| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| R. D. Laing | Psychologist | Scottish |
| R. Kelly | Musician | American |
| R. Lee Ermey | Soldier | American |
| Rachael Leigh | ||
| Rachel Field | Novelist | American |
| Radclyffe Hall | Poet | English |
| Rafer Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Rafik Hariri | Statesman | Lebanese |
| Rahm Emanuel | Politician | American |
| Rainer W. Fassbinder | ||
| Raj Kapoor | Actor | Indian |
| Rajiv Gandhi | Statesman | Indian |
| Ralph Abernathy | Activist | American |
| Ralph Allen | Politician | British |
| Ralph Bakshi | Director | American |
| Ralph Ellison | Author | American |
| Ralph Erskine | Architect | English |
| Ralph Fiennes | Actor | British |
| Ralph Kiner | Athlete | American |
| Ralph Lauren | Designer | American |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson | Poet | American |
| Ram Dass | Psychologist | American |
| Ramman Kenoun | ||
| Randall Jarrell | Poet | American |
| Randy Bachman | Musician | Canadian |
| Randy Castillo | Musician | American |
| Randy Forbes | Politician | American |
| Randy Harrison | Actor | American |
| Randy Jackson | Musician | American |
| Randy Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Ranulph Fiennes | Explorer | British |
| Rashida Jones | Actress | American |
| Raul Labrador | Politician | American |
| Ray Dalio | Businessman | American |
| Ray Davies | Musician | English |
| Ray Evans | Musician | American |
| Ray Floyd | Athlete | American |
| Ray Harryhausen | Director | American |
| Ray Lamontagne | Musician | American |
| Ray Stannard Baker | Journalist | American |
| Ray William Johnson | Actor | American |
| Raymond E. Feist | Author | American |
| Raymond Floyd | Athlete | American |
| Rebecca Hall | Actress | English |
| Rebecca Harding Davis | Author | American |
| Rebecca Latimer Felton | Writer | American |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Politician | Turkish |
| Red Adair | Celebrity | American |
| Red Barber | Celebrity | American |
| Reed Hastings | Businessman | American |
| Reem Acra | Designer | Lebanese |
| Reeve Carney | Actor | American |
| Reggie Jackson | Athlete | American |
| Regina King | Actress | American |
| Renata Adler | Journalist | Italian |
| Rene Cassin | Judge | French |
| Rene Daumal | Writer | French |
| Rene Descartes | Mathematician | French |
| Renee Ellmers | Politician | American |
| Renee Fleming | Musician | American |
| Renny Harlin | Director | Finnish |
| Rex Harrison | ||
| Rhonda Cator | Athlete | |
| Rhys Ifans | Actor | Welsh |
| Rian Johnson | Writer | American |
| Ric Flair | Celebrity | American |
| Ric Keller | Politician | American |
| Ricardo Lagos | Politician | Chilean |
| Riccardo Giacconi | Scientist | American |
| Rich Galen | ||
| Richard Adams | Clergyman | English |
| Richard Aldington | Writer | English |
| Richard Bach | Novelist | American |
| Richard Baker | Politician | American |
| Richard Barnfield | Poet | English |
| Richard Baxter | Clergyman | English |
| Richard Carlson | Author | American |
| Richard Cecil | Clergyman | English |
| Richard D. James | Musician | English |
| Richard Dawkins | Scientist | English |
| Richard Dawson | Actor | English |
| Richard Eberhart | Poet | American |
| Richard Engel | Journalist | American |
| Richard Ernst | Scientist | Swiss |
| Richard Eyre | Director | British |
| Richard Farnsworth | Actor | American |
| Richard Fleeshman | Actor | English |
| Richard Ford | Author | American |
| Richard Gere | Actor | American |
| Richard H. Baker | Politician | American |
| Richard H. Davis | ||
| Richard Hammond | Entertainer | English |
| Richard Hanna | Politician | |
| Richard Harding Davis | Journalist | American |
| Richard Harris | Actor | Irish |
| Richard Harris Barham | Comedian | English |
| Richard Hatch | Actor | American |
