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[edit]Arts/Entertainment
[edit]Music
[edit]- Thomas Rains — (1914–1991) — Find a Grave — () Steel guitarist with Hoot & Curley on Louisiana Hayride
- Dino Ramos — (????–1984) — Find a Grave — () Singer and composer
- James Raney — (1927–1995) — Find a Grave — () Jazz guitarist
- Frank B. Ransom — (1913–1992) — Find a Grave — () Jazz singer
- Minnie F. Ransom — (1913–2001) — Find a Grave — () Jazz musician
- John Morris Rankin — (1959–2000) — Find a Grave — () Canadian musician, member of The Rankin Family
- Max Rapp — (1893–1960) — Find a Grave — () Motion picture musician, composer
- Don Ray (composer) — (????–2005) — Find a Grave — () Film and TV composer - see [1]
- Harry Ray — (1946–1992) — Find a Grave — () Singer with Ray, Goodman & Brown
- Joe Raynor (drummer) — (1923–2004) — Find a Grave — () Drummer
- Vernon Reese — (1909–1971) — Find a Grave — () Country music singer with Ernest Tubb
- James Rich — (1923–2003) — Find a Grave — () Songwriter, co-wrote Yakety Sax, a.k.a. Spider Rich
- Esther Ridgeway — (1959–2003) — Find a Grave — () Singer with the Ridegway Sisters
- Charles Malcolm Ritchie — (1906–1987) — Find a Grave — () Big Band musician
- José Rizzuti — (1897–1953) — Find a Grave — () Pianist, composer and orchestra leader
- Kayton Roberts — (1933–????) — Find a Grave — () Country music steel guitarist
- Lila Pauline Robeson — (1880–1960) — Find a Grave — () Opera singer
- Paul Robi — (1931–1989) — Find a Grave — () Musician with The Platters
- Rana Ross — (1961–2003) — Find a Grave — () Bassist and singer with Phantom Blue and Vixen (band)
- Rafael Rossi — (1896–1982) — Find a Grave — () Bandoneonist, composer and bandleader, es:Rafael Rossi
- Helno Rota — (1963–1993) — Find a Grave — () Singer with Les Négresses Vertes
- Therese Rothauser — (1865–1942) — Find a Grave — () Opera singer, de:Therese Rothauser
- Francisco Rotundo — (1919–1997) — Find a Grave — () Tango composer, pianist and orchestra leader
- Meyer Rubin — (1912–2001) — Find a Grave — () Musician and composer, a.k.a. Mike Rubin
- Luis Rubinstein — (1908–1954) — Find a Grave — () Film score composer
- José Ruffet — (1882–1944) — Find a Grave — () Composer
- Roberto Rufino — (1922–1999) — Find a Grave — () Tango singer and composer
- Hal Rugg — (1936–2005) — Find a Grave — () Steel guitarist
- Osvaldo Ruggiero — (1922–1994) — Find a Grave — () Bandoneonist
- Floreal Ruiz — (1916–1978) — Find a Grave — () Tango singer
- Robert Kennerly Rumford — (1870–1957) — Find a Grave — () Concert singer, a.k.a. Bertie Rumford
- Paula Russell — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Blues musician
- Ernestine Ryan — (1924–2004) — Find a Grave — () Vocalist and musician with The Tucker Sisters
Actor/Director/Producer
[edit]- Frances Raeburn — (1924–1976) — Find a Grave — () Film actress
- Tommy Moe Raft — (????–1975) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Dirk Rambo — (1941–1967) — Find a Grave — () Actor and twin brother of Dack Rambo - redirects to him
- Corey Rand — (1946–2002) — Find a Grave — () Actor
- Horacio Ranieri — (1952–2000) — Find a Grave — () Soap opera actor
- Marlene Rasnick — (1944–2001) — Find a Grave — () Stage and film actress
- Judith Riedel Rawlins — (1936–1974) — Find a Grave — () Actress, wife of Vic Damone
- Barbara Ray — (1914–1955) — Find a Grave — () Actress
- Jack Raymond (US actor) — (1902–1951) — Find a Grave — () Film actor, not Jack Raymond
- Mabel Rea — (1932–1968) — Find a Grave — () Film actress
- Chris Rebello — (1963–2000) — Find a Grave — () Actor in Jaws (film)
- Bill Reddick — (1919–2003) — Find a Grave — () Television personality and actor
- John Henry Redwood — (1943–2003) — Find a Grave — () Actor
- Stuart Regen — (1959–1998) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Margaret L. Reid — (1903–1965) — Find a Grave — () Actress
- Frank Remley — (1901–1967) — Find a Grave — () Character actor, possibly confused with Elliott Lewis (radio)?
- David Renard — (1921–1973) — Find a Grave — () Film and television actor
- Giuseppe Jose Rettino — (1921–1987) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Adeline Reynolds — (1862–1961) — Find a Grave — () Film and television actress, it
- Alan Reynolds (actor) — (1908–1976) — Find a Grave — () Film and television actor
- Harold Charles Reynolds — (1896–1972) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Eric Richards — (1972–2005) — Find a Grave — () Actor in The Campbells
- Keith Richards (actor) — (1915–1987) — Find a Grave — () Film and television actor
- Lucy Richardson — (1958–2005) — Find a Grave — () Film art director
- Leo Richmond — (1914–1979) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- William A. Riggs — (1926–1975) — Find a Grave — () Stage, film, and television actor
- Robin Riley — (1939–1983) — Find a Grave — () Film and television actor
- Frances Ring — (1882–1951) — Find a Grave — () Actress, wife of Thomas Meighan
- Robin Patrice Riordan — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Television producer and writer
- Carlton Ray Risdon — (1924–1979) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Victoria Risk — (1915–1992) — Find a Grave — () Stage, film, and television actress
- Joaquín Roa — (1895–1981) — Find a Grave — () Character actor, es:Joaquín Roa, eu:Joaquin Roa
- Lotus Robb — (1893–1969) — Find a Grave — () Film actress, sv:Lotus Robb
- Lou Roberson — (1921–1966) — Find a Grave — () Film and tv actor, brother of Chuck Roberson
- Albert G. Roberts — (1902–1941) — Find a Grave — () Actor, husband of Peggy Shannon
- Denise Lynne Roberts — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Film actress and stuntwoman
- Ned Roberts (actor) — (1904–1973) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Edward Lee Robin — (1913–1981) — Find a Grave — () Actor?
- Edward G. Robinson, Jr. — (1933–1974) — Find a Grave — () Actor, a.k.a. Manny Robinson, son of Edward G. Robinson
- Ruth Robinson — (1887–1966) — Find a Grave — () Film actress
- Clarence Rock — (1898–1960) — Find a Grave — () Actor, husband of Blossom Rock
- Albert Rockett — (1891–1960) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Walter Rodgers (actor) — (1886–1951) — Find a Grave — () Silent film actor
- Eugene B. Rodney — (1898–1985) — Find a Grave — () Producer of Father Knows Best
- Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz — (1915–2004) — Find a Grave — () Playwright, actor, theatrical producer
- Matt Roe — (1952–2003) — Find a Grave — () Film and TV actor, fr:Matt Roe
- Jim Rogers (actor) — (1915–2000) — Find a Grave — () Actor, son of Will Rogers
- Eric Rolf — (1911–1957) — Find a Grave — () Film actor, husband of Ruth Warrick
- Sydney Romero — (1909–1996) — Find a Grave — () Stage and screen actor, a.k.a. Sydney Quiroga
- Barbara Rooney — (1937–1966) — Find a Grave — () Actress, wife of Mickey Rooney, a.k.a. Carolyn Mitchell
- Wallace Rooney — (1910–1996) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Albert Roscoe, Sr. — (1871–1964) — Find a Grave — () Silent film actor, husband of Barbara Bedford (actor)
- Marnie Rose — (1974–2002) — Find a Grave — () Doctor in a miniseries
- Milton Rosen (writer) — (1922–2000) — Find a Grave — () Author and screenwriter
- Daniel Rosenberg (actor) — (1957–2001) — Find a Grave — () TV actor and lawyer
- Bodil Ann Rosing — (1877–1941) — Find a Grave — () Film actress
- Adrian Rosley — (1888–1937) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Dorothea Ross — (1900–2004) — Find a Grave — () Film actress
- Margery Ross — (1920–1992) — Find a Grave — () Actress
- Marvin Ross (actor) — (1922–1989) — Find a Grave — () Stage and screen actor
- Thomas W. Ross (actor) — (1875–1959) — Find a Grave — () Stage and film actor
- Troyanne Ross — (1927–2003) — Find a Grave — () Actress and model
- Matty Roubert — (1907–1973) — Find a Grave — () Child actor
- Joey Rourke — (1954–2004) — Find a Grave — () Actor and stuntman, half-brother of Mickey Rourke
- Earl E. Rowe — (1920–2002) — Find a Grave — () Film and TV actor
- María Luisa Rubio — (????–2005) — Find a Grave — () Voice actress
- Bert Rumsey — (1892–1974) — Find a Grave — () Film and TV actor
- Albert Russell (actor) — (1876–1946) — Find a Grave — () Film actor
- Tony Russo (actor) — (1914–1990) — Find a Grave — () Film and TV actor, a.k.a August Cimino Russo
Other Arts/Entertainment
