fructuoso (Uruguayan general, politician) c.1788-1854
Rivera, Miguel Primo de (Spanish general) 1870-1930
Rivers, Joan (Joan Alexandria Molinsky; American comedian) b.1933
Rivers, Larry (b. Larry Grossberg; Am. painter, sculptor, poet) b.1923
Rivers, Samuel Carthorne (American musician, composer) b.1923
Rivers, Thomas Milton (American virologist) 1888-1962
Rivers, William Halse Rivers (English physiologist, anthropol.) 1864-1922
Rivest, Ronald Linn (Am. cryptographer; co-inv. RSA algorithm) b.1947
Rivet, Paul (French ethnologist) 1876-1958
Rivette, Jacques (French film director, critic) b.1928
Riviere, Jacques (French writer, critic, editor) 1886-1925
Rivington, James (English-born American publisher) 1724-1803
Rivinus, Augustus Quirinus née Bachmann (German botanist) 1652-1723
Rivlin, Alice née Mitchell (American economist, policy analyst) b.1931
Rizal, Jose Protasio (Filipino patriot, writer) 1861-1896
Rizzio (or Riccio), David (Italian musician) c.1533-1566
Rizzio, Antonio (Italian sculptor) 1430?-1499?
Roa Bastos, Augusto (Paraguayan writer, journalist, poet) 1917-2005
Roach, Harold Eugene "Hal" Sr. (Am. film & television producer) 1892-1992
Roach, John (Irish-born American ironmaster, shipbuilder) 1813-1887
Roach, Maxwell Lemuel "Max" (American musician, composer) 1924-2007
Roazen, Paul (American political scientist, historian) 1936-2005
Robbe-Grillet, Alain (French writer, critic, screenwriter) b.1922
Robbins, Frederick Chapman (American physician, microbiologist) 1916-2003
Robbins, Irvine (Can.-born Am. entrepreneur: Baskin-Robbins) 1917-2008
Robbins, Jerome (American dancer, choreographer) 1918-1998
Robbins, Thomas Eugene "Tom" (American writer) b.1936
Robecchi-Bricchetti, Luigi (Italian explorer) 1855-1926
Roberday, Francois (French organist, composer) 1624-1680
Robert, Anne-Jean (French inventor; brother of Nicholas-Louis) 1758-1820
Robert, Henry Martyn (Am. soldier; "Robert's Rules of Order") 1837-1923
Robert, Hubert (French painter) 1733-1808
Robert, Nicholas-Louis (French inventor) 1761-1828
Robert, Shaaban (Swahili writer, poet, essayist) 1909-1962
Robert de Boron (or Borron; French poet) fl. c.1200
Robert de Torigni (French chronicler) c.1110-1186
Robert of Belesme (or Belleme; Norman soldier) c.1052-1130?
Robert of Courtenay (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 1221-1228) d.1228
Robert of Gloucester (English chronicler) fl. 1260-1300
Robert of Jumieges (Norman prelate) d.c.1055
Robert of Molesmes, Saint (French Benedictine ecclesiastic) c.1027-1110
Robert the Strong (French warrior) d.866
Robert Guiscard (Robert de Hauteville; Norman military leader) c.1015-1085
Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugene (French magician) 1805-1871
Roberts, Barbie Millicent (American fashion model; 36-18-33) b.1959
Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas (Canadian writer, poet) 1860-1943
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox (American poet, writer) 1886-1941
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh (Indian-born British soldier) 1832-1914
Roberts, Sir Gilbert (English civil engineer) 1889-1978
Roberts, Glenn "Fireball" (American stock-car racer) 1927-1964
Roberts, Granville Oral (American clergyman) 1918-2009
Roberts, Isaac (Welsh-born British astronomer) 1829-1904
Roberts, John Glover Jr. (Am. Supreme Court chief justice) b.1955
Roberts, John Storm (Eng.-born Am. writer, producer, scholar) 1936-2009
Roberts, Kate (Welsh writer, playwright, teacher) 1891-1985
Roberts, Kenneth Lewis (American journalist, writer) 1885-1957
Roberts, Lawrence G. "Larry" (American electrical engineer) b.1937
Roberts, Owen Josephus (Am. Supreme Court Justice 1930-1945) 1875-1955
Roberts, Richard John (English biochemist, molecular biologist) b.1943
Roberts, Thomas William "Tom" (English-born Australian painter) 1856-1931
Roberts-Austen, Sir William Chandler (English metallurgist) 1843-1902
Robertson, Frederick William (English Anglican clergyman) 1816-1853
Robertson, James (American pioneer; founded Nashville) 1742-1814
Robertson, Marion Gordon "Pat" (American clergyman) b.1930
Robertson, Thomas William (English dramatist) 1829-1871
Robertson, William (Scottish historian) 1721-1793
Robertson, Sir William Robert (British soldier) 1860-1933
Roberval, Gilles Personne de (French mathematician) 1602-1675
Roberval, Jean-Francois de La Rocque (French soldier) 1500-1561
Robeson, Paul LeRoy Bustill (American actor, singer, activist) 1898-1976
Robespierre, Maximilien-Francois-Marie-Isidore de (French rev.) 1758-1794
Robey, Sir George (born George Edward Wade; English comedian) 1869-1954
Robins, Benjamin (English mathematician, military engineer) 1707-1751
Robinson, Aminah Brenda Lynn (American artist) b.1940
Robinson, Bill (born Luther) "Bojangles" (American tap dancer) 1878-1949
Robinson, Boardman (Canadian-born Am. painter, illustrator) 1876-1952
Robinson, Charles (American pioneer, politician) 1818-1894
Robinson, Edward (Am. scholar; father of biblical geography) 1794-1863
Robinson, Edward Goldenburg (b. Emanuel Goldenburg; Am. actor) 1893-1973
Robinson, Edwin Arlington (American poet) 1869-1935
Robinson, Esme Stuart Lennox (Irish playwright, theater mgr.) 1886-1958
Robinson, Frederick John (Eng. politician; prime min, 1827-28) 1782-1859
Robinson, George Frederick Samuel (English politician) 1827-1909
Robinson, Henry Crabb (English journalist, diarist) 1775-1867
Robinson, Henry Peach (English photographer) 1830-1901
Robinson, Henry Wheeler (English Baptist theologian, scholar) 1872-1945
Robinson, Sir Hercules George Robert (British colonial admin.) 1824-1897
Robinson, James Harvey (American historian, educator) 1863-1936
Robinson, Joan Violet née Maurice (English economist) 1903-1983
Robinson, John Roosevelt "Jackie" (American baseball player) 1919-1972
Robinson, John (English clergyman) c.1575-1625
Robinson, Joseph Taylor (American politician) 1872-1937
Robinson, Julia Hall née Bowman (American mathematician) 1919-1985
Robinson, Martin P. "Marty" (American actor, puppeteer) b.1954
Robinson, Mary Therese Winifred née Bourke (Irish pres.1990-97) b.1944
Robinson, Patricia Ann née Goedicke nee McKenna (American poet) 1931-2006
Robinson, Perry Morris (American musician) b.1938
Robinson, Reginald R. (American musician, composer) b.1972
Robinson, Sir Robert (English chemist) 1886-1975
Robinson, William (British landscape designer) 1838-1935
Robinson, William Heath (English cartoonist, illustrator) 1872-1944
Robiquet, Pierre-Jean (French chemist) 1780-1840
Robles, Emmanuel (Algerian-born French writer, dramatist) 1914-1995
Robson, May (Mary Jeanette Robison; Austral.-born Am. actor) 1858-1942
Robusti, Domenico (Tintoretto the Younger; Italian painter) 1565-1637
Robusti, Jacopo "Tintoretto" (Italian painter) c.1518-1594
Robusti, Marietta "La Tintoretta" (It. painter; dau. of Jacopo) 1560-1590
Roca, Julio Argentino (Argentinean general, politician) 1843-1914
Rocafuerte, Vicente (Ecuadorian politician; president 1835-39) 1783-1847
Rocard, Yves-Andre (French mathematician, physicist) 1903-1992
Roch, Saint (aka Rochus; French healer) c.1350-c.1379
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur de (Fr. general) 1725-1807
Rochberg, George (American composer, teacher, essayist) 1918-2005
Roche, James Jeffrey (Irish-born American journalist, writer) 1847-1908
Rochechouart de Mortemart, Francoise-Athenais (French courtier) 1641-1707
Rochefort Victor-Henri (French journalist) 1830-1913
Rochester, Nathaniel (American pioneer; founded Rochester NY) 1752-1831
Rockefeller, John Davison (Am. oil magnate, philanthropist) 1839-1937
Rockefeller, John Davison II (Am. oil magnate, philanthropist) 1874-1960
Rockefeller, John Davison III (American philanthropist) 1906-1978
Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich (Am. polit.; vice-pres. 1974-77) 1908-1979
Rocker, Johann Rudolf (German anarchist writer, activist) 1873-1958
Rockhill, William Woodville (American diplomat) 1854-1914
Rockingham, 2nd Marquis of (English politician) 1730-1782
Rockne, Knute Kenneth (Norwegian-born American football coach) 1888-1931
Rockwell, Norman (American painter, illustrator) 1894-1978
Rod, Edouard (Swiss writer, critic) 1857-1910
Rodbell, Martin (American biochemist, endocrinologist) 1925-1998
Rodbertus, Johann Karl (German economist, politician) 1805-1875
Roddick, Anita Lucia née Perelli (English entrepreneur) 1942-2007
Rode, Helge (Danish poet, dramatist, writer, literary critic) 1870-1937
Rode, Jacques-Pierre-Joseph (French violinist) 1774-1830
Rodenbach, Albrecht (Flemish writer; leader of Blauwvoeterie) 1856-1880
Rodenbach, Georges-Raymond-Constantin (Belgian poet, writer) 1855-1898
Roder, Klaus (German musician, music teacher) b.1948
Roderick (Rodrigo; King of Visigoths in Spain 710-711) d.711
Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry (Am. naval off.; son of G.) 1819-1892
Rodgers, George Washington (Am. naval officer; brother of John) 1787-1832
Rodgers, George Washington (Am. naval officer; son of George) 1822-1863
Rodgers, James Charles "Jimmie" (American singer, composer) 1897-1933
Rodgers, James W. (American criminal) c.1911-1960
Rodgers, John (American naval officer) 1773-1838
Rodgers, John (American naval officer; son of John) 1812-1882
Rodgers, John (American naval officer; son of John) 1881-1926
Rodgers, Richard (Am. composer; collab. with Hammerstein, Hart) 1902-1979
Rodgers, William Ledyard (American naval officer; son of John) 1860-1944
Rodin, Francois-Auguste-Rene (French sculptor) 1840-1917
Rodman, Thomas Jackson (American army officer) 1815-1871
Rodney, Caesar (American Revolutionary patriot) 1728-1784
Rodney, Caesar Augustus (American politician; son of Caesar) 1772-1824
Rodney, George Brydges (1st Baron Rodney; English admiral) 1718-1792
Rodney, Thomas (American soldier, jurist; son of Caesar) 1744-1811
Rodo, Jose Enrique (Uruguayan philosopher, essayist) 1872-1917
Rodrigo Vidre, Joaquin (Spanish composer, pianist) 1901-1999
Rodrigues, Ernesto (Portuguese composer, violinist, violist) b.1959
Rodrigues Alves, Francisco de Paula (Brazilian politician) 1848-1919
Rodrigues Coelho, Manuel (Portuguese organist, composer) c.1555-c.1635
Rodrigues Lobo, Francisco "Portuguese Theocritus" (Port. poet) 1580-1621
Rodriguez, Abelardo Luis (Mexican general, politician) 1889-1967
Rodriguez, Lorenzo (Spanish architect) c.1704-1774
Rodriguez, Robert Xavier (American composer, educator) b.1946
Rodriguez, Ventura (Spanish architect) 1717-1785
Rodriguez Campomanes y Perez, Pedro (Spanish polit., economist) 1723-1802
Rodriguez de Fonseca, Juan (Spanish prelate) 1451-1524
Rodriguez de Montalvo, Garci (Spanish writer) 16th cent.
