People

Renzo Rosso

Fashion designer Born in 1955 in Brugine, Italy; married; children: Stefano, Andrea (son), four others. Addresses: Office —Diesel, Molv...

William Victor Roth

Born William Victor Roth Jr., July 22, 1921, in Great Falls, MT; died of heart failure, December 13, 2003, in Washington, DC. U.S. congressman and attorney. Delaware's former senator, Will...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Born: June 28, 1712 Geneva, Switzerland Died: July 2, 1778 Ermenonville, France French philosopher, author, and composer ...

Karl Rove

Deputy chief of staff for U.S. President George W. Bush Born December 25, 1950, in Denver, CO; married Valerie Wainwright, 1977 (divorced, 1979), married Darby Hickson, 1986; chil...

Land Rover

Auto and Transport

Land Rover is a British brand of predominantly four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicles, owned by multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), sin

Carl Rowan

Born: August 11, 1925 Ravenscroft, Tennessee Died: September 23, 2000 Washington, D.C. African American diplomat and journalist ...

Jack Rowe

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Born John Wallis Rowe, June 20, 1944, in Jersey City, NJ; son of Albert Wallis (a professional soccer player and factory worker) and ...

Coleen Rowley

Attorney Born Coleen Cheney, c. 1955, in Fort Belvoir, VA; daughter of Larry (a mail carrier) and Doris Cheney; married Ross Rowley, c. 1980; children: Tess, Bette, Meg, Jeb...

J. K. Rowling

Born: July 31, 1965 Chipping Sodbury, England English writer J. K. Rowling is an English author of novels for young people, and caused an overnig...

Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg

Founders of Fresh Born Lev Oleg Glazman, March 8, 1961, in Leningrad, Russia; son of Lydia Glazman; married Alina Roytberg, 1990; children: Thais, Dalia. Born Alina Roytberg...

Peter Paul Rubens

Born: June 28, 1577 Siegen, Westphalia, Germany Died: May 30, 1640 Antwerp, Belgium Flemish painter and diplomat The ...

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...

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

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...

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...

Burt Rutan

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