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Raymond Devos Raymond Devos (November 9 1922, Mouscron, Belgium - June 15 2006, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Yvelines, France AFP, Raymond Devos est mort, June 15 2006) was a French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.
Raymond Durgnat Raymond Durgnat (September 1, 1932 - May 19, 2002) was a distinctive and highly influential British film critic, who was born in London of Swiss parents. During his life he wrote for virtually every major English language film publication.
Raymond Dwek Professor Raymond Allen Dwek FRS (born 10 November 1941) was the founding scientist of the University of Oxford Glycobiology Institute and its spin-off biotech company, Oxford GlycoSciences (acquired by Celltech in 2003).
Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut. Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools.
Raymond E. Willis Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875 - March 21, 1956) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College (Crawfordsville in 1896.
Raymond Edde Raymond EddĂ© (15 March 1913 - 10 May 2000) (Arabic: ريمŮن إدّه) was a Lebanese statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. He led the Lebanese National Bloc, an influential political party.
Raymond Edmunds Raymond Edmunds (aka Donvale Rapist, Mr. Stinky) born at Queen Victoria Hospital on Swanston Street Melbourne Sunday 12 March 1944 and adopted by Mavis & Harold Edmunds then residing at Mudgegonga near Myrtleford in north-east Victoria.
Raymond Ettledorf Raymond Phillip Ettledorf (August 18, 1911 - March 15, 1986) was an Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Ettledorf was born in the Winneshiek County, Iowa community of Ossian, and was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque on December 8, 1937.
Raymond F. Lederer Raymond Lederer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's third congressional district from 1977 to 1981. After being implicated in the Abscam sting, Lederer was convicted of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.
Raymond Federman Raymond Federman (born 1928) is a French–American novelist and academic, known also for poetry, essays, translations, and criticism. He held positions at the University at Buffalo from 1973 to 1999, where he is now Distinguished Emeritus Professor.
Raymond Firth Sir Raymond William Firth, CNZM, FBA, (25 March, 1901 – 22 February, 2002) was an ethnologist from New Zealand. As a result of Firth's ethnographic work, actual behaviour of societies (social organization) is separated from the idealized rules of behaviour within the particular society (social structure).
Raymond Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939), also known as Ray Flynn, was the Mayor of Boston from 1984 to 1993, and later the American ambassador to the Vatican (1993 - 1997) under President Bill Clinton. Flynn is a life-long Democrat, he is a pro-life activist and endorsed President Bush in the 2000 presidential election.
Raymond Franz Raymond Franz was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from 1971 until 1980, and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. He is relatively well known today, both within and without the Jehovah's Witness community, as a former Jehovah's Witness.
Raymond Garrett Sir Raymond William Garrett AFC AEA (October 1990–12 October 1994) was an Australian photographer, pilot, and politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Garrett served on the Victorian Legislative Council for eighteen years, and was knighted in 1973.
Raymond Geoffrey of Marseille Raymond Geoffrey, viscount of Marseille, usually called Barral of Marseille, was the third son of Hugh Geoffrey of Marseille and his wife CĂ©cile of Aurons. Barral of Marseille was a patron of troubadours, including Folquet of Marseille and Peire Vidal.
Raymond Geuss Raymond Geuss (born 1946), a Reader in the Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, is a leading political philosopher and one of the world's foremost scholars of 19th and 20th century European philosophy. Geuss took both his undergraduate (1966) and graduate (1971) degrees at Columbia University, where he wrote his thesis under the direction of Robert Denoon Cumming.
Raymond Goertz Raymond Goertz was an early pioneer in the field of robotics, specifically remote-controlled robots (see telepresence). In 1951, while working for the Atomic Energy Commission at Argonne National Laboratory he developed the first master/slave manipulator in order to handle radioactive material.
Raymond Goethals Raymond Goethals (7 October 1921 - 6 December 2004) was a Belgian football coach who notably led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club.
Raymond Gravel Father Raymond Gravel (born 1952 in Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec) is a Canadian priest and politician who is currently the Member of Parliament for the riding of Repentigny, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He is a controversial Roman Catholic priest in Quebec, Canada.
Raymond Gutiérrez Raymond Gutiérrez is a Filipino television personality and the identical twin brother of actor Richard Gutiérrez. He was born on January 21, 1984 at Beverly Hills, California Raymond is also the younger brother of 1993 Miss World Second Princess Ruffa Gutiérrez, who was also an actor in the Philippines like their parents, Eddie Gutiérrez and Anabelle Rama.
Raymond H. Torrey Raymond Hezekiah Torrey (July 15, 1880 – July 15, 1938) was the author of weekly columns, Outings and The Long Brown Path in the New York Evening Post in the 1920s and 1930s. The column played a major role in the development of the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail, the Long Path and the popularity of hiking generally.
Raymond Hamilton Raymond Elzie Hamilton (May 21, 1913 in Oklahoma - May 10, 1935) was only 21 years old when he had accumulated a prison sentence of 362 years. After his many escapes from prison, the police had to keep an ever present watch over him at all times.
Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph De Montmorency The Hon. Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph De Montmorency (5 February 1867- 23 February 1900) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (born July 7 1887 in Red Oak, Iowa, USA — died October 21 1971 in Palmdale, California) was a movie actor who appeared in almost five hundred movies. Although having a successful silent film career, sound helped to boost Hatton's career and making him best remembered as the tobacco-chewing, rip snorting Rusty Joslin in the Three Mesquiteers series.
Raymond Herrera Raymond Herrera (born Monday, December 18, 1972), is a musician and the drummer/one of the original members of the Industrial metal band Fear Factory. His drumming is considered to be a large part of Fear Factory's appeal to fans and is known to use triggers on his drum set.
