Persons

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Calvin Robinson

British Old Catholic cleric

Calvin John Robinsonis a British Old Catholic cleric, conservative political commentator, writer and broadcaster. Since 2023, he has been a priest in the Nordic Catholic Church, an Old Catholic denomi...

Oliver Robinson

English professional cricketer

Oliver Edward Robinsonis an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Sussex, having previously played for Yorkshir...

Shane (Shane Richie) Roche

English actor

Shane Patrick Paul Roche, known asShane Richie, is an English actor, comedian, presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal o...

Andrew Roddick

American former professional tennis player

Andrew Stephen Roddickis an American former professional tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open. Roddick reached four other major finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009,...

Brendan Rodgers

Northern Irish professional football manager

Brendan Rodgersis a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where...

Mary Rodgers

American composer

Mary Rodgerswas an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, a...

Nile Rodgers

American musician

Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr.is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albu...

Paul Rodgers

British singer

Paul Rodgersis a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo a...

Richard Rodgers

Composer

Richard Charles Rodgerswas an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most important American comp...

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer

Olivia Isabel Rodrigois an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ mockument...

Robert Rodriguez

American filmmaker

Robert Anthony Rodriguezis an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez ...

Alexander Rodriguez

American former professional baseballer

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, nicknamed"A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Bas...

Jon Rodriguez

Spanish professional golfer

Jon Rahm Rodríguezis a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has held that position for over 50 weeks dur...

Lorely (Empress Of) Rodriguez

American singer

Lorely Rodriguez(born October 19, 1989), known professionally asEmpress Of, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles. Her debut album, Me, was released to c...

Darren Rodwell

London Councils’ Executive member for City Development

Darren Rodwellbecame the Leader of Barking & Dagenham Council in 2014. Since then, he has established the borough as one of the most important growth opportunities in London and both he and the Counci...

Lina Roessler

Canadian actress

Lina Roessleris a Canadian actress, director, writer and producer. She is best known as director of Best Sellers. She also has had many roles in TV and film. Career Roessler appeared in Canadian and C...

Joseph Rogan

American UFC color commentator

Joseph James Roganis an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast in which he discusses current events, ...

Seth Rogen

Canadian actor

Seth Aaron Rogenis a Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999, and got a...

Dimitri (Rich the Kid) Roger

American rapper

Dimitri Leslie Roger, known professionally asRich the Kid, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to releas...

Margaret Rogers

American singer-songwriter

Margaret Debay Rogersis an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. Her big break came when her song "Alaska" was played to Pharrell Williams during a master class at New ...