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Tony Radakin

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, GBE KCB DL, British Royal Navy officer; First Sea Lord 2019–2021 and Chief of the Defence Staff December 2021–September 2025, succeeded by Sir Rich Knighton; led UK response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and 5%-of-GDP defence trajectory.

Tony Randall

Tony Randall (Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg, 1920–2004), American actor best known as Felix Unger on ABC's The Odd Couple (1970–1975), Emmy winner in 1975, founder of the National Actors Theatre, and frequent Late Show guest.

Tony Ray-Jones

Tony Ray-Jones (1941–1972) was a British photographer known for quirky black-and-white images of the English at leisure, whose work shaped Martin Parr and other 1970s photographers.

Tony Reali

Tony Reali is an American sports television host who hosted ESPN's Around the Horn for 21 years and served as "Stat Boy" on Pardon the Interruption.

Tony Renis

Tony Renis, born Elio Cesari, is an Italian singer, songwriter, and producer whose "Quando quando quando" became one of the most performed Italian songs worldwide.

Tony Ressler

Tony Ressler, also known as Antony P. Ressler, is an American financier who co-founded Apollo Global Management in 1990 and Ares Management in 1997, and owns the Atlanta Hawks.

Tony Revolori

Tony Revolori (Anthony Quinonez, born 1996, Anaheim) is a Guatemalan-American actor known as Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Flash Thompson in three Spider-Man films, and Dev Greebling in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.

Tony Rice

Tony Rice (David Anthony Rice, 1951-2020), American bluegrass flatpicking guitarist and singer of the New South, David Grisman Quintet, and Tony Rice Unit; pioneer of jazz-influenced 'spacegrass' and six-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year.

Tony Richardson

Tony Richardson (Cecil Antonio Richardson, 1928–1991) was an English stage and film director, Royal Court associate artistic director 1956–1964, director of Look Back in Anger (1956) and Oscar-winning Tom Jones (1963); distinct from the NFL fullback and the 2026 North Carolina namesake.

Tony Rivero

Tony Rivero is an American politician and Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 27th district, who previously served on the Peoria City Council from 2010.

Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins (born 1960), American motivational speaker and author of Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within, known for Unleash the Power Within firewalk seminars, business coaching, Feeding America meal challenges, and contested scientific evidence for his methods.

Tony Roberts (actor)

Tony Roberts (David Anthony Roberts, 1939-2025), American stage and screen actor, two-time Tony nominee, 24 Broadway shows, Woody Allen's best-friend foil in Play It Again, Sam and Annie Hall.

Tony Robinson

Sir Tony Robinson (born 1946) is the English actor who played Baldrick in Blackadder and presenter of Channel 4's Time Team; also writer of Maid Marian and Her Merry Men and the novel The House of Wolf.

Tony Roche

Tony Roche (Anthony Dalton Roche, born 1945, Tarcutta NSW), Australian left-handed tennis player: 1966 French singles champion, 16 major titles mostly in doubles with John Newcombe, Davis Cup winner, and coach of Lendl, Rafter, Hewitt, and Federer.

Tony Rock

Tony Rock (Anthony Rock, born 1974, Brooklyn) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, younger brother of Chris Rock, known for All of Us, Everybody Hates Chris, and hosting All Def Comedy, Apollo Live, and Black Card Revoked.

Tony Rodham

Tony Rodham (Anthony Dean Rodham, 1954-2019), American businessman and consultant, youngest brother of Hillary Clinton; DNC outreach coordinator, White House Rose Garden wedding to Nicole Boxer, Georgia hazelnut and Haiti gold-mining controversies.

Tony Rogers

Tony Rogers (Anthony Vincent Rogers, born 1957, Huntly, New Zealand) is a middle-distance runner who finished 9th in the 1984 Olympic 1500m final, 8th at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, and later coached and managed NZ athletics teams.

Tony Romo

Tony Romo, born Antonio Ramiro Romo in 1980, is a former NFL quarterback who spent his entire Dallas Cowboys career, 2004 to 2016, then became CBS Sports' lead game analyst.

Tony Ryan

Tony Ryan (Anthony J. Ryan) is a British polymer chemist, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Sheffield and founding Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures.

Tony Sabio

Tony Sabio is an American Republican politician and national-security professional, the 2026 GOP nominee for the US House in Virginia's 8th District against Rep. Don Beyer.

Tony Schiavone

Tony Schiavone (Noah Anthony Schiavone Jr., born 1957) is an American wrestling broadcaster, voice of Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW through the Monday Night Wars, now lead announcer of AEW Collision and host of the What Happened When podcast.

Tony Scott

Tony Scott (Anthony David Leighton Scott, 1944–2012), English director and producer, younger brother of Ridley Scott; directed Top Gun, Crimson Tide, True Romance, and Unstoppable; died by suicide in San Pedro, California.

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub (born 1953, Green Bay, Wisconsin) is a Lebanese-American actor and four-time Emmy winner, known for Adrian Monk on Monk, Antonio Scarpacci on Wings, and Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Tony Simmons

Tony Simmons (Anthony Derrick Simmons, born 1948, Maesteg, Wales) is a British long-distance runner; 4th in the 1976 Olympic 10,000m, 1974 European silver medallist, 1976 World Cross Country silver medallist, 10,000m best 27:43.59.

Tony Simone

Tony Simone is an American Democratic politician who has represented Manhattan's 75th district, covering Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen, in the New York State Assembly since 2022.

Tony Siragusa

Tony Siragusa (1967-2022), 'the Goose', NFL defensive tackle for the Colts and Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV champion, later FOX sideline reporter and Sopranos actor; distinct from a 1945-2025 Connecticut namesake.

Tony Sirico

Tony Sirico (Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr., 1942–2022), American character actor who played Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri on The Sopranos; former stickup man arrested 28 times, Goodfellas and Woody Allen films.

Tony Skyrme

Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme (1922–1987) was a British theoretical physicist who created the Skyrme model, in which baryons arise as topological solitons of a pion field.

Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery (1959–2025), British actor and comedian, star of Whose Line Is It Anyway?; Cambridge Footlights Perrier winner, films The Crying Game and Peter's Friends, Olivier nominee, died of a heart attack aged 65.

Tony Snell (basketball)

Tony Snell (born 1991) is an American basketball guard-forward, 2013 first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls out of New Mexico, a nine-year NBA veteran with six teams, and publicly autistic after a 2023 diagnosis at age 31.