Raymond High School Raymond High School is a is a public secondary school located in the town of Raymond, Mississippi. As of 2005, the school had met all federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act and received an achievement index rank of "3" (successful) from the state of Mississippi.
Raymond Hubbard, 4th Baron Addington Raymond Egerton Hubbard, BA, 4th Baron Addington (11 November 1884-17 August 1971) was a british Peer. The son of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his elder brother, who had died without a male heir.
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo Fung Ch'ien Kuo Fung (éŚ˘ćžśč± born 26th January 1952) or Raymond Ch'ien is an active businessman in Hong Kong. He is a director of HSBC and The Wharf, a non-executive chairman of MTR Corporation Limited and has many other posts of various public listed companies.
Raymond Challinor Raymond Challinor is a distinguished Marxist historian of the British labour movement, particularly in the North East of England. While a member of the Socialist Workers Party, he wrote his best known work, a classic history of the Socialist Labour Party, The Origins of British Bolshevism (1977).
Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels. His influence on modern crime fiction has been immense, particularly in the writing style and attitudes that much of the field has adopted over the last 60 years.
Raymond Chang Raymond Chang is a professor at Williams College who has written several published textbooks, mostly in the field of chemistry. His most used text is titled Chemistry and is currently in its ninth edition of publication.
Raymond Ching Raymond Ching, also known as Raymond Harris-Ching, is a New Zealand painter born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1939. Ching is considered the greatest contemporary bird painter, but he is also an artist of considerable standing for his other work.
Raymond II of Rouergue Raymond II (also Ramon or Raimundo and sometimes numberred Raymond I) (died 961 or 965) was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 937 to his death. Under Raymond, Rouergue achieved a suzerainty over neighbouring counties and he successfully titled himself marchio (margrave) of Septimania.
Raymond III of Rouergue Raymond III (also Ramon or Raimundo and sometimes numberred Raymond II) (died 1008) was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 961 or 965 to his death. Raymond achieved a suzerainty over neighbouring counties and successfully titled himself marchio (or dux) or margrave of Septimania.
Raymond Jafelice Raymond Jafelice is a film director from the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is best known for his involvement in the Nelvana productions of The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987) and Babar: King of the Elephants (1999).
Raymond James Boland Bishop Raymond James Boland, born February 8, 1932, in Ireland, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1957, for the Diocese of Washington.
Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium is a football and soccer stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the University of South Florida football team, and was formerly home to the MLS's Tampa Bay Mutiny.
Raymond Jeanloz Raymond Jeanloz is a professor of earth and planetary science and of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. Educated at the California Institute of Technology, Amherst College and at Deep Springs College, he has contributed research fundamental to understanding of the composition of the Earth and the behavior of materials under high temperatures and pressures.
Raymond Kéruzoré Raymond Kéruzoré (born June 17, 1949, Châteauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère) is a former French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.
Raymond Keene Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an influential figure in the chess world off the board, bringing many notable chess events to London. He is also the author of a significant number of chess books, including a well respected treatise on Nimzowitsch titled Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal, and a chess book claimed to have been authored over a weekend!
Raymond Knight Oscar Raymond ("Ray") Knight (8 April 1872—7 February 1947) was a prominent Latter-day Saint settler of what is today southern Alberta. Knight instituted the Raymond Stampede, the oldest and longest-running rodeo in Canada.
Raymond Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil (pronounced: ) (born February 12, 1948) is a pioneer in the fields of optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is the author of several books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, technological singularity, and futurism.
Raymond Lagacé Trophy The Raymond Lagacé Trophy is awarded annually to the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Prior to 1980, there was only one Rookie of the Year trophy, the Michel Bergeron Trophy, which was awarded to the Overall Rookie of the Year.
Raymond Lambert Raymond Lambert (18 October 1914 - 25 February 1997) was a Swiss mountaineer, who with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached an altitude of 8611 metres (just 237 metres from the summit) of Mount Everest in May 1952. By that time it was the highest point that a climber had ever reached.
Raymond Lee Harvey Raymond Lee Harvey (1950-) was an a American assassin who on May 5 1979 tried to assassinate President Jimmy Carter. He was arrested by police for carrying a pistol, ten minutes before Carter was to give a speech at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles.
Raymond Lee Oyler Raymond Lee Oyler is a 36-year-old auto mechanic from Beaumont, California, who was arrested by Riverside County Sheriff's Department officials on October 31, 2006, for setting two wildfires in the summer of 2006. The Sheriff's Department announced in a live news conference on Thursday, November 2, 2006, that Oyler also was charged for his involvement with the Esperanza Fire, which killed five firefighters.
Raymond Lefevre Raymond Lefevre(Born November, 20 of 1929 Calais, France) was a French easy listening orchestra conductor and composer. He is best known for his 1968 theme Soul Coaxin' (Ame Caline), which became an international hit.
Raymond Listen Raymond Listen was a psychedelic pop band formed in 1990 in Newark, DE by Edward Moyse (vocals/guitar/organ) and Dave Milsom (drums). By 1992, the lineup had expanded to include Dave Silverman (glockenspiel/organ) and Kim Benner (finger cymbals).
Raymond Loewy Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 - July 14, 1986) was one of the best known industrial designers of the 20th century. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States, where he influenced countless aspects of American life.
Raymond Louis Wilder Raymond Louis Wilder (3 November 1896, Palmer, Massachusetts – 7 July 1982, Santa Barbara, California) was an American mathematician, who specialized in topology and gradually acquired philosophical and anthropological interests.
Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot is a cartoonist, born on 30 March 1924, in Verviers, Belgium. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé or André Franquin, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded among critics and collectors.
