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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.


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

Richard Samuel Attenborough

[Sir], (1923 - ), English film director, producer and actor. He produced and directed 'Ghandi.'

Richard Steele

[Sir], (1672 - 1729), Irish essayist and dramatist. Along with Joseph Addison, he wrote many essays for "The Tatler" and "The Spectator". His works include "The Christian Hero" and "The Lying Lover".

Robert Burns

(1759 - 96), Scottish poet. He wrote many poems and songs. Some of his most famous are:- the poems, 'To a Mouse' and 'Tam o'Shanter' and the songs, 'Auld Lang Syne', and 'Comin' Thro' the Rye'.

Robert Sanderson Mulliken

(1896-1986), American chemist and physicist. For his work on molecular structure and on chemical bonding he was awarded the 1986 Nobel prize for chemistry.

Robert Andrews Millikan

(1868 - 1953), American physicist. in 1923 he was awarded the Nobel prize for physics for his determination of the charge on the electron.