[edit]- San'yo Rai — (1731–1832) — Find a Grave — () Historian and poet
- Leslie RaJeanne — (1954–1999) — Find a Grave — () Drag queen at the Baton Show Lounge
- Hewitt Henry Rayner — (1913–1957) — Find a Grave — () Painter
- William Reynolds Stephens — (1862–1943) — Find a Grave — () Sculptor
- José Rial — (1896–1954) — Find a Grave — () Poet
- Louis Richard (sculptor) — (1869–1940) — Find a Grave — () Sculptor
- Dorothy Richardson (American writer) — (????–1955) — Find a Grave — () Author
- Sherman Richardson — (1847–1912) — Find a Grave — () Poet
- Maria Rieffenach — (1876–1956) — Find a Grave — () Circus performer
- Maxim Rilsky — (1898–1964) — Find a Grave — () Novelist of the Soviet era
- Robert Ringling — (1897–1950) — Find a Grave — () Opera singer, president of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Harry Dwight Dillon Ripley — (1864–1913) — Find a Grave — () Linguist, plantsman, artist and author
- Lilian Rixey — (1907–1997) — Find a Grave — () Author
- Gerald Roberts — (1919–2004) — Find a Grave and Find a Grave — () Rodeo champion
- Henry Phace Roberts — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Tap dancer
- Kenneth Sherwood Roberts — (1918–1975) — Find a Grave — () Rodeo champion, in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame
- Ella Robertson — (1872–1945) — Find a Grave — () Author
- Gösta Robsahm — (1911–2003) — Find a Grave — () Artist and art restorer, sv:Gösta Robsahm
- John Wenlock Rollins — (1861–1940) — Find a Grave — () Sculptor
- Pat Rooney (dancer) — (1880–1962) — Find a Grave — () Soft-shoe dancer
- Clarke Robinson — (1894–1962) — Find a Grave — () Author, racehorse owner
- William H. Ray (little person) — (1860–1936) — Find a Grave — () Entertainer who portrayed Buster Brown
- Edward Reichard — (1912–1988) — Find a Grave — () Film engineer with Consolidated Film Industries, Academy Award winner
- Vic Rivers — (1948–1977) — Find a Grave — () Stunt driver
- Roman Todd Robinson — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Rodeo cowboy
- Harry Ross (makeup artist) — (1896–1974) — Find a Grave — () Hollywood make-up artist
- Nils Rubendahl — (1904–1996) — Find a Grave — () Swedish painter
- Jack Russell (yo-yoer) — (1920–2004) — Find a Grave — () Yo-yoist, founder of the Jack Russell Company
Sports
[edit]- Tommy Rawson — (1909–2003) — Find a Grave — () Boxer, boxing coach and referee
- Harold Rea — (1907–1985) — Find a Grave — () Sportsman, president of the YMCA
- Randy Renfrow (motorcycle racer) — (1956–2002) — Find a Grave — () Motorcycle racer
- Marlin Renner — (1926–1962) — Find a Grave — () Racecar driver, a.k.a. Red Renner
- Johnny Risko — (1902–1953) — Find a Grave — () Heavyweight boxer
- Hedley Roberts — (1930–2002) — Find a Grave — () Professional rugby player
- Bailey Robertson — (1935–1994) — Find a Grave — () College basketball star at University of Indianapolis, brother of Oscar Robertson
- Ronnie L. Robinson — (1951–2004) — Find a Grave — () Basketball player
- Millard Rosenblatt — (1901–2000) — Find a Grave — () Golfer
- Roy Russing — (1910–1946) — Find a Grave — () Racecar driver
- Gus Ryder — (1899–1991) — Find a Grave — () Canadian sportsman, swimming coach, in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Business
[edit]- Larry Rangel — (1950–2000) — Find a Grave — () Restauranteur
- Frederic A. Ransom — (1915–1997) — Find a Grave — () Administrator with Madam C. J. Walker's company
- Freeman Briley Ransom — (1884–1947) — Find a Grave — () Lawyer, manager of Madam C. J. Walker's company
- Peter Ravene — (1793–1861) — Find a Grave — () Industrialist
- George Henry Rawlings — (1855–1909) — Find a Grave — () Businessman in the sporting goods industry
- Nell Reed — (1889–1991) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Donnelly Garment Company, wife of James A. Reed
- James Douglas Reid — (1819–1901) — Find a Grave — () Businessman in the telegraph industry
- Abelard Reynolds — (1785–1878) — Find a Grave — () Businessman
- Raymond Rice — (1890–1954) — Find a Grave — () Founder of R.B. Rice sausage company
- Emanuel Rich — (1849–1897) — Find a Grave — () Co-founder of Rich's department stores
- Morris Rich — (1847–1928) — Find a Grave — () Co-founder of Rich's department stores
- Katharine Richardson (doctor) — (1860–1933) — Find a Grave — () Founder and director of Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
- Elizabeth Richter — (1840–1923) — Find a Grave — () Brothel keeper
