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RD R. D. Burman 1939–1994 Indian film composer and music director (born 1939) RH Rachael Heyhoe Flint 1939–2017 Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939) RC Rachel Corrie 1979–2003 American activist (died 2003) RS Rachel Scott 1981–1999 American victim of Columbine High School massacre (born 1981) RŠ Radmila Šekerinska 1972– Macedonian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia RS Radosław Sikorski 1963– Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland RÁ Rafael Ábalos 1956– Spanish author RF Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos 1933–2014 Spanish conductor and composer (born 1933) R Raffi 1948– Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter RP Raghunath Panigrahi Indian singer-songwriter (born 1932) RF Ragnar Frisch 1895–1973 Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) RG Ragnar Granit 1900–1991 Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900) RP Rajendra Prasad 1884– Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (died 1963) RS Rajendra Singh 1959– Indian environmentalist R Rajinikanth 1950– Indian actor RG Rajiv Gandhi 1944–1991 Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (died 1991) RS Rajnath Singh 1951– Indian Politician and Union Home Minister of India RB Ralph Bunche 1904–1971 American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971) RH Ralph Houk 1919–2010 American baseball player and manager (died 2010) RR Ralph Richardson 1902–1983 English actor (died 1983) RS Ralph Stackpole 1885– American sculptor and painter (died 1973) RC Ramón Castilla 1797–1867 Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (died 1867) RM Ramon Magsaysay 1907–1957 Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (died 1957) RB Rana Bhagwandas 1942–2015 Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (died 2015) RC Randolph Caldecott 1846–1886 English-American painter and illustrator (born 1846) RW Raoul Walsh 1887–1980 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1887) RK Raphael Kaplinsky 1946– South African international development academic RM Rashid Minhas 1951–1971 Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (born 1951) RJ Rashida Jones 1976– American actress and writer RB Rasual Butler 1979–2018 American professional basketball player (born 1979) RS Rasuna Said 1910– Indonesian women's rights campaigner and national hero (died 1965) RD Rauf Denktaş 1924–2012 Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (born 1924) RG Raúl Grijalva 1948–2025 United States representative from Arizona (died 2025) RS Raul Seixas 1945–1989 Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1945) RS Ravi Shankar Prasad 1954– Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT RB Ray Barbuti 1905–1988 American runner and football player (born 1905) RC Ray Collins 1889– American actor (died 1965) RD Ray Davies 1944– English singer-songwriter and guitarist RG Ray Graves 1918– American football player and coach (died 2015) RH Ray Harryhausen 1920– American animator and producer (died 2013) RK Ray Kurzweil 1948– American computer scientist and engineer RO Ray O'Connor 1926– Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Western Australia (died 2013) RR Ray Rice 1987– American football player RS Ray Stark 1915–2004 American film producer (born 1915) RS Ray Stevens 1939– American singer-songwriter and actor RB Raymond Bachand 1947– Canadian lawyer and politician RL Raymond Lemieux 1920–2000 Canadian chemist and academic (born 1920) RR Rebecca Romijn 1972– American model and actress RS Rebecca Schaeffer 1967–1989 American model and actress (born 1967) R Redfoo 1975– American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer RF Reg Fleming 1936–2009 Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2009) RV Reg Varney 1916–2008 English actor and screenwriter (died 2008) RM Reggie Miller 1965– American basketball player and sportscaster RW Reggie White 1961–2004 American football player and wrestler (died 2004) RB Regina Belle 1963– American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress RB Reginald Baker 1896–1953 Australian rugby player (born 1884) RC Régine Crespin 1927–2007 French soprano and actress (died 2007) RZ Rehavam Ze'evi 1926–2001 Israeli general and politician, 9th Israeli Minister of Tourism (died 2001) RN Reinhold Niebuhr 1892–1971 American theologian and academic (born 1892) RH Réjean Houle 1949– Canadian ice hockey player and manager