Rodriguez Galvan, Ignacio (Mexican poet) 1816-1842
Rodriguez Julia, Edgardo (Puerto Rican writer, essayist) b.1946
Rodriguez Marin, Francisco (Spanish scholar) 1855-1943
Rodriguez Pedotti, Andres (Paraguayan president 1989-1993) b.1923
Rodriguez Sanchez, Manuel Laureano (Spanish bullfighter) 1917-1947
Roe, Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon (English aircraft manufacturer) 1877-1958
Roe, Humphrey Verdon (English aircraft manu.; brother of Edwin) 1878-1949
Roe, Sir Thomas (English diplomat) 1581?-1644
Roebling, John Augustus (German-born Am. engineer, indust.) 1806-1869
Roebling, Washington Augustus (Am. civil engineer; son of John) 1837-1926
Roebuck, John (English physician, inventor) 1718-1794
Roedelius, Hans-Joachim (German musician, producer, poet) b.1934
Roemer, Ferdinand (German geologist; brother of Friedrich) 1818-1891
Roemer, Friedrich Adolf (German geologist) 1809-1869
Roemer, Ole Christensen (Danish mathematician, astronomer) 1644-1710
Roentgen, Abraham (German cabinetmaker) 1711-1793
Roentgen, David (German cabinetmaker; son of Abraham) 1743-1807
Roerich, Nikolay Konstantinovich (Russian painter) 1874-1947
Roethke, Theodore Huebner (American poet, teacher) 1908-1963
Roger of Hoveden (or Howden; English chronicler) d.c.1201
Roger of Pont l'Eveque (Norman-born prelate in England) d.1181
Roger of Salisbury (English prelate, politician) d.1139
Roger of Wendover (English chronicler, monk) d.1236
Roger de Bully, Edouard (pseud. Roger de Beauvoir; Fr. writer) 1809-1866
Roger-Ducasse, Jean-Jules-Aimable (French composer) 1873-1954
Rogers, Bruce (American printer, book designer) 1870-1957
Rogers, Carl Ransom (American psychologist) 1902-1987
Rogers, Edith née Nourse (American politician) 1881-1960
Rogers, Fred McFeely (American educator, children's TV host) 1928-2003
Rogers, Henry Darwin (American geologist) 1808-1866
Rogers, Henry Huttleston (American financier) 1840-1909
Rogers, James Blythe (American chemist, educator; bro. of H.D.) 1802-1852
Rogers, John (English Protestant reformer) c.1500-1555
Rogers, John (American religious leader) 1648-1721
Rogers, John (American sculptor) 1829-1904
Rogers, Mary Joseph (born Mary Josephine; American religious) 1882-1955
Rogers, Moses (American mariner) 1779-1821
Rogers, Robert (American frontier soldier, dramatist) 1731-1795
Rogers, Robert Empie (American chemist, educator; bro. of H.D.) 1813-1884
Rogers, Roy (born Leonard Franklin Slye; Am. actor, singer) 1912-1998
Rogers, Samuel (English poet, patron) 1763-1855
Rogers, Terri (b.Ivan Southgate; transsexual Eng.ventriloquist) 1937-1999
Rogers, William (Hang-Theology Rogers; English edu. reformer) 1819-1896
Rogers, William Penn Adair "Will" (American actor, humorist) 1879-1935
Rogers, William Barton (American geologist; brother of H.D.) 1804-1882
Rogers, Woodes (English seaman, colonial governor) 1679?-1732
Roget, Peter Mark (Eng. physician, scholar; Thesaurus author) 1779-1869
Rogier, Charles Latour (Belgian politician) 1800-1885
Rogowski, Cheryl (American farmer) b.1961?
Rohde, Ruth née Bryan (American diplomat; dau. of W.J. Bryan) 1885-1954
Roheim, Geza (Hungarian psychoanalyst) 1891-1953
Rohlfs, Charles (American designer) 1853-1936
Rohlfs, Christian (German painter, printmaker) 1849-1938
Rohlfs, Friedrich Gerhard (German explorer) 1831-1896
Rohm, Ernst (German soldier) 1887-1934
Rohmer, Eric (b. Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer; French filmmaker) 1920-2010
Rohmer, Sax (pseud. of Arthur Sarsfield Ward; English writer) 1886-1959
Rohrer, Heinrich (Swiss physicist) b.1933
Roh Tae Woo (South Korean politician; president 1988-1993) b.1932
Rojas, Carlos (Spanish writer) b.1928
Rojas, Fernando de (Spanish writer) c.1465-1541
Rojas Pinilla, Gustavo (Colombian soldier, politician) 1900-1975
Rojas Pizarro, Gonzalo (Chilean poet, diplomat, teacher) b.1917
Rojas Sepulveda, Manuel (Chilean writer, poet) 1896-1973
Rojas Villandrando, Augustin de (Spanish dramatist, actor) 1572-1618
Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de (Spanish dramatist) 1607-1648
Rokitansky, Karl von (Austrian pathologist) 1804-1878
Rokkaku Shisui (born Chutaro; Japanese artist, art critic) 1867-1950
Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich (Russian army officer) 1896-1968
Roland de La Platiere, Jean-Marie (French revolutionary) 1734-1793
Roland de La Platiere, Jeanne-Marie (French revolutionary) 1754-1793
Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Henriette (Dutch Socialist, poet) 1869-1952
Roldan, Luisa "La Roldana" (Spanish sculptor; dau. of Pedro) 1656-1704
Roldan, Pedro (Spanish sculptor, painter, architect) c.1624-c.1700
Rolfe, Frederick William (pseud. Baron Corvo; English writer) 1860-1913
Rolfe, John (English colonist in Am.; husband of Pocahontas) 1585-1622
Rolland, Romain (French writer, dramatist, biographer) 1866-1944
Rolle, Michel (French mathematician) 1652-1719
Rolle de Hampole, Richard (English hermit, mystic, writer) c.1300-1349
Rolleston, Thomas William (Irish journalist, writer) 1857-1920
Rolli, Paolo Antonio (Italian poet, librettist, translator) 1687-1765
Rollins, Hyder Edward (American educator) 1889-1958
Rollins, Theodore Walter "Sonny" (American saxophonist) b.1930
Rolls, Charles Stewart (English auto. manufacturer, aviator) 1877-1910
Rolvaag, Ole Edvart (Norwegian-born American educator, writer) 1876-1931
Romains, Jules (born Louis-Henri-Jean Farigoule; French writer) 1885-1972
Roman, Johan Helmich (Swedish violinist, composer) 1694-1758
Roman, Walter Guy (Am. electrical engineer, nuclear engineer) 1905-1992
Romanes, George John (Canadian-born British biologist) 1848-1894
Romano, Giulio (Italian painter, architect) c.1499-1546
Romano, Luis (Luis Romano Madeira de Melo; Cape Verdean poet) b.1922
Romanoff, Michael (Lithuanian-born Am. impostor, restaurateur) 1892?-1971
Romanov, Michael (first czar of Russian Romanov dynasty) 1596-1645
Romanov, Panteleymon Sergeyevich (Russian writer) 1884-1936
Romansky, Monroe J. (Am. physician; dev.penicillin formulation) 1911-2006
Romanus I Lecapenus (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 920-944) c.870-948
Romanus II (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 959-963) 939-963
Romanus III (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 1028-1034) 968?-1034
Romanus IV Diogenes (Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 1068-1071) d.1071
Romberg, Andreas Jakob (German violinist, conductor, composer) 1767-1821
Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich (German cellist, composer) 1767-1841
Romberg, Sigmund (Hungarian-born American composer) 1887-1951
Romer, Alfred Sherwood (American paleontologist) 1894-1973
Romer, Ole (or Olaus; Danish astronomer) 1644-1710
Romero, Francisco (Span. matador; introduced estoque, muleta) 1698-1763
Romero, George Andrew (Am. director, writer, editor, actor) b.1940
Romero, Jose Ruben (Mexican diplomat, writer) 1890-1952
Romero, Matheo (b.Mathieu Rosmarin; Belgian-born Span.composer) c.1575-1647
Romero, Matias (Mexican economist, diplomat) 1837-1899
Romilly, Sir Samuel (English lawyer, law reformer) 1757-1818
Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen "The Desert Fox" (German general) 1891-1944
Romney, George (English portrait painter) 1734-1802
Romuald, Saint (Italian religious) c.950-1027
Romulus Augustulus (Roman emperor of the West 475-476) 5th cent.
Rondelet, Guillaume (French naturalist, physician) 1507-1566
Ronet, Maurice née Robinet (French actor, director, writer) 1927-1983
Ronk, Harold Wilson (American circus ringleader) 1921-2006
Ronne, Finn (Norwegian-born American explorer) 1899-1980
Ronsard, Pierre de (French poet; leader of Les Pleiades) 1524-1585
Rontgen (or Roentgen), Wilhelm Conrad (German physicist) 1845-1923
Rood, Johannes Joseph "Jon" van (Dutch immunologist) b.1926
Rood, Ogden Nicholas (American physicist) 1831-1902
Rooke, Sir George (English admiral) 1650-1709
Roon, Albrecht Theodor Emil von (Prussian soldier, politician) 1803-1879
Roos, Sjoerd Hendrik de (Dutch book & type designer) 1877-1926
Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor (Am. writer, diplomat, humanitarian) 1884-1962
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (32nd U.S. president, 1933-1945) 1882-1945
