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Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

American singer and actress

Date of Birth: 26 March 1944
Age: 82

Diana Rossis an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s a...

Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross

English broadcaster

Date of Birth: 17 November 1960
Age: 65

Jonathan Stephen Rossis an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross during the 2000s and early 2010s,...

Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross

Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party

Date of Birth: 27 January 1983
Age: 43

Douglas Gordon Rossis a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020 and Leader of the Opposition in Scotland since 2021. He has served as Member of Parli...

Jeffrey Ross

Jeffrey Ross

American stand-up comedian and actor

Date of Birth: 13 September 1965
Age: 60

Jeffrey Ross Lifschultzis an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New Yor...

Ryan III Ross

Ryan III Ross

American musician

Date of Birth: 30 August 1986
Age: 39

George Ryan Ross IIIis an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work as the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the band Panic! at the Disco before his departure in 2009. R...

Gavin Rossdale

Gavin Rossdale

English musician

Date of Birth: 30 October 1965
Age: 60

Gavin McGregor Rossdaleis an English musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the le...

Alan Rothwell

Alan Rothwell

English actor

Date of Birth: 9 February 1937
Age: 89

Alan Rothwellwas an English actor. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968, and Nicholas Black in Brookside between 1...

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

American actor

Date of Birth: 16 September 1952
Age: 73

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.is an American actor and former professional boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the 1980s, Rourke played sup...

Solana (SZA) Rowe

Solana (SZA) Rowe

American singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 8 November 1989
Age: 36

Solána Imani Rowe, known professionally asSZA, is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition through her self-released extended plays (EPs), See.SZA.Run (2012) and S (2013), which hel...

Kyle Rowe

Kyle Rowe

Scotland international rugby union player

Date of Birth: 8 February 1998
Age: 28

Kyle Roweis a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays as a Wing for Glasgow Warriors. Rugby Union career Amateur career Rowe was educated at Queen Victoria School. Rowe started with Falkir...

Aaron Rowe

Aaron Rowe

English professional footballer

Date of Birth: 7 September 2000
Age: 25

Aaron Kevin Isaac Roweis an English professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Huddersfield Town as a right winger or full-back. Club career Leyton Orient Rowe joined Leyton Or...

Mark Rowley

Mark Rowley

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Sir Mark Peter Rowleyis a British senior police officer who has been the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis since September 2022. He was the Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis fo...

Joanne Rowling

Joanne Rowling

Writer

Date of Birth: 31 July 1965
Age: 60

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

Jason Roy

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 21 July 1990
Age: 35

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

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

Frederick Rubin

Record producer

Date of Birth: 10 March 1963
Age: 63

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

Marco Rubio

72nd United States secretary of state

Date of Birth: 28 May 1971
Age: 55

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

Andrey Rublev

Russian professional tennis player

Date of Birth: 20 October 1997
Age: 28

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

Paul Rudd

American actor and comedian

Date of Birth: 6 April 1969
Age: 57

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

Maya Rudolph

American actress and comedian

Date of Birth: 27 July 1972
Age: 53

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, ...