British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, first briefly in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935.
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Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, now generally known in English as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
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American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter.
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American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter.
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French statesman and lawyer, President of France (1860-1934)
Raymond Poincaré
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France.
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English-American actress (born 1977)
Rebecca Mader
Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series Lost, and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
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Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
René Descartes
René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist whose work was foundational to mathematics and modern philosophy.
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Belgian surrealist (1898–1967)
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation.
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