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R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman (ஆர். முத்துராமன்), 1929–1981, Tamil film actor known as Navarasa Thilagam; debuted in Rangoon Radha (1956), starred in Server Sundaram and Kaadhalikka Neramillai, father of actor Karthik.
R. N. Kao (रमेश्वर नाथ काओ)
Rameshwar Nath Kao (रमेश्वर नाथ काओ), 1918–2002, Indian spymaster who founded and led R&AW, India's external intelligence agency, 1968–1977, directed the 1971 Bangladesh covert campaign, and later advised Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.
R. N. Ravi
R. N. Ravi (Ravindra Narayana Ravi), IPS officer (1976, Kerala cadre) and former IB Special Director, Deputy NSA, Naga peace talks interlocutor 2014–2021, Governor of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu (2021–2026), and West Bengal.
R. Nagendra Rao
R. Nagendra Rao, born Rattihalli Nagendra Rao, was an Indian actor, director, and producer considered the grand old man of Kannada cinema; he acted in and scored Sati Sulochana (1934), the first Kannada sound film.
R. Naḥroi Kahana b. Mar Aḥnai (of Bagdad: contemporary of Aḥa di Shabḥa)
R. Naḥroi Kahana b. Mar Aḥnai was the fifteenth Gaon, or head, of the Academy of Pumbedita in the Sherira-based succession list, undated, between 748 and 761.
R. Naḥshon b. Mar R. Zadok
R. Naḥshon b. Mar R. Zadok was a ninth-century Gaon of the Academy of Sura in Babylonia, traditionally credited with the calendrical treatise Iggul di-R. Naḥshon.
R. Naṭronai b. Mar R. Hilai Gaon b. Mar R. Mari
R. Naṭronai b. Hilai Gaon (Hebrew נטרונאי בר הילאי) was a ninth-century gaon, or head, of the academy of Sura in Babylonia, gaon from about 853 to 858.
R. Neal Smith
R. Neal Smith, also known as Rex Neal Smith, is an American transplantation pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School known for linking C4d staining to alloantibodies in heart transplants.
R. Nehemiah b. Mar R. Kohen Ẓedeḳ
R. Nehemiah b. Mar R. Kohen Ẓedeḳ (Hebrew: נחמיה בן... צדק) was Gaon of the Academy of Pumbedita in Babylonia from 960 or 961 to 968, succeeding Aaron Sarjado.
R. Noel Longuemare
R. Noel Longuemare is an American electrical engineer who spent 41 years developing radar and avionics systems at Westinghouse, then served in the Pentagon under President Bill Clinton.
R. P. C. Morgan
R. P. C. Morgan (Royston Philip Charles Morgan, born 1942) is a British geomorphologist specializing in soil erosion, author of the standard textbook Soil Erosion and Conservation and co-developer of the MMF model.
R. P. Singh (रुद्र प्रताप सिंह)
R. P. Singh (Rudra Pratap Singh, रुद्र प्रताप सिंह), born 1985 in Rae Bareli, is a former Indian left-arm fast-medium bowler, 2007 World T20 winner, Perth Test hero, and first Indian IPL Purple Cap winner (2009, 23 wickets), who played 82 India matches from 2005 to 2011.
R. Palṭoi b. Mar R. Abaye
R. Palṭoi b. Mar R. Abaye (רב פלטוי בן אביי) was Gaon of Pumbedita in Abbasid Iraq from 842 to 858, and ordered a Talmud written for Spain.
R. Parthiban (ராதாகிருஷ்ணன் பார்த்திபன்)
Radhakrishnan Parthiban (ராதாகிருஷ்ணன் பார்த்திபன்), Tamil actor-director from Chennai; directed Pudhiya Paadhai, Housefull, Oththa Seruppu Size 7, and the record-certified non-linear single-shot film Iravin Nizhal (2022).
R. Paul Butler
R. Paul Butler is an astronomer at Carnegie Science who co-developed the iodine-cell technique for Doppler spectroscopy and co-discovered hundreds of exoplanets, including 5 of the first 6 known.
R. Paul Robertson
R. Paul Robertson is an American endocrinologist and diabetes researcher known for islet transplantation research, who led the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute in Seattle.
R. Peter King
R. Peter King (1938–2006) was a South African-born metallurgical engineer and University of Utah professor, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for mineral processing simulation.
R. Premadasa Stadium
R. Premadasa Stadium (RPICS), Khettarama, Colombo: Sri Lanka's largest and busiest cricket ground, built by President Ranasinghe Premadasa, rebuilt 2009-2011, 62 m x 54 m boundaries, 2026 T20 World Cup venue.
R. Priya
R. Priya is an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam who was elected unopposed as Mayor of Chennai in March 2022, becoming the 49th person to hold the office.
R. R. R. Dhlomo
R. R. R. Dhlomo (Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo, 1901–1971) was a South African journalist and novelist who wrote in English and isiZulu, and edited Ilanga lase Natal.
R. Ravikumar
R. Ravikumar (Rajendran Ravikumar, ரவிக்குமார் ராஜேந்திரன்) is a Tamil film director and screenwriter from Tirupur who debuted with the 2015 science-fiction comedy Indru Netru Naalai and directed Ayalaan with A. R. Rahman and Sivakarthikeyan.
R. Rhodes Trussell
R. Rhodes Trussell is an American civil and environmental engineer who founded Trussell Technologies, chaired the 2012 NRC Water Reuse study, and won the 2013 Clarke Prize.
R. Richard Heppe
R. Richard (Dick) Heppe (1923–2015) was an American aerospace engineer who spent 41 years at Lockheed, rising to president of the Lockheed-California Company and working on the F-104, L-1011, F-117, and F-22A.
R. Rodney Howell
R. Rodney Howell is an American physician-scientist in biochemical genetics and pediatrics, known for uric acid and gout research and for shaping national newborn screening policy.
R. S. Baker
R. Stan Baker, born in 1977 in Athens, Georgia, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Georgia since 2018 and its chief judge since 2024.
R. S. Sodhi
R. S. Sodhi: Colonel Ravinder Singh "Pickles" Sodhi (born 1943, Rawalpindi), Indian Army officer of the 61st Cavalry and polo player, Arjuna Award 1983; distinct from Amul dairy executive Rupinder Singh Sodhi.
R. S. Thomas
R. S. Thomas, born Ronald Stuart Thomas (1913–2000), was a Welsh poet and Anglican clergyman who served rural Welsh parishes while writing more than twenty poetry collections.
R. Sabarinathan
R. Sabarinathan (ஆர். சபரிநாதன்), Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam MLA for Virugampakkam, Chennai, elected April 2026 by 27,086 votes; mechanical engineer, son of actor Vijay's longtime driver Rajendran, and Tamil Nadu's Government Chief Whip from May 2026.
R. Sachithanantham
R. Sachithanantham is an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the member of the Lok Sabha for Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, since 2024.
R. Samuel ha-kohen b. Ḥofni
R. Samuel ha-kohen b. Ḥofni (שמואל בן חופני) was Gaon of the Academy of Sura in Baghdad from 998, a prolific writer of about 65 works in Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew.