Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Jacob Ramsey
English professional footballer
Jacob Matthew Ramseyis an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Ramsey is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has represented E...
Mohammad Tarak Ramzan
Founder and CEO of the Quiz womenswear retail chain
Tarak Ramzanis founder and Chief Executive ofQUIZplc and the driving force behind the Group’s success to date. Tarak left University after his first year of Pharmacy to help his father manage his manu...
Romesh Ranganathan
English actor and comedian
Jonathan Romesh Ranganathanis an English actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan and often self-deprecating comedy. Ranganathan has made numerous appearances on television comedy panel shows, ...
James Ransone
American actor
James Finley Ransone IIIwas an American actor. Known for his roles in horror and drama, he played Ziggy Sobotka in the second season of the drama series The Wire, Cpl. Josh Ray Person in the war drama...
Esther Rantzen
English journalist and television presenter
Dame Esther Louise Rantzenis an English journalist and television presenter, who presented the BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She works with various charitable ...
Renee Rapp
American singer
Reneé Jane Rappis an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Rapp gained recognition for starring as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls (2019–2020). She reprised the role in the 2024 f...
Krzysztof Ratajski
Polish professional darts player
Krzysztof Ratajskiis a Polish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2017 World Masters. Ratajski has won 1...
Kimberley Ratcliff
English actress
Kimberley Gail Ratcliffis an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television series Popstars. Hear'Sa...
James Ratcliffe
Chief executive officer at INEOS
Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe FIChemEis an English billionaire, chemical engineer and businessman. Ratcliffe is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the INEOS chemicals group, which he found...
Simon Rattle
Conductor
Sir Simon Denis Rattleis a British conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was ...
Haris Rauf
Pakistani cricketer
Haris Raufis a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2020. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy ...
Richard (Fazer) Rawson
Rapper
Richard Rawson(born 5 February 1987), better known by his stage name Fazer, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is popularly known as the member of hip hop trio N-Dubz ...
Adil Ray
British actor
Adil Rayis a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray stars in the BBC One comedy Citizen Khan, which he created and co-writes, as well as presenting on various BBC radio stations. ...
Angela Rayner
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Angela Rayner(née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work since 2021 and Shadow F...
Nicholas Read
Chief Executive Officer of the Vodafone Group
Nicholas Jonathan Read(born 1964) is a British businessman, and the CEO of Vodafone Group. Early life He earned a degree in accounting and finance from Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropoli...
Brian Reade
Author
Brian Readeis an award-winning journalist and best-selling author who writes a weekly opinion column for the Daily Mirror. He was born in Wavertree and grew up in Huyton. He began his journalism caree...
Robert Redford
American actor and filmmaker
Charles Robert Redford Jr.is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Aw...
Vanessa Redgrave
English actress and activist
Dame Vanessa Redgraveis an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over six decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and two Pri...
Henry Redknapp
English former football manager and player
Henry James Redknappis an English former football manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers, and B...
Edward Redmayne
English actor
Edward John David Redmayneis an English actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. Redmayne began his professional actin...