* 1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player

' Curry ), Pretty Tony ( played by Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers ), and Clyde ( played by Jonathan Slocumb ).

* Ronald Dupree, a professional basketball player.

As of 2012, Jason C. Tramm is conductor / musical director, and professional soloists are soprano Monica Ziglar, mezzo-soprano Martha Bartz, bass Jeremy Galyon, and tenor / artist-in-residence Ronald Naldi.

Ronald Erle “ Ron ” Grainer ( 11 August 192221 February 1981 ) was an Australian-born composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom.

Hellcats of the Navy ( 1957 ) is a World War II submarine movie starring Ronald Reagan and his wife, billed as Nancy Davis, her then professional name.

Anthony Ronald " Ron " Yary ( born July 16, 1946 ) is a former professional American football offensive tackle, playing primarily for the Minnesota Vikings and also for the Los Angeles Rams.

Ronald Edward Santo ( February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010 ) was an American professional baseball player of Italian heritage, a long-time radio sports commentator, and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In 1913, Gordon Bell became Shorts ' first professional test pilot until 1914, when he was succeeded by Ronald Kemp.

Notable Franco-Manitobans include Métis nationalist Louis Riel, former Manitoba Premier Marc-Amable Girard, world-renowned writer Gabrielle Roy, international singer-songwriter Daniel Lavoie, current federal Member of Parliament Kevin Lamoureux, former federal Members of Parliament Ronald Duhamel, Raymond Simard and Robert Bockstael, former provincial MLAs Jean Allard, Albert Préfontaine, Edmond Préfontaine, Neil Gaudry and Laurent Desjardins, current member of the Canadian Senate Maria Chaput, professional hockey players Jonathan Toews and Travis Hamonic, and country singer Lucille Starr.

Scott Ronald Garland ( born July 2, 1970 ) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Scotty 2 Hotty.

Ronald Scott Stevens ( born April 1, 1964 ) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman.

Ronald Hutton wrote on the decline the " Great Goddess " theory specifically: " The effect upon professional prehistorians was to make most return, quietly and without controversy, to that careful agnosticism as to the nature of ancient religion which most had preserved until the 1940s.

* 1995-Retired professional football player O. J. Simpson is acquitted of two charges of first-degree murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.

Ronald Michael Francis, Jr. ( born March 1, 1963 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 25 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ronald Mandel " Ronnie " Lott ( born May 8, 1959 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fifteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.

Ronald Lawrence Wilson ( born May 28, 1955 ) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player and head coach.

Franciscus " Frank " de Boer () ( born 15 May 1970 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland ) is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer.

Field Marshal Charles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE, DL ( born 17 November 1938 ) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1994 and 1997 and Chief of the Defence Staff between 1997 and 2001.

Ronald ( Ron ) Eugene Mercer ( born May 18, 1976 ) is an American former professional basketball player.

Metta World Peace ( born Ronald William Artest, Jr., November 13, 1979 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ).

The term decision analysis was coined in 1964 by Ronald A. Howard, who since then, as a professor at Stanford University, has been instrumental in developing much of the practice and professional application of DA.

Ronald Hainsey ( born March 24, 1981 ) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League ( NHL ).

Ronald Frederick Bradley Tugnutt ( born October 22, 1967 in Scarborough, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Ronaldus " Ronald " de Boer () ( born 15 May 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands ) is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe.

On the professional club level, Ronald played for Ajax ( 1988 – 91 and 1993 – 98 ), Twente ( 1991 – 93 ), FC Barcelona ( 1998 – 2000 ), Rangers ( 2000 – 04 ), Al-Rayyan ( 2004 – 05 ) and Al-Shamal ( 2005 – 08 ).

* March 21 – Ronald Koeman, Dutch football player and manager

PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg, Romário, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman, Ronaldo, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan, Wim Jonk, Danko Lazović, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Phillip Cocu, Ibrahim Afellay, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Park Ji-Sung, Jefferson Farfán, Heurelho Gomes, Alex, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Mateja Kežman, and Arjen Robben made their name.

Ronald Dale Barassi, Jr AM ( born 27 February 1936 ) is a former Australian rules football player and coach.

In 1982 the wildcats varsity football 1A team beat oakgrove the 2A state champs that year. Seniors that year was Edwin Martin Tim Sanford Keath Wyers Dewayne Barrentine and Ronald Ranes.

The December 9, contest featured a rare instance of two celebrities entering the booth, with Lennon being interviewed by Howard Cosell and California governor Ronald Reagan speaking with Gifford, with Reagan explaining the rules of American football ( off-camera ) to Lennon as the game went along.

Philip Ronald Cleary ( born 8 December 1952 ) is an Australian commentator on politics and sport, particularly Australian rules football, and a former independent politician elected at the 1992 Wills by-election.

While playing at FC Barcelona, Dutch football player Ronald Koeman was nicknamed Floquet de Neu because of his blond hair.

* Ronnie Simpson ( Ronald Campbell Simpson, 1930 – 2004 ), Scottish football goalkeeper

Ronald Jack Mix ( born on March 10, 1938 in Los Angeles, California ) is a retired American football player.

Ronald Frederick " Ron " Atkinson ( born 18 March 1939 ) commonly known as " Big Ron " and ( earlier in his managerial career ) " Mr Bojangles " is an English former football player and manager.

His cover subjects have included, President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, Alabama football coach Bear Bryant, National Rifle Association President Joe Foss, Statue of Liberty's 100th birthday celebration, actors Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood, Pope John Paul II's visit to America, Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, New York City Mayor Ed Koch, The Space Shuttle Columbia, President Jimmy Carter, The Animals of Africa, Olympian Carl Lewis, and actor Paul Newman.

Ronald " Ronnie " Allen ( 15 January 1929 – 9 June 2001 ) was an English international football player and manager.

He left Rangers in 2004 after Euro 2004 along with twin brother Ronald ( his teammate at Ajax, Barcelona and Rangers ) to play the rest of his football career in Qatar with Al-Rayyan.

Ronald ' Ron ' Greenwood CBE ( 11 November 1921 — 9 February 2006 ) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982, as well as being manager of West Ham United for 13 years, a time during which the club gained much of its fame.

After retiring from football as a player, Arveladze was appointed in July 2008 as assistant manager of AZ under head coach Louis van Gaal, and maintained his position also in the 2009 – 10 season under Ronald Koeman and Dick Advocaat.

After retiring from football as a player, Arveladze was appointed in July 2008 as assistant manager of AZ under head coach Louis van Gaal, and maintained his position also in the 2009 – 10 season under Ronald Koeman and Dick Advocaat.

* Ronald Thomas ( Ron ) Davies the former football ( soccer ) defender who played for Cardiff City and Southampton in the 1950s and 1960s.

* Kim Hill, daughter of American football player Fred Hill and the inspiration for the Ronald McDonald House charity