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--Franηois Rabelais (c. 1494— c. 1553]
French humanist, satirist, and physician.
_Gargantua and Pantagruel_ [1548]

--Yitzhak Rabin (1922—1995)
Israeli statesman, soldier, and prime minister [1974—1977, 1992—1995].
He received the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace in 1994 and was assasinated
by a Jewish extremist in 1995.

--Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sιvignι
(1626—1696)
French writer whose letters constitute one of the
most celebrated collections of epistolary writing.
Biographies and/or related books about:
_Madame de Sιvignι: Selected Letters_ [1982]

--Sergei Rachmaninov (1873—1943)
Russian composer and pianist.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Sergei Bertenssen and Jay Leyda _Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music_ [1965]

--Jean Racine (1639—1699)
French playwright.

--Gilda Radner (1946—1989)
American actress and comedienne.
_It's Always Something_ [1989]

--John Rae (1931—2006)
English novelist.

--Claude Rains (1889—1967)
English stage and film actor.

--Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552—1618)
English explorer and courtier.

--Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh (1861—1922)
Scottish scholar, poet and author.

--Ramakrishna (1836—1886)
Hindu religious leader, founder of the school of religious
thought that became the Ramakrishna Order.

--Allan Ramsay (1686—1758)
Scottish poet, playwright, and publisher.
_A Collection of Scots Proverbs_ [1737]

--Edward Bannerman Ramsey (1793—1872)
[Dean of the University of Edinburgh.]

--Ramtha

--Ayn Rand (1905—1982)
Russian-born American writer.
_The Fountainhead_ [1943]
_Atlas Shrugged_ [1957]
_The Virtue of Selfishness_ [1964]
_Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal_ [1966]
_Global Balkanization_ [1977]

--J.G. Randall (1881—1953)
_Lincoln the President_, 4 vols. [1946—1955]

--John Randolph (1773—1833)
American political leader who was an important proponent of the doctrine
of states' rights in opposition to a strong centralized government.
Biographies and/or related books about:
W. Cabell Bruce _John Randolph of Roanoke_ [1922]

--William Brighty Rands (1823—1882) [pseudonyms Henry Holbeach & Matthew Browne]
English poet and writer of children's literature.
_Lilliput Levee_ [1864]

--Charlie Rangel (b. 1930)
American politician.

--Jeannette Rankin (1880—1973)
American pacifist and the first female member of Congress.

--Gene Raskin (1909—2004)
American musician and playwright.

--Dan Rather (b. 1931)
American televison journalist.

--Simon Rattle (b. 1955)
English conductor.

--Ernst Benjamin Salomo Raupach (1784—1852)
German dramatist.

--Marjorie Rawlings (1896—1953)
American novelist.
_The Yearling_ [1938]

--John Ray (1627—1705)
English naturalist and botanist.
_A Collection of English Proverbs_ [1670]

--Gene Rayburn (1917—1999)
American actor and game-show host.

--Eric S. Raymond (b. 1957)
American computer hacker.

--Claire Rayner (b. 1931)
English journalist.

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--Leonard E. Read (1898—1983)
American economist.
_Meditations on Freedom_ [1972]

--Charles Reade (1814—1884)
English novelist and playwright.
_The Cloister and the Hearth_ [1861]
_Griffith Gaunt_ [1866]

--Nancy Reagan nθe Davis (b. 1923)
Wife of President Ronald Reagan.
_Nancy_ [1980]

--Ronald Reagan (1911—2004)
American President [1981—1989] and former Hollywood actor.
_Where's the Rest of Me?_ [1965]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Lou Cannon _Reagan_ [1982]
Laurence I. Barrett _Gambling with History: Reagan in the White House_ [1983]
Mark Green and Gail MacColl _Reagan's Reign of Error _ [1987]
David E. Kyvig (ed.) _Reagan and the World_ [1990]

--Bernice Johnson Reagon (b. 1942)
American singer, composer, scholar, and social activist.

--Johann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlφwen (1806—1899)
Austrian statesman.

--Helen Reddy (b. 1941)
Australian singer-songwriter and actress.

--Sir Michael Redgrave (1908—1985)
British stage actor.

--Thomas Brackett Reed (1839—1902)
American lawyer and politician.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Samuel W. McCall _The Life of Thomas Brackett Reed_ [1914]
William Alexander Robinson _Thomas B. Reed, Parliamentarian_ [1930]

--Willis Reed (b. 1942)
American professional basketball player.

--Charley Reese (b. 1937)
American newspaper columnist.

--Christopher Reeve (1952—2004)
American actor, director, producer, and writer.

