People

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...

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Born: January 20, 1882 Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945 Warm Springs, Georgia American president, governor, and politician ...

Eleanor Roosevelt

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

Roots4Life

Healthcare

Roots4Life is an innovative charity set up to address the physical and mental health challenges that come with malnutrition and social isolation.

Tokyo Rose

Iva Toguri, more commonly known as Tokyo Rose, (1916–2006) was the first woman in the United States to be tried and convicted for treason. American prosecutors accused her of being...

Joseph J. Rosenthal

Born on October 9, 1911, in Washington, DC; died August 20, 2006, in Novato, CA. Photographer. Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Joseph J. Rosenthal almost missed taking the picture that...

Ilene Rosenzweig

Entrepreneur and author Born c. 1965; daughter of Alan Rosenzweig (a legal recruiter) and Joy Zuckerman (a yoga instructor); married Rick Marin (a writer), May, 2003. ...

Dave Rosgen

Hydrologist Born c. 1942. Education: Ph.D. in fluvial geomorphology. Addresses: Office —Wildland Hydrology, 112...

Meg Rosoff

1958 • Boston, Massachusetts Writer Meg Rosoff made a remarkable debut as a fiction writer with her 2004 novel for young adults, How I Live Now. ...

Diana Ross

Born: March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan African American singer and actress Diana Ross, once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup the Supremes, ...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Born: May 12, 1828 London, England Died: April 9, 1882 Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England English painter and poet The...