Lives listing by nationality: English
- Rowley, Clotworthy (born 1731–died 1805), English lawyer, politician, member of Parliament
- Royal Astronomical Society (founded 1820), English academy, learned society, scientific society
- Royal Astronomical Society, Council of the (founded c. 1820), English academy, learned society, scientific society
- Royal Society of Arts (founded 1754), English academy, learned society, fine-arts society
- Ruddiman, Thomas (born 1674–died 1757), English scholar, classicist, academic, scholar, printer, librarian, archivist
- Rumbold, Sir Thomas, baronet (born 1736–died 1791), English colonial administrator, East India Company official, politician, member of Parliament
- Rumney, Edmund (born c. 1635–died after 1702), English [unknown occupation]
- Rush, Isaac (flourished 1673–1683), English colonial agent, civil servant
- Rush, Roger (born c. 1740), English clerk, servant
- Rushout, Sir James, 1st baronet (born 1644–died 1698), English politician, member of Parliament
- Rushworth, John (born c. 1612–died 1690), English author, historian
- Ruskin, John (born 1819–died 1900), English author, artist, art critic, draughtsman, watercolourist, art patron, reformer, philanthropist, social thinker
- Russell, Edward, earl of Orford (born 1652–died 1727), English naval officer
- Russell, Francis, 5th duke of Bedford (born 1765–died 1802), English politician, agriculturalist
- Russell, Francis, 7th duke of Bedford (born 1788–died 1861), English politician, member of Parliament
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