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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.

Richard Burton

[real name Richard Jenkins], (1925 - 84), Welsh actor. He played many roles in the theatre and in films. His films include 'Cleopatra', 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'The Medussa Touch'.

Richard Samuel Attenborough

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

Richard Milhous Nixon

(1913 - 94), American Republican politician. In 1969 he became the 37th president of the USA. He became the first president to resign from office, in 1974, following the 'Watergate' scandal.

Robert Traill Spence Lowell

(1917 - 77), American poet. He wrote "Lord Weary's Castle", "Life Studies" and "For the Union Dead".

Roger Bannister

[Sir], (1929 - ), British athlete and doctor. In 1954 he became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.