- James W. Rickey — (1871–1943) — Find a Grave — () Dam and power plant builder
- Frank Ritter (inventor) — (1841–1928) — Find a Grave — () Dental chair manufacturer
- Frank H. Robertson — (1895–1938) — Find a Grave — () Co-founder of Robertson Aircraft Corporation
- Davis Robinson — (1898–1987) — Find a Grave — () Businessman in the oil industry
- Harry Winchester Robinson — (1878–1932) — Find a Grave — () Head of J. W. Robinson's department stores
- Alfred Rockwell — (1834–1903) — Find a Grave — () Scientist, railroad executive, Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Benjamin Rose — (1828–1908) — Find a Grave — () Industrialist in the meat packing industry
- Jules Roth — (1900–1998) — Find a Grave — () Manager and president of Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- George Ruppert — (1875–1948) — Find a Grave — () Head of Jacob Ruppert Brewing Company, brother of Jacob Ruppert
- Jacob Ruppert, Sr. — (1842–1915) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Jacob Ruppert Brewing Company, father of Jacob Ruppert
- Thomas Alexander Russell — (1877–1940) — Find a Grave — () Automobile manufacturer with the Canada Cycle & Motor Company
- Pelagie Rutger — (????–1867) — Find a Grave — () One of St. Louis' wealthiest landowners in the mid-18th century
- Ralph Bennett Ryder — (1910–2001) — Find a Grave — () Co-founder of Ryder trucking company
- John Ryle (industrialist) — (1817–1887) — Find a Grave — () Businessman in the silk industry in Paterson, New Jersey
- Sigmund Rothchild — (1837–1907) — Find a Grave — () Tobacco producer
- Edmund Rybicki — (1916–1991) — Find a Grave — () Co-builder of the Rudolph Grotto Shrine and Wonder Cave in Rudolph, Wisconsin
Politics
[edit]- John E. Reardon (mayor) — (1943–1988) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
- Thomas Rees (publisher) — (1850–1933) — Find a Grave — () Publisher, state senator
- James Reilly (Texas) — (1811–1863) — Find a Grave — () Texas Republic Representative and ambassador, state Representative, a.k.a. James Reily
- Frederick Remann (Illinois politician) — (1807–1873) — Find a Grave — () Illinois state representative
- James Reynolds (politician) — (1686–1739) — Find a Grave — () MP and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
- Lewis Henry Reynolds — (1864–1944) — Find a Grave — () Alabama politician, supposedly a U.S. senator but does not appear on the list
- William P. Rich — (1880–1965) — Find a Grave — () California State Senator
- Nathaniel Richmond — (1833–1919) — Find a Grave — () Indiana State legislator, mayor of Kokomo, Indiana, Civil War Union Army colonel
- Thomas Riddick — (1781–1830) — Find a Grave — () Pioneer and politician in Louisiana Territory
- John S. Roberts — (1796–1871) — Find a Grave — () Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
- Robert A. Rose — (????–2001) — Find a Grave — () Indianapolis attorney and civic leader
- George F. Roskie — (1912–1998) — Find a Grave — () Member of the Montana Senate
- Finlay Ross — (1847–1933) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- William Wallace Ross — (1828–1889) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Topeka, newspaper publisher, namesake of Rossville, Kansas
- Heman Redfield (mayor) — (1823–1883) — Find a Grave — () Mayor of Monroe, Michigan, delegate to Democratic National Convention
- Edward A. Rogers — (1920–2003) — Find a Grave — () Political advisor to Richard Nixon
Military
[edit]CMOH recipients
[edit]- William Rankin (Medal of Honor) — (1836–1916) — Find a Grave — () Indian Campaigns CMOH Recipient
- Alfred Ransbottom — (1831–1893) — Find a Grave — () Civil War CMOH Recipient, a.k.a. Alfred Ramsbottom
- Hampton M. Roach — (1854–1923) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
- Joseph Robinson (Medal of Honor) — (1847–1917) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- David Roche (Medal of Honor) — (1838–1914) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH recipient
- Valentine Rossback — (????–1897) — Find a Grave — () Civil War CMOH Recipient, a.k.a. Valentine Rossbach
- Stanislas Roy — (1846–1913) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH Recipient, a.k.a. Stanislaus Roy
- David Ryan (Medal of Honor) — (1836–1896) — Find a Grave — () Indian Wars CMOH Recipient
Other notable military
[edit]- Dillman Rash — (1907–1998) — Find a Grave — () U.S. Army officer, post-WWII general