Roosevelt, Theodore (26th U.S. president, 1901-1909) 1858-1919
Roosevelt, Theodore Jr. (Am. writer, soldier, explorer, polit.) 1887-1944
Root, Elihu (American lawyer, diplomat) 1845-1937
Root, George Frederick (American composer, teacher) 1820-1895
Root, John Wellborn (American architect) 1850-1891
Root-Bernstein, Robert (biologist, science historian, artist) b.1953
Roozeboom, Hendrik Willem Bakhuis (Dutch physical chemist) 1854-1907
Ropartz, Joseph-Guy-Marie (French composer, conductor) 1864-1955
Roper, William (English biographer) 1496-1578
Rops, Felicien (Belgian painter, engraver, lithographer) 1833-1898
Rordam, Valdemar (Danish poet) 1872-1946
Rore, Cipriano de (Flemish composer in Italy) 1516-1565
Rorem, Ned (American composer, teacher, diarist) b.1923
Rorschach, Hermann (Swiss psychiatrist) 1884-1922
Rorty, Richard McKay (American philosopher) 1931-2007
Rosa, Salvator (Italian painter, poet) 1615-1673
Rosales Camacho, Luis (Spanish poet, literary critic) 1910-1992
Rosalia, Saint (Italian religious; patron saint of Palermo) d.1160
Rosas, Juan Manuel de (Argentinean dictator) 1793-1877
Roscelin de Compiegne (French Scholastic philosopher) c.1050-c.1125
Roscius (Quintus Roscius Gallus; Roman actor) 126?-62? BC
Roscoe, Sir Henry Enfield (Eng. chemist; grandson of William) 1833-1915
Roscoe, William (English historian, attorney, banker) 1753-1831
Rose of Lima, Saint (Isabel de Flores; Peruvian religious) 1586-1617
Rose, Billy (American theatrical impresario, composer) 1899-1966
Rose, Hugh Henry (Baron Strathnairn; British soldier) 1801-1885
Rose, Gustav (German mineralogist, explorer; bro. of Heinrich) 1798-1873
Rose, Heinrich (German apothecary, chemist; son of Valentin II) 1795-1864
Rose, Irwin A. "Ernie" (American biologist) b.1926
Rose, Jon (Austalian musician) b.1951
Rose, Valentin (German apothecary) 1736-1771
Rose, Valentin (German apothecary; son of Valentin) 1762-1807
Rosecrans, William Starke (American general) 1819-1898
Rosegger, Peter (Petri Kettenfeier; Austrian poet, writer) 1843-1918
Rosemont, Franklin (Am. poet; co-fd. Chicago Surrealist Group) b.1943
Rosen, Louis (American physicist) 1918-2009
Rosen, Winifred (American writer) b.1943
Rosenbach, Abraham Simon Wolf (American bibliophile) 1876-1952
Rosenberg, Alfred (German Nazi leader, writer) 1893-1946
Rosenberg, Ethel née Greenglass (American spy) 1915-1953
Rosenberg, Harold (American art critic, writer) 1906-1978
Rosenberg, Isaac (English poet, painter) 1890-1918
Rosenberg, Julius (American engineer, spy) 1918-1953
Rosenberg, Tina (American journalist, writer) b.1960
Rosenboom, David (American composer: neurofeedback) b.1947
Rosenbusch, Karl Heinrich Ferdinand "Harry" (German geologist) 1836-1914
Rosenius, Karl Olaf (Swedish religious leader) 1816-1868
Rosenmuller, Johann (German organist, composer) c.1619-1684
Rosenquist, James (American painter, printmaker, collagist) b.1933
Rosensten, Erna (Polish artist) 1913-2004
Rosenthal, Abraham Michael (Can.-born Am. journalist, editor) 1922-2006
Rosenwald, Julius (American merchant, philanthropist) 1862-1932
Rosenzweig, Franz (German theologian) 1886-1929
Rosenzweig, Roy Alan (American social and cultural historian) 1950-2007
Roset, Michel (Genevese politician) 1534-1613
Rosetti, Antonio (born Franz Anton Rossler; Bohemian composer) c.1750-1792
Rosi, Francesco (Italian film director) b.1922
Roslavets, Mykola Andriyovitch (Ukrainian composer) 1881-1944
Roslin, Alexander (Swedish painter) 1718-1793
Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio (Italian priest, philosopher) 1797-1855
Ross, Edward Alsworth (American sociologist) 1866-1951
Ross, Elizabeth née Griscom "Betsy" (American patriot) 1752-1836
Ross, George (Am. jurist; member Continental Congress 1774-77) 1730-1779
Ross, Harold Wallace (American editor: New Yorker 1925-1951) 1892-1951
Ross, Sir James Clark (Scottish explorer; nephew of Sir John) 1800-1862
Ross, James Sinclair (Canadian banker, writer) 1908-1996
Ross, Sir John (Scottish explorer; uncle of Sir James Ross) 1777-1856
Ross, John Coowescoowe (American Cherokee Indian chief) 1790-1866
Ross, Nellie née Tayloe (American politician) 1876-1977
Ross, Robert (English soldier) 1766-1814
Ross, Sir Ronald (Indian-born British physician) 1857-1932
Ross, Sir William David (Scottish philosopher) 1877-1971
Rossby, Carl-Gustaf Arvid (Swedish-born American meteorologist) 1898-1957
Rossellini, Roberto (Italian film director, producer) 1906-1977
Rossellino, Antonio (Florentine sculptor; brother of Bernardo) 1427-1479
Rossellino, Bernardo (Florentine sculptor, architect) 1409-1464
Rosseter, Philip (Eng. composer, musician, theatrical manager) 1567/1568-1623
Rossetti, Christina Georgina (English poet; sister of Dante) 1830-1894
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (English painter, poet) 1828-1882
Rossetti, Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe (It. poet; father of D.G.) 1783-1854
Rossetti, William Michael (English art critic; bro. of Dante) 1829-1919
Rossi, Bruno Benedetto (Italian-born American physicist) 1905-1993
Rossi, Giovanni Battista de' (Italian archaeologist) 1822-1894
Rossi, Luigi (Italian composer) c.1597-1653
Rossi, Salomone (Italian composer, instrumentalist) 1570?-1630?
