Names beginning with R

• Robert De NiroAmerican actor (born 1943)

  b. August 17, 1943
• Robert F. KennedyAmerican politician and lawyer (1925–1968)

  November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968
• Robert Falcon ScottRoyal Navy officer and explorer (1868–1912)

  June 6, 1868 – March 29, 1912
• Robert FicoPrime Minister of Slovakia since 2023

  b. September 15, 1964
• Robert FrostAmerican poet (1874–1963)

  March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963
• Robert GoddardEnglish novelist

  b. November 13, 1954
• Robert GolobSlovenian businessman and politician (born 1967)

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• Robert GrossetesteHistorical figure
• Robert GuiscardDuke of Apulia and Calabria

  1016 – July 17, 1085
• Robert GuéïIvorian politician (1941-2002)

  March 16, 1941 – September 19, 2002
• Robert HabermeierHistorical figure
• Robert Henryson15th-century Scottish makar (poet)

  1425 – 1506
• Robert HookeEnglish natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

  July 18, 1635 – March 3, 1703
• Robert JohnsonBritish civil servant (1874-1938)

  March 26, 1874 – March 2, 1938
• Robert KochGerman physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)

  December 11, 1843 – May 27, 1910
• Robert KocharyanFormer leader of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Armenia

  b. August 31, 1954
• Robert KuokMalaysian businessman

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• Robert LeshnerHistorical figure
• Robert LewandowskiPolish association football player (born 1988)

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• Robert Louis StevensonScottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

  November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894
• Robert MillikanAmerican physicist (1868–1953)

  March 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953
• Robert Mugabe2nd President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

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• Robert NoyceAmerican physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel

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• Robert NozickAmerican political philosopher (1938–2002)

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• Robert PearyExplorer from the United States (1856–1920)

  May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920
• Robert PeelFormer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1788–1850)

  February 5, 1788 – July 2, 1850
• Robert PlantEnglish musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

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• Robert RubinHolocaust victim (born 1893)

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• Robert SchumannGerman composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

  June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856
• Robert ShillerAmerican economist

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• Robert SolowAmerican economist (1924–2023)

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• Robert W. WoodruffPresident of Coca-Cola (1889-1985)

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• Robert WalpoleBritish statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)

  August 26, 1676 – March 18, 1745
• Robert the BruceKing of Scotland (1306–1329)

  July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329
• Roberto ClementePuerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972)

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• Roberto MichelettiInterim president of Honduras following the 2009 coup until 2010

  b. August 13, 1943
• Robin LiBillionaire businessman and entrepreneur

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• Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian (1951–2014)

  July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014
• Roch Marc Christian KaboréFormer President of Burkina Faso ousted in a coup d'état on 23 Jan 2022

  b. April 25, 1957
• Rocky MarcianoAmerican heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)

  September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969
• Rod LaverAustralian tennis player

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• Rod StewartEnglish singer and songwriter (born 1945)

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• RodericAmerican neuroscientist

  b. February 19, 1956
• Rodrigo DutertePresident of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (born 1945)

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• Rodrigo PazPresident of Bolivia

  b. September 22, 1967
• RodrygoBrazilian association football player

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• Roger BaconEnglish polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)

  1220 – 1292
• Roger BannisterEnglish physician and athlete (1929–2018)

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• Roger FedererSwiss tennis player (born 1981)

  b. August 8, 1981
• Roger II of SicilyKing of Sicily from 1130 to 1154

  December 22, 1095 – February 26, 1154
• Roger KoloMalagasy Prime Minister

  b. September 3, 1943
• Roger MortimerRacing correspondent

  1909 – 1991
• Roger PenroseEnglish mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher

  b. August 8, 1931
• Roger VerEnglish conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020)

  February 27, 1944 – January 12, 2020
• Roger WatersEnglish musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

  b. September 6, 1943
• Roger de FlorItalian military adventurer and condottiere

  1267 – April 30, 1305
• Roger de LauriaItalian admiral

  January 17, 1245 – January 19, 1305
• Rogier van der WeydenEarly Netherlandish painter (c. 1399–1464)

  c. 1390 – June 18, 1464
• Roham GharegozlouChief Executive Officer - Dapper Labs
• Rohit SharmaIndian cricketer (Captain)

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• RolandBadminton player

  1908 – c. 2000
• Roland Theodore SymonettePrime Minister of the Bahamas (1898–1980)

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• Rolandas PaksasLithuanian politician (born 1956)

  b. June 10, 1956
• Rollo10th-century Viking and Count of Rouen

  846 CE – 932 CE
• Roman HerzogFormer President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934–2017)

  April 5, 1934 – January 10, 2017
• Roman StormOperator of TornadoCash, Russian programmer, one of the developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler
• Romanos the MelodistGreek hymnographer

  490 CE – 556 CE
• Romuald WadagniPresident-elect of Benin (born 1976)

  b. 1976
• Romulus AugustulusLast emperor of the Western Roman Empire (475–476)

  462 CE – c. 510 CE
• Ron BaronSculptor and installation artist (born 1957)

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• Ron DeSantisAmerican politician (born 1978)

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• Ronald ReaganPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)

  February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004
• Ronald VenetiaanSurinamese politician (1936–2025)

