Douglas Adams, Rowan Atkinson, Glen Baxter, Michael Bywater, Graham Chapman, Nobby Clarke, Ron Cobb, Richard Curtis, Angus Deayton, Adrian Edmonson, Michael Fishwick, Michael Foreman, Stephen Fry, Kim Fuller, George Harrison, Michael Heath, Lenny Henry, Ian Hislop, Caroline Holden, Richard Ingrams, Antony Jay, Guy Jenkin, Gray Jolliffe, Terry Jones, Trevor Leighton, John Lloyd, Jonathan Lynn, Thomas Mann, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer, Michael Palin, Geoffrey Perkins, Stephen Pile, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Griff Rhys Jones, Posy Simmonds, Mel Smith, The Spitting Image Workshop, Sue Townsend, Bill Tidy, John Wells.

* Foreign talent: Bill Robinson, Verne Gagne, André the Giant, George Gordienko, Karl Gotch, Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, Don Leo Jonathan, Bill Miller, Dick the Bruiser, Crusher Lisowski, Mad Dog Vachon, Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens, Baron Von Raschke, Horst Hofmann, Édouard Carpentier, Peter Maivia, Ivan Koloff, Larry Hennig, Blackjack Lanza, Blackjack Mulligan, " Superstar " Billy Graham, Wahoo McDaniel, Red Bastien, Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Bill Watts, Dusty Rhodes, Dick Murdoch, Ox Baker, Wild Angus, Killer Tor Kamata, Gypsy Joe, Alexis Smirnoff, Mongolian Stomper, Killer Brooks, Jos LeDuc, Sailor White, Big John Quinn, Kurt Von Hess, Professor Tanaka, Dean Ho, Wild Samoans, Jake Roberts, Big Daddy Ritter, David Schultz, Dynamite Kid, Mike George, Bob Sweetan, Johnny Powers, Killer Karl Krupp, Ron Bass, Ray Candy, Paul Ellering, Steve Olsonoski

Examples of famous Canadian wrestlers among these various wrestling sports are such as Daniel Igali for Freestyle Wrestling, Nicolas Gill, Ron Angus and Keith Morgan for Judo, Marc Bocek for both Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

* Ron Blomberg ( born 1948 ), Major League Baseball DH / first baseman / right fielder nicknamed " Boomer "

Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist Jimmy Blanton ( 1918 – 1942 ) whose short tenure in the Duke Ellington Swing band ( cut short by his death from tuberculosis ) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument ; bassist Ray Brown ( 1926 – 2002 ), known for backing Beboppers Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker, and forming the Modern Jazz Quartet ; hard bop bassist Ron Carter ( born 1937 ), who has appeared on 3, 500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery and many Blue Note Records artists ; and Paul Chambers ( 1935 – 1969 ), a member of the Miles Davis Quintet ( including the landmark modal jazz recording Kind of Blue ) and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic improvisations.

They adopted two children: Roxanne ( born 1944, adopted 1944 ) and Ronald Charles ( born 1937, adopted 1943, a. k. a. Ron Pickford Rogers ).

Ron Carter ( born May 4, 1937 ) is an American jazz double-bassist.

* Ron Durham ( born 1921 ), Australian rules footballer

* Ron Silliman, poet ( born in Pasco, resident of Kennewick 1946-47 )

* Ron Corning ( born 1971 ) American television host

Ronald William " Ron " Howard ( born March 1, 1954 ) is an American film director, producer and former child actor.

* Ronald L. " Ron " Townson ( born 20 January 1933, St. Louis, Missouri-died 2 August 2001, of kidney failure, Las Vegas, Nevada )

The only child of Ron Barassi Snr, Ron was born in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine in 1936.

* Ron Everett, aka Maulana Karenga ( born 1941 ), US political activist and social scientist

* Ron Jirsa ( 1959 –), men's college basketball coach, was born in Ledyard.

In a turnout of 35 percent, Duncan unseated the incumbent Democrat, Ronald M. " Ron " LeLeux ( born 1955 ), 2, 555 ( 54 percent ) to 2, 156 ( 46 percent ).

* Ron Villone ( born 1970 ), Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the New York Yankees in the 2006 season.

* Ron Perranoski ( born 1936 ), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1961-1973.