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio (Italian composer) 1792-1868
Rossney, Robert (American engineer, writer) b.1960
Rosso, Giovanni Battista di Jacopo (Florentine painter) 1494-1540
Rosso, Medardo (It. sculptor; orig. Impressionist sculpture) 1858-1928
Rostand, Edmond-Eugene-Alexis (French playwright, poet) 1868-1918
Rostand, Jean (French biologist, writer) 1894-1977
Rosten, Leo Calvin (Polish-born Am. writer, political sci.) 1908-1997
Roster, Fred H. (American sculptor) b.1944
Rostopchin, Fyodor Vasilyevich (Russian soldier, politician) 1763-1826
Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch (Rus.-born Am. archaeologist) 1870-1852
Rostropovich, Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" (Russian composer) 1927-2007
Roswitha (German poet, dramatist, historian) c.935-c.1002
Roszak, Theodore (Polish-born American sculptor) 1907-1981
Roszak, Theodore (American historian, writer) b.1933
Rota, Nino (Italian composer) 1911-1979
Rotblat, Sir Joseph (Polish-born British physicist, activist) 1908-2005
Roth, Dieter (German-born Swiss printmaker, mixed-media artist) 1930-1998
Roth, Henry (Austro-Hungarian-born American writer) 1906-1995
Roth, Jerome (American musician, transcriber) 1918-2005
Roth, Joseph (Ukrainian journalist, writer) 1894-1939
Roth, Klaus Friedrich (German-born British mathematician) b.1925
Roth, Philip Milton (American writer) b.1933
Rothari (Lombard king of Italy 636-652) d.652
Rothbard, Murray Newton (Am. historian, natural law theorist) 1926-1995
Rothe, Richard (German theologian) 1799-1867
Rothenberg, Ned (American musician, composer) b.1956
Rothenstein, Sir William (English painter) 1872-1945
Rother, Michael (German musician, composer) b.1950
Rothko, Mark (born Marcus Rothkovich; Russian-born Am. painter) 1903-1970
Rothschild, Amschel Mayer (German financier; son of Mayer) 1773-1855
Rothschild, James or Jakob (German financier; son of Mayer) 1792-1868
Rothschild, Karl Mayer (German financier; son of Mayer) 1788-1855
Rothschild, Lionel Nathan (British financier; son of Nathan) 1808-1879
Rothschild, Lionel Walter (British politician; son of N.M.) 1868-1937
Rothschild, Mayer Amschel (German financier; father of N.M.) 1744-1812
Rothschild, Nathan Mayer (German financier; son of Mayer) 1777-1836
Rothschild, Sir Nathan Mayer (British financier; son of L.N.) 1840-1915
Rothschild, Salomon Mayer (German financier; son of Mayer) 1774-1855
Rotimi, Emmanuel Gladstone Olawale "Ola" (Nigerian scholar) b.1938
Rotrou, Jean de (French playwright) 1609-1650
Rouault, Georges-Henri (French painter, printmaker, ceramist) 1871-1958
Roubillac (or Roubiliac), Louis-Francois (French sculptor) c.1695/1705-1762
Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph (French army officer, composer) 1760-1836
Rouher, Eugene (French politician) 1814-1884
Roumain, Jacques (Haitian writer, anthropolgist, politician) 1907-1944
Roumanille, Joseph (French Provencal poet, writer, teacher) 1818-1891
Rourke, Constance Mayfield (American historian) 1885-1941
Rous, Francis (English Puritan, hymnologist) 1579-1659
Rous, Francis Peyton (American pathologist) 1879-1970
Rouse, Norine (American diving instructor) 1925-2005
Rousseau, Henri-Julien-Felix (aka Le Douanier; French painter) 1844-1910
Rousseau, Jean-Baptiste (French poet, dramatist) 1671-1741
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Swiss-born French philosopher, writer) 1712-1778
Rousseau, Pierre-Etienne-Theodore (French painter) 1812-1867
Roussel, Albert-Charles-Paul-Marie (French composer) 1869-1937
Rousselot, Jean-Pierre (French phonetician) 1846-1924
Roussin, Andre (French dramatist) 1911-1987
Routh, Edward John (Canadian-born British mathematician) 1831-1907
Rouvier, Pierre-Maurice (French politician) 1842-1911
Rouvroy, Claude-Henri de (Comte de Saint-Simon; Fr. reformer) 1760-1825
Rouvroy, Louis de (Duc de Saint-Simon; French soldier, writer) 1675-1755
Roux, Jacques (French priest, revolutionary) d.1794
Roux, Pierre-Paul-Emile (French physician, bacteriologist) 1853-1933
Roux, Wilhelm (German zoologist, experimental embryologist) 1850-1924
Rovetta, Gerolamo (Italian writer, dramatist) 1851-1910
Rowe, Keith (English musician, painter) b.1940
Rowe, Nicholas (English poet, dramatist, poet laureate 1715) 1674-1718
Rowell, Newton Wesley (Canadian lawyer, politician) 1867-1941
Rowland, Frank Sherwood (American chemist) b.1927
Rowland, Henry Augustus (American physicist) 1848-1901
Rowlandson, Mary (American pioneer, writer) 1635?-1678
Rowlandson, Thomas (English caricaturist) 1756-1827
Rowley, Samuel (English dramatist, actor) fl. 1597-c.1633
Rowley, William (English actor, dramatist) 1585?-1642?
Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm (Eng. sociologist, philanthropist) 1871-1954
Rowse, Alfred Leslie (English literary historian, critic, poet) 1903-1997
Rowson, Susanna née Haswell (English-born Am. writer, actor) 1762-1824
Roxas y Acuna, Manuel (Filipino politician; pres. 1946-1948) 1892-1948
Roy, Gabrielle (French-Canadian writer, teacher) 1909-1983
Roy, Joseph Camille (Canadian literary critic) 1870-1943
Roy, Manabendra Nath (Indian Communist leader) 1887-1954
Royall, Anne née Newport (American writer, journalist) 1769-1854
Royall, Kenneth Claiborne (American general, statesman) 1894-1971
Royce, Sir Frederick Henry (English engineer, auto. manu.) 1863-1933
Royce, Josiah (American philosopher, teacher, essayist) 1855-1916
Royer-Collard, Pierre-Paul (French philosopher, politician) 1763-1845
Royko, Mike (American columnist, journalist, writer) 1932-1997
Rozanov, Vasily Vasilyevich (Russian essayist, critic) 1856-1919
Rozdilsky, Andrew Jr. "Andy the Clown" (American clown) 1917-1995
Rozewicz, Tadeusz (Polish poet, playwright) b.1921
Rozsa, Miklos (Hungarian composer, violinist, violist, pianist) 1907-1995
Rubbia, Carlo (Italian physicist) b.1934
Rubbra, Edmund (English composer) 1901-1986
Rubens, Paul (Pee Wee Herman; American comedian, actor) b.1952
Rubens, Peter Paul (German-born Flemish painter) 1577-1640
Rubey, William Walden (American geologist) 1898-1974
Rubik, Erno (Hungarian professor of Design, puzzle-maker) b.1944
Rubin, Jerry (American Yippie, Yuppie) 1938-1994
Rubinstein, Anton Grigoryevich (Russian pianist, composer) 1829-1894
Rubinstein, Arthur (Polish-born American pianist) 1887-1982
Rublyov, Andrey (Russian painter) 1360/70-c.1430
Rubner, Max (German physiologist) 1854-1932
Ruby, Jack Leon (Jacob Leon Rubinstein; American businessman) 1911-1967
Rucellai, Giovanni (Italian poet, dramatist) 1475-1525
Ruck, Carl Anton Paul (American Classical scholar) b.1935
Ruckers, Hans the Elder (Flemish harpsichord & virginal maker) c.1540/50-1598
Ruckers, Hans the Younger (Flemish harpsichord, virginal maker) 1578-1643
Ruckert, Friedrich (pseudonym Freimund Raimar; German poet) 1788-1866
Rudaki (born Abu 'Abdollah Ja'far ebn Mohammad; Persian poet) c.859-940/41
Rudbeck, Olof (Swedish anatomist, botanist) 1630-1702
Rudd, Roswell Hopkins (American musician, composer, educator) b.1935
Ruddiman, Thomas (Scottish classical scholar) 1674-1757
Rude, Francois (French sculptor) 1784-1855
Rudkin, David (English playwright) b.1936
Rudnicki, Adolf (Polish writer, essayist) 1912-1990
Rudolf (Austrian archduke, crown prince) 1858-1889
Rudolf I (Holy Roman emperor 1273-1291) 1218-1291
Rudolf II (Holy Roman emperor 1576-1612) 1552-1612
Rudolf von Ems (Middle High German epic poet) c.1200-c.1254
Rudovsky, David (American civil rights lawyer) b.1943
Rudsten, Daniel (American educator, politician, playwright) 1914?-2004
Rueda, Lope de (Spanish dramatist) 1510?-1565
Ruffin, Edmund (American agriculturist) 1794-1865
Ruffini, Giovanni (Italian writer) 1807-1881
Ruffini, Paolo (Italian mathematician, physician) 1765-1822
Ruffo, Fabrizio (Italian prelate, soldier) 1744-1827
Rufinus, Flavius (Roman politician) d.395
Rufinus (aka Tyrannius Rufinus; Italian theologian, presbyter) 345-410
Rufus 0f Ephesus (Greek anatomist, physician) fl. 1st cent.
Ruge, Arnold (German writer) 1803-1880
Rugg, Harold Ordway (American educator) 1886-1960
Ruggles, Charles Sprague "Carl" (American composer) 1876-1971
Ruggles-Brise, Sir Evelyn John (English penologist) 1857-1935
Ruisdael (or Ruysdael), Jacob van (Dutch painter, etcher) 1628/29-1682
Ruiz, Juan "Archpriest of Hita" (Spanish poet, cleric) 1283?-1351?
Ruiz Aguilera, Ventura (Spanish poet) 1820-1881
Ruiz Camino, Carlos (aka Carlos Arruza; Mexican bullfighter) 1920-1966
Ruiz de Alarcon y Mendoza, Juan (Mexican-born Span. dramatist) c.1581-1639
Rukeyser, Muriel (American poet, biographer, writer, activist) 1913-1980
Rukl, Antonin (Czech astronomer, cartographer, writer) b.1932
Rule, Jane (American writer, essayist) b.1931
Rulfo, Juan (Mexican writer) 1918-1986
Rulhiere, Claude-Carloman de (French historian, poet) 1734-1791
Rumaker, Michael (American writer) b.1932
Rumelhart, David Everett (Am.cognitive scientist, psychologist) b.1942
Rumney, Ralph (English artist) 1934-2002
Rumpf (or Rumph), Georg Eberhard (German naturalist) 1627-1702
Rumsey, James (American inventor; developed steamboat) 1743-1792
Rumsfeld, Donald Henry (American politician, bureaucrat) b.1932
Rumyantsev, Nikolay Petrovich (Russian politician) 1754-1826
Rumyantsev, Pyotr Aleksandrovich (Russian general) 1725-1796
Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy (English prelate) b.1921
Rundgren, Todd (American musician, producer) b.1948
Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf Gerd von (German field marshal) 1875-1953
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig (Finnish poet writing in Swedish) 1804-1877
Runge, Carle David Tolme (German mathematician, physicist) 1856-1927
Runge, Friedlieb Ferdinand (German chemist) 1795-1867
Runyon, Alfred Damon (American journalist, writer) 1884-1946
Rupert, Saint (Frankish missionary; patron saint of Bavaria) d.718?
