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Raaff, Robin de (b. 1968) (The Netherlands)
Rääts, Jaan (b. 1932 – d. 2020) (Estonia)
Rabe, Folke (b. 1935 – d. 2017) (Sweden)
Rabinovitch, Alexandre (b. 1945) (Russia–Switzerland)
Radford, Laurie (b. 1958) (Canada)
Rădulescu, Horațiu (b. 1942 – d. 2008) (Romania–France)
Raecke, Hans-Karsten (b. 1941) (Germany) (German only)
Raes, Godfried-Willem (b. 1952) (Belgium)
Räihälä, Osmo Tapio (b. 1964) (Finland)
Raikhel, Vincent (b. 1984) (USA)
Raine-Reusch, Randy (b. 1952) (Canada)
Räisänen, Tomi (b. 1976) (Finland)
Rakowski, David (b. 1958) (USA)
Raminsh, Imant (b. 1943) (Latvia–Canada)*
Ramón, Evelin (b. 1979) (Cuba)
Ramsier, Paul (b. 1937) (USA)
Ran, Shulamit (b. 1949) (Israel–USA)
Randall-Myers, Brendon (b. 1986) (USA)
Rands, Bernard (b. 1934) (UK–USA)
Ranjbaran, Behzad (b. 1955) (Iran–USA)
Rapacki, Sebastian (b. 1985) (Sweden)
Rasch, Torsten (b. 1965) (Germany)
Rasgado, Víctor (b. 1959 – d. 2023) (Mexico) (Spanish only)
Raskatov, Alexander (b. 1953) (Russia)
Rasmussen, Karl Aage (b. 1947) (Denmark)
Rasmussen, Sunleif (b. 1961) (Denmark)
Rataj, Michal (b. 1975) (Czech Republic)
Rath, Don (b. 1956) (USA)
Ratkje, Maja (b. 1973) (Norway)
Ratniece, Santa (b. 1977) (Latvia)
Rautavaara, Einojuhani (b. 1928 – d. 2016) (Finland)
Rayeva, Olga (b. 1971) (Russia)
Rea, John (b. 1944) (Canada)
Read, Gardner (b. 1913 – d. 2005) (USA)
Rebelo, Pedro (b. 1972) (Portugal)
Rebullida, Víctor (b. 1963) (Spain)
Rechberger, Herman (b. 1947 – d. 2022) (Austria–Finland)
Redel, Martin Christoph (b. 1947) (Germany) (German only)
Redgate, Roger (b. 1958) (UK)
Redhead, Lauren (b. 1980s) (UK)
Reed, H. Owen (b. 1910 – d. 2014) (USA)
Reese, Kirsten (b. 1968) (Germany)
Regner, Hermann (b. 1928 – d. 2008) (Germany–Austria)
Regtien, Maarten (b. 1963) (The Netherlands)
Regucera, Amadeus (b. 1984) (USA)
Rehnqvist, Karin (b. 1957) (Sweden)
Reibel, Guy (b. 1936) (France)
Reich, Steve (b. 1936) (USA)
Reiche, Christopher (b. 1983) (Canada)
Reid, Ellen (b. 1983) (USA)
Reimann, Aribert (b. 1936) (Germany)
Reina, Rafael (b. 1961) (The Netherlands–Spain)
Reiner, Thomas (b. 1959) (Germany–Australia)
Reinholdtsen, Trond (b. 1972) (Norway)
Reinkemeyer, Andrea (b. 1976) (USA)
Reinvere, Jüri (b. 1971) (Estonia)
Reiter, Eva (b. 1976) (Austria)
Reiter, Herwig (b. 1941) (Austria) (German only)
Rekašius, Antanas (b. 1928 – d. 2003) (Lithuania)
Renard, Claire (b. 1944) (France) (French only)
Rendine, Sergio (b. 1954) (Italy) (mostly in Italian)
Rens, Jean-Marie (b. 1955) (Belgium) (mostly in French)
Renz Paulsen, Christian (b. 1982) (Colombia–Germany) (German only)
Repečkaitė, Justina (b. 1989) (Lithuania)
Resanovic, Nikola (b. 1955) (USA)
Resch, Gerald (b. 1975) (Austria)
Resch, Hans-Dieter (b. 1932 – d. 2022) (Germany)
Retzel, Frank (b. 1948) (USA)
Reuben, Federico (b. 1978) (Costa Rica)
Reusner, Clemens von (b. 1957) (Germany) (mostly in German)
Reutter, Hans Peter (b. 1966) (Germany)
Reverdy, Michèle (b. 1943) (France) (French only)
Reynolds, Belinda (b. 1967) (USA)
Reynolds, Peter (b. 1958 – d. 2016) (UK)
Reynolds, Roger (b. 1934) (USA)
Rhodes, Phillip (b. 1940) (USA)
Rhys, John Marlow (b. 1935 – d. 2011) (UK)
Ribeiro, Bruno (b. 1982) (Portugal)
Ribeiro, Felipe (b. 1980) (Brazil)
Ribera, Manel (b. 1974) (Spain)
Ricci, James (b. 1954) (USA)
Ricci, Vito (b. 1947) (USA)
Rice, Steven (b. 1979) (USA)
Richardson Schulte, Abigail (b. 1976) (Canada)*
Richter, Ben (b. 1986) (USA)
Richter, Marga (b. 1926 – d. 2020) (USA)*
Richter de Vroe, Nicolaus (b. 1955) (Germany) (German only)
Ricketson, Damien (b. 1973) (Australia)
Ricketts, Matthew (b. 1986) (Canada)
Ricks, Steven L. (b. 1969) (USA)
Rieck, Stephen (b. 1955) (Canada)
Riederer, Fernando (b. 1977) (Brazil–Austria)
Riehm, Rolf (b. 1937) (Germany) (German only)
Rihm, Wolfgang (b. 1952) (Germany)*
Rijnvos, Richard (b. 1964) (The Netherlands)
Riley, Terry (b. 1935) (USA)
Rimmer, John (b. 1939) (New Zealand)*
Rimoldi, Paolo (b. 1961) (Italy)*
Riphagen, Johan S. (b. 1961) (The Netherlands) (Dutch only)
Riše, Indra (b. 1961) (Latvia–Denmark)
Risher, Tim (b. 1957) (USA)
Risset, Jean-Claude (b. 1938 – d. 2016) (France)*
Ristic, André (b. 1972) (Canada)
Ritchie, Anthony (b. 1960) (New Zealand)
Ritchie, John (b. 1921 – d. 2014) (New Zealand)
Riu, Enric (b. 1968) (Spain)
Rival, Robert (b. 1975) (Canada)
Rivas, Sebastian (b. 1975) (Argentina–France)
Rivera, Carlos Rafael (b. 1970) (USA)
Rizzuto, Matthew (b. 1973) (Canada)*
Roads, Curtis (b. 1951) (USA)
Roberts, Adam (b. 1980) (USA)
Roberts, Jeremy Dale (b. 1934 – d. 2017) (UK)
Roberts, Mark (b. 1977) (UK)
Robin, Jean-Baptiste (b. 1976) (France)
Robin, Yann (b. 1974) (France) (French only)
Robinson, Bill (b. 1955) (USA)
Robison, Brian (b. 1964) (USA)
Rocha, José Eduardo (b. 1961) (Portugal) (mostly in Portuguese)
Rocha, Nuno da (b. 1986) (Portugal)
Rocha, Pedro M. (b. 1961) (Portugal)*
Rocha Iturbide, Manuel (b. 1963) (Mexico)
Rochberg, George (b. 1918 – d. 2005) (USA)
Roche, Colin (b. 1974) (France) (French only)
Rochefoucauld, Maxime de la (b. 1959) (Canada)
Rodas, Arturo (b. 1954) (Ecuador)*
Rodger, Daniel (b. 1965) (UK)
Rodgers, Georgia (b. 1985) (UK)
Rodgers, Sarah (b. 1953) (UK)
Rodrigues, Ernesto (b. 1959) (Portugal)
Rodrigues, Eugénio (b. 1961) (Portugal)
Rodríguez, Alexandro (b. 1952) (Venezuela)
Rodríguez, Robert Xavier (b. 1946) (USA)
Rodríguez Valenzuela, Manuel (b. 1980) (Spain)
Rogers, John Fitz (b. 1963) (USA)
Rogerson, Chris (b. 1988) (USA)
Rogl, Helmut (b. 1960) (Austria) (German only)
Rohde, Kurt (b. 1967) (USA)
Rohloff, Steingrimur (b. 1971) (Iceland–Germany)
Roi, Micheline (b. 1963) (Canada)*
Roig-Francolí, Miguel (b. 1953) (Spain–USA)
Roinsol, Olivier (b. 1980) (France) (French only)
Rojko, Uroš (b. 1954) (Slovenia–Germany)
Rokeach, Martin (b. 1953) (USA)
Rolfe, James (b. 1961) (Canada)*
Rolin, Étienne (b. 1952) (USA–France)
Rolnick, Neil B. (b. 1947) (USA)
Romig, James (b. 1971) (USA)
Romitelli, Fausto (b. 1963 – d. 2004) (Italy)
Ronchetti, Lucia (b. 1963) (Italy)
Roos, Corné (b. 1989) (The Netherlands)
Rorem, Ned (b. 1923 – d. 2022) (USA)
Rosa, Clotilde (b. 1930 – d. 2017) (Portugal)
Rosauro, Ney (b. 1952) (Brazil–USA)
Rosaz, Jean-Christophe (b. 1961) (Switzerland–France)
Rose, François (b. 1959) (Canada)*
Rosenberger, Katharina (b. 1971) (Switzerland)
Rosenblum, Mathew (b. 1954) (USA)
Rosenboom, David (b. 1947) (USA)
Rosenhaus, Steven L. (b. 1952) (USA)
Rosenthal, Dean (b. 1974) (USA)
Rosenzweig, Morris (b. 1952) (USA)
Rosing-Schow, Niels (b. 1954) (Denmark)
Rosner, Arnold (b. 1945 – d. 2013) (USA)*
Ross, Charles (b. 1965) (UK–Iceland)
Ross, Clark (b. 1957) (Canada)*
Ross, Eric (b. 1948) (USA)
Ross, Erik (b. 1972) (Canada)
Rossille, Frédéric (b. 1955) (France)
Rossum, Piet-Jan van (b. 1966) (The Netherlands)
Rot, John (b. 1989) (USA)
Rotaru, Doina (b. 1951) (Romania)*
Roth, Michel (b. 1976) (Switzerland) (mostly in German)
Rothman, Philip (b. 1976) (USA)
Roukens, Joey (b. 1982) (The Netherlands)
Rouse, Christopher (b. 1949 – d. 2019) (USA)*
Rouse, Mikel (b. 1957) (USA)
Rouse, Steve (b. 1953) (USA)
Roustom, Kareem (b. 1971) (Syria–USA)
Roux, Isak (b. 1959) (South Africa–Germany)*
Rowan, Matthew (b. 1979) (UK)
Roxburgh, David (b. 1951 – d. 2001) (Canada)
Roxburgh, Edwin (b. 1937) (UK)
Rubenstein, David (b. 1954) (USA)
Rubin, Amy D. (b. 1952) (USA)
Rubin, Anna (b. 1946) (USA)
Rubtsov, Andrey (b. 1982) (Russia)
Ruders, Poul (b. 1949) (Denmark)
Rudi, Donika (b. 1982) (Kosovo)*
Rudi, Rafet (b. 1949) (Kosovo)*
Rudin, Andrew (b. 1939) (USA)
Rudin, Rolf (b. 1961) (Germany) (mostly in German)
Rudy, Paul (b. 1962) (USA)
Rueda, Jesús (b. 1961) (Spain) (Spanish only)
Ruehr, Elena (b. 1963) (USA)
Ruggiero, Charles (b. 1947) (USA)
Ruiter, Wim de (b. 1943) (The Netherlands)
Rulon, C. Bryan (b. 1954) (USA)*
Rumancik, Maryanne N. (b. 1960) (Canada)
Rumbau Masgrau, Octavi (b. 1980) (Spain)
Rumondor, Claudia (b. 1983) (The Netherlands)
Rumrill, Curtis (b. 1980) (USA)
Runswick, Daryl (b. 1946) (UK)
Ruoff, Axel (b. 1957) (Germany) (German only)
Rusconi, Roberto David (b. 1972) (Italy–UK)
Rush, Stephen (b. 1958) (USA)
Rushton, Edward (b. 1972) (UK)
Russo, Tadd (b. 1976) (USA)
Rutter, John (b. 1945) (UK)
Rütti, Carl (b. 1949) (Switzerland)
Ruttkamp, Timo (b. 1980) (Germany)*
Ruzicka, Peter (b. 1948) (Germany)*
Ryan, Jeffrey (b. 1962) (Canada)
Rynkova, Svetlana (Sviatlana) (b. 1985) (Belarus)*
Rzewski, Frederic (b. 1938 – d. 2021) (USA)*

(*) = profile written by Dan Albertson.

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