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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970).
British philosopher, mathematician, historian and political activist. Nobel laureate.




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Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894), English Pre-Raphaelite poet.
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David Rockefeller (1915 - 2017)

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Erich Maria Remarque (born Erich Paul Remark; 1898 – 1970), German novelist who created many works about the horrors of war. His best known novel is All Quiet on the Western Front (1928).
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François Rabelais (1494 - 1553).
French monk, writer and humanist. Author of Gargantua and Pantagruel.


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George Raft (1901 – 1980), American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the '30s and '40s.
 
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947).
US politician and former 1st Lady.




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Iiro Rantala (b. 1970), Finnish jazz pianist, composer and TV host.
 
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Józef Retinger (1888 - 1960)

Polish political adviser



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Kurt Russell (b. 1951), American actor - mostly seen in action flicks.
 
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Louis Renault (1877 - 1944).
French industrialist. Pioneer in the automobile industry and founder of Renault.


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Mieczysław Rakowski (1926 - 2008) - Polish communist politician, historian and journalist who was Prime Minister of Poland (1988 - 1989) and the last First Secretary of Polish communist ruling party PZPR (1989 - 1990).

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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

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Nelson Rockefeller (1908 - 1979)

American politician. 41st Vice President of the united States (1974-1977)

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Oliver Reed (1938 – 1999), English actor known for his macho image and "tough guy" roles.
(Googled name; I rejected my original choice, Finnish less-known writer Olli-Matti Ronimus which I know only by name.) 
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Paul Rijkens (1888 - 1965)

Dutch businessman. Founding chairman of Unilever.


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Quentin Roosevelt (1897 - 1918).
Youngest son of US president Theodore Roosevelt. Killed in action during World War I.

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Raymond Radiguet (1903 – 1923), French novelist and poet.
In 1923, Radiguet published his first and most famous novel, Le Diable au corps (The Devil in the Flesh), the story of a young married woman who has an affair with a 16-year-old boy while her husband is away fighting at the front.
 
The fine cover for the Finnish translation.
(BTW, Keltainen Kirjasto, Yellow Library, is a highly respected series of translated literature, founded in the 50's. It has a reputation to publish numerous Nobelists even before they win the prize.)
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Salman Rushdie (b. 1947)

British-Indian novelist

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Terje Rypdal (b. 1947), Norwegian guitarist and composer. Jazz, fusion, prog, orchestral music, avant-garde. Featured in ProgArchives, of course.
 
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Urban of Rome, 3rd century AD.
Pope (as Urban I) from 222 to 230.

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