--Max Reger (1873—1916)
German composer.

--Dr. Theodor Reik (1888—1969)
Austrian-born American psychoanalyst.
_Of Love and Lust_ [1959]

--Kevin Reilly (b. 1937)
American computer scientist.

--Carl Reiner (b. 1922)
American actor, film director, producer, writer, and comedian.

--John Reith, Lord Reith of Stonehaven (1889—1971)
British administrator and politician.

--Erich Maria Remarque (1898—1970)
German author.
_All Quiet On The Western Front_ [1929]

--Jules Renard (1864—1910)
French novelist and dramatist.

--Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841—1919)
French painter.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Nicholas Wadley _Renoir: A Retrospective_ [1989]

--Agnes Repplier (1855—1950)
American author.
_Books and Men_ [1888]
_Points of View_ [1891]
_Americans and Others_ [1912]
_Points of Friction_ [1920]
_Times and Tendencies _ [1931]
_In Pursuit of Laughter_ [1936]

--James Barrett "Scotty" Reston (1909—1995)
Scottish-born American journalist; two-time
winner of the Pulitzer Prize for reporting.
_Sketches in the Sand_ [1967]

--Paul Revere (1734—1818)
American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution.

--Charles Haskell Revson (1906—1975)
American businessman.

--Kenneth Rexroth (1905—1982)
American poet.

--Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723—1792)
English painter.

--Wynetka Ann Reynolds (b. 1937)
American zoologist and university administrator.

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--Cecil Rhodes (1853—1902)
South African statesman.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Lewis Mitchell _Life of Rhodes_ [1910]

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--Grantland Rice (1880—1954)
American sports writer.

--Beah Richards (1920—2000)
American actress, poet, playwright, and author.

--Edward Hersey Richards (1874—1957)
American poet.

--James Maude Richards (1907—1992)
English architectural writer.
_Memoirs of an Unjust Fella_ [1980]

--Justin Richardson (1900—1975)
British poet.

--Samuel Richardson (1689—1761)
English novelist.
_A Collection of the Moral and Instructive Sentiments..._ [1755]

--Keith Richburg
American journalist.
_Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa_ [1998]

--Cardinal de Richelieu (1585—1642)
French Cardinal, Duke, and politician.

--Jonathan Richman (b. 1951)
American rock artist.

--Jean Paul Richter (1763—1825)
German novelist.
_Hesperus_ [1794]
_Titan_ [4 vols., 1800—1803]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Thomas Carlyle _Jean Paul Friedrich Richter_ [1827]

--Eddie Rickenbacker (1890—1973)
American fighter pilot.

--Branch Rickey (1881—1965)
American baseball executive.

--Don Rickles (b. 1926)
American actor and stand-up comedian.

--Hyman G. Rickover (1900—1986)
American naval officer and engineer who developed the world's first
nuclear-powered engines and the first atomic-powered submarine,
the USS Nautilus, launched in 1954.

--Nelson Riddle (1921—1985)
American composer.

--Matthew B Ridgway (1895—1993)
American army general who planned and executed the first major airborne
assault in U.S. military history with an attack on Sicily [July 1943].

--James Whitcomb Riley (1849—1916)
American poet.

--Rainer Maria Rilke (1875—1926)
Austro-German poet.

--Robert J. Ringer
Author of self-help books.
_Looking Out for Number One_ [1977]

--Antoine de Rivarol (1753—1801)
French man of letters.

--Joan Rivers (b. 1933)
American comedian and talk-show host.

--Frank Rizzo (1920—1991)
Ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia.

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--Leonard H. Robbins (1877—1947)
American author.
_Minorities_

--Tom Robbins (b. 1936)
American author.
_Still Life with Woodpecker_ [1980]
_Skinny Legs and All_ [1990]

--Sir Stephen Henry Roberts (1901—1971)
Australian historian.

--Maximilien Robespierre (1758—1794)
French revolutionary.
"Declaration of the Rights of Man" [24 April 1792]

--Leo Robin (1900—1984)
American songwriter.
"Thanks For The Memory" [1937 song]
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" [1949 song]

--Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869—1935)
American poet.
"Richard Cory" [1897]
_The Children of the Night_ [1897]

--Jackie Robinson (1919—1972)
American baseball player.

--Spider Robinson (b. 1948)
American-born Canadian science fiction author.
_The Callahan Chronicals_ [1997]

--Jay Rockefeller (b. 1937)
American politician.

--John D(avison) Rockefeller Sr. (1839—1937)
American capitalist and philanthropist.

--John D(avison) Rockefeller Jr. (1874—1960)
American philanthropist.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Ron Chernow _Titan_ [1998]

--Knute Rockne (1888—1931)
Norwegian-born American coach who built Notre Dame into a football powerhouse.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Jerry Brondfield _Knute_ [1976]

--William Rockstro (1823—1895)
English composer and theorist.
_The Life of George Frederick Handel_ [1883]

--Norman Rockwell (1894—1978)
American painter and illustrator.

--Anita Roddick (b. 1942)
English businesswoman.
CEO and Founder of Body Shop.

--Richard Rodgers (1902—1979)
American composer.
_Musical Stages_ [1975]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Meryle Secrest _Somewhere For Me: A Biography of Richard Rodgers_ [2001]

--Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodrνguez (b. 1935)
Puerto Rican professional golfer.

--Dave Roever (b. 1946)
_Scarred_ [1995]

--Roger of Wendover (?—1236)
English theologian and chronicler.
_Flores Historiarum_ (Flowers of History) [c. I220]

--Fred Rogers (1928—2003)
Host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" [1968—2001].

--Ginger Rogers [Virginia Katherine McMath] (1911—1995)
American actress and dancer.

--Kenny Rogers (b. 1938)
American country singer.

--Samuel Rogers (1763—1855)
English poet.
Biographies and/or related books about:
Alexander Dyce _Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers_ [1856]

--Stan Rogers (1949—1983)
Canadian folk musician and composer.

--Will Rogers [William Penn Adair Rogers] (1879—1935)
American humorist and actor.
_The Illiterate Digest_ [1924]
Biographies and/or related books about:
P. J. O'Brien _Will Rogers: Ambassador of Good Will_ [1935]
Paula McSpadden Love _The Will Rogers Book_ [1961]
Bryan B. Sterling (ed.) _The Best of Will Rogers_ [1990]
Ben Yagoda _Will Rogers: A Biography_ [1993]

--Felix Rohatyn (b. 1928)
Austrian-born American businessman.
Felix Rohatyn was a governor of the New York Stock Exchange, Chairman
of the New York Municipal Authority, and US Ambassador to France.

--Romain Rolland (1866—1944)
French dramatist , novelist, essayist, and art historian.
_Jean-Christophe_ [10 vols., 1904-1912]

--Richard de Hampole Rolle (c. 1300—1349)
English solitary and writer.
_Meditations on Passion_ [1349]

--Ruth Roman (1922—1999)
American actress.

--Oscar Romero (Σscar Arnulfo Romero y Goldαmez ) (1917—1980)
Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop in El Salvador.

--Pierre de Ronsard (1524—1585)
French poet.

--"Room Service" [1939 film]

--Andy Rooney (b. 1919)
American news commentator, producer, and author.
_Word for Word_ [1986]

--Eleanor Roosevelt (1884—1962)
American human rights activist, diplomat, and
wife of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
_This Is My Story_ [1937]
_If You Ask Me_ [1946]
_You Learn by Living_ [1960]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Joseph P. Lash _Eleanor: The Years Alone_ [1972]

--Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882—1945)
American Democratic statesman and President [1933—1945].
Biographies and/or related books about:
James MacGregor Burns _Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox_ [1956]
James MacGregor Burns _Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom_ [1970]
Robert Dallek _Franklin D. Roosevelt and American
Foreign Policy 1932—1945_ [1979]

--Theodore Roosevelt (1858—1919)
American Republican statesman and President [1901—1909].
_The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses_ [1900]
_An Autobiography_ [1913]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Elting Morison (ed.) _The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt_ [1951]
Hermann Hagedorn and Sidney Wallach _A Theodore Roosevelt Round-Up_ [1958]
G. Wallace Chessman _Theodore Roosevelt and the Politics of Power_ [1969]
Edmund Morris _Theodore Rex_ [2001]

--George Frederick Root (1820—1895)
American musician and music publisher.

--Jack Roper (1904—1966)
American heavyweight boxer and actor.

--Billy Rose (1899—1966)
American lyricist and producer.

--Roseanne [Roseanne Barr] (b. 1952)
American actress.

--Jerry Ross - see Richard Adler

--Christina Rossetti [pseud. Ellen Alleyne] (1830—1894)
English poet.

--Gioacchino Rossini (1792—1868)
Italian composer.

