Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Sophy Ridge
English broadcast journalist
Sophy Arabella Ridgeis an English broadcast journalist. She currently works for Sky News and has presented Sophy Ridge on Sunday since 2017. In 2022, she launched The Take with Sophy Ridge. Career Aft...

Andrew Ridgeley
English musician
Andrew John Ridgeleyis an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham!. Early life Ridgeley was born in Windlesham, Surrey, E...

Fred Ridley
American golfer
Fred Scobie Ridleyis an American amateur golfer and golf administrator who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975, was elected president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2004, and then became cha...

Daniel Rigby
English actor and comedian
Daniel Rigbyis an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC television film Eric and Ernie. Career Rigby has worked as a stand-up ...

Elizabeth Frances Rigby
Journalist
Elizabeth Frances Rigby(born 19 February 1976) is a British journalist. She has worked for Sky News since 2016 and became their political editor on 12 April 2019.[2] Rigby has previously worked as a n...

Robyn Fenty Rihanna
Barbadian singer
Robyn Rihanna Fentyis a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, actress, and songwriter. She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent recording artists of the 21st century. Rihanna signed with Def Jam...

Lisa Riley
English actress
Lisa Jane Rileyis an English actress, comedian and television presenter. Riley is best known for portraying the role of Mandy Dingle in the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale between 1995 and 2001,...

Charlotte Riley
English actress
Charlotte Frances Rileyis an English actress. She is known for her roles as Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue (2008) and as Catherine Earnshaw in ITV's adaptation of Wuthering Heights (2009). Career In 2004,...

Robert (Judge Rinder) Rinder
Television personality
Robert Michael Rinder, sometimes known asJudge Rinder, is a British criminal barrister and television personality. In 2014, while still a practising barrister, he began hosting the reality courtroom s...

Garry Ringrose
Irish professional rugby union player
Garry Ringroseis an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. Club career Club career Following Ringrose's ...

Shakira Mebarak Ripoll
Colombian singer and songwriter
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known mononymously asShakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" and has been ...

Charlotte Ritchie
English actress and singer
Charlotte Ritchieis an English actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Alison in Ghosts, Oregon in Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat, Hannah in Siblings, Alison in Dead Pixels, Barbara Gilber...

Guy Ritchie
English film director
Guy Stuart Ritchieis an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the Sherlock Holmes films starring Robert Downey Jr. Ritchie left school at age ...

Pat Ritchie
Senior leader
Pat Ritchie is an experienced senior leader in economic development, housing, and property, and is Chair of the Government Property Agency (GPA). Pat was Chief Executive of Newcastle City Council for ...

Robert Ritchie
American singer, songwriter and rapper
Robert James Ritchieis an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and heavy metal. A self-taught musician, he plays every instrument in his backing...

Kane Ritchotte
American actor
Kane Ritchotteis an American actor born on October 11, 1991 in New Orleans, the son of guitarist Rocket Ritchotte. He was revealed by the Monk series where he played the role of Benjy Fleming until 20...

Alan Ritchson
American actor
Alan Michael Ritchsonis an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and...

Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistani international cricketer
Mohammad Rizwanis a Pakistani international cricketer who has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 2015 and captains Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans. He is widely r...

Nabhaan Rizwan
British actor
Nabhaan Rizwanis a British actor known for crime drama Informer, his supporting roles in The Accident and 1917, and the miniseries Station Eleven. More recently, he portrays Dionysus in the 2024 serie...

Patrick Roach
General secretary at NASUWT
Patrick Roach(born 1965) is a British trade unionist. Early life and education Roach was born in Walsall to parents who had immigrated from Jamaica. He hoped to become a schoolteacher but did not secu...