Jerry Rubin

(July 14, 1938, Cincinnati, Ohio-November 28, 1994, Los Angeles, Californa). American political activist and author. Co-Founder, Youth International Party (Yippies), c. 1967. One of the Chicago Seven, arrested for disrupting the 1968 Democratic Convention.

Robert Edward Rubin

(August 29, 1938, New York, New York-Alive). American banker. 70th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1995-1999.

Amnon Rubinstein

(September 5, 1931, Tel Aviv, Palestine-Alive). Israeli politician. Founder, Shinui (Center Party), 1974. Shinui/Meretz Member of the Knesset of Israel, 1977-2002. Minister of Communications of Israel, 1984-1987. Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel, 1992-1993. Minister of Science and Technology of Israel, 1992. Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Israel, 1993-1996. Recipient of the Israel Prize, 2006.

Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein

(November 28, 1829, Vikhvatinets, Moldova-November 20, 1894, Peterhof, Russia). Russian pianist, composer and conductor.

Artur Rubinstein

(January 28, 1887, Lodz, Poland-December 20, 1982, Geneva, Switzerland). Polish-American concert pianist. Became a naturalized American citizen, 1946.

Helena Rubinstein

(December 25, 1872, Krakow, Poland-April 1, 1965, New York, New York). Polish-American cosmetics industrialist and businesswoman. Opened the world's first beauty salon, Melbourne, Australia, 1902. Founder, Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated. One of the world's richest women.

Harry Ruby

(October 29, 1895, New York, New York-February 23, 1974, Woodland Hills, California). American songwriter and screenwriter. Partner of Bert Kalmar. Noted for his songs, including "I Wanna Be Loved by You" 91928); "Three Little Words" (1930); and "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" (1935).

Jack Leon Ruby

(March 25, 1911, Chicago, Illinois-January 3, 1967, Dallas, Texas). Born Jacob Rubenstein. Assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, November 24, 1963. Nightclub owner, Dallas, Texas. Small-time mobster. Shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, as he was being moved from Dallas Police Headquarters to the county jail. It was the first murder to be televised live on national television.

Warren Bruce Rudman

(May 18, 1930, Boston, Massachusetts-Alive). U.S. Senator (R-NH), 1980-1993. Co-Founder, Concord Coalition. Co-Chairman, U.S. Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, 2001. Noted as a social moderate and fiscal conservative.

Winona Ryder

(October 29, 1971, Winona, Minnestoa-Alive). American Actress. Born Winona Laura Horowitz. Known for her work in "Little Women," "Beetlejuice," and "Edward Scissorhands."