Raymond Maury Raymond Maury was a weaver in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century, made notable by appearing in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou. While most in the town of Montaillou did some weaving, Maury was the only one to sell his wool rather than use it in the home.
Raymond McCarey Raymond McCarey (1904 - 1948) was an American film director, the younger brother of director Leo McCarey. He began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy.
Raymond McCreesh Raymond Peter McCreesh (Irish name: RĂ©amann Mac Raois; 25 February, 1957 - 21 May, 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and a Volunteer within the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He was born in Camlough in South Armagh.
Raymond McGinley Raymond McGinley (born 3 January 1964, in Glasgow, Scotland) is one of the three singer-songwriters in the Glasgow based band, Teenage Fanclub. McGinley also plays lead guitar in the band, and is responsible for a number of their songs.
Raymond Moley Raymond Moley (born 27 September 1886 in Berea, Ohio - died 18 February 1975) was a leading New Dealer who became its bitter opponent. He was educated at Baldwin-Wallace College, at Oberlin College, and received his PhD from Columbia University in 1918.
Raymond Murray Major General Raymond L. Murray (January 30, 1913–November 11, 2004) was a highly-decorated United States Marine Corps officer, who earned two Navy Crosses, one during World War II, and a second during the Korean War.
Raymond Nasher Raymond Nasher (1921 - ) is a Duke University alumnus (1943) who is an avid art collector. Together with his late wife Patsy, he amassed a substantial number of the world's greatest sculptures (including works by Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Henry Moore) and various other important pieces.
Raymond Nonnatus Saint Raymond Nonnatus (Raymund Nonnatus; Raimundo Nonato; Raymond Nonnat) (1204—1240) is a saint from Catalonia. His surname Nonnatus (Latin, "not born") is derived from the fact that he was born by Caesarean section (his mother died during childbirth).
Raymond of Burgundy Raymond of Burgundy (Spanish and Portuguese: Raimundo) was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy and was Count of Amous. He came to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time during the period 1086-1087 with Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.
Raymond of Peñafort Raymond of Peñafort (Raymond de Penyafort) was born in Vilafranca del Penedès, a small town near Barcelona, Spain, in 1180. He was educated in Barcelona and also at the University of Bologna in Italy, where he received doctorates in civil law and canon law.
Raymond of Sabunde Raymond of Sabunde (also Sabiende, Sabond, Sabonde, Sebon, or Sebeyde), was a Spanish scholar, teacher of medicine and philosophy and finally regius professor of theology at Toulouse. He was born at Barcelona, Spain, towards the end of the 14th century and died in 1432.
Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957) is an artist and sometime musician and lyricist, known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous captions. His subject matter is sometimes violent and anti-authoritarian.
Raymond Philyaw Raymond Philyaw (born July 30, 1974 in Shreveport, LA) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League. He also played for the Chicago Rush and Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005.
Raymond Plouhar Raymond James Bryon Anthony Charles Plouhar (26 May 1976-26 June 2006) was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps killed by a roadside bomb in the Anbar Province of Iraq, while serving in the Iraq War on June 26, 2006. Although one of thousands of U.
Raymond Poe Raymond "Ray" Poe, is currently a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 99th district. Representative Poe has served in the Illinois House of Representatives since 1994.
Raymond Poulidor Raymond Poulidor, often nick-named Pou Pou (born April 15, 1936, Masbaraud-Merignat, France), was a professional bicycle racer. He was known as the 'eternal second', as he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times (including on his final Tour at the age of 40).
Raymond Price (con man) Raymond Price is featured in the book "Join Me" written by Danny Wallace. Raymond Price had tricked some Joinees into give him ÂŁ38 after telling them that his car had broken down and he needed to get back to Teignmouth in Devon where he claims to be an artist with a studio.
Raymond R. Schumacher Raymond Richard Schumacher (15 Apr 1924 Chicago - 04 Nov 1973 Oak Lawn,IL) served in the Army Air Force during World War II, played as a fullback for the Chicago Bears after the war, and later worked as civil engineer for the City of Chicago.
Raymond Ramazani Baya Raymond Ramazani Baya (born 1943) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is currently the foreign minister of that country under the transitional government since he was appointed to that post on July 23 2004, by vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who is allowed to appoint the foreign minister.
Raymond Rasch Ray Rasch (born March 1 1917 in Toledo, Ohio) was a prominent pianist and arranger on the Hollywood scene in 1950's and 1960's. Rasch is perhaps best known for winning an Academy Award in 1972 for "Best Original Music Score" for Chaplin's 1952 film limelight (along with Charles Chaplin and Larry Russell).
Raymond Reiter Raymond Reiter (June 12, 1939 – September 16, 2002), was a Canadian computer scientist and logician. He was one of the founders of the field of non-monotonic reasoning with his work on default logic, model-based diagnosis, closed world reasoning, and truth maintenance systems.
Raymond Robertson (politician) Raymond Scott Robertson (born in Hamilton, Scotland, on 11 December 1959) and was educated at Glasgow University, graduating Master of Arts with Honours in Modern History and Politics. He was a Conservative & Unionist Member of Parliament from 1992 until 1997, representing Aberdeen South, and Minister for Education, Housing, Fisheries and Sport at the Scottish Office from 1995 to 1997.
Raymond Rohonyi Raymond István Rohonyi (born July 20, 1975 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian heavy metal singer. He is one of the founders of Theatre of Tragedy, and with them he has released six studio albums, a live album and one studio EP.
Raymond Rosenthal Raymond Rosenthal (1915-1995) was a well-known translator of Italian literature into the English language. He has translated the works of Primo Levi, Pietro Aretino, Aldo Busi and Gabriele D'Annunzio, among others.
Raymond Roussel Raymond Roussel (Paris, January 20, 1877 - Palermo, July 14, 1933) was a French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, chess enthusiast, neurasthenic, and drug addict. Through his novels, poems, and plays he exerted a profound influence on certain groups within 20th century French literature, including the Surrealists, Oulipo, and the authors of the nouveau roman.
Raymond Saunders (clockmaker) Raymond Saunders is a Canadian clockmaker who has designed and built more than 150 customized clocks that mainly serve as tourist-attracting public artworks. In 1977 he was commissioned to build a steam clock for the Gastown district of Vancouver, Canada.
Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), was an American composer, orchestra leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor. He was born in Brooklyn to a family of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
Raymond Simon Raymond Simon is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Education at the Education Department. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the Department and manages the department's budget, and the "No Child Left Behind Act.
Raymond Sokolov Raymond Sokolov (born Detroit, Michigan 1 August, 1941) is a journalist who has written extensively about food. He currently writes the "Eating Out" column for The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition.
Raymond Stampede The Raymond Stampede is an annual rodeo that is held in the town of Raymond, Alberta, Canada every July 1. It is notable for being Canada's oldest rodeo event, having been instituted a full decade before the world-famous Calgary Stampede.
Raymond Stantz Raymond "Ray" Stantz, PhD is a fictional scientist and member of the Ghostbusters, appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II (played by Dan Aykroyd) and in the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters (voiced by Frank Welker). He is one of the three doctors of parapsychology on the team, along with Dr.
Raymond T. Miller Raymond Thomas Miller (January 10, 1893–July 13, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 43rd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and the chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party for over twenty years.
Raymond Terrace, New South Wales Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia, about 20 kilometres north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. It is the administrative centre of Port Stephens Council and has about 12,000 residents.
Raymond Torres-Santos Raymond Torres-Santos is a Puerto Rican born composer and conductor who has received international recognition for the quality of his musical compositions and great talents as a pianist, arranger, producer and conductor.
Raymond Towers Holmes Raymond Towers Holmes (1914 – 2005) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain. He was famous for preventing a German bomber from attacking Buckingham Palace by crashing his Hurricane fighter into the enemy aircraft.
Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns (1893-1961) was an Australian accountant, amateur ornithologist and bird photographer. He is especially well known for his efforts in photography and sound recording of the Lyrebirds of Sherbrooke Forest near Melbourne, Victoria.
Raymond U. Lemieux Dr. Raymond Urgel Lemieux CC, PhD (June 16, 1920 – July 22, 2000) was a Canadian biochemist, who pioneered a number of discoveries in the field of chemistry, his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose.
Raymond Villeneuve Raymond Villeneuve (born September 11, 1943) was a founding member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist organization. Beginning in the early 1960s, the FLQ was responsible for more than two hundred bombings and numerous armed robberies that led to the events in 1970 known as the October Crisis.
Raymond Vouel Raymond Vouel (8 April 1923 – 12 February 1987) was a Luxembourgian politician. Vouel was Deputy Prime Minister in the Thorn-Vouel cabinet, a coalition between Vouel's Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Gaston Thorn's Democratic Party.
Raymond W. Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the current Commissioner of the New York City Police Department and the first person to hold the post for two nonconsecutive tenures. Kelly spent 31 years in the NYPD, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992-1994 and 2002-present.
Raymond Walkosz Raymond Walkosz is president and founder of the financial public relations and investor relations firm Stomar Partners. Walkosz has represented companies trading on the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the OTC Bulletin Board and the Pink Sheets.
Raymond Washington Raymond Lee Washington (August 15, 1953 – August 9, 1979) was the founder of a Los Angeles, California street gang, which eventually would become known as the Crips, one of the most notorious and violent gangs in United States history.
Raymond Weil (Bond Promo cd) Raymond Weil is a rare promo cd released by the string quartet bond, when they promote a new model of a watch called "Othello" by Raymond Weil. This Promo Album was released in the 2001, but the date is unknown.
Raymond Westerling Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling (August 31, 1919 - November 26, 1987), nicknamed the Turk, was a Dutch commander. He waged a guerilla war in the Sulawesi during the Indonesian War of Independence after the Second World War, and staged a coup in the city of Bandung in 1950.
Raymond Wintz Raymond Wintz (Joseph Raimond Wintz) (1884-1956) was a Paris-born painter whose most famous paintings were of marine and coastal views in Brittany. He was the son of the painter Guillaume Wintz (1823-1899) and the husband of the painter Renee Carpentier (-Wintz) (1913-2003).
Raymond-Roger de Trencavel Raymond-Roger Trencavel (1185 - November 10, 1209) was a member of the noble Trencavel family. He was viscount of Béziers and Albi (and thus a vassal of the count of Toulouse), and viscount of Carcassonne and the Razès[now Rennes-le-Chateau] (and thus a vassal of the count of Barcelona, which was also ruling Aragon at this time).
Raymonde Testanière Raymonde Testanière known as Vuissane was a servant in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century. She is known to us through her testimony recorded on the Fournier Register and examined in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou.
Raymonde Vital Raymonde Vital was a woman who lived in the Comté de Foix in the early fourteenth century, she was made notable by appearing in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou. Working as a servant in the home the Belots, one of the wealthier families of Montaillou, she met Arnaud Vital, a cobbler who was boarding there.
Raymundo Cárdenas Raymundo Cárdenas Hernández (b. February 3, 1950) is a Mexican left-wing politician from Zacatecas affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) who currently serves in the lower house of the Mexican Congress.
Raymond Durgnat Raymond Durgnat (September 1, 1932 - May 19, 2002) was a distinctive and highly influential British film critic, who was born in London of Swiss parents. During his life he wrote for virtually every major English language film publication.
Raymond Dwek Professor Raymond Allen Dwek FRS (born 10 November 1941) was the founding scientist of the University of Oxford Glycobiology Institute and its spin-off biotech company, Oxford GlycoSciences (acquired by Celltech in 2003).
Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut. Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools.
Raymond E. Willis Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875 - March 21, 1956) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College (Crawfordsville in 1896.
Raymond Edde Raymond EddĂ© (15 March 1913 - 10 May 2000) (Arabic: ريمŮن إدّه) was a Lebanese statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. He led the Lebanese National Bloc, an influential political party.
Raymond Edmunds Raymond Edmunds (aka Donvale Rapist, Mr. Stinky) born at Queen Victoria Hospital on Swanston Street Melbourne Sunday 12 March 1944 and adopted by Mavis & Harold Edmunds then residing at Mudgegonga near Myrtleford in north-east Victoria.
Raymond Ettledorf Raymond Phillip Ettledorf (August 18, 1911 - March 15, 1986) was an Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Ettledorf was born in the Winneshiek County, Iowa community of Ossian, and was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque on December 8, 1937.
Raymond F. Lederer Raymond Lederer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's third congressional district from 1977 to 1981. After being implicated in the Abscam sting, Lederer was convicted of bribery and sentenced to three years in prison and fined $20,000.
Raymond Federman Raymond Federman (born 1928) is a French–American novelist and academic, known also for poetry, essays, translations, and criticism. He held positions at the University at Buffalo from 1973 to 1999, where he is now Distinguished Emeritus Professor.
Raymond Firth Sir Raymond William Firth, CNZM, FBA, (25 March, 1901 – 22 February, 2002) was an ethnologist from New Zealand. As a result of Firth's ethnographic work, actual behaviour of societies (social organization) is separated from the idealized rules of behaviour within the particular society (social structure).
Raymond Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939), also known as Ray Flynn, was the Mayor of Boston from 1984 to 1993, and later the American ambassador to the Vatican (1993 - 1997) under President Bill Clinton. Flynn is a life-long Democrat, he is a pro-life activist and endorsed President Bush in the 2000 presidential election.
Raymond Franz Raymond Franz was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from 1971 until 1980, and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. He is relatively well known today, both within and without the Jehovah's Witness community, as a former Jehovah's Witness.
Raymond Garrett Sir Raymond William Garrett AFC AEA (October 1990–12 October 1994) was an Australian photographer, pilot, and politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Garrett served on the Victorian Legislative Council for eighteen years, and was knighted in 1973.
Raymond Geoffrey of Marseille Raymond Geoffrey, viscount of Marseille, usually called Barral of Marseille, was the third son of Hugh Geoffrey of Marseille and his wife CĂ©cile of Aurons. Barral of Marseille was a patron of troubadours, including Folquet of Marseille and Peire Vidal.
Raymond Geuss Raymond Geuss (born 1946), a Reader in the Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, is a leading political philosopher and one of the world's foremost scholars of 19th and 20th century European philosophy. Geuss took both his undergraduate (1966) and graduate (1971) degrees at Columbia University, where he wrote his thesis under the direction of Robert Denoon Cumming.
Raymond Goertz Raymond Goertz was an early pioneer in the field of robotics, specifically remote-controlled robots (see telepresence). In 1951, while working for the Atomic Energy Commission at Argonne National Laboratory he developed the first master/slave manipulator in order to handle radioactive material.
Raymond Goethals Raymond Goethals (7 October 1921 - 6 December 2004) was a Belgian football coach who notably led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club.
Raymond Gravel Father Raymond Gravel (born 1952 in Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec) is a Canadian priest and politician who is currently the Member of Parliament for the riding of Repentigny, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He is a controversial Roman Catholic priest in Quebec, Canada.
Raymond Gutiérrez Raymond Gutiérrez is a Filipino television personality and the identical twin brother of actor Richard Gutiérrez. He was born on January 21, 1984 at Beverly Hills, California Raymond is also the younger brother of 1993 Miss World Second Princess Ruffa Gutiérrez, who was also an actor in the Philippines like their parents, Eddie Gutiérrez and Anabelle Rama.
Raymond H. Torrey Raymond Hezekiah Torrey (July 15, 1880 – July 15, 1938) was the author of weekly columns, Outings and The Long Brown Path in the New York Evening Post in the 1920s and 1930s. The column played a major role in the development of the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail, the Long Path and the popularity of hiking generally.
Raymond Hamilton Raymond Elzie Hamilton (May 21, 1913 in Oklahoma - May 10, 1935) was only 21 years old when he had accumulated a prison sentence of 362 years. After his many escapes from prison, the police had to keep an ever present watch over him at all times.
Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph De Montmorency The Hon. Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph De Montmorency (5 February 1867- 23 February 1900) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (born July 7 1887 in Red Oak, Iowa, USA — died October 21 1971 in Palmdale, California) was a movie actor who appeared in almost five hundred movies. Although having a successful silent film career, sound helped to boost Hatton's career and making him best remembered as the tobacco-chewing, rip snorting Rusty Joslin in the Three Mesquiteers series.
Raymond Herrera Raymond Herrera (born Monday, December 18, 1972), is a musician and the drummer/one of the original members of the Industrial metal band Fear Factory. His drumming is considered to be a large part of Fear Factory's appeal to fans and is known to use triggers on his drum set.