- Roy Rickard — (1891–1975) — Find a Grave — () United States Army Major General
- Charles Spencer Ricketts — (1788–1867) — Find a Grave — () British Navy Commander
- Frank Bremwell Rose — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () United States Navy chaplain and rear admiral
Other
[edit]- Herman Renz — (1967–1996) — Find a Grave — () Director of Circus Herman Renz, article redirects there
- Saint Richard the King — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () English saint - see Saint Richard (disambiguation)
- Tony Roma — (????–2003) — Find a Grave — () Article redirects to Tony Roma's, the restaurant chain he founded
- Aleksandras Rackus — (1893–1965) — Find a Grave — () Lithuanian numismatist and museum curator
- Cadwell Raines — (1839–1906) — Find a Grave — () Judge, publisher
- Alexander Raleigh — (1817–1880) — Find a Grave — () Congregationalist leader
- Sy Ramsey — (1924–1983) — Find a Grave — () Journalist
- David Ranken — (1835–1910) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Ranken Technical College
- Vincent Rao — (1898–1988) — Find a Grave — () Mafia figure with the Lucchese crime family
- James Hayes Raper — (1820–1897) — Find a Grave — () Temperance minister
- Gyorgy Rath — (1828–1905) — Find a Grave — () Museum director, art collector
- Ruth Robishaw Rauschkolb — (1900–1981) — Find a Grave — () Dermatologist
- William Rawlinson — (1840–1928) — Find a Grave — () Art collector and writer
- Henry Rector (architect) — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Architect
- Red Wing (Sioux chief) — (1750–1825) — Find a Grave — () Sioux chief
- Elizabeth Reeves — (1799–1892) — Find a Grave — () First woman physician in Nebraska
- Claude Ambrose Regnier — (1746–1814) — Find a Grave — () Duke buried in the Panthéon (Paris), a.k.a. Claude-Ambroise Régnier, duc de Massa di Carrara
- Robert Reischauer — (1907–1937) — Find a Grave — () Political scientist, historian and author
- Josephus Requa — (1833–1910) — Find a Grave — () Inventor of the Billinghurst Requa Battery
- Henry Rankin — (1837–1927) — Find a Grave — () Writer
- Ruben Reeves (judge) — (1821–1908) — Find a Grave — () State Supreme Court justice in Texas and New Mexico
- Marcus Reynolds (1788–1864) — Find a Grave — () Architect
- Rehor — (????–1301) — Find a Grave — () Bishop of Prague, also known as Rehor Zajíc z Valdeka
- Frank Riessman — (????–2004) — Find a Grave — () Social reformer
- Howard M. Rinehart — (1885–1949) — Find a Grave — () Pioneer aviator and test pilot
- William Risdell — (1844–1931) — Find a Grave — () Salvation Army Commissioner
- Robert of Gorron — (????–1170) — Find a Grave — () Abbot of St. Albans, a.k.a. Robert of Gorham
- Stanley Coryton Roberts — (1889–1957) — Find a Grave — () Technical educator, founder of automotive schools
- Albert F. Rockwell — (1862–1925) — Find a Grave — () Inventor
- James Frank Rogers — (1922–1978) — Find a Grave — () Texas Ranger and WWII fighter pilot, a.k.a. Pete Rogers
- Ruth Rogers — (1893–1978) — Find a Grave — () Dental pioneer
- Alexander Ross (Canadian writer) — (1935–1993) — Find a Grave — () Reporter, author, and editor
- Rebecca Rouse — (1799–1887) — Find a Grave — () Social Reformer
- W. Scoresby Routledge — (1859–1939) — Find a Grave — () Australian explorer and archaeologist, husband of Katherine Routledge
- H. L. Routt — (1818–1881) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Colonel and lawyer found guilty of treason, pardoned by President Lincoln
- Morris H. Rubin — (1911–1980) — Find a Grave — () Editor, publisher, journalist
- Edwin Rudd — (1854–1932) — Find a Grave — () Engineer and inventor
- Henry W. Rudisill — (1801–1858) — Find a Grave — () Pioneer in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Frederich William Rueckheim — (1846–1934) — Find a Grave — () Co-inventor of Cracker Jack snack
- Louis Rueckheim — (1849–1927) — Find a Grave — () Co-inventor of Cracker Jack snack
- Robert Rueckheim — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Model for the Sailor Jack mascot of Cracker Jack snacks
- Philip Ruetz — (1926–2003) — Find a Grave — () Physician and researcher
- Deidrich Rulfs — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Architect
- Peter Nicol Rusell — (1816–1905) — Find a Grave — () Engineer and philanthropist
- John P. Russo — (1909–1978) — Find a Grave — () Member of the Genovese crime family, brother of Anthony Russo (mobster)
