Roswell Martin Field, was an American lawyer and politician. He served on the Vermont House of Representatives. Field was one of the attorneys for the enslaved Dred and Harriet Scott and their daughters in 1853; as related to Dred Scott v. Sandford, where he argued for the rights of African-Americans to earn United States citizenship. He was from the prominent Field family of Vermont.
Roswell Hill Johnson (1877–1967) was an American eugenics professor in the early twentieth century. Born in Buffalo, New York in 1877 and educated at Brown University, Harvard, and the University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin–Madison, Johnson conducted research at the Anatomical Laboratory of the University of Wisconsin and at the Carnegie Institution's Station for Experimental Evolution. He joined the Carnegie staff in July 1905 as an assistant to Charles Davenport, the nation's most influential eugenicist in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Johnson's early work involved ladybugs, whose short life cycle made them ideal for studying evolution. He also developed techniques for locating underground petroleum reserves.
Roumelia Lane was the pseudonym of Kay Green, under which she was a British writer of over 35 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1967 to 1997. Other pseudonyms she used were Florissa May, Guy Granger, Katie Kent, and Harley Davis.
Rovshan Abdulla oglu Abdullaev (Born: September 28, 1978) is an Azerbaijani writer, philosopher, psychologist, and a member of PEN America. He is the founder of the publishing house Gadim Gala, and director of its scientific department.
Rovshan Enver ogly Askerov is a Russian journalist, participant in the television game What? Where? When?, former sports columnist for the Sport-Express newspaper.
Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.
