People
Brief biographical sketches for selected persons mentioned in Joseph Smith’s papers. Names listed in this directory include church leaders and members, Smith family members, people Joseph Smith encountered in his travels, parties involved in legal and business matters, and other acquaintances. Each entry also includes links to all documents that mention the person. Some entries have document links but no biographical sketch; these are included to assist researchers interested in individuals who are less prevalent in Joseph Smith’s documentary record.

- Raglin (Raglan), John Thomas
- Ralston, James Harvey
- Rappleye, Louisa Elizabeth Cutler
- Rappleye, Tunis
- Rathbun, Robert, Jr.
- Raymond, Martha H.
- Redding, Hiram
- Redfield, David Harvey
- Redfield, Harlow
- Reed, John Savage
- Rees, Amos
- Reid, Hugh T.
- Remick, Jacob Gilman
- Remsen, Edward
- Reynolds, John
- Reynolds, Joseph H.
- Reynolds, Thomas
- Rich, Charles Coulson
- Rich, Leonard
- Rich, Thomas
- Richards, Franklin Dewey
- Richards, Jennetta Richards
- Richards, Levi
- Richards, Phineas Howe
- Richards, Rhoda
- Richards, Sarah Griffith
- Richards, Willard
- Richards, William P.
- Richardson, Ebenezer Clawson
- Richardson, William Alexander
- Rider (Ryder), Symonds (Simonds)
- Rider, Ezekiel
- Rigdon, Nancy
- Rigdon, Sidney
- Riggs, Burr
- Riggs, Harpin
- Ripley, Alanson
- Robinson, Angelina (Angeline) Eliza Works
- Robinson, Ebenezer
- Robinson, Edward
- Robinson, George W.
- Robinson, William
- Robison, Chauncey
- Robison, Eliza Rebecca
- Robison, James
- Rockwell, Caroline
- Rockwell, Electa
- Rockwell, Orrin Porter
- Rockwood, Albert Perry
- Rogers, David
- Rogers, David White
- Rogers, Jacob S.
- Rolfe, Ianthis Jerome
- Rolfe, Samuel Jones
- Rollins, James Henry
- Rollins, Mary Elizabeth
- Rollosson, William H.
- Root, Hannah E.
- Root, Henry
- Rounds, Samuel D.
- Roundy, Johanna Carter
- Roundy, Shadrach
- Rudd, John, Jr.
- Rupp, Israel Daniel
- Russell, Alpheus Clark
- Ryder, Symonds (Simonds)
- Ryland, John F.