Persons

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

Kenneth Rogoff

American economist

Kenneth Saul Rogoffis an American economist and chess Grandmaster. He is the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and professor of economics at Harvard University. During the Great Recession, Ro...

Louisa Rolfe

Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations in the Metropolitan Police

Louisa Rolfeis a senior British police officer. She currently serves as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations in the Metropolitan Police, having been Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police...

Fabrizio Romano

Italian sports journalist

Fabrizio Romanois an Italian sports journalist. Specializing in news about football transfers, he is known for his use of the tagline "Here we go!", used when announcing a transfer deal. Career Romano...

Tony Rombola

American musician

Tony Rombolais an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the Boston-based rock band Godsmack since the mid-1990s. Rombola has been cited as "an extraodinaire" in th...

Rolando Romero

American professional boxer

Rolando Florencio Romero Moreno, known asRolly Romero, is an American professional boxer. Romero first gained championship recognition in August 2020, when he captured the World Boxing Association (WB...

Saoirse Ronan

American-born Irish actress

Saoirse Una Ronanis an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to ...

Mark Ronson

British-American songwriter and record producer

Mark Daniel Ronsonis a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga...

Coleen Rooney

English former television personality

Coleen Mary Rooneyis an English former television personality. She is married to English football manager and former player Wayne Rooney. Career Rooney wrote a column for celebrity magazine Closer ent...

Wayne Rooney

English professional football manager

Wayne Mark Rooneyis an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States. He spent much of his playing career ...

Joseph Root

English international cricketer

Joseph Edward Rootis an English international cricketer, who plays for the English cricket team and formerly captained the Test team. He is regarded as one of the best batsmen of the modern era. He al...

Brian Rose

Podcaster

Brian Roseis an American-born podcaster based in London. He is the host of London Real, a podcast and former YouTube channel he founded in 2011. Career In 2011, Rose founded the podcast and YouTube ch...

Alison Rose

Chief executive of NatWest Group

Alison Rose(born 1969) is a British banker, and chief executive (CEO) of NatWest Group since November 2019; she is the first woman to lead a major UK lender. Early life Rose was born in 1969. She grew...

Alison Rose-slade

British banker

Dame Alison Marie Rose-Sladeis a British banker, who was chief executive (CEO) of NatWest Group from November 2019 to July 2023, when she was required to resign for what she admitted was a "serious er...

Daniel Roseberry

American fashion designer

Daniel Roseberryis an American fashion designer. He is the creative director of the Italian (french owned) haute couture house Schiaparelli. Schiaparelli Schiaparelli is a Parisian couture house found...

Michael Rosenbaum

American actor and podcaster

Michael Rosenbaumis an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville, a role that TV Guide included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Vil...

Mark Rosenberg

American film producer

Mark Rosenbergwas an American film producer whose works included Major League and Presumed Innocent. He was the President of Worldwide Theatrical Production at Warner Bros. in the 1980s. Career He mov...

Liam Rosenior

English football manager

Liam James Rosenioris an English football manager and former player who is head coach of EFL Championship club Hull City. As a player, he played either as a full-back or winger. He played for Bristol ...

Jane Rosenthal

American film producer and co-founder of Tribeca Productions

Jane Rosenthalis an American film producer. She is co-founder, CEO, and executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, a media company that encompasses Tribeca Productions, the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca...

Gaby Roslin

English television and radio presenter

Gaby Roslinis an English television and radio presenter who rose to fame co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996. Roslin also presented the Children in Need charity telethon...

Diana Ross

American singer and actress

Diana Rossis an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl ...