Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Christopher Reeve
Born: September 25, 1952 New York, New York American actor and activist Best known for the lead role in Superman, Christo...
Kathleen J. Reichs
Author and forensic anthropologist Born Kathleen Joan Toelle, July 7, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois; married Paul Reichs (an attorney), 1968; children: two daughters, one son. ...
Harry Reid
United States Senate Minority Leader Born December 2, 1939, in Searchlight, NV; son of Harry Sr. (a gold miner) and Inez (a laundry worker) Reid; married Landra Gould, 1959; child...
Karel Reisz
Born in 1926, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; died of a blood disorder, November 25, 2002, in London, England. Film director. Karel Reisz was a Czech émigré–auteur who made several notable fil...
Erich Maria Remarque
Born: July 22, 1898 Osnabrück, Germany Died: September 25, 1970 Locarno, Switzerland German-born American author The ...
Rembrandt
Born: July 15, 1606 Leiden, Netherlands Died: October 4, 1669 Netherlands Dutch artist Rembrandt was one of the most ...
Ruth Rendell
Author Born Ruth Barbara Grasemann, February 17, 1930, in London, England; daughter of Arthur (a teacher) and Ebba Elise (a teacher; maiden name, Kruse) Grasemann; married D...
Janet Reno
Born: July 21, 1938 Miami, Florida American attorney general Janet Reno was the seventy-fifth attorney general of the United States and the first...
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Born: February 25, 1841 Limoges, France Died: December 3, 1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France French painter The French paint...
Oscar de la Renta
Fashion designer Born in 1932, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; married Françoise de Langlade (a fashion editor), 1967 (died, 1983); married Annette Engelhard Reed (a p...
Paul Revere
Born: January 1, 1735 Boston, Massachusetts Died: May 10, 1818 Boston, Massachusetts American patriot, silversmith, and engraver ...
Caroline Rhea
Comedian and actress Born April 13, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of David (an obstetrician–gynecologist) and Margery (an antiques dealer) Rhea. Educ...
Cecil Rhodes
Born: July 5, 1853 Bishop's Stortford, England Died: March 26, 1902 Muizenberg, South Africa English businessman and imperialist ...
Condoleezza Rice
Born: November 14, 1954 Birmingham, Alabama African American national security advisor and educator Condoleezza Rice is a leading expert on the politic...
Peter Rice
President of Fox Searchlight and Fox Atomic Born c. 1967 in United Kingdom. Education: Earned degree from the University of Nottingham, 1989. ...
Condoleezza Rice
November 14, 1954 • Birmingham, Alabama National security adviser Condoleezza Rice became one of the most influential women in the world of ...
Lloyd Richards
Born Lloyd George Richards, June 29, 1919, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died of heart failure, June 29, 2006, in New York, NY. Theater director. Though an unfamiliar name to many, Lloyd Ri...
Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
Born: September 9, 1585 Paris, France Died: December 4, 1642 Paris, France French cardinal and statesman Cardinal Ric...
Sally Ride
Born: May 26, 1951 Los Angeles, California American astronaut and physicist Sally Ride is best known as the first American woman sent into outer ...
Leni Riefenstahl
Born: August 22, 1902 Berlin, Germany German film director The German film director Leni Riefenstahl achieved fame and notoriety for her film ...