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and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

cognate of the name

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

. It derived from

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic bran ...

''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.

People

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* Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portuguese comedian *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

, Guatemalan singer *

Ricardo Arona Ricardo Arona (; born 17 July 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2009, he competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and was a member of Brazilian Top Te ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Ricardo Ávila Ricardo Guardia Ávila (born 4 February 1997) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veraguas C.D., and the Panama national team. Club career Born in Panama City, Ávila started his career at Chorrillo in 2014, making 39 app ...

, Panamanian footballer * Ricardo Bralo, Argentine long-distance runner * Ricardo Bueno Fernández, Spanish politician * Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican swimmer * Ricardo Cardeno, Colombian triathlete *

Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverc ...

, Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Cortez, American actor *

Ricardo Darín Ricardo Alberto Darín (born 16 January 1957) is an Argentine actor, film director and film producer, he is considered one of the best and most prolific actors of Argentine cinema. Considered one of the greatest and most acclaimed movie stars ...

, Argentine actor * Ricardo (footballer, born 1980), full name Ricardo da Silva, Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Faty, Senegalese footballer * Ricardo Fischer, Brazilian basketball player * Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian boxer * Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican football (soccer) player * Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician * Ricardo Gomes, Brazilian footballer * Ricardo González (golfer), Argentine golf player * Ricardo González (racing driver), Mexican racing driver * Ricardo Gónzalez Reinoso, Chilean footballer * Ricardo Gutierrez, American actor * Ricardo Hausmann, Venezuelan politician and professor at Harvard * Ricardo Hurtado, American actor * Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, Brazilian footballer *

Ricardo James Ricardo Emir James Rayo (born May 7, 1966) is a Panamanian former footballer. Club career James played for local side Guabito de Bocas but never in the ANAPROF league, since he spent most of his career in Honduras playing for Platense and O ...

, Panamaian footballer *

Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military dic ...

, Chilean socialist politician and former president *

Ricardo Larrivée Ricardo (born Ricardo Larrivée on March 12, 1967) is a television host and a food writer who lives in Quebec, Canada. He hosts the television show ''Ricardo'' on Radio-Canada and previously hosted '' Ricardo and Friends'' on Food Network Ca ...

, French-Canadian TV and radio food presenter and writer * Ricardo Lee, Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright * Ricardo P. Lloyd, British actor *

Ricardo Londoño Ricardo Londoño-Bridge (8 August 1949 – 18 July 2009) was a racing driver from Colombia. He had an unremarkable international career apart from his one attempt at Formula One in the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix with Ensign. Londoño was the f ...

(1949–2009), Columbian racing driver * Ricardo López Felipe, Spanish football goalkeeper *

Ricardo Macarrón Ricardo Macarrón Jaime (1926–2004), was a Spanish painter and portraitist. He is known for his court paintings for European royalty and portraits of aristocracy, including four generations of the House of Bourbon, and Victoria Eugenia of Ba ...

(1926–2004), Spanish painter * Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, former Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea * Ricardo Marsh (born 1981), American basketball player, 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Ricardo Martínez, Mexican footballer * Ricardo Matosinhos, Portuguese hornplayer and pedagogue *

Ricardo Maurício Ricardo Maurício (born January 7, 1979) is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008, 2013 and 2020. Prior to this he raced in several European single-seater formulae, winning the Spani ...

, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a var ...

(1920–2009), Mexican actor * Ricardo Medina, Jr., American actor * Ricardo Miranda, Canadian politician * Ricardo Mthembu (1970–2020), South African politician *

Ricardo Nascimento Ricardo Nuno Queirós Nascimento (born 19 April 1974) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 102 matches and 11 goals over seven seasons, in representation of Boavista, Va ...

, Portuguese footballer *

Ricardo Palma Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (February 7, 1833 – October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the ''Tradiciones peruanas''. Biography According to the official account, Manuel Ricardo Pa ...

, Peruvian author * Ricardo Pereira (actor), Portuguese actor, television presenter and fashion model *

Ricardo (footballer, born 1976) Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (; born 11 February 1976), known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Boavista and Sporting, helping the forme ...

, full name Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, Portuguese football goalkeeper *

Ricardo Pinto (disambiguation) Ricardo Pinto may refer to: * Ricardo Pinto (novelist) (born 1961), Portuguese novelist and computer scientist * Ricardo Pinto (footballer, born 1965), Brazilian footballer * Ricardo Pinto (footballer, born 1993), Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Pin ...

, multiple people * Ricardo Puno, Filipino lawyer *

Ricardo Quaresma Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger. He began his career at Sporting CP and went on to play for Barcelona, Inter Milan, Porto (twice), Chelsea, Beşiktaş ...

