People

John D. Rockefeller

Born: July 8, 1839 Richford, New York Died: May 23, 1937 Ormond, Florida American industrialist and philanthropist Jo...

Norman Rockwell

Born: February 3, 1894 New York, New York Died: November 8, 1978 Stockbridge, Massachusetts American illustrator Norm...

Andy Roddick

Professional tennis player Born Andrew Stephen Roddick, August 30, 1982, in Omaha, NB; son of Jerry (a franchise owner) and Blanche (a teacher) Roddick. Addresses: ...

Andy Roddick

August 30, 1982 • Omaha, Nebraska Tennis player Tennis player Andy Roddick had just turned twenty-one when he won the men's U.S. Open t...

Richard Rodgers

Born: June 28, 1902 Long Island, New York Died: December 30, 1979 New York, New York American composer Richard Rodger...

Auguste Rodin

Born: November 12, 1840 Paris, France Died: November 17, 1917 Meudon, France French sculptor The French sculptor Augu...

Narciso Rodriguez

Fashion designer Born January of 1961, in New Jersey; son of Narciso, Sr. (a longshoreman) and Rawedia Maria (a homemaker) Rodriguez. Education: Pars...

Robert Rodriguez

Filmmaker Born Robert Anthony Rodriguez, June 20, 1968, in San Antonio, TX; son of Cecilio (a cookware sales manager) and Rebecca (a nurse) Rodriguez; married Elizabeth Avel...

Alex Rodríguez

July 27, 1975 • New York, New York Baseball player Baseball fans say that Alex Rodríguez may just break a number of career records in t...

RogerEbert.com

Communication and Internet

RogerEbert.com is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times and also shares other critics' r

Will Rogers

Born: September 5, 1879 Oologah, Oklahoma Died: August 15, 1935 Point Barrow, Alaska American journalist, humorist, and performing a...

Michael F. Roizen

Physician and author Born January 7, 1946, in Buffalo, NY; son of Manus (an advertising agency owner) and Edith (a teacher and homemaker) Roizen; married Nancy J. Mrazek (a ...

Roku

Industry and Production

Roku, Inc.  is an American publicly traded company based in San Jose, California, that manufactures a variety of digital media players for video streaming. Roku has an ad

Rolex

Consumer goods

Rolex is a Swiss luxury watchmaker and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by German businessman Hans Wilsdorf and his eventual brother-in-law Alfred Davis

Henry Rollins

Singer, actor, and author Born Henry Lawrence Garfield, February 13, 1961, in Washington, D.C.; son of Iris. Education : Attended American University ...

Rebecca Romijn

Actress Born November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, CA; daughter of Jaap Romijn (a furniture designer) and Elizabeth Kuizenga (a teacher); married John Stamos (an actor), September ...

Ronaldinho

Professional soccer player Born Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, March 21, 1980, in Porta Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; became naturalized Spanish citizen, January, 2007; son of ...

Charlotte Ronson

Fashion designer Born c. 1977, in London, England; daughter of Laurence Ronson (a real estate developer) and Ann Dexter-Jones (an author). Education: ...

Theodore Roosevelt

Born: October 27, 1858 New York, New York Died: January 16, 1919 Oyster Bay, New York American president, politician, and cavalryman...

Eleanor Roosevelt

Born: October 11, 1884 New York, New York Died: November 6, 1962 New York, New York American first lady, international diplomat, wri...