American
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
| Rosabeth Moss Kanter |
Businessman |
1943 |
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| Rosalind Russell |
Actress |
June 4, 1908 |
November 28, 1976 |
| Rosalyn S. Yalow |
Scientist |
July 19, 1921 |
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| Rosalynn Carter |
First Lady |
August 18, 1927 |
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| Rosanna Arquette |
Actress |
August 10, 1959 |
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| Rosanne Cash |
Musician |
May 24, 1955 |
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| Rosario Dawson |
Actress |
May 9, 1979 |
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| Roscoe Bartlett |
Politician |
June 3, 1926 |
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| Roscoe Conkling |
Politician |
October 30, 1829 |
April 18, 1888 |
| Roscoe Mitchell |
Composer |
August 3, 1940 |
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| Roscoe Pound |
Lawyer |
October 27, 1870 |
June 30, 1964 |
| Rose Franken |
Playwright |
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| Rose Kennedy |
Author |
July 22, 1890 |
January 22, 1995 |
| Rose Mary Woods |
Celebrity |
December 26, 1917 |
January 22, 2005 |
| Rose McGowan |
Actress |
December 13, 1974 |
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| Rose Wilder Lane |
Journalist |
December 5, 1886 |
October 30, 1968 |
| Roseanne Barr |
Actress |
November 3, 1952 |
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| Rosemary Clooney |
Musician |
May 23, 1928 |
June 29, 2002 |
| Rosie O'Donnell |
Comedian |
March 21, 1962 |
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| Rosie Perez |
Actress |
September 6, 1964 |
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| Rosie Ruiz |
Athlete |
1953 |
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| Ross MacDonald |
Novelist |
January 27, 1965 |
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| Ross Perot |
Businessman |
June 27, 1930 |
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| Rosser Reeves |
Businessman |
1910 |
1984 |
| Rowan D. Williams |
Clergyman |
June 14, 1950 |
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| Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz |
Educator |
September 10, 1939 |
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| Roy Acuff |
Musician |
September 15, 1903 |
November 23, 1992 |
| Roy Barnes |
Politician |
March 11, 1948 |
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| Roy Bean |
Judge |
1825 |
1903 |
| Roy Blount, Jr. |
Writer |
October 4, 1941 |
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| Roy Blunt |
Politician |
January 10, 1950 |
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| Roy Campanella |
Athlete |
November 19, 1921 |
June 26, 1993 |
| Roy Clark |
Entertainer |
April 15, 1933 |
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| Roy E. Disney |
Businessman |
January 10, 1930 |
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| Roy H. Williams |
Businessman |
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| Roy Haynes |
Musician |
March 13, 1925 |
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| Roy L. Smith |
Clergyman |
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| Roy Lichtenstein |
Artist |
October 27, 1923 |
September 29, 1997 |
| Roy Moore |
Judge |
February 11, 1947 |
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| Roy Orbison |
Musician |
April 23, 1936 |
December 6, 1988 |
| Roy Rogers |
Entertainer |
November 5, 1911 |
July 6, 1998 |
| Roy Romer |
Politician |
October 31, 1928 |
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| Roy Scheider |
Actor |
November 10, 1932 |
February 10, 2008 |
| Roy Spencer |
Scientist |
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| Roy Wilkins |
Activist |
August 30, 1901 |
1981 |
| Rube Goldberg |
Cartoonist |
July 4, 1883 |
December 7, 1970 |
| Ruben Hinojosa |
Politician |
August 20, 1940 |
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| Ruben Studdard |
Musician |
September 12, 1978 |
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| Ruby Dee |
Actress |
October 27, 1924 |
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| Ruby Wax |
Comedian |
April 19, 1953 |
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| Rudy Giuliani |
Politician |
May 28, 1944 |
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| Rudy Rucker |
Scientist |
March 22, 1946 |
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| Rue McClanahan |
Actress |
February 21, 1934 |
June 3, 2010 |
| Rufus Choate |
Lawyer |
October 1, 1799 |
July 13, 1859 |
| Rufus Jones |
Writer |
January 25, 1863 |
June 16, 1948 |
| Rufus King |
Lawyer |
March 24, 1755 |
April 29, 1827 |
| Ruggiero Ricci |
Musician |
July 24, 1918 |
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| Rupert Murdoch |
Publisher |
March 11, 1931 |
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| Rush Limbaugh |
Entertainer |
January 12, 1951 |
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| Russ Carnahan |
Politician |
July 10, 1958 |
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| Russ Feingold |
Politician |
March 2, 1953 |
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| Russel Honore |
Soldier |
1947 |
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| Russell B. Long |
Politician |
November 3, 1918 |
May 9, 2003 |
| Russell Baker |
Journalist |
August 14, 1925 |
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| Russell Banks |
Author |
March 28, 1940 |
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| Russell Hoban |
Novelist |
February 4, 1925 |
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| Russell Johnson |
Actor |
November 10, 1924 |
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| Russell Lynes |
Critic |
December 2, 1910 |
September 14, 1991 |
| Russell M. Nelson |
Clergyman |
September 9, 1924 |
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| Russell Means |
Activist |
November 10, 1939 |
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| Russell Pearce |
Politician |
June 23, 1947 |
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| Russell Simmons |
Businessman |
October 4, 1957 |
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| Rusty Schweickart |
Astronaut |
October 25, 1935 |
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| Ruth Ann Minner |
Politician |
January 17, 1935 |
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| Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
Judge |
March 15, 1933 |
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| Ruth Benedict |
Scientist |
June 5, 1887 |
September 17, 1948 |
| Ruth Brown |
Musician |
January 30, 1928 |
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| Ruth Buzzi |
Actress |
July 24, 1936 |
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| Ruth Gordon |
Actress |
October 30, 1896 |
August 28, 1985 |
| Ruth Graham |
Celebrity |
June 10, 1920 |
June 14, 2007 |
| Ruth Handler |
Businessman |
November 4, 1916 |
April 27, 2002 |
| Ruth Hubbard |
Scientist |
1924 |
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| Ruth J. Simmons |
Educator |
1945 |
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| Ruth St. Denis |
Dancer |
January 20, 1878 |
July 21, 1968 |
| Ruth Warrick |
Musician |
June 29, 1915 |
January 15, 2005 |
| Ruth Westheimer |
Psychologist |
June 4, 1928 |
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| Rutherford B. Hayes |
President |
October 4, 1822 |
January 17, 1893 |
| Ryan Cabrera |
Musician |
July 18, 1982 |
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| Ryan Phillippe |
Actor |
September 10, 1974 |
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| Ryan Seacrest |
Entertainer |
December 24, 1974 |
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| Ryan Sheckler |
Athlete |
December 30, 1989 |
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| Ryan Stiles |
Actor |
April 22, 1959 |
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| Ryan Sypek |
Actor |
August 6, 1982 |
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| Ryan White |
Celebrity |
December 6, 1971 |
April 8, 1990 |
| Ryne Sandberg |
Athlete |
September 18, 1959 |
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| S. E. Hinton |
Writer |
July 22, 1948 |
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| S. I. Hayakawa |
Politician |
July 18, 1906 |
February 27, 1992 |
| S. J. Perelman |
Writer |
February 1, 1904 |
October 17, 1979 |
| Sabrina Lloyd |
Actress |
November 20, 1970 |
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| Sal Mineo |
Actor |
January 10, 1939 |
February 12, 1976 |