, Portuguese footballer *

Ricardo Rodriguez (disambiguation) Ricardo Rodriguez or Rodríguez may refer to: Sports Baseball *Rick Rodriguez (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher * Rich Rodriguez (baseball) (born 1963), Major League Baseball pitcher * Ricardo Rodríguez (baseball, born 1978), Major League ...

, multiple people *

Ricardo Rosset Ricardo Rosset (born 27 July 1968) is a Brazilian racing driver. He participated in 33 Formula One Grands Prix, making his debut at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix. He scored no championship points. He eventually quit Formula One to focus on devel ...

, Brazilian racing driver * Ricardo Salampessy, Indonesian footballer * Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer * Ricardo Sánchez (water polo), Spanish water polo player * Ricardo Santos (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricardo Senn, Argentine cyclist *

Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico (born 23 July 1979) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. Career Born in Toledo, he resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Euro ...

, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver) Ricardo Teixeira (born 2 August 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal) is an Angolan- Portuguese racing driver. He holds dual nationality and has raced under both nationalities at various points in his career. He was the first Angolan driver to drive a Formul ...

, Angolan racing driver * Ricardo Villagran, Argentine illustrator *

Ricardo Villalobos Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno s ...

, Chilean electronic musician *

Ricardo Zonta Ricardo Luiz Zonta (born March 23, 1976) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Brazilian Stock Car Pro Series, driving the No. 10 Toyota Corolla E210 for RCM Motorsport. Early career Born in Curitib ...

, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Zunino Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949 in San Juan) is a former racing driver from Argentina who participated in Formula One from to . He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish G ...

, Argentine racing driver

Nickname

Richard Møller Nielsen Richard Møller Nielsen (19 August 1937 – 13 February 2014) was a Danish football player and manager. He coached the Denmark national football team that won the UEFA Euro 1992 tournament. In 1995, he was awarded a gold version of the Medal ...

, Danish football manager whose team won the Euro 1992

Last name

*Amy Mary Ricardo, birth name of Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March (1847–1879), British aristocrat *Cicely Kate Ricardo, birth name of

Kate Bertram Cicely Kate Bertram, JP (née Ricardo; 8 July 1912 – 6 July 1999) was a British academic specialising in East African and Palestinian fisheries, and working with her husband Colin Bertram on sirenea. Part of the 1930s "Cambridge school" ...

(1912–1999), British ichthyologist *

David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist. He was one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James Mill. Ricardo was also a politician, and a ...

(1772–1823), British economist *

David Ricardo (the younger) David Ricardo (1803 – 17 May 1864) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament. He was the son of David Ricardo of Gatcombe Park and educated at Charterhouse School (1812–1815) and Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded his father in 1823, ...

(1803–1864), British Liberal Member of Parliament *Colonel Francis Cecil Ricardo (1852–1924), British army officer , police officer and philanthropist (brother of Horace Ricardo) *

Halsey Ricardo Halsey Ralph Ricardo (1854–1928) was an English architect and designer. He established his practice in 1878, and for 10 years worked in partnership with William De Morgan (1839–1917), for whom he designed tiles, vases, and other artefacts ...

(1854–1928), English architect and designer *Sir Harry Ricardo (1885–1974), British motor engineer who established Ricardo Consulting Engineers *Colonel Horace Ricardo (1850–1935), British army officer and land owner (brother of Francis Cecil Ricardo) * James Ricardo, American film director *

John Lewis Ricardo John Lewis Ricardo (1812 – 2 August 1862) was a British businessman and politician. He was the son of Jacob Ricardo and nephew of the economist David Ricardo. In 1841 he married Catherine Duff (c.1820 – 1869), the daughter of General Sir A ...

(1812–1862), British businessman and politician * Osman Ricardo (1795–1881), British Liberal and Whig politician

Fictional characters

Richard Alpert (Lost) Richard Alpert is a fictional character played by Néstor Carbonell in the American ABC television series ''Lost''. Alpert is introduced in the third season, specifically in a flashback of the character Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell), where h ...

, on the ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' TV series * Ricardo Diaz, from the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' video game * Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, main characters on the ''

I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along wit ...

'' TV series *Ricardo Dalisay, the primary protagonist in the ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

'' TV series *

Ricardo Tubbs Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs is a fictional character from the ''Miami Vice'' television series. Tubbs was originally portrayed by Philip Michael Thomas in the television series from 1984 to 1990, and later by Jamie Foxx in the feature film i ...

, on the TV series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

'' * Ricardo (comic book character), the main antagonist from ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed' ...

'' comic book series

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