Lives listing by occupation: author
- Rey, Joseph Philippe Étienne (born 1779–died 1855), French author, magistrate
- Reynolds, Frederic (born 1764–died 1841), English author, playwright, cricketer
- Ricardo, David (born 1772–died 1823), English author, political economist
- Riccoboni, Luigi (born 1676–died 1753), French actor, theatre director, author
- Riccoboni, Marie Jeanne [née de Heurles Laboras de Mezières] (born 1713–died 1792), French author, novelist, actor
- Rich, Mary, countess of Warwick [née Boyle] (born 1624–died 1678), Irish aristocrat, author
- Richardson, Samuel (born 1689–died 1761), English author, printer
- Richardson, Sarah [née Fawcett] (died 1824), English author, playwright
- Riqueti, Honoré Gabriel, comte de Mirabeau (born 1749–died 1791), French author, orator, politician
- Rivarol, Louisa Henrietta de (born before 1749–died 1810), French author, translator
- Robert, Louise Félicité [née Guynement de Kéralio] (born 1757–died 1821), French author, translator, feminist, journalist, historian, political activist
- Robertson, Reverend William (born 1721–died 1793), Scottish author, historian, university administrator
- Robertson, William, Lord Robertson (born 1753–died 1835), Scottish lawyer, historian, author, church administrator, Presbyterian
- Robinet, Jean Baptiste René (born 1735–died 1820), French author, translator
- Rochefort, Charles de (born 1605–died 1683), French traveller, author
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