* Ron Insana ( born 1961 ), CNBC anchor and senior analyst.

* Ron Dayne ( born 1978 ), running back for the Houston Texans.

* Ron Anderson ( born 1958 ), played on several NBA teams, as well as in Europe.

* Ron Jaworski ( born 1951 ), formerly played on the Philadelphia Eagles.

* Ron Jaworski ( born 1951 ), former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Monday Night Football broadcaster, owner of the Philadelphia Soul.

* Ron Galella ( born 1931 ), called “ the Godfather of the U. S. paparazzi culture ”, he is known for his photos of ( and battles with ) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Marlon Brando.

* Ron Frenz ( born 1960 ), comic book artist for Marvel Comics

* Bill Saul and his twin brothers Rich Saul and Ron Saul, professional football players during the 1960s and 1970s, were born and raised in Butler – Bill played 9 years ( 1962 – 1970 ) as a linebacker for the Colts, Steelers, Saints and Lions, Rich played 12 years ( 1970 – 1982 ) at center for the Los Angeles Rams and Ron played 13 years ( 1970 – 1983 ) for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins.

On 20 January 1956, he reached # 18 in the UK Singles Chart with a " spoken narrative " recording named " The Shifting Whispering Sands ( Parts 1 & 2 )", which had musical backing by the Ron Goodwin Orchestra and Chorus.

Mr. Galusha researched for L. Ron Hubbard during the 1950s, and was one of the founders of the first Church of Scientology in 1953. by Dr. Anastasius Nordenholz ( as opposed to Hubbard's Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought, 1956 ), which they use as the basis of their challenge to Scientology's trademark claims.

In 1956 the theme song was released on Parlophone records by Dick James with Stephen James and his chums and Ron Goodwin's Orchestra and reached number 14 in the UK charts ( 78rpm single: R. 4117 / 45rpm single: MSP6199 ), and by PYE records as a 78rpm single by Gary Miller with Tony Osbourne orchestra and the Beryl Stott chorus ( PYE N. 15020 ) and reached number 10 on the UK charts, versions by Frankie Laine ( CBS Coronet ), Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra ( Capitol ), Alan Dale ( Coral ), Joe Reisman's orchestra and chorus ( RCA Victor ) and Ronnie Ronaldo ( Colombia ) were also issued.

The courts were named after her husband Ron Hughes who was the Rackets Professional at Malvern from 1956 until 1986 The courts are now both tournament quality.

* Ron Hagerthy, twice in 1956, as Chuck Hutchins in the title role " The Waco Kid " and as Billy Stryker in " Annie Rings the Bell "

* Ron Brown ( Nebraska ) ( born 1956 ), running backs coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

For the other see Ron Wilson ( ice hockey b. 1956 )

* Ron White ( born 1956 )

He produced a total of 28 Olympic competitors, five of whom won gold medals: Ron Delany ( 1956, 1500 m ), Charles Jenkins ( 1956, 400 m ), Don Bragg ( 1960, pole vault ), Paul Drayton ( 1964, 4x100 m relay ), and Larry James ( 1968, 4x400 m relay ).

* Ron Wilson ( ice hockey b. 1956 ), Canadian AHL assistant coach and former NHL player

It was designed in 1956, by British architects Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch.

1956 saw Ron James, Trevor Jones and Tony Mason-Hornby purchasing The Cott from Mrs Williams and opening it as a dedicated mountaineering school.

Ronald " Ron " White ( born December 18, 1956 ) is an American stand up comedian and actor who has had two Grammy Award-nominations, and whose DVD " They call me Tater Salad " shipped over a million copies.

Ron Dee White was born in Fritch, Texas on December 18, 1956 to Charles Don White and Barbara Joan Craig.

He coached 5 Olympic ( Wayne Glasgow and Marcus Freiberger of University of Oklahoma, 1952 ; Bill Evans, Ron Tomsic and Gib Ford of Air Force team, 1956 ) and three All-Americans ( Jimmy McNatt, 1940 ; Gerald Tucker, 1943, 1947 ; Allie Paine, 1944 )

In 1956, he was personally cited by L. Ron Hubbard for his " test work and the wonderful results has obtained on pcs < nowiki > s processed under various directives.