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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - R

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter R. The names include - Raymond - Richard - Robert - Roger - Ronald - Roy.

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Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with R.

Roy Lichtenstein

(1923 - 1997), American painter and sculptor. He became the leading Pop Art painter of the 1960s with his highly coloured reproductions of sections of advertisements and cartoon strips.

Robert Bakewell

(1725 - 95), a pioneer of modern agriculture.

Richard Charles Rodgers

(1902 - 79), American composer. With Lorenz Hart, he created musicals such as "The Pal Joey". Later Rodgers worked with Oscar Hammerstein on several very successful musicals including "Oklahoma", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music".

Ronald Wilson Reagan

(1911 - 2004), American movie actor and Republican statesman. In 1981 he became the 40th president of the USA. He appeared in many movies and was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960.

Robert Southey

(1774 - 1843), English poet. He wrote the children's classic, "The Story of the Three Bears". Also, he wrote the poems "Thalaba the Destroyer", "Madoc" and "Roderick the Last of the Goths". In 1813 he was made poet laureate.