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This encyclopedia of people who made their mark in our world includes more than 17,000 biographical entries on famous politicians, scientists, explorers, entertainers, artists, writers and so much more.
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Rákosi, Mátyás (Hungarian statesman & politician)
Rakovsky, Christian Georgyevich (Russian politician & statesman)
Raleigh, Sir Walter (Explorer / Scalawag)
Ralston, James Layton (Canadian statesman)
Ramakrishna (Bengali-Indian mystic)
Ramanujan, Srinivasa (Indian mathematician)
Ramazzini, Bernardino (Italian physician)
Rambaud, Alfred Nicolas (French historian & politician)
Rambert, Dame Marie (English ballet dancer)
Rameau, Jean Philippe (French composer)
Ramée, Joseph Jacques (French architect)
Ramelli, Agostino (Italian engineer, military leader & mathematician)
Ramey, Samuel (American musician)
Ramiro I (Aragonese king)
Ramón y Cajal, Santiago (Spanish physician)
Ramos, Fidel Valdez (Philippine politician)
Ramos, Graciliano (Brazilian novelist)
Rampal, Jean-Pierre (French musician)
Rampolla del Tindaro, Mariano (Italian religious leader)
Ramsay, Allan (Scottish poet)
Ramsay, Sir Bertram Home (English military leader)
Ramsay, Sir William (Scottish chemist)
Ramses (Ancient Egyptian king)
Ramsey, Norman Foster (American physicist)
Ramus, Petrus (French philosopher & scholar)
Ramusio, Giambattista (Italian editor)
Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand (Swiss novelist)
Rand, Ayn (Writer/Philosopher)
Randall, James Garfield (American historian)
Randall, Samuel Jackson (American politician & statesman)
Randolph, Asa Philip (American labor leader)
Randolph, Edmund (American statesman)
Randolph, Edward (English-American statesman)
Randolph, John (American statesman)
Randolph, Peyton (American statesman & politician)
Randolph, Thomas (English diplomat)
Randolph, Thomas (English poet and dramatist)
Rangabe, Alexandros Rizos (Greek scholar, writer & statesman)
Rangel, Charles Bernard (American politician)
Ranjit Singh (Indian statesman)
Rank, Otto (Austrian psychologist)
Ranke, Leopold von (German historian)
Rankin, Jeannette (American politician & stateswoman)
Rankine, William John Macquorn (Scottish engineer & physicist)
Ranković, Aleksandar (Yugoslav statesman & politician)
Ransom, John Crowe (American poet & critic)