Famous people with the initials JR September 27, 2026

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025

Top 500 #423 Jason #3

John Ratcliffe

John #10

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

J. #3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

John Ritter

American actor (1948–2003)

John #18

Jack the Ripper

unidentified serial killer

Jack #8

Joe Root

England cricketer

Joe #6

Jeremy Renner

American actor | producer | and musician

Avengers: Endgame

Joely Richardson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

#10

Joe Rogan

American broadcaster | comedian | and actor (born 1967)

Joe #9

#11

John D. Rockefeller

American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)

John #36

#12

Jackie Robinson

American baseball player (1919–1972)

#13

Justin Roiland

American animator and voice actor (born 1980)

#14

Jimmy Rimmer

English footballer and manager

#15

Josh Radnor

American actor | director | producer | and screenwriter

Josh #8

#16

James Ransone

American actor (1979–2025)

James #27 Sinister

#17

Jaylen Reed

American football player (born 2003)

#18

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor

John #49 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

#19

Jordan Roth

American theatre manager

#20

Jack Ruby

American nightclub operator who killed American presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald

Jack #17

#21

James Remar

American actor (born 1953)

James #38 Oppenheimer

#22

John Ratzenberger

American actor (born 1947)

John #64 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

#23

Joan Rivers

American comedian | actress | and television host (1933–2014)

Iron Man 3

#24

Jean Reno

Spanish-French actor

Jean #2 Tuner

#25

John C. Reilly

American actor (born 1965)

John #69 Guardians of the Galaxy

#26

Jonathan Roumie

American criminal | convicted for the murder of civil rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968

Jonathan #14 Solo Mio

#27

James Earl Ray

James #51

#28

John Rzeznik

American singer-songwriter and record producer

John #81

#29

Jogi Ramesh

Indian politician

#30

June Diane Raphael

American actress | comedian | and screenwriter

Weapons

#31

Joey Ramone

American punk rock singer (1951–2001)

#32

Jon Richardson

British comedian

Jon #13

#33

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher | writer | and composer (1712-1778)

#34

John Roberts

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005

John #100

#35

Jeri Ryan

Filipino nationalist | writer and polymath (1861–1896)

#36

José Rizal

José #2 Noli Me Tángere

#37

Jessica Raine

#38

Jack Reynor

American actor (1922–2000)

Jack #29 Midsommar

#39

Jason Robards

Jason #23 Magnolia

#40

James David Rodríguez Rubio

Colombian association football player

James #68

#41

Jerry Rice

American football player (born 1962)

Jerry #17

#42

Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio

American former Miami Dolphins cheerleader

#43

Jim Rash

American actor | comedian | producer | and Academy Award-winning screenwriter

Jim #19 Captain America: Civil War

#44

Jacob Rees-Mogg

British politician

Jacob #9

#45

Johnny Ramone

American guitarist (1948–2004)

#46

Jim Root

American guitarist

Jim #20

#47

James Righton

British musician

James #76

#48

John Reardon

Canadian actor

John #126 White Chicks

#49

Jerry Reed

American singer and actor (1937–2008)

Jerry #20

#50

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

#51

Jessica Rothe

American rapper and producer

#52

Jane Remover

#53

Jessica Reynolds

Irish actress

#54

Joe Ranft

American screenwriter (1960–2005)

Joe #40

#55

Ja Rule

American rapper | singer and actor

The Fast and the Furious

#56

Jane Russell

American actress (1921–2011)

#57

Jon Ronson

British journalist and documentary filmmaker

Jon #22

#58

Jordan Rodgers

American football player and sports commentator (born 1988)

#59

Johnny Ringo

US criminal and gunfighter (1850–1882)

#60

Jamie Redknapp

English association football player

#61

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford

sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England

#62

Judy Reyes

American football player (born 1994)

Smile

#63

Jannat Zubair Rahmani

Indian actress

#64

Jalen Ramsey

#65

Jackson Rathbone

American actor and musician

#66

Judge Reinhold

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

#67

Jemma Redgrave

The Beekeeper

#68

Juliet Rylance

American filmmaker (1962–2020)

Sinister

#69

John Rocker

American baseball player

John #189

#70

Joel Rifkin

American serial killer

#71

Jean-François Richet

French film director

#72

James Redford

James #115

#73

Jake Roberts

American professional wrestler

#74

Josep Martínez Riera

Spanish footballer

#75

Jason Ralph

American video game designer

Jason #45

#76

John Romero

#77

John Rolfe

English explorer

#78

John Ruskin

English writer and art critic (1819–1900)

#79

JaMarcus Russell

American football player (born 1985)

#80

Jacob Ramsey

English association football player

Jacob #19

#81

Jay Ryan

New Zealand actor

It: Chapter Two

#82

Jeff Richmond

American composer | television actor and producer

Jeff #31

#83

Jay Roach

American filmmaker

#84

Jonathan Ross

English television and radio presenter

Jonathan #34

#85

Julian Reese

American basketball player (born 2003)

#86

Jon Rahm

Spanish professional golfer

Jon #33

#87

Julia Taylor Ross

British actress and television host (1983-)

#88

James Randi

Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent

James #133

#89

Jennifer Runyon

American actress (1960-2026)

#90

John Ruddy

English footballer

#91

John Reid

Scottish music manager

#92

Jim Ratcliffe

British chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist

Jim #43

#93

Jack Rudoni

English footballer

Jack #70

#94

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild

English peer | investment banker and philanthropist (1936–2024)

Jacob #20

#95

James Rebhorn

American character actor (1948-2014)

