Persons

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

Nile Rodgers

American musician

Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr.is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albu...

Paul Rodgers

British singer

Paul Rodgersis a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo a...

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer

Olivia Isabel Rodrigois an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ mockument...

Robert Rodriguez

American filmmaker

Robert Anthony Rodriguezis an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez ...

Lorely (Empress Of) Rodriguez

American singer

Lorely Rodriguez(born October 19, 1989), known professionally asEmpress Of, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles. Her debut album, Me, was released to c...

Alexander Rodriguez

American former professional baseballer

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, nicknamed"A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Bas...

Jon Rodriguez

Spanish professional golfer

Jon Rahm Rodríguezis a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has held that position for over 50 weeks dur...

Darren Rodwell

London Councils’ Executive member for City Development

Darren Rodwellbecame the Leader of Barking & Dagenham Council in 2014. Since then, he has established the borough as one of the most important growth opportunities in London and both he and the Counci...

Lina Roessler

Canadian actress

Lina Roessleris a Canadian actress, director, writer and producer. She is best known as director of Best Sellers. She also has had many roles in TV and film. Career Roessler appeared in Canadian and C...

Joseph Rogan

American UFC color commentator

Joseph James Roganis an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast in which he discusses current events, ...

Seth Rogen

Canadian actor

Seth Aaron Rogenis a Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999, and got a...

Dimitri (Rich the Kid) Roger

American rapper

Dimitri Leslie Roger, known professionally asRich the Kid, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to releas...

Margaret Rogers

American singer-songwriter

Margaret Debay Rogersis an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. Her big break came when her song "Alaska" was played to Pharrell Williams during a master class at New ...

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...