
Rajneesh,
Rajneesh, also known as Osho, was an Indian Godman, philosopher, and mystic, born Chandra Mohan Jain on December 11, 1931. He founded the Rajneesh movement ...

Ramírez, José Claudio Wílliman
José Claudio Wílliman Ramírez, also known as José Claudio Wílliman (son), was an outstanding Lawyer, Teacher, Historian, and Nationalist Leader in Uruguay. ...

Rand, Ayn
Ayn Rand, originally Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher known for her development of Objectivism. She gained fam...

Randall, Cecilia
Cecilia Randall, pseudonym of Cecilia Randazzo, is an Italian author known for her fantasy novels and short stories. She is particularly recognized for her ...

Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American author most known for her novels “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”, “Daisy Jones & the Six”, “One True Loves”, “Malibu ...

Rela, Walter
Walter Rela (1922-2016) was a distinguished Uruguayan writer, historian, and biographer, known for his extensive research and over 100 works on Uruguayan cu...

Restrepo, Laura
Laura Restrepo (born 1950 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a renowned Colombian author who began her writing career in her mid-twenties, primarily focusing on politi...

Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa (May 17, 1889 - December 27, 1959) was a distinguished Mexican writer, philosopher, and diplomat. He was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, ...

Reyes, Efraim Medina
Efraim Medina Reyes, born June 29, 1967, in Cartagena, Colombia, is a prominent Colombian writer and musician, known for his role as the bassist and compose...

Rice, Anne
Anne Rice, born Howard Allen Frances O’Brien, was a celebrated American author known for gothic, erotic, and Christian literature. Famous for "The Vampire C...

Riggs, Ransom
Ransom Riggs, born on February 3, 1979, is an acclaimed American writer and filmmaker, renowned for his best-selling series, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Pecu...

Rilke, Rainer Maria
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), originally born as René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, an Austrian poet and novelist, born in Prague, Bohemia (now C...

Riso, Walter
Walter Riso, born in Naples in 1951, is a prominent clinical psychologist and writer specializing in cognitive therapy and bioethics. He emigrated to Argent...

Robbins, Stephen Paul
Stephen Paul Robbins, born in 1943 in Los Angeles, is a distinguished professor at the University of San Diego, California, and a renowned author in the fie...

Rodó, José Enrique
José Enrique Camilo Rodó Piñeyro (15 July 1871 – 1 May 1917) was a Uruguayan essayist. He is considered by many to have been Spanish America’s greatest phil...

Rojas, Fernando de
Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465/73 - April 1541) was a significant figure in Spanish literature, known for his sole surviving work, "La Celestina". Born in La Pu...

Rojas, Ricardo
Ricardo Rojas (16 September 1882, in Tucumán – 29 July 1957, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine journalist and writer. He came from one of the most influenti...

Rolón, Gabriel
Gabriel Rolón, a prominent Argentine psychologist, psychoanalyst, writer, and media personality, was born into a humble family in Buenos Aires. Initially st...

Rosales, Miguel Ángel Asturias
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, and journalist. Born in Guatemala City...

Rosenberg, Marshall
Marshall Bertram Rosenberg (1934–2015) was an American psychologist and mediator renowned for creating Nonviolent Communication, a method aimed at fostering...

Rostand, Edmond
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (April 1, 1868 – December 2, 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is best known for...

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist. Despite a challenging upbringing, he became a leading thinke...

Rowling, J. K.
J. K. Rowling, born as Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965, in Yate, near Bristol, England, is a renowned British author and philanthropist. She is best known f...

Ruiz, Don Miguel
Don Miguel Ruiz, born Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías on August 27, 1952, is a distinguished Mexican author known for his influential Toltec spiritual and neoshama...

Rulfo, Juan
Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, better known as Juan Rulfo, was a prominent Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. Born on May 16, 191...

Rulicki, Sergio
Dr. Sergio Rulicki, a distinguished scholar with a PhD in Social Communication Sciences from Universidad Austral and a degree in Anthropological Sciences fr...

Russell, Bertrand
Bertrand Arthur William Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, and social reformer. He was a founding figure in the an...
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