| Richard Henry Dana, Jr. | Lawyer | American |
| Richard Henry Lee | Politician | American |
| Richard J. Daley | Politician | American |
| Richard Jefferson | Athlete | American |
| Richard Jenkins | Actor | American |
| Richard Jewell | Celebrity | American |
| Richard Karn | Actor | American |
| Richard Kern | ||
| Richard Kerry | Diplomat | American |
| Richard Kiel | Actor | American |
| Richard King | Director | American |
| Richard L. Evans | Clergyman | American |
| Richard Lagravenese | Writer | American |
| Richard Lamm | Politician | American |
| Richard Land | ||
| Richard Le Gallienne | Poet | English |
| Richard Leakey | Environmentalist | Kenyan |
| Richard M. Daley | Politician | American |
| Richard M. Devos | Businessman | American |
| Richard Mentor Johnson | Politician | American |
| Richard Owen Cambridge | Poet | British |
| Richard P. Feynman | Physicist | American |
| Richard V. Allen | Public Servant | American |
| Richie Allen | Athlete | American |
| Rick Allen | Musician | |
| Rick Baker | Inventor | American |
| Rick Barry | Athlete | American |
| Rick Danko | Musician | Canadian |
| Rick Dees | Entertainer | American |
| Rick Derringer | Musician | American |
| Rick James | Musician | American |
| Rick Kaplan | Businessman | American |
| Rick Larsen | Politician | American |
| Ricki Lake | Entertainer | American |
| Rickie Lee Jones | Musician | American |
| Ricky Gervais | Writer | English |
| Riley Keough | Actress | American |
| Rima Fakih | Clergyman | American |
| Ring Lardner | Comedian | American |
| Rio Ferdinand | Athlete | English |
| Roald Amundsen | Explorer | Norwegian |
| Roald Dahl | Novelist | British |
| Rob Glaser | Businessman | American |
| Rob James Collier | Actor | British |
| Rob Kardashian | Celebrity | American |
| Robbie Keane | Athlete | Irish |
| Robert A. Dahl | Writer | American |
| Robert Adams | Photographer | American |
| Robert Adamson | Philosopher | Scottish |
| Robert Aldrich | Director | American |
| Robert Altman | Director | American |
| Robert B. Laughlin | Physicist | American |
| Robert Baden Powell | Soldier | English |
| Robert Baldwin | Politician | Canadian |
| Robert Ballard | Scientist | American |
| Robert Barany | Scientist | Austrian |
| Robert Barclay | Writer | Scottish |
| Robert Barnes | Celebrity | English |
| Robert Cailliau | Scientist | Belgian |
| Robert Capa | Photographer | American |
| Robert Carlyle | Director | Scottish |
| Robert Caro | Writer | American |
| Robert Casey | Politician | American |
| Robert Cecil | Public Servant | British |
| Robert D. Kaplan | Journalist | American |
| Robert Delaunay | Artist | French |
| Robert E. Lee | Soldier | American |
| Robert Emmet | Activist | Irish |
| Robert Englund | Actor | American |
| Robert Evans | Director | American |
| Robert F. Ellsworth | Diplomat | American |
| Robert Farrar Capon | ||
| Robert Fisk | Journalist | British |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Author | American |
| Robert G. Allen | Politician | American |
| Robert Gibbs | Public Servant | American |
| Robert Green Ingersoll | Lawyer | American |
| Robert Half | Businessman | American |
| Robert Hall | Clergyman | English |
| Robert Hamer | Director | British |
| Robert Hass | Poet | American |
| Robert Iger | Businessman | American |
| Robert Iler | Actor | American |
| Robert Indiana | Artist | American |
| Robert Irvine | Chef | English |
| Robert J. Flaherty | Director | |
| Robert Jackson | Statesman | American |
| Robert Jarvik | Inventor | American |
| Robert Jenkins | Soldier | English |
| Robert Johnson | Psychologist | American |
| Robert Kagan | Writer | American |
| Robert Kennedy | Politician | American |
| Robert Lanza | Scientist | American |
| Robert Laurent | Sculptor | American |
| Robert M. Gates | Politician | American |
| Robert M. La Follette | Politician | American |
| Robert Mark Kamen | Writer | American |
| Robert N. Lee | Writer | American |
| Robert T. Bakker | Scientist | American |
| Robert. L. Ehrlich | Politician | American |
| Roberta Flack | Musician | American |
| Roberto Calvi | Businessman | Italian |
| Roberto Cavalli | ||
| Robertson Davies | Novelist | Canadian |
| Robin Day | Journalist | British |
| Robin Gibb | Musician | English |
| Robin Givens | Actress | American |
| Robin Leach | Writer | English |
| Robinson Jeffers | Poet | American |
| Robyn Carr | Author | American |
| Robyn Davidson | Writer | Australian |
| Rockwell Kent | Artist | American |
| Rod Carew | Athlete | Panamanian |
| Rod Laver | Athlete | Australian |
| Rodney Alexander | Politician | American |
| Rodney Carrington | Comedian | American |
| Rodney Dangerfield | Comedian | American |
| Rodney King | Celebrity | American |
| Roger Ailes | Businessman | American |
| Roger Babson | Educator | American |
| Roger Bacon | Philosopher | English |
| Roger Bannister | Athlete | British |
| Roger Caras | Activist | American |
| Roger Daltrey | Musician | English |
| Roger Ebert | Critic | American |
| Roger Federer | Athlete | Swiss |
| Roger Kahn | Writer | American |
| Roger Nash Baldwin | Activist | American |
| Roland Allen | Clergyman | English |
| Roland Barthes | Critic | French |
| Roland Emmerich | Director | German |
| Roland Gift | Actor | British |
| Roland Joffe | Director | English |
| Romain Gary | Novelist | Russian |
| Roman Jakobson | Scientist | Russian |
| Romeo Leblanc | Politician | Canadian |
| Ron Carter | Musician | American |
| Ron Darling | Athlete | American |
| Ron Davies | Politician | Welsh |
| Ron Dellums | ||
| Ron Fairly | Athlete | American |
| Ron Glass | Actor | American |
| Ron Jaworski | Athlete | American |
| Ron Johnson | Politician | Canadian |
| Ron Kind | Politician | American |
| Rona Barrett | Journalist | American |
| Rona Jaffe | Novelist | American |
| Ronald Firbank | Novelist | English |
| Ronald Fisher | Mathematician | English |
| Ronald Harwood | Playwright | South African |
| Ronald Isley | Artist | American |
| Ronnie Barker | Comedian | English |
| Rosa Delauro | Politician | American |
| Rosabeth Moss Kanter | Businesswoman | American |
| Rosalia De Castro | ||
| Rosalynn Carter | First Lady | American |
| Rosanne Cash | Musician | American |
| Rosario Dawson | Actress | American |
| Roscoe Bartlett | Politician | American |
| Rose Kennedy | Author | American |
| Rose Wilder Lane | Journalist | American |
| Roseanne Barr | Actress | American |
| Rosemarie Dewitt | Actress | American |
| Roy Acuff | Musician | American |
| Roy Barnes | Politician | American |
| Roy Campanella | Athlete | American |
| Roy Castle | Musician | English |
| Roy Evans | Athlete | English |
| Roy Harper | Musician | English |
| Roy Hattersley | Statesman | British |
| Roy Jenkins | Politician | British |
| Roy Keane | Athlete | Irish |
| Ruben Dario | Poet | Nicaraguan |
| Ruby Dee | Actress | American |
| Rudolf Carnap | Philosopher | German |
| Rudy Giuliani | Politician | American |
| Rufus Jones | Writer | American |
| Rufus King | Lawyer | American |
| Rupert Everett | Actor | English |
| Russ Carnahan | Politician | American |
| Russ Feingold | Politician | American |
| Russell Baker | Journalist | American |
| Russell Banks | Author | American |
| Russell Johnson | Actor | American |
| Rutger Hauer | Actor | Dutch |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Judge | American |
| Ruth Ellis | Criminal | British |
| Ruth First | Activist | South African |
| Ruth Handler | Businesswoman | American |
| Ruth St. Denis | Dancer | American |
| Ryan Adams | Musician | American |
| Ryan Cabrera | Musician | American |
| Ryan Giggs | Athlete | Welsh |
| Ryan Hall | Athlete | American |
| Ryszard Kapuscinski | Journalist | Polish |
“True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.”