--Judith Rossner (1935—2005)
American novelist.
_Nine Months in the Life of an Old Maid_ [1969]
_Looking for Mr. Goodbar_ [1975]

--Edmond Rostand (1868—1918)
French dramatist.
_Cyrano de Bergerac_ [1897]

--Jean Rostand (1894—1977)
French biologist and philosopher.
_De la vanitι et de quelques autres sujets_
(Of Vanity and Several Other Subjects) [1925]
_Carnet d’un biologiste_ (Thoughts of a Biologist) [1959]

--Leo Rosten (1908—1997)
Polish-born American writer and social scientist.
_People I Have Loved, Known or Admired _ [1970]
_Passions and Prejudices_ [1978]

--Walt W. Rostow (1916—2003)
American economist and educator.

--Mstislav Rostropovich (1927—2007)
Russian cellist and conductor.

--Philip Roth (b. 1933)
American novelist.
_The Great American Novel_ [1973]

--Lord Rothermere (1868—1940)
British newspaper manager and businessman.

--Mark Rothko [Marcus Rothkowitz] (1903—1970)
Russian-born American painter.

--Johnny Rotten [John Lydon] (b. 1956)
British rock singer.

--Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778)
French philosopher and novelist.
_Emile; or, Treatise on Education_ [1762]
_Reveries of a Solitary Walker_ [1782]

--Martin Joseph Routh (1755—1854)
English classicist.

--Joseph Roux (1834—1886)
French parish priest and writer.
_Meditations of a Parish Priest_; tr. from the
third French edition by Isabel F. Hapgood [1886].

--Carl T. Rowan (1925—2000)
American journalist.

--Nicholas Rowe (1674—1718)
English dramatist, writer, and poet.
"Tamerlane" [1701]

--Helen Rowland (1875—1950)
American writer.
_Reflections of a Bachelor Girl_ [1909]
_The Rubaiyat of a Bachelor_ [1915]
_A Guide to Men_ [1922]

--J.K. Rowling (b. 1966)
Scottish novelist.
_Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone_ [1997]

--Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863—1933)
Founder of Rolls-Royce.

--Mike Royko (1932—1997)
American journalist.
Biographies and/or related books about:
_One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko_ [The University of Chicago Press, 1999]

--Vasilii Rozanov (1856—1919)
Russian writer and philosopher.
_Apocalypse of Our Time_ [1918]

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--Theodore Isaac Rubin (b. 1923)
American psychiatrist and author.

--Arthur Rubinstein (1887—1982)
Polish-born American pianist.

--Harry Ruby (1895—1974)
American songwriter and screenwriter.

--Rita Rudner (b. 1955)
American stand-up comedian.

--Giovanni Ruffini (1807—1881)
Italian poet and librettist.
_Doctor Antonio_ [1855]

--Quintus Curtius Rufus (fl. 1st C. B.C.)
Roman historian.

--Donald Rumsfeld (b. 1932)
American Secretary of Defense [1975—1977] & [2001—2006].

--Damon Runyon (1884—1946)
American journalist and short-story writer.
_Guys and Dolls_ [1931]
_Money From Home_ [1935]

--Benjamin Rush (1745—1813)
American physician and political leader.

--Sir Salman Rushdie (b. 1947)
Indian-born British novelist.
_Midnight’s Children_ [1981]
_Shame_ [1983]
_Outside the Whale_ [1984 essay]

--Dean Rusk (1909—1994)
American politician.

--John Ruskin (1819—1900)
English art and social critic.
_Stones of Venice_ [1851]
_The Political Economy of Art_ [1857]
_The Two Paths_ [1859]
_Modern Painters_ [1862, 1st Am. ed.]
_The Eagle's Nest_ [1872]
_Praeterita_ [1885—1887]
_The Crown of Wild Olive_ [1887]

--Bertrand Russell (1872—1970)
British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate.
_The Problems of Philosophy_ [1912]
_Sceptical Essays_ [1928]
_Marriage and Morals_ [1929]
_The Conquest of Happiness_ [1930]
_In Praise of Idleness_ [1932]
_Religion and Science_ [1935]
_Power: A New Social Analysis_ [1938]
_An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish_ [1943]
_History of Western Philosophy_ [1945]
_Unpopular Essays_ [1950]
_Human Society in Ethics and Politics_ [1954]
_The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: 1914—1944_ [1968]
Biographies and/or related books about:
Alan Wood _Bertrand Russell, The Passionate Sceptic_ [1957]
Nicholas Griffin (ed.) _The Selected Letters of
Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914—1970_ [2001]

--Rutebeuf (1245—1285)
French poet.
"La Complainte Rutebeuf"

--Babe Ruth (1895—1948)
American major-league baseball player.

--Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871—1937)
British physicist and winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize.

--Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600—1661)
Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author.

--Morrie Ryskind (1895—1985)
American screenwriter.


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