Biography

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

Eleanor Roosevelt

Born: October 11, 1884 New York, New York Died: November 6, 1962 New York, New York American first lady, international diplomat, wri...

Theodore Roosevelt

Born: October 27, 1858 New York, New York Died: January 16, 1919 Oyster Bay, New York American president, politician, and cavalryman...

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Tokyo Rose

Iva Toguri, more commonly known as Tokyo Rose, (1916–2006) was the first woman in the United States to be tried and convicted for treason. American prosecutors accused her of being...

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Joseph J. Rosenthal

Born on October 9, 1911, in Washington, DC; died August 20, 2006, in Novato, CA. Photographer. Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Joseph J. Rosenthal almost missed taking the picture that...

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Ilene Rosenzweig

Entrepreneur and author Born c. 1965; daughter of Alan Rosenzweig (a legal recruiter) and Joy Zuckerman (a yoga instructor); married Rick Marin (a writer), May, 2003. ...

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Dave Rosgen

Hydrologist Born c. 1942. Education: Ph.D. in fluvial geomorphology. Addresses: Office —Wildland Hydrology, 112...

Meg Rosoff

1958 • Boston, Massachusetts Writer Meg Rosoff made a remarkable debut as a fiction writer with her 2004 novel for young adults, How I Live Now. ...

Diana Ross

Born: March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan African American singer and actress Diana Ross, once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup the Supremes, ...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Born: May 12, 1828 London, England Died: April 9, 1882 Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England English painter and poet The...

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Renzo Rosso

Fashion designer Born in 1955 in Brugine, Italy; married; children: Stefano, Andrea (son), four others. Addresses: Office —Diesel, Molv...

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William Victor Roth

Born William Victor Roth Jr., July 22, 1921, in Great Falls, MT; died of heart failure, December 13, 2003, in Washington, DC. U.S. congressman and attorney. Delaware's former senator, Will...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Born: June 28, 1712 Geneva, Switzerland Died: July 2, 1778 Ermenonville, France French philosopher, author, and composer ...

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Karl Rove

Deputy chief of staff for U.S. President George W. Bush Born December 25, 1950, in Denver, CO; married Valerie Wainwright, 1977 (divorced, 1979), married Darby Hickson, 1986; chil...

Carl Rowan

Born: August 11, 1925 Ravenscroft, Tennessee Died: September 23, 2000 Washington, D.C. African American diplomat and journalist ...

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Jack Rowe

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna Born John Wallis Rowe, June 20, 1944, in Jersey City, NJ; son of Albert Wallis (a professional soccer player and factory worker) and ...

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Coleen Rowley

Attorney Born Coleen Cheney, c. 1955, in Fort Belvoir, VA; daughter of Larry (a mail carrier) and Doris Cheney; married Ross Rowley, c. 1980; children: Tess, Bette, Meg, Jeb...

J. K. Rowling

Born: July 31, 1965 Chipping Sodbury, England English writer J. K. Rowling is an English author of novels for young people, and caused an overnig...

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Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg

Founders of Fresh Born Lev Oleg Glazman, March 8, 1961, in Leningrad, Russia; son of Lydia Glazman; married Alina Roytberg, 1990; children: Thais, Dalia. Born Alina Roytberg...

Peter Paul Rubens

Born: June 28, 1577 Siegen, Westphalia, Germany Died: May 30, 1640 Antwerp, Belgium Flemish painter and diplomat The ...

Wilma Rudolph

Born: June 23, 1940 St. Bethlehem, Tennessee Died: November 12, 1994 Brentwood, Tennessee African American track and field athlete, ...