People

Wilma Rudolph

Born: June 23, 1940 St. Bethlehem, Tennessee Died: November 12, 1994 Brentwood, Tennessee African American track and field athlete, ...

Angela Ruggiero

January 3, 1980 • Panorama City, California Hockey player Angela Ruggiero made hockey history in 2005 when she skated onto the ice wearing a Tulsa Oilers jersey during ...

Ibrahim Rugova

Born December 2, 1944, in Cerrcë, Kosovo; died of lung cancer, January 21, 2006, in Pristina, Kosovo. President of Kosovo. Ibrahim Rugova guided the Balkan territory of Kosovo through its ...

Donald Rumsfeld

United States Secretary of Defense Born Donald H. Rumsfeld, July 9, 1932, in Chicago, IL; married Joyce; children: Valerie, Marcy, Nick. Education: P...

Salman Rushdie

Born: June 19, 1947 Bombay, India Indian writer The works of the Indian author Salman Rushdie often focused on outrages of history and particular...

Nipsey Russell

Born Julius Russell, October 13, 1924, in Atlanta, GA; died of cancer, October 2, 2005, in New York, NY. Comedian and actor. With a supernatural ability to improvise and ad-lib, Nipsey Rus...

Kurt Russell

Actor Born March 17, 1951, in Springfield, MA; son of Bing Russell (an actor and baseball player); married Season Hubley (divorced); companion of Goldie Hawn (an actress), 1...

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

Burt Rutan

June 17, 1943 • Portland, Oregon Aerospace engineer Burt Rutan designed the first privately financed spacecraft to carry an ordinary ci...

Babe Ruth

Born: February 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland Died: August 16, 1948 New York, New York American baseball player Babe Rut...

Nolan Ryan

Born: January 31, 1947 Refugio, Texas American baseball player Nolan Ryan is considered one of the best pitchers of all time, known both for his ...