Biography
Biographies cover such pioneers from Thomas Jefferson, the master stylist of American history, to Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. The biography entries in this encyclopedia are focused on the social, political, and other circumstances relevant to the individual’s work.
William H. Rehnquist (1924–2005)
Read the full storyJanet Reno (1938–)

Owen Josephus Roberts (1875–1955)
Read the full storyFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945)
Read the full storyRichard Rorty (1931–)
Read the full storyJulius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg
Read the full storyBenjamin Rush (1746–1813)

Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr. (1894–1949)
Read the full storyGeorge Ryan (1934–)
Read the full storyMargaret Higgins Sanger (1879–1966)
Read the full storyAntonin Scalia (1936–)
