Rich is a surname. Notable people with this name include:

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Adam Rich Adam Rich (October 12, 1968 – January 7, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son on the television series ''Eight Is Enough'', which ran for five seasons (1977–1981). A di ...

(born 1968), American actor * Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), American poet * Buddy Rich (1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader *

Charlie Rich Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country music, country, sou ...

(1932–1995), American country music singer-songwriter and musician *

Christopher Rich (theatre manager) Christopher Rich (1657–1714) was a lawyer and theatrical manager in London in the late 17th and early 18th century. Life Originally an attorney, Rich purchased, on 24 March 1688, from Alexander D'Avenant, who was co-patentee with Charles Killig ...

(1657–1714), English producer and theatre manager *

Claudius James Rich Claudius James Rich (28 March 1787 – 5 October 1821) was a British Assyriologist, business agent, traveller and antiquarian scholar. Biography Rich was born near Dijon "of a good family", but passed his childhood at Bristol. Early on, he deve ...

, British orientalist * Daniel Rich (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Darrell Keith Rich Darrell Keith Rich (February 14, 1955 – March 15, 2000), known as The Hilltop Rapist, was an American serial killer who murdered three women and an 11-year-old girl in Redding, California between June and August 1978. He was sentenced to deat ...

(1955–2000), Native American serial killer * Denis Rich (born 1954), Australian rules football umpire * Frank Rich (born 1949), American writer *

Frederick Henry Rich Col. Frederick Henry Rich (8 March 1824 – 22 August 1904) was a British soldier, who served with the Royal Engineers and was the Chief Inspecting Officer of the Railway Inspectorate between 1885 and 1889. He investigated many of the maj ...

(1824–1904), British soldier and Railway official *

George Rich Sir George Edward Rich (3 May 1863 – 14 May 1956) was an Australian lawyer and judge who served on the High Court of Australia from 1913 to 1950. He is the second-longest-serving judge in the court's history, behind Edward McTiernan. H ...

(1863–1956), Australian lawyer and High Court judge *

Georgina Rich Georgina Rich (born August 1976) is a British actress. Education Pursuing her love of dance, she left school in Dartford, Kent at 16 to attend the London Studio Centre in King's Cross. After three years of trying to make it as a profession ...

, British actor *Heather Rich, Oklahoma high-school student victim

Murder of Heather Rich The murder of Heather Rich was the 1996 child murder of a Waurika, Oklahoma 16-year-old by three local teenagers. After Rich's body was found, an investigation led to the trials and convictions of the three perpetrators. The murder and trials ...

* Helen Rich (1827-1915), American writer * Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (1590–1649), English courtier and soldier *

Sir Henry Rich, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Rich, 1st Baronet (1803 – 5 November 1869) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Knaresborough in 1837 and for Richmond between 1846 & 1861 when he accepted the Chiltern Hundreds to make ...

(died 1869), British politician *

Henry Bayard Rich Capt. Henry Bayard Rich (14 June 1849 – 17 November 1884) was a British soldier, who played for the Royal Engineers in the 1872 FA Cup Final. As a soldier, he saw active service in three campaigns: the Perak Expedition of 1875–76, the Zulu W ...

(1849–1884), British soldier * Herb Rich (1928–2008), American 2x All-Pro football player *Hugo Rich (aka Olaf Dietrich), Australian criminal ('' Dietrich v The Queen'') * Irene Rich (1891–1988), American actress * Jodee Rich, Australian businessman *

Joel Rich Joel Rich (February 24, 1824July 10, 1906) was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was one of the founders of Juneau, Wisconsin, and represented Dodge County in the Wisconsin State Senate for 1862 and 1863. ...

(1824–1906), Wisconsin state senator *

John Rich John Rich (born January 7, 1974) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After d ...

(born 1974), American musician * John Rich (producer) (1692–1761), English producer and theatre manager *

John Treadway Rich John Treadway Rich (April 23, 1841 – March 28, 1926) was an American politician serving as a U.S. Representative and the 23rd governor of Michigan. Early life in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Michigan Rich was born in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, ...

(1841–1926), American politician, aka John Tyler Rich * Katherine Rich (born 1967), New Zealand politician *

Lillian Rich Lillian Rose Rich Woodland, more commonly known as Lillian Rich (1 January 1900 – 5 January 1954) was an English-born actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Biography Rich was born in Herne ...

(1900–1954), British-born American silent film actress

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* Marc Rich (aka Marc David Reich) (1934–2013), American businessman *

Martin Rich Martin Rich (October 8, 1905October 23, 2000) was a German opera and symphonic conductor. Rich played the piano from the age of 5. He studied in Berlin under Franz Schreker. He conducted at venues in Bologna in Italy, and Grant Park, in Ill ...

(1905–2000), German conductor * Matty Rich (born 1971), American film director and screenwriter *

Michael Rich (cyclist) Michael Rich (born 23 September 1969) is a former professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His winning teammates ...

(born 1969), German cyclist *

Michael D. Rich The RAND Corporation (from the phrase "research and development") is an American nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is finance ...

, American executive * Mike Rich (born 1959), American screenwriter * Nathan Rich, American Scientology critic and content creator *

Patricia Vickers-Rich Patricia Arlene Vickers-Rich (born 11 July 1944), also known as Patricia Rich, is an Australian Professor of Palaeontology and Palaeobiology, who researches the environmental changes that have impacted Australia (including the ancient super ...

(born 1944), Australian palaeontologist * Patrick Rich, English rugby league player *

Paul Rich Paul Rich (20 August 1921 – 23 February 2000) was a singer and guitarist, recording many songs with Lou Preager's band. He later became a music publisher. Life Rich was born in London in 1921, son of immigrants from Russia. He studied guitar wi ...

(1921–2000), English singer and music publisher * Ralph M. Rich (1916–1942), American aviator *

Randy Rich Randy Wayne Rich (born December 28, 1953) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns. He played college footbal ...

(born 1953), American football player * Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496–1567), Lord Chancellor * Richard Rich (director), American animated film director * Richie Rich (rapper) (aka Richard Serrel), American rapper * DJ Richie Rich, British disc jockey * Rishi Rich (aka Rishpal Rekhi), British Asian music producer * Robert Rich (musician), American musician *Robert Rich, pen name used by American screenwriter and novelist

Dalton Trumbo James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''Exodus'', ''Spartacus'' (both 1960), and ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) ...

* Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587–1658), British naval officer and politician