- Luigi Russo — (1892–1931) — Find a Grave — () Member of the DeCavalcante crime family, a.k.a. Louis Russo
- Luis Roldán — (1894–1943) — Find a Grave — () Journalist and author
- Adam Rous — (????–1370) — Find a Grave — () Surgeon to King Henry III
- Count Jean Rousseau — (1738–1813) — Find a Grave — () Mathematician, buried in the Panthéon (Paris), a.k.a. Jean, comte Rousseau
- William Rutherford (physician) — (1816–1887) — Find a Grave — () Surgeon General, "Honorary Physician to the Queen"
- Louis B. Russell — (1925–1974) — Find a Grave — () Teacher
Possibly Non-notable
[edit]Military related
[edit]American Civil War people
[edit]- John Ramsey (general) — (1838–1901) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Major General
- William Henry Raynor — (1834–1912) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Reeves (soldier) — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Union private in the American Civil War, first draftee buried in Arlington National Cemetery
- W. Rickson — (????–1864) — Find a Grave — () Union private in the American Civil War, prisoner of war at Andersonville
- John H. Riggs — (1846–1890) — Find a Grave — () Union major in the American Civil War
- P. G. Robert — (1827–1904) — Find a Grave — () Confederate chaplain in the American Civil War
- Henry Rogers (colonel) — (1774–1857) — Find a Grave — () U.S. colonel in the War of 1812
- W. A. Rorer — (????–1864) — Find a Grave — () Confederate lieutenant colonel in the American Civil War
- Richard Henry Rush — (1825–1893) — Find a Grave — () Union colonel in the American Civil War
- Charles Cicero Rainwater — (1838–1902) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army captain
- James G. M. Ramsey — (1797–1884) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate officer and historian
- Francis Randall — (1824–1885) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- John L. Ransom — (1843–1919) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union soldier and diarist
- Robert Wilson Ratliff — (1822–1887) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Raulston — (1832–1864) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- William Brooke Rawle — (1843–1913) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel, writer
- Theodore Read — (1835–1865) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Chauncey Reese — (1837–1870) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Hugh Reid (military) — (1811–1874) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brigadier General
- David Remick — (1820–1901) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Joseph Revere — (1813–1880) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brigadier General
- William W. Rich — (1823–1892) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, county sheriff
- Adolphus Richards — (1844–1920) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army major with Mosby's Raiders (American Civil War)
- William Richardson (general) — (1824–1886) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- James H. Rigby — (1832–1889) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army captain
- Benjamin Ringold — (1828–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- James Ireland Rippetoe — (????–1861) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army soldier
- Joseph Roberts (general) — (1814–1898) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Richard P. Roberts — (1820–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- Samuel Henry Roberts — (1820–1890) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- John Robertson (general) — (1814–1887) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Penn Robeson — (1837–1881) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Todd Robins — (1835–1906) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army colonel, father of Augustine Warner Robins
- George Dorgue Robinson — (1838–1873) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Henry Lee Robinson — (1812–1901) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, brother of John C. Robinson
- William Andrew Robinson — (1830–1902) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Zina Robinson — (1825–1910) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- John Kincaid Robison — (1827–1897) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Thomas B. Rodgers — (1836–1916) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
