[{"n": "Robert Rayford", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/robert-rayford/", "s": "The earliest known case of HIV/AIDS in North America?"}, {"n": "Robert Tappan Morris", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/robert-tappan-morris/", "s": "Creator of the first Internet worm and tech entrepreneur."}, {"n": "Robert Wadlow", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/robert-wadlow/", "s": "The tallest person in recorded history with irrefutable evidence."}, {"n": "Rodney King", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/rodney-king/", "s": "Victim of police brutality whose beating sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots."}, {"n": "Roy Raymond", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/roy-raymond/", "s": "Founder of Victoria's Secret lingerie retailer."}, {"n": "Ruth Handler", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/ruth-handler/", "s": "Inventor of the Barbie doll and co-founder of Mattel."}, {"n": "Ryan White", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/ryan-white/", "s": "Teenager whose AIDS diagnosis sparked a national conversation."}, {"n": "Sada Abe", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/sada-abe/", "s": "Japanese geisha who murdered her lover and carried his severed genitals."}, {"n": "Sarah Baartman", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/sarah-baartman/", "s": "Khoekhoe woman exhibited as the Hottentot Venus in 19th-century Europe."}, {"n": "Schlitzie", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/schlitzie/", "s": "Sideshow performer and cult film icon from Freaks."}, {"n": "Stephen Van Rensselaer", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/stephen-van-rensselaer/", "s": "Last patroon of Rensselaerswyck and founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute."}, {"n": "Steve Fossett", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/steve-fossett/", "s": "First to fly solo nonstop around the world in balloon and aircraft."}, {"n": "Steve Shirley", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/steve-shirley/", "s": "German-born British IT pioneer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist."}, {"n": "Tollund Man", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/tollund-man/", "s": "Iron Age bog body preserved for over two millennia."}, {"n": "Trayvon Martin", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/trayvon-martin/", "s": "Teenager whose death ignited national protests and legal debate."}, {"n": "Truganini", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/truganini/", "s": "Aboriginal Tasmanian guide and symbol of contested extinction."}, {"n": "Vannozza dei Cattanei", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/vannozza-dei-cattanei/", "s": "Chief mistress of Pope Alexander VI and mother of four Borgia children."}, {"n": "William James Sidis", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/william-james-sidis/", "s": "Child prodigy who later retreated from public life."}, {"n": "William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey", "u": "/e/famous-figures-with-unique-distinctions/william-de-warenne-1st-earl-of-surrey/", "s": "Norman nobleman, fought at Hastings, founded England's first Cluniac priory."}]