Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Icons Remembered & Celebrated Today
Joaquin Phoenix
Frank Ocean
Edith Head
Charlie Daniels
All Personalities (672 listed)
Rima Fakih
Model, Philanthropist & First Arab-American Miss USA
Rita Hayworth
Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda
Rita Wilson
American Actress, Singer-Songwriter & Producer of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Mamma Mia!"
Robert Goulet
Grammy, Tony & Emmy-Winning Baritone & Actor
Robert Hardy
Actor & Medieval Longbow Historian
Robert Jordan
Master American Epic Fantasy Author & Creator of The Wheel of Time Series
Robert Mundell
Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences & "The Father of the Euro"
Robert Picardo
American Actor, The Emergency Medical Hologram in "Star Trek: Voyager" & Planetary Society Board Member
Robert Pirès
World Cup Champion Footballer & Arsenal Legend
Robert Trujillo
Virtuoso Bassist of Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies Alum & Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
Roberto Menescal
Brazilian Bossa Nova Founding Father, Master Guitarist, Composer, Producer & Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate
Roman Abramovich
International Billionaire Industrialist, Investor, Philanthropist & Transformative Owner of Chelsea FC
Ronald McNair
American Physicist, Laser Pioneer, 5th-Degree Black Belt & Heroic NASA Challenger Astronaut
Rosa Parks
Pioneering Civil Rights Activist & "The Mother of the Freedom Movement"
Roy Lichtenstein
Pioneering American Pop Artist, Painter, Sculptor & Creator of "Whaam!" and "Drowning Girl"
Ruby Dee
Legendary American Actress, Poet, Playwright, Civil Rights Activist & SAG Lifetime Honoree