Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Ruth Rendell
Author Born Ruth Barbara Grasemann, February 17, 1930, in London, England; daughter of Arthur (a teacher) and Ebba Elise (a teacher; maiden name, Kruse) Grasemann; married D...
Janet Reno
Born: July 21, 1938 Miami, Florida American attorney general Janet Reno was the seventy-fifth attorney general of the United States and the first...
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Born: February 25, 1841 Limoges, France Died: December 3, 1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France French painter The French paint...
Oscar de la Renta
Fashion designer Born in 1932, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; married Françoise de Langlade (a fashion editor), 1967 (died, 1983); married Annette Engelhard Reed (a p...
Paul Revere
Born: January 1, 1735 Boston, Massachusetts Died: May 10, 1818 Boston, Massachusetts American patriot, silversmith, and engraver ...
Caroline Rhea
Comedian and actress Born April 13, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of David (an obstetrician–gynecologist) and Margery (an antiques dealer) Rhea. Educ...
Cecil Rhodes
Born: July 5, 1853 Bishop's Stortford, England Died: March 26, 1902 Muizenberg, South Africa English businessman and imperialist ...
Condoleezza Rice
Born: November 14, 1954 Birmingham, Alabama African American national security advisor and educator Condoleezza Rice is a leading expert on the politic...
Peter Rice
President of Fox Searchlight and Fox Atomic Born c. 1967 in United Kingdom. Education: Earned degree from the University of Nottingham, 1989. ...
Condoleezza Rice
November 14, 1954 • Birmingham, Alabama National security adviser Condoleezza Rice became one of the most influential women in the world of ...
Lloyd Richards
Born Lloyd George Richards, June 29, 1919, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died of heart failure, June 29, 2006, in New York, NY. Theater director. Though an unfamiliar name to many, Lloyd Ri...
Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
Born: September 9, 1585 Paris, France Died: December 4, 1642 Paris, France French cardinal and statesman Cardinal Ric...
Sally Ride
Born: May 26, 1951 Los Angeles, California American astronaut and physicist Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman sent into outer ...
Leni Riefenstahl
Born: August 22, 1902 Berlin, Germany German film director The German film director Leni Riefenstahl achieved fame and notoriety for her film ...
Kiley Rilo
Rock band The Los Angeles-based alternative-rock band Rilo Kiley cemented their reputation as a favorite among rock critics with the release of their 2004 album ...
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (born 1941) is best known for his work on computer languages and operating systems ALTRAN, B, BCPL, C, Multics, and especially Unix. For a man who did no...
Diego Rivera
Born: December 8, 1886 Guanajuato, Mexico Died: November 25, 1957 Mexico City, Mexico Mexican painter Diego Rivera wa...
Joan Rivers
Comedian, writer, actress, and television show host Born Joan Alexandra Molinsky, June 8, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Meyer C. (a physician) and Beatrice Molinsky; married ...
Paola Rizzoli
Scientist Born Paola Malanotte Rizzoli, c. 1943, in Lonigo, Vicenza, Italy. Education: University of Padua, Ph.D. (theoretical physics), 1968; University o...
Paul Robeson
Born: April 9, 1898 Princeton, New Jersey Died: January 23, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania African American singer, actor, and poli...