- Daniel Clarke Rodman — (1826–1881) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- George Clarke Rogers — (1839–1915) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Robert Julius Rombauer — (1830–1925) — Find a Grave — () Author, Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
- Augustus Root — (????–1865) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army lieutenant colonel
- James McKay Rorty — (1837–1863) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army captain
- Thomas Ellwood Rose — (1830–1907) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Samuel Ross (US Civil War officer) — (1822–1880) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Reuben Rowley — (1824–1886) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Daniel Rucker — (1812–1910) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Major General, Quartermaster general (USA)
- Nicholas Ruckle — (1839–1900) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel
- Anthony Rudler — (1820–1871) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army colonel
- Charles Frederick Ruff — (1818–1885) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- James Ruggles — (1818–1901) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- James Rusling — (1834–1918) — Find a Grave — () Author, Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Albert J. Russell — (1831–1896) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Confederate Army major
- John D. Rust — (1825–1890) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Allan Rutherford — (1839–1900) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Henry Ryerson — (1826–1864) — Find a Grave — () Civil War Union Army colonel, commander of 10th and 23rd New Jersey Infantry
Other PNN military
[edit]- Charles H. Roadman I — (1914–2000) — Find a Grave — () Major General in the U.S. Air Force
- George Reynolds (officer) — (1754–1813) — Find a Grave — () Captain in the American Revolutionary War
- George K. Ramsey — (1922–1996) — Find a Grave — () World War II Army Air Corps officer
- Jacob Rawles — (1839–1919) — Find a Grave — () United States Army Brigadier General
- Jesse Rankins — (1792–1884) — Find a Grave — () Soldier in the War of 1812
- William Reily — (1853–1876) — Find a Grave — () U.S. Army lieutenant killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Jack Rittichier — (1933–1968) — Find a Grave — () First U.S. Coast Guardsman killed in Vietnam
- Zelma Ross — (1929–2003) — Find a Grave — () First enlisted woman in the United States Air Force
- James Rushin — (1922–1998) — Find a Grave — () Tuskegee Airman
Other
[edit]- Elizabeth Reed (song subject) — (1845–1935) — Find a Grave — () Subject of The Allman Brothers Band song "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
- Remington family — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Family of Eliphalet Remington, founder of E. Remington and Sons, later renamed Remington Arms, article on the whole family is probably not necessary
- Warhorse Rienzi — (1860–1878) — Find a Grave — () Philip Sheridan's war horse
- C. W. Robbins — (1850–1918) — Find a Grave — () Founder of Central Business College in Sedalia, Missouri
- Bruce Roberts (sportscaster) — (1927–1981) — Find a Grave — () Chicago television sportscaster
- James Robinson (outlaw) — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Outlaw of the American Old West, supposedly haunts the place he was executed
- Rufus (dog) — (1947–1952) — Find a Grave — () Winston Churchill's pet dog
- Gregory Resnover — (1951–1994) — Find a Grave — () Executed for murder, last person executed in Indiana's electric chair
- Mary Rexford — (1915–1996) — Find a Grave — () Red Cross worker, first woman to land on Utah Beach on D-Day
- Charlie Henry Rich — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Poker dealer at the murder of Wild Bill Hickok
- Ronald (horse) — (????–1872) — Find a Grave — () Warhorse of James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan during the charge of the Light Brigade
- Tootsie Ross — (????–????) — Find a Grave — () Owner of Tootsie's Bar
- Joseph S. Rowland — (1830–1903) — Find a Grave — () Head of the Veterans' Home in Leavenworth, Kansas
- Mary Rozanc — (1914–1930) — Find a Grave — () Supposed identity of the Resurrection Mary ghost
- Joseph Rule — (????–1768) — Find a Grave — () English eccentric