Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Joanne Rowling
Writer
Joanne Rowlingis a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 500 million copies, been tr...
Jason Roy
English cricketer
Jason Jonathan Royis an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, ...
Gabriel Rozenberg
Politician
Gabriel Rozenbergwas a Lib Dem member of the Barnet London Borough Council who served as councillor for the Garden Suburb ward. He was originally elected as a Tory, but he left the Conservative Party ...
Frederick Rubin
Record producer
Frederick Jay Rubinis an American record executive and record producer. He is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president ...
Marco Rubio
72nd United States secretary of state
Marco Antonio Rubiois an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker ...
Andrey Rublev
Russian professional tennis player
Andrey Andreyevich Rublevis a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in Sept...
Paul Rudd
American actor and comedian
Paul Stephen Ruddis an American actor and comedian. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star ...
Maya Rudolph
American actress and comedian
Maya Rudolphis an American actress and comedian. Born in Gainesville, Florida and raised in Los Angeles, she is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and composer Richard Rudolph. From 2000 to 2007, ...
Mark Ruffalo
American actor
Mark Alan Ruffalois an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth (1996) and drama film You Can Count on M...
Danielle Ruhl
Television personality
Danielle Ruhlis an TV personality and associate marketing director who is competing for love on Love Is Blind season 2. Danielle is 29-years-old and is currently living in Chicago like the rest of the...
George Russell
British racing driver
George William Russellis a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. He previously raced for Williams from 2019 to 2021. After winning several karting championships includ...
Taylor Russell
Canadian actress and filmmaker
Taylor Russell McKenzieis a Canadian actress and filmmaker. After playing a number of minor roles, Russell received recognition for starring in the Netflix science fiction series Lost in Space (2018–2...
FTSE Russell
Financial services
FTSE Russell is a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) that produces, maintains, licenses, and markets stock market indices. The division is notable for FTSE 100 I
Finn Russell
Scottish professional rugby union player
Finn Alastair Russellis a Scottish professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Bath Rugby in Premiership Rugby. He has also represented Scotland at international level, having mad...
David Russell
American film director
David Owen Russellis an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has earned numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations f...
Lloyd Cameron Russell-moyle
Shadow Minister for Natural Environment and Air Quality
Lloyd Cameron Russell-MoyleFRSA (born 14 September 1986) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in the 2017 genera...
Georg (Pat Smear) Ruthenberg
American musician
Georg Albert Ruthenberg, better known by the stage namePat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs and for...
Taylor (Gayle) Rutherfurd
American singer
Taylor Gayle Rutherfurd, better known by her mononymGayle, is an American singer. After signing with Atlantic Records/Arthouse Records, she released her hit single "ABCDEFU" in 2021, which has charted...
Jason Ryan
Australian former rugby league footballer
Jason Ryanis an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Queensland Cowboys in the 1990s. He primarily played wing and five-eight...
Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstani professional tennis player
Elena Andreyevna Rybakinais a Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), making her the first Kazakhstani to ...