Writers Whose First Name Starts With R
Discover the famous writers whose name starts with R. The list includes people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Rosario Dawson, Rabindranath Tagore, Roald Dahl, Richard Wagner 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, Germany, India and other countries all over the world.
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Birthdate: September 13, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Died: November 23, 1990
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Rosario Dawson(Best Known for Portraying the 'Star Wars' Character 'Ahsoka Tano')
Birthdate: May 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: September 30, 1207
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Balkh, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1273
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Robert Frost(American Poet Who was Known for His Realistic Depictions of Rural Life)
Birthdate: March 26, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: January 29, 1963
Birthdate: December 30, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: January 18, 1936
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Richard Wagner(Known for His Operas and Music Dramas ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ and ‘Tristan und Isolde’)
Birthdate: May 22, 1813
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: February 13, 1883
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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R. L. Stine(American Novelist Who was Best Known for His Horror Books for Children)
Birthdate: October 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Birthdate: August 25, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 25, 1803
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 27, 1882
Birthdate: June 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Robert Louis Stevenson(Author of Famous Novels: 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde')
Birthdate: November 13, 1850
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: December 3, 1894
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Ray Bradbury(One of the Most Celebrated 20th-Century American Writers Known for His Novel 'Fahrenheit 451')
Birthdate: August 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Died: June 5, 2012
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Richard Dawkins(British Evolutionary Biologist Who Contends that a Supernatural Creator Almost Certainly Does Not Exist)
Birthdate: March 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 4, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Rod Serling(Screenwriter and Playwright Best Known for His Work on Anthology TV Series ‘The Twilight Zone’)
Birthdate: December 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Died: June 28, 1975
Birthdate: June 12, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whipps Cross
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Richard Hammond
(Television presenter best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015)
Birthdate: December 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Solihull, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: May 7, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: August 7, 1941
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Ree Drummond(American Blogger, Author and Television Personality)
Birthdate: January 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
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Robert Burns(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
Birthdate: January 25, 1759
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1796
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Robert Kiyosaki(Businessman, Author and Founder of 'Rich Global LLC' and the 'Rich Dad Company')
Birthdate: April 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hilo, Hawaii, United States
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Rosanne Cash(Country Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Breakout Single 'Seven Year Ache')
Birthdate: May 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Birthdate: May 27, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Springdale
Died: April 14, 1964
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Rachel Dratch(Actress, Comedian and Writer Known for Her Role in the TV Show ‘Saturday Night Live’)
Birthdate: February 22, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
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Ralph Nader(American Lawyer and Politician Known for His Involvement in Consumer Protection and Environmentalism)
Birthdate: February 27, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Winsted, Connecticut, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: July 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Butler, Missouri, United States
Died: May 8, 1988
Birthdate: October 30, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 28, 1985
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
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Rainer Maria Rilke(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29, 1926
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Ron White
(Stand-up Comedian)
Birthdate: December 18, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fritch, Texas, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Rob Brydon
(Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Comedian, Autobiographer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baglan, Neath Port Talbot
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 7, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Camberwell
Died: December 12, 1889
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Rick Steves
(Travel writer)
Birthdate: May 10, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Edmonds, Washington, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 16, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Port Hawkesbury
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 23, 1888
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 26, 1959
Birthdate: May 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kasauli
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Robert Shaw
(British Actor Known for His Role as ‘Henry VIII' in the Drama Film ‘a Man for All Seasons')
Birthdate: August 9, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Died: August 28, 1978
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: May 21, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: February 7, 2017
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Robert Kirkman
(Comic Book Writer Best Known for His Works: 'Invincible', 'The Walking Dead' and 'Outcast')
Birthdate: November 30, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Robert Osborne
(Actor, Television actor, Biographer, Film actor, Historian, Journalist, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer)
Birthdate: May 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colfax
Died: March 6, 2017
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R. K. Narayan(Indian Author Known for His known for His Work Set in the Fictional South Indian Town of Malgudi)
Birthdate: October 10, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: May 13, 2001
Birthdate: June 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arverne, New York, United States
Died: December 30, 1979
Birthdate: July 24, 1895
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wimbledon, England
Died: December 7, 1985
Birthdate: September 4, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Roxie, Mississippi, United States
Died: November 28, 1960
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Robert M. Gates
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Birthdate: January 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Peaster
Died: June 11, 1936
Birthdate: August 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Croydon, South London, England
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Richard Cabral(Actor, Producer and Writer Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘American Crime’)
Birthdate: August 28, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: May 14, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Rory Stewart(British Politician Who Served as Minister in Theresa May's Cabinet)
Birthdate: January 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: British Hong Kong
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Robert Owen(Welsh Philanthropist and a Founder of 'Utopian Socialism' and the 'Cooperative' Movement)
Birthdate: May 14, 1771
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died: November 17, 1858