James #147 The Talented Mr. Ripley

#96

Jason Reitman

Canadian-American film director

Jason #54

#97

Jamie Raskin

American lawyer | politician | and U.S. Representative from Maryland since 2017

#98

Justin Rose

South African-born English professional golfer

#99

John Bennett Ramsey

American businessman | author and father of JonBenét Ramsey

#100

Josh Andres Rivera

Josh #43 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

#101

John Robins

English stand-up comedian and writer

#102

Jim Ross

American professional wrestling commentator | professional wrestling referee | and restaurateur

Jim #45

#103

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

English sssociation football player

#104

Josh Rosen

American football player (born 1997)

Josh #45

#105

Janet Reno

former Attorney General of the United States (1938-2016)

#106

John Riggins

American football player

#107

Jim Reeves

American country singer

Jim #56

#108

Jose Antonio Reyes

Spanish footballer (1983–2019)

#109

Julius Randle

American basketball player

#110

James Russo

American film and television actor

James #165 Django Unchained

#111

Jim Rohn

American motivational speaker

Jim #61

#112

Jon Rudnitsky

actor

Jon #39

#113

Jennifer Robertson

Canadian actress | writer | and comedian

Reminders of Him

#114

Johnny Rivers

American musician

#115

Joanna Roth

Scottish actress

#116

John Rogan

second tallest person ever recorded

#117

Juan Román Riquelme

Argentine association football player

Juan #14

#118

Jeff Ross

American stand-up comedian

Jeff #42

#119

James Rothschild

banker

James #174

#120

Jenny Ryan

one of the Chasers on The Chase nicknamed The Vixen

#121

Joseph D. Reitman

Slovenian professional dancer and choreographer

Joseph #48

#122

Joël Robuchon

French chef (1945-2018)

#123

Jennifer Rush

American pop singer

#124

John Roselli

American mobster

#125

Jan Ravnik

Jan #12

#126

José Luis Rodríguez

Venezuelan singer

José #16

#127

Jason James Richter

American actor and filmmaker

Jason #61

#128

Josh Ruben

Josh #58

#129

Joe Rodon

Welsh association football player

Joe #95

#130

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on two occasions

#131

Jamie Redfern

Australian singer

#132

John Rawls

American political philosopher

#133

Julia Rais

Malaysian actress

#134

James Roosevelt

son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1907-1991)

James #195

#135

Juan Pablo Raba

Colombian film | TV and telenovela actor (born 1977)

Juan #16

#136

Jay Rockefeller

American politician

#137

John Rutsey

Canadian musician

#138

Jochen Rindt

German racing driver

#139

Jerry Reinsdorf

American sports executive

Jerry #33

#140

J.R. Ramirez

#141

Jemima Rooper

American singer (1969–2012)

#142

Jenni Rivera

#143

Jonathan Richman

American singer

Jonathan #63

#144

Janice Rule

actress

#145

Jack Reed

American politician (born 1949)

Jack #96

#146

Julian Richings

English Canadian actor

Man of Steel

#147

José Antonio Primo de Rivera

Spanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936)

José #24

#148

Jordan Raskopoulos

Australian comedian | actor and singer

#149

Jay Robinson

English footballer

#150

Jagjivan Ram

Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986)

#151

Johnnie Ray

American singer | actor | songwriter and composer

#152

Jean-Claude Romand

French murderer

#153

Jay Rayner

English journalist and food critic (born 1966)

#154

John Russell

English cricket player and painter

#155

Jazz Raycole

actress | dancer

#156

Jack Russell

Jack #102

#157

Judith Resnik

American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)

#158

Johann Rupert

South African businessman

Johann #5

#159

Jonty Rhodes

South African cricketer

#160

John Edward Robinson

American serial killer

#161

Jake Roche

British actor

#162

John Rich

American country musician

#163

J. T. Realmuto

American baseball player

J. #42

#164

Julio Rodríguez

Dominican professional baseball center fielder (2000-)

#165

John Rabe

German businessman

#166

Julian Rhind-Tutt

English actor

#167

Jared Rushton

American filmmaker | YouTuber | and Internet personality

#168

James Rolfe

#169

Joe Rohde

Disney executive

Joe #124

#170

Jaret Reddick

American musician

#171

Jessica Ramos

Colombian-American politician | communications director | community organizer | activist

#172

Jase Robertson

American television personality

#173

Jalen Rose

American basketball player

#174

Jasmine Richards

Canadian actress

#175

James Rubin

American diplomat and journalist

#176

Jurij Rodionov

Austrian tennis player (1999-)

#177

Jerry Rubin

American activist (1938–1994)

Jerry #42

#178

Jan Ravens

British comedian

Jan #17

#179

Jessie Reyez

Canadian singer-songwriter

#180

John Reed

American journalist | poet | and communist activist

#181

José Ramos-Horta

2nd and 5th President of East Timor | Nobel Prize laureate

José #31

#182

Juice Robinson

American professional wrestler

#183

Jack Ryan

American investment banker and politician

Jack #118

#184

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer & director (1918–1998)

#185

Jeannie C. Riley

American singer

#186

Jessie Rogers

Brazilian pornographic actress

#187

Jalen Reagor

American football player (born 1999)

#188

John Rubinstein

American actor | composer and director

#189

John Arne Riise

Norwegian association football player

#190

Jesse James Rutherford

American singer | songwriter and actor

#191

Jay Rodriguez

English association football player (born 1989)

#192

James Read

fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

Legally Blonde

#193

James Rouse

American businessman

#194

Jerry Rawlings

Jerry #45

#195

Jonathan Reynolds

British politician (born 1980)

Jonathan #81

#196

Jennifer Rubin