Writers Whose First Name Starts With R

Discover the famous writers whose name starts with R. The list includes people like Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore, Rod Serling, Rudyard Kipling, Rumi and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with R includes people from United States, England, India, Canada and other countries all over the world.

Roald DahlRoald Dahl
(Novelist, Short Story Writer)

13 September 1916

British,Welsh

Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore
(Poet and Author)

07 May 1861

Indian

Rod SerlingRod Serling
(Screenwriter, TV Producer, Narrator)

25 December 1924

American

Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling
(Author & Poet)

30 December 1865

British

RumiRumi
(Great Poet)

30 September 1207

Afghan,Turkish

Robert FrostRobert Frost
(Poet)

26 March 1874

American

Robert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki
(Businessman, Motivational Speaker & Author)

08 April 1947

American

Ray BradburyRay Bradbury
(Writer)

22 August 1920

American

Richard AyoadeRichard Ayoade
(Actor)

12 June 1977

British

Ralph Waldo EmersionRalph Waldo Emerson
(American Lecturer, Philosopher, Essayist & Poet)

25 May 1803

American

Ree DrummondRee Drummond
(Blogger)

06 January 1969

American

Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh
(Radio Host, Political Commentator, Author, Former Television Host)

12 January 1951

American

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Robert HerjavecRobert Herjavec
(Business People)

14 September 1962

Canadian

Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Stevenson
(Novelist, Poet)

13 November 1850

Scottish

Ruskin BondRuskin Bond
(Writer)

19 May 1934

Indian

Richard BelzerRichard Belzer
(Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Author)

04 August 1944

American

R. K. NarayanR. K. Narayan

10 October 1906

Indian

Robert BurnsRobert Burns
(Poet and Lyricist)

25 January 1759

Scottish

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Rosanne CashRosanne Cash
(Singer-Songwriter, author)

24 May 1955

American

R. L. StineR. L. Stine

08 October 1943

American

Robert A. HeinleinRobert A. Heinlein
(Science Fiction Writer)

07 July 1907

American

Robert GraysmithRobert Graysmith
(Author)

17 September 1942

American

Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
(Marine biologist)

27 May 1907

American

Roland EmmerichRoland Emmerich
(Film Director, Screenwriter)

10 November 1955

German

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Robert BrowningRobert Browning
(Poet & Playwright)

07 May 1812

British

Randolph ChurchillRandolph Churchill
(Journalist, Politician)

28 May 1911

British

Robert E howardRobert E. Howard
(Pulp Fiction Writer)

22 January 1906

American

Roxann DawsonRoxann Dawson
(Actress)

11 September 1958

American

Raymond ChandlerRaymond Chandler
(Novelist and Screenwriter)

23 July 1888

American

Rainer Maria RilkeRainer Maria Rilke
(Poet & Novelist)

04 December 1875

Austrian

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Robert OwenRobert Owen

14 May 1771

Welsh

R. D. LaingR. D. Laing
(Psychiatrist)

07 October 1927

French,Scottish

Robert GravesRobert Graves
(Poet & Novelist)

24 July 1895

British

Rigoberta MenchúRigoberta Menchú
(Activist,Politician,Author)

09 January 1959

Guatemalan

Richard Francis BurtonRichard Francis Burton
(Translator)

19 March 1821

British

Rupert BrookeRupert Brooke
(Poet)

03 August 1887

British

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Romain GaryRomain Gary
(Diplomat)

21 May 1914

French

Ruth GrahamRuth Graham
(Philanthropist, Poet, Author)

10 June 1920

Chinese,American

R. A. SalvatoreR. A. Salvatore
(Novelist)

20 January 1959

American

Rubén DaríoRubén Darío
(Poet)

18 January 1867

Nicaraguan

Robert BlochRobert Bloch
(Novelist, Short-story Writer)

05 April 1917

American

Robert M. PirsigRobert M. Pirsig
(Writer, Philosopher)

06 September 1928

American

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Robert W. ServiceRobert W. Service
(Poet & Writer)

16 January 1874

Canadian,French,British

Rachel Renée RussellRachel Renée Russell
(Author)

13 March 1959

American

Richard FordRichard Ford
(Novelist & Short Story Writer)

16 February 1944

American

Rebecca WestRebecca West
(British author)

21 December 1892

British

Reinaldo ArenasReinaldo Arenas
(Cuban poet)

16 July 1943

Cuban

Robertson DaviesRobertson Davies
(Author and Journalist)

28 August 1913

Canadian

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Robert HaydenRobert Hayden
(Poet, Essayist, Educator)

04 August 1913

American

Robert CormierRobert Cormier
(American author)

17 January 1925

American

Roque DaltonRoque Dalton
(Poet)

14 May 1935

Salvadoran

Robert RossenRobert Rossen
(Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter)

16 March 1908

American

Rafael AlbertiRafael Alberti
(Poet)

16 December 1902

Spanish

Rose MacaulayRose Macaulay
(Writer)

01 August 1881

British

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Ricardo PalmaRicardo Palma
(Author)

07 February 1833

Peruvian

Richard WrightRichard Wright
(Author)

04 September 1908

American

Robin McGrawRobin McGraw
(Author, Entrepreneur, Television Personality)

28 December 1953

American

Robert HughesRobert Hughes
(Art Critic, Writer)

28 July 1938

Australian

Robert StoneRobert Stone
(American novelist)

21 August 1937

American

Rebecca HumphriesRebecca Humphries
(Actress, Playwright)

03 October 1987

British

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RajneeshRajneesh
(Teacher, Writer, Autobiographer, Guru)

11 December 1931

Indian

Richard HammondRichard Hammond
(Television presenter, Writer, Journalist, Autobiographer, Children's writer)

19 December 1969

British

Russell ToveyRussell Tovey
(Actor, Playwright)

14 November 1981

British

Ranulph FiennesRanulph Fiennes
(Explorer, Writer, Athletics competitor)

07 March 1944

British

Richard CurtisRichard Curtis
(Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer, Television producer, Writer)

08 November 1956

New Zealander

Rob BrydonRob Brydon
(Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Comedian, Autobiographer)

03 May 1965

British

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Rachael MacFarlaneRachael MacFarlane
(Voice actor, Unit production manager, Writer, Actor, Jazz musician, Singer)

21 March 1976

American

Rick RiordanRick Riordan
(American author)

05 June 1964

American

Rory StewartRory Stewart
(Politician, Author, Diplomat, Writer)

03 January 1973

British

Richard StallmanRichard Stallman
(Programmer, Computer scientist, Lecturer, Blogger, Software developer, Short story writer, Columnist, Researcher, Science fiction writer)

16 March 1953

American

Robert OsborneRobert Osborne
(Actor, Television actor, Biographer, Film actor, Historian, Journalist, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer)

03 May 1932

American

Richard StraussRichard Strauss
(Composer, Conductor, Librettist, Writer)

11 June 1864

German

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Reinhold MessnerReinhold Messner
(Explorer, Politician, Writer, Mountaineer)

17 September 1944

Italian

Robert WebbRobert Webb
(Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Comedian, Writer, Screenwriter)

29 September 1972

British

Roger PenroseRoger Penrose
(Mathematician, Physicist, Writer, Philosopher, University teacher, Psychologist)

08 August 1931

British

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