Raymond High School Raymond High School is a is a public secondary school located in the town of Raymond, Mississippi. As of 2005, the school had met all federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act and received an achievement index rank of "3" (successful) from the state of Mississippi.
Raymond Hubbard, 4th Baron Addington Raymond Egerton Hubbard, BA, 4th Baron Addington (11 November 1884-17 August 1971) was a british Peer. The son of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his elder brother, who had died without a male heir.
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo Fung Ch'ien Kuo Fung (éŚ˘ćžśč± born 26th January 1952) or Raymond Ch'ien is an active businessman in Hong Kong. He is a director of HSBC and The Wharf, a non-executive chairman of MTR Corporation Limited and has many other posts of various public listed companies.
Raymond Challinor Raymond Challinor is a distinguished Marxist historian of the British labour movement, particularly in the North East of England. While a member of the Socialist Workers Party, he wrote his best known work, a classic history of the Socialist Labour Party, The Origins of British Bolshevism (1977).
Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of crime stories and novels. His influence on modern crime fiction has been immense, particularly in the writing style and attitudes that much of the field has adopted over the last 60 years.
Raymond Chang Raymond Chang is a professor at Williams College who has written several published textbooks, mostly in the field of chemistry. His most used text is titled Chemistry and is currently in its ninth edition of publication.
Raymond Ching Raymond Ching, also known as Raymond Harris-Ching, is a New Zealand painter born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1939. Ching is considered the greatest contemporary bird painter, but he is also an artist of considerable standing for his other work.
Raymond II of Rouergue Raymond II (also Ramon or Raimundo and sometimes numberred Raymond I) (died 961 or 965) was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 937 to his death. Under Raymond, Rouergue achieved a suzerainty over neighbouring counties and he successfully titled himself marchio (margrave) of Septimania.
Raymond III of Rouergue Raymond III (also Ramon or Raimundo and sometimes numberred Raymond II) (died 1008) was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 961 or 965 to his death. Raymond achieved a suzerainty over neighbouring counties and successfully titled himself marchio (or dux) or margrave of Septimania.
Raymond Jafelice Raymond Jafelice is a film director from the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is best known for his involvement in the Nelvana productions of The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987) and Babar: King of the Elephants (1999).
Raymond James Boland Bishop Raymond James Boland, born February 8, 1932, in Ireland, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1957, for the Diocese of Washington.
Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium is a football and soccer stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the University of South Florida football team, and was formerly home to the MLS's Tampa Bay Mutiny.
Raymond Jeanloz Raymond Jeanloz is a professor of earth and planetary science and of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. Educated at the California Institute of Technology, Amherst College and at Deep Springs College, he has contributed research fundamental to understanding of the composition of the Earth and the behavior of materials under high temperatures and pressures.
Raymond Kéruzoré Raymond Kéruzoré (born June 17, 1949, Châteauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère) is a former French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.
Raymond Keene Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an influential figure in the chess world off the board, bringing many notable chess events to London. He is also the author of a significant number of chess books, including a well respected treatise on Nimzowitsch titled Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal, and a chess book claimed to have been authored over a weekend!
Raymond Knight Oscar Raymond ("Ray") Knight (8 April 1872—7 February 1947) was a prominent Latter-day Saint settler of what is today southern Alberta. Knight instituted the Raymond Stampede, the oldest and longest-running rodeo in Canada.
Raymond Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil (pronounced: ) (born February 12, 1948) is a pioneer in the fields of optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is the author of several books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, technological singularity, and futurism.
Raymond Lagacé Trophy The Raymond Lagacé Trophy is awarded annually to the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Prior to 1980, there was only one Rookie of the Year trophy, the Michel Bergeron Trophy, which was awarded to the Overall Rookie of the Year.
Raymond Lambert Raymond Lambert (18 October 1914 - 25 February 1997) was a Swiss mountaineer, who with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached an altitude of 8611 metres (just 237 metres from the summit) of Mount Everest in May 1952. By that time it was the highest point that a climber had ever reached.
Raymond Lee Harvey Raymond Lee Harvey (1950-) was an a American assassin who on May 5 1979 tried to assassinate President Jimmy Carter. He was arrested by police for carrying a pistol, ten minutes before Carter was to give a speech at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles.
Raymond Lee Oyler Raymond Lee Oyler is a 36-year-old auto mechanic from Beaumont, California, who was arrested by Riverside County Sheriff's Department officials on October 31, 2006, for setting two wildfires in the summer of 2006. The Sheriff's Department announced in a live news conference on Thursday, November 2, 2006, that Oyler also was charged for his involvement with the Esperanza Fire, which killed five firefighters.
Raymond Lefevre Raymond Lefevre(Born November, 20 of 1929 Calais, France) was a French easy listening orchestra conductor and composer. He is best known for his 1968 theme Soul Coaxin' (Ame Caline), which became an international hit.
Raymond Listen Raymond Listen was a psychedelic pop band formed in 1990 in Newark, DE by Edward Moyse (vocals/guitar/organ) and Dave Milsom (drums). By 1992, the lineup had expanded to include Dave Silverman (glockenspiel/organ) and Kim Benner (finger cymbals).
Raymond Loewy Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 - July 14, 1986) was one of the best known industrial designers of the 20th century. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States, where he influenced countless aspects of American life.
Raymond Louis Wilder Raymond Louis Wilder (3 November 1896, Palmer, Massachusetts – 7 July 1982, Santa Barbara, California) was an American mathematician, who specialized in topology and gradually acquired philosophical and anthropological interests.
Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot is a cartoonist, born on 30 March 1924, in Verviers, Belgium. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé or André Franquin, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded among critics and collectors.
Raymond Maury Raymond Maury was a weaver in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century, made notable by appearing in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou. While most in the town of Montaillou did some weaving, Maury was the only one to sell his wool rather than use it in the home.
Raymond McCarey Raymond McCarey (1904 - 1948) was an American film director, the younger brother of director Leo McCarey. He began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy.
Raymond McCreesh Raymond Peter McCreesh (Irish name: RĂ©amann Mac Raois; 25 February, 1957 - 21 May, 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and a Volunteer within the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He was born in Camlough in South Armagh.
Raymond McGinley Raymond McGinley (born 3 January 1964, in Glasgow, Scotland) is one of the three singer-songwriters in the Glasgow based band, Teenage Fanclub. McGinley also plays lead guitar in the band, and is responsible for a number of their songs.
Raymond Moley Raymond Moley (born 27 September 1886 in Berea, Ohio - died 18 February 1975) was a leading New Dealer who became its bitter opponent. He was educated at Baldwin-Wallace College, at Oberlin College, and received his PhD from Columbia University in 1918.
Raymond Murray Major General Raymond L. Murray (January 30, 1913–November 11, 2004) was a highly-decorated United States Marine Corps officer, who earned two Navy Crosses, one during World War II, and a second during the Korean War.
Raymond Nasher Raymond Nasher (1921 - ) is a Duke University alumnus (1943) who is an avid art collector. Together with his late wife Patsy, he amassed a substantial number of the world's greatest sculptures (including works by Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Henry Moore) and various other important pieces.
Raymond Nonnatus Saint Raymond Nonnatus (Raymund Nonnatus; Raimundo Nonato; Raymond Nonnat) (1204—1240) is a saint from Catalonia. His surname Nonnatus (Latin, "not born") is derived from the fact that he was born by Caesarean section (his mother died during childbirth).
Raymond of Burgundy Raymond of Burgundy (Spanish and Portuguese: Raimundo) was the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy and was Count of Amous. He came to the Iberian Peninsula for the first time during the period 1086-1087 with Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy.
Raymond of Peñafort Raymond of Peñafort (Raymond de Penyafort) was born in Vilafranca del Penedès, a small town near Barcelona, Spain, in 1180. He was educated in Barcelona and also at the University of Bologna in Italy, where he received doctorates in civil law and canon law.
Raymond of Sabunde Raymond of Sabunde (also Sabiende, Sabond, Sabonde, Sebon, or Sebeyde), was a Spanish scholar, teacher of medicine and philosophy and finally regius professor of theology at Toulouse. He was born at Barcelona, Spain, towards the end of the 14th century and died in 1432.
Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957) is an artist and sometime musician and lyricist, known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous captions. His subject matter is sometimes violent and anti-authoritarian.
Raymond Philyaw Raymond Philyaw (born July 30, 1974 in Shreveport, LA) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League. He also played for the Chicago Rush and Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005.
Raymond Plouhar Raymond James Bryon Anthony Charles Plouhar (26 May 1976-26 June 2006) was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps killed by a roadside bomb in the Anbar Province of Iraq, while serving in the Iraq War on June 26, 2006. Although one of thousands of U.
Raymond Poe Raymond "Ray" Poe, is currently a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 99th district. Representative Poe has served in the Illinois House of Representatives since 1994.
Raymond Poulidor Raymond Poulidor, often nick-named Pou Pou (born April 15, 1936, Masbaraud-Merignat, France), was a professional bicycle racer. He was known as the 'eternal second', as he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times (including on his final Tour at the age of 40).
Raymond Price (con man) Raymond Price is featured in the book "Join Me" written by Danny Wallace. Raymond Price had tricked some Joinees into give him ÂŁ38 after telling them that his car had broken down and he needed to get back to Teignmouth in Devon where he claims to be an artist with a studio.
Raymond R. Schumacher Raymond Richard Schumacher (15 Apr 1924 Chicago - 04 Nov 1973 Oak Lawn,IL) served in the Army Air Force during World War II, played as a fullback for the Chicago Bears after the war, and later worked as civil engineer for the City of Chicago.
Raymond Ramazani Baya Raymond Ramazani Baya (born 1943) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is currently the foreign minister of that country under the transitional government since he was appointed to that post on July 23 2004, by vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who is allowed to appoint the foreign minister.
Raymond Rasch Ray Rasch (born March 1 1917 in Toledo, Ohio) was a prominent pianist and arranger on the Hollywood scene in 1950's and 1960's. Rasch is perhaps best known for winning an Academy Award in 1972 for "Best Original Music Score" for Chaplin's 1952 film limelight (along with Charles Chaplin and Larry Russell).
Raymond Reiter Raymond Reiter (June 12, 1939 – September 16, 2002), was a Canadian computer scientist and logician. He was one of the founders of the field of non-monotonic reasoning with his work on default logic, model-based diagnosis, closed world reasoning, and truth maintenance systems.
Raymond Robertson (politician) Raymond Scott Robertson (born in Hamilton, Scotland, on 11 December 1959) and was educated at Glasgow University, graduating Master of Arts with Honours in Modern History and Politics. He was a Conservative & Unionist Member of Parliament from 1992 until 1997, representing Aberdeen South, and Minister for Education, Housing, Fisheries and Sport at the Scottish Office from 1995 to 1997.
Raymond Rohonyi Raymond István Rohonyi (born July 20, 1975 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian heavy metal singer. He is one of the founders of Theatre of Tragedy, and with them he has released six studio albums, a live album and one studio EP.
Raymond Rosenthal Raymond Rosenthal (1915-1995) was a well-known translator of Italian literature into the English language. He has translated the works of Primo Levi, Pietro Aretino, Aldo Busi and Gabriele D'Annunzio, among others.