Rupert, Prince (German-born English Royalist general, admiral) 1619-1682
Rupp, Adolph Frederick "the Baron" (American basketball coach) 1901-1977
Ruppell, Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon (Ger. naturalist, explorer) 1794-1884
Ruppert, Jacob (American brewer) 1867-1939
Rusca, Claudia (Italian composer, singer, organist) 1593-1676
Ruscha, Ed (Am. painter, printmaker, photographer, filmmaker) b.1937
Rush, Benjamin (American physician, educator, patriot) 1745-1813
Rush, Richard (Am. public official, diplomat; son of Benjamin) 1780-1859
Rush, William (American sculptor, woodcarver) 1756-1833
Rushdie, Ahmed Salman (Indian-born British writer) b.1947
Rushworth, John (English historian) 1612?-1690
Rusinol, Santiago (Spanish painter, writer; wrote in Catalan) 1861-1931
Rusk, David Dean (American Secretary of State 1961-1969) 1909-1994
Rusk, Thomas Jefferson (American jurist, legislator) 1803-1857
Ruska, Ernst August Friedrich (German physicist) 1906-1988
Ruskin, John (English art critic, writer, reformer) 1819-1900
Russ, Joanna (American writer) 1937-2011
Russell, Bertrand Arthur William (English math., philosopher) 1872-1970
Russell, Charles (Irish-born British judge) 1832-1900
Russell, Charles Marion (American artist) 1865-1926
Russell, Charles Taze (Am. religious leader; Jehovah's Witness) 1852-1916
Russell, George Allen (American composer, music theorist) 1923-2009
Russell, George William (pseudonym AE; Irish man of letters) 1867-1935
Russell, Henry Kenneth Alfred (English film director) 1927-2011
Russell, Henry Norris (American astronomer) 1877-1957
Russell, John (English painter, amateur astronomer) 1745-1806
Russell, John (British prime minister 1846-52, 1865-66) 1792-1878
Russell, Lillian (Helen Louise Leonard; American singer, actor) 1861-1922
Russell, Morgan (American painter) 1886-1953
Russell, Richard Joel (American geologist) 1895-1971
Russell, Thomas (English poet) 1762-1788
Russell, Thomas (Irish revolutionist) 1767-1803
Russell, Thomas Frederick "Fred" (English ventriloquist) 1862-1957
Russell, William Hepburn (American freighter) 1812-1872
Russell, Sir William Howard (British war correspondent) 1820-1907
Russo, Ethan B. (American neurologist) b.1952
Russolo, Luigi (Italian painter, composer, writer) 1885-1947
Russwurm, John Brown (Jamaican-born American journalist) 1799-1851
Rustaveli, Shota (Georgian poet) c.1172-c.1216
Rustin, Bayard (American civil rights leader) 1910-1987
Rutebeuf (aka Rutebuef, Rustebeuf; French trouvere) fl. 1245-1285
Rutgers, Henry (American philanthropist) 1745-1830
Ruth, George Herman "Babe" (American baseball player) 1895-1948
Rutherford, Ernest (New Zealand-born British physicist) 1871-1937
Rutherford, Joseph Franklin (Am. leader of Jehovah's Witnesses) 1869-1942
Rutherford, Dame Margaret (English actor) 1892-1972
Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris (American astrophysicist) 1816-1892
Ruthven, Patrick (Scottish soldier in English Royalist army) 1573?-1651
Rutilius Namatianus, Claudius (Roman poet) fl. c.417
Rutilius Rufus, Publius (Roman jurist, general) b.c.150 BC
Rutledge, Edward (American lawyer; brother of John) 1749-1800
Rutledge, John (American politician, Supreme Court justice) 1739-1800
Rutledge, Wiley Blount Jr. (American jurist, educator) 1894-1949
Rutter, John Milford (English composer, conductor, editor) b.1945
Ruysbroeck (or Ruusbroec), Jan van (Flem. mystical theologian) 1293-1381
Ruysch, Rachel (Dutch painter) 1664-1750
Ruysdael (or Ruisdael), Salomon van (Dutch painter) c.1602-1670
Ruyter, Michiel Adriaanszoon de (Dutch admiral) 1607-1676
Ruzicka, Leopold Stephen (Croatian-born Swiss biochemist) 1887-1976
Ryan, Abram Joseph (American clergyman, poet) 1838-1886
Ryan, Anne (American poet, printmaker, painter) 1889-1954
Ryan, Elizabeth (American tennis player) 1892-1979
Ryan, Thomas Fortune (American financier) 1851-1928
Rybakov, Anatoly Naumovich (Russian writer) 1911-1998
Rydberg, Abraham Viktor (Swedish writer, translator, poet) 1828-1895
Rydberg, Johannes Robert (Swedish physicist) 1854-1919
Ryden, Mark (American artist) b.1963
Ryder, Albert Pinkham (American painter) 1847-1917
Rydz-Smigly, Edward (Polish general) 1886-1941
Ryga, George (Canadian playwright, writer) 1932-1987
Rygg, Kristoffer "Garn" (Norwegian singer, musician) b.1976
Rykov, Aleksey Ivanovich (Russian politician) 1881-1938
Ryle, Gilbert (English philosopher) 1900-1976
Ryle, Sir Martin (English radio astronomer) 1918-1984
Ryleyev, Kondraty Fyodorovich (Russian poet, revolutionary) 1795-1826
Rymer, Thomas (English literary critic, historiographer) 1643?-1713
Ryokan (born Yamamoto Eizo; Japanese zen Buddhist priest, poet) 1758-1831
Ryonin (Japanese Buddhist priest) 1072-1132
Rysbrack, John Michael (Belgian sculptor in England) c.1693/94-1770
Ryti, Risto Heikki (Finnish politician; president 1940-1944) 1889-1956
Rytkheu, Yuri Sergeyevich (Russian Chukchi writer) 1930-2008
Rzewski, Frederic Anthony (Am. composer, pianist, educator) b.1938
Rzewuski, Henryk (Polish writer) 1791-1866

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