| Charles Stanley Reinhart | 1844–1896 | 1 |
| Robert Reinick | 1805–1852 | 1 |
| George Andrew Reisner | 1867–1942 | 1 |
| Francis William Reitz | 1844–1934 | 1 |
| O. (Oskar) Relander | 1863–1930 | 1 |
| C. M. (Charles M.) Relyea | 1863–1932 | 12 |
| Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn | 1606–1669 | 1 |
| Frederic Remington | 1861–1909 | 6 |
| P. C. (Peter Charles) Remondino | 1846–1926 | 1 |
| Alfred Remy | 1870–1937 | 1 |
| Arthur F. J. Remy | 1871–1954 | 1 |
| Jules Remy | 1826–1893 | 1 |
| Ernest Renan | 1823–1892 | 4 |
| Alphonse-François Renard | 1842–1903 | 1 |
| Jules Renard | 1864–1910 | 2 |
| Madame de (Sophie de Senneterre) Renneville | 1772–1822 | 1 |
| J. K. (Jacques Karel) Rensburg | 1870–1943 | 1 |
| Agnes Repplier | 1855–1950 | 1 |
| Adolphe Retté | 1863–1930 | 1 |
| Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz | 1613–1679 | 6 |
| Johann Michael Reu | 1869–1943 | 2 |
| Rodolphe Reuss | 1841–1924 | 1 |
| Christian Reuter | 1665–1712 | 1 |
| Fritz Reuter | 1810–1874 | 2 |
| Eben E. (Eben Eugene) Rexford | 1848–1916 | 1 |
| Theodor Reye | 1838–1919 | 1 |
| Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino | 1864–1938 | 1 |
| Władysław Stanisław Reymont | 1867–1925 | 2 |
| Frances Reynolds | 1729–1807 | 1 |
| Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds | 1867–1937 | 7 |
| Reynolds, Joshua, Sir | 1723–1792 | 1 |
| Katharine Yirsa Reynolds | born 1883 | 1 |
| Mack Reynolds | 1917–1983 | 8 |
| Stephen Sydney Reynolds | 1881–1919 | 1 |
| Louis Rhead | 1857–1926 | 1 |
| Rush Rhees | 1860–1939 | 1 |
| James Rhoades | 1841–1923 | 1 |
| Eugene Manlove Rhodes | 1869–1934 | 2 |
| Harrison Rhodes | 1871–1929 | 1 |
| James Ford Rhodes | 1848–1927 | 1 |
| M. (Mosheim) Rhodes | 1837–1924 | 1 |
| W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes | 1822–1876 | 1 |
| Ernest Rhys | 1859–1946 | 6 |
| Carles Riba | 1893–1959 | 2 |
| Llorenç Riber | 1881–1958 | 1 |
| Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice | 1870–1942 | 9 |
| Edwin Gile Rich | 1879–1939 | 1 |
| Walter H. (Walter Herbert) Rich | born 1866 | 1 |
| A. E. (Adolphus Edwards) Richards | 1844–1920 | — |
| Alfred Bate Richards | 1820–1876 | 1 |
| Richards, Amy, active | 1896–1918 | 13 |
| Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta) Richards | 1842–1911 | 1 |
| Frank Richards | 1863–1935 | 1 |
| Fred Richards | 1878–1932 | 1 |
| Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards | 1850–1943 | 16 |
| Lela Horn Richards | born 1870 | 1 |
| William Richards | 1749–1818 | 1 |
| Benjamin Ward Richardson | 1828–1896 | 1 |
| David Lester Richardson | 1801–1865 | 1 |
| Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller) Richardson | 1873–1957 | 1 |
| Frederick Richardson | 1862–1937 | 1 |
| Henry Handel Richardson | 1870–1946 | 3 |
| James Richardson | 1806–1851 | 5 |
| James D. (James Daniel) Richardson | 1843–1914 | 28 |
| James Hugh Richardson | 1894–1963 | 1 |
| Major (John) Richardson | 1796–1852 | 8 |
| Robert S. (Robert Shirley) Richardson | 1902–1981 | 1 |
| Samuel Richardson | 1689–1761 | 13 |
| Sarah J. Richardson | born 1835 | 1 |
| Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond | 1866–1959 | 12 |
| Legh Richmond | 1772–1827 | 2 |
| Mary Ellen Richmond | 1861–1928 | 1 |
| Jean Paul Richter | 1847–1937 | 3 |
| Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von | 1892–1918 | 1 |
| Joseph Rickaby | 1845–1932 | 1 |
| Edith Rickert | 1871–1938 | 1 |
| Riddell, J. H., Mrs. | 1832–1906 | 1 |
| Knut Ferdinand Ridderström | 1829–1897 | 1 |
| A. G. (Albert Gallatin) Riddle | 1816–1902 | 1 |
| Henry Milner Rideout | 1877–1927 | 1 |