Raymond Roussel Raymond Roussel (Paris, January 20, 1877 - Palermo, July 14, 1933) was a French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, chess enthusiast, neurasthenic, and drug addict. Through his novels, poems, and plays he exerted a profound influence on certain groups within 20th century French literature, including the Surrealists, Oulipo, and the authors of the nouveau roman.
Raymond Saunders (clockmaker) Raymond Saunders is a Canadian clockmaker who has designed and built more than 150 customized clocks that mainly serve as tourist-attracting public artworks. In 1977 he was commissioned to build a steam clock for the Gastown district of Vancouver, Canada.
Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), was an American composer, orchestra leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor. He was born in Brooklyn to a family of Russian-Jewish immigrants.
Raymond Simon Raymond Simon is the current United States Deputy Secretary of Education at the Education Department. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the Department and manages the department's budget, and the "No Child Left Behind Act.
Raymond Sokolov Raymond Sokolov (born Detroit, Michigan 1 August, 1941) is a journalist who has written extensively about food. He currently writes the "Eating Out" column for The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition.
Raymond Stampede The Raymond Stampede is an annual rodeo that is held in the town of Raymond, Alberta, Canada every July 1. It is notable for being Canada's oldest rodeo event, having been instituted a full decade before the world-famous Calgary Stampede.
Raymond Stantz Raymond "Ray" Stantz, PhD is a fictional scientist and member of the Ghostbusters, appearing in the films Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II (played by Dan Aykroyd) and in the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters (voiced by Frank Welker). He is one of the three doctors of parapsychology on the team, along with Dr.
Raymond T. Miller Raymond Thomas Miller (January 10, 1893–July 13, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 43rd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and the chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party for over twenty years.
Raymond Terrace, New South Wales Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia, about 20 kilometres north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. It is the administrative centre of Port Stephens Council and has about 12,000 residents.
Raymond Torres-Santos Raymond Torres-Santos is a Puerto Rican born composer and conductor who has received international recognition for the quality of his musical compositions and great talents as a pianist, arranger, producer and conductor.
Raymond Towers Holmes Raymond Towers Holmes (1914 – 2005) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain. He was famous for preventing a German bomber from attacking Buckingham Palace by crashing his Hurricane fighter into the enemy aircraft.
Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns (1893-1961) was an Australian accountant, amateur ornithologist and bird photographer. He is especially well known for his efforts in photography and sound recording of the Lyrebirds of Sherbrooke Forest near Melbourne, Victoria.
Raymond U. Lemieux Dr. Raymond Urgel Lemieux CC, PhD (June 16, 1920 – July 22, 2000) was a Canadian biochemist, who pioneered a number of discoveries in the field of chemistry, his first and most famous being the synthesis of sucrose.
Raymond Villeneuve Raymond Villeneuve (born September 11, 1943) was a founding member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist organization. Beginning in the early 1960s, the FLQ was responsible for more than two hundred bombings and numerous armed robberies that led to the events in 1970 known as the October Crisis.
Raymond Vouel Raymond Vouel (8 April 1923 – 12 February 1987) was a Luxembourgian politician. Vouel was Deputy Prime Minister in the Thorn-Vouel cabinet, a coalition between Vouel's Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Gaston Thorn's Democratic Party.
Raymond W. Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the current Commissioner of the New York City Police Department and the first person to hold the post for two nonconsecutive tenures. Kelly spent 31 years in the NYPD, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992-1994 and 2002-present.
Raymond Walkosz Raymond Walkosz is president and founder of the financial public relations and investor relations firm Stomar Partners. Walkosz has represented companies trading on the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the OTC Bulletin Board and the Pink Sheets.
Raymond Washington Raymond Lee Washington (August 15, 1953 – August 9, 1979) was the founder of a Los Angeles, California street gang, which eventually would become known as the Crips, one of the most notorious and violent gangs in United States history.
Raymond Weil (Bond Promo cd) Raymond Weil is a rare promo cd released by the string quartet bond, when they promote a new model of a watch called "Othello" by Raymond Weil. This Promo Album was released in the 2001, but the date is unknown.
Raymond Westerling Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling (August 31, 1919 - November 26, 1987), nicknamed the Turk, was a Dutch commander. He waged a guerilla war in the Sulawesi during the Indonesian War of Independence after the Second World War, and staged a coup in the city of Bandung in 1950.
Raymond Wintz Raymond Wintz (Joseph Raimond Wintz) (1884-1956) was a Paris-born painter whose most famous paintings were of marine and coastal views in Brittany. He was the son of the painter Guillaume Wintz (1823-1899) and the husband of the painter Renee Carpentier (-Wintz) (1913-2003).
Raymond-Roger de Trencavel Raymond-Roger Trencavel (1185 - November 10, 1209) was a member of the noble Trencavel family. He was viscount of Béziers and Albi (and thus a vassal of the count of Toulouse), and viscount of Carcassonne and the Razès[now Rennes-le-Chateau] (and thus a vassal of the count of Barcelona, which was also ruling Aragon at this time).
Raymonde Testanière Raymonde Testanière known as Vuissane was a servant in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century. She is known to us through her testimony recorded on the Fournier Register and examined in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou.
Raymonde Vital Raymonde Vital was a woman who lived in the Comté de Foix in the early fourteenth century, she was made notable by appearing in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou. Working as a servant in the home the Belots, one of the wealthier families of Montaillou, she met Arnaud Vital, a cobbler who was boarding there.
Raymundo Cárdenas Raymundo Cárdenas Hernández (b. February 3, 1950) is a Mexican left-wing politician from Zacatecas affiliated to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) who currently serves in the lower house of the Mexican Congress.
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