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Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
On this page: Richard I to Roberts, Kenneth.
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Richard I (King of England)
Richard II (English king)
Richard III (Royalty)
Richard, Joseph Henri Maurice (Canadian hockey player)
Richards, I(vor) A(rmstrong) (English writer & critic)
Richards, Theodore William (American painter)
Richardson, Henry Hobson (American architect)
Richardson, Ralph David, Sir (English actor, filmmaker & dramatist)
Richardson, Samuel (English novelist)
Richelieu, Duc de (Prime Minister of France)
Richler, Mordecai (Canadian novelist)
Richter, Burton (American physicist)
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (American military leader, aviator & businessman/businesswoman)
Rickover, Hyman George (American military leader)
Ride, Sally (Astronaut)
Ridgway, Matthew Bunker (American military leader)
Riding (Jackson), Laura (American poet)
Ridley, Nicholas (English theologian)
Riefenstahl, Helene Bertha Amalie (Filmmaker / World War II Figure)
Riel, Louis (Canadian politician & jurist)
Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard (German mathematician)
Rienzi, Cola di (Roman statesman/stateswoman & theologian)
Riesman, David Jr. (American sociologist)
Riis, Jacob August (Danish-American journalist, photographer & sociologist)
Riley, James Whitcomb (American poet)
Rilke, Rainer Maria (German poet)
Rinehart, Mary Roberts (American novelist)
Ringling, Charles (American circus owner)
Ripken, Calvin Edward Jr. (Baseball Player)
Ripley, George (American writer & critic)
Ritter, Woodward Maurice (Country Artist, '30s-'70s)
Rivera, Diego (Artist)
Rivers, Larry (American artist)
Rizal, José (Philippine statesman/stateswoman, writer, poet & physician)
Rizzio, David (Scottish royalty)
Roach, Maxwell (Drummer / Jazz Musician)
Rob Roy (Scottish politician & jurist)
Robbe-Grillet, Alain (Writer / Filmmaker)
Robbins, Frederick Chapman (American physician)
Robbins, Jerome (American dancer)
Robert Guiscard (French-Italian military leader & statesman/stateswoman)
Robert I (duke of Normandy)
Robert I (king of Scotland)
Robert, Henry Martyn (American military leader & engineer)
Roberts, Kenneth (American writer)