| dos passos | (n) United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970), Syn. John Dos Passos, John Roderigo Dos Passos |
| jeffers | (n) United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962), Syn. Robinson Jeffers, John Robinson Jeffers |
| major | (n) British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943), Syn. John R. Major, John Major, John Roy Major |
| roberts | (n) United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943), Syn. Richard John Roberts, Richard J. Roberts |
| rock | (n) United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984), Syn. John Rock |
| roebling | (n) United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869), Syn. John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling |
| ross | (n) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856), Syn. Sir John Ross, John Ross |
| stanley | (n) Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904), Syn. Sir Henry Morton Stanley, Henry M. Stanley, John Rowlands |
| tolkien | (n) British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973), Syn. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien |