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• RonaldinhoMestre-Sala

  1971 – April 12, 2013
• Ronaldo NazarioBrazilian association football player (born 1976)

  b. September 22, 1976
• Ronda RouseyAmerican former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka

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• Roohi BanoBotanist
• Roop Singhfield hockey player

  September 8, 1910 – December 16, 1977
• Roosevelt SkerritPrime Minister of Dominica

  b. June 8, 1972
• Rory McIlroyNorthern Irish professional golfer (born 1989)

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• Rosa ParksSeamstress whose refusal to move ignited the Montgomery bus boycott

  February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005
• Rosalind FranklinChemist whose X-ray images revealed the structure of DNA

  July 25, 1920 – April 16, 1958
• RosalíaSpanish singer-songwriter (born 1992)

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• Rose Christiane RapondaVice President of Gabon in 2023

  b. June 30, 1963
• Rose Francine RogombeGabonese politician (1942-2015)

  September 20, 1942 – April 10, 2015
• Rosen PlevnelievBulgarian politician

  b. May 14, 1964
• Rosen ZhelyazkovPrime Minister of Bulgaria in 2025

  b. April 5, 1968
• Roshan Ara BegumMughal princess

  September 3, 1617 – September 11, 1671
• Roshan KhanPakistani squash player (1929–2006)

  November 26, 1929 – January 6, 2006
• Rosie DouglasPrime Minister of Dominica (1941-2000)

  October 15, 1941 – October 1, 2000
• Ross UlbrichtAmerican founder and administrator of the illicit online marketplace the Silk Road

  b. March 27, 1984
• Rostam FarrokhzadSasanian military officer (died 636)

  c. 601 CE – 636 CE
• Rostin BehnamAmerican lawyer and government official
• RoséSouth Korean-New Zealand singer (born 1997)

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• Rowan AtkinsonEnglish actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1955)

  b. January 6, 1955
• RoxanaBactrian princess and wife of Alexander the Great

  347 BCE – 310 BCE
• RoxelanaWife of Suleiman the Magnificent

  1505 – April 15, 1558
• Roy ChoiAmerican chef

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• Roy LichtensteinAmerican pop artist (1923–1997)

  October 27, 1923 – September 15, 1997
• Roy OrbisonAmerican musician (1936 –1988)

  April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988
• Roya MahboobAfghan entrepreneur and businesswoman

  b. 1987
• Roza OtunbayevaPresident of Kyrgyzstan

  b. August 23, 1950
• Ruben DarioNicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat (1867-1916)

  January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916
• Ruby BridgesAmerican civil rights activist

  b. September 8, 1954
• Ruby MyersIndian actress (1907–1983)

  1907 – October 10, 1983
• Ruchi Ram SahniFirst Indian metrologist , freedom fighter and activist (1863-1948)

  April 5, 1863 – June 3, 1948
• RudakiPersian poet, the father of Persian poetry

  859 CE – 941 CE
• Ruder BoskovicHistorical figure
• Rudolf DieselGerman inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

  March 18, 1858 – September 30, 1913
• Rudolf I of GermanyCount of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218–1291)

  May 1, 1218 – July 15, 1291
• Rudolf KirchschlägerAustrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth President of Austria (1915–2000)

  March 20, 1915 – March 30, 2000
• Rudolf SchusterSlovak President, head of Slovak National Council and politician

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• Rudyard KiplingEnglish writer and poet (1865–1936)

  December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936
• Ruhakana RugundaUgandan politician

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• Ruhul AminFilm director

  b. 1971
• Rui Duarte de BarrosGuinea-Bissauan prime minister

  b. February 18, 1960
• Rui Maria de AraújoPrime minister of East Timor

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• Ruja IgnatovaBulgarian businesswoman, prosecuted for cryptocurrency fraud

  b. May 30, 1980
• RukhmabaiOne of the first practicing women doctors in colonial India.

  November 22, 1864 – September 25, 1955
• Rukmini Devi ArundaleIndian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986)

  February 29, 1904 – February 24, 1986
• Rumen RadevPrime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026

  b. June 18, 1963
• RumiPersian poet and Sufi mystic, among the best-selling poets in the world today

  September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273
• Runa LailaBangladeshi singer

  b. November 17, 1952
• Rune ChristensenHistorical figure
• Rupert MurdochAmerican businessman

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• Ruphin ZafisamboMalagasy politician, 29th Prime Minister of Madagascar
• Rupiah Banda4th president of Zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022

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• RurikHistorical figure
• Russ J KunNauruan politician

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• Russell WestbrookAmerican basketball player (born 1988)

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• Rusty RussellBotanist and curator
• Ruth- 1757

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• Ruth Bader GinsburgAmerican lawyer and jurist (1933–2020)

  March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020
• Ruth HandlerAmerican businesswoman

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• Ruth PfauGerman-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)

  September 9, 1929 – August 10, 2017
• Ruud LubbersPrime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994

  May 7, 1939 – February 14, 2018
• Ryan CooglerAmerican filmmaker (born 1986)

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• Ryan GoslingCanadian actor (born 1980)

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• Ryan SalameAmerican business executive and convicted felon
• Ryan Sean AdamsHistorical figure
• Ryan SelkisHistorical figure
• Ryuichi SakamotoJapanese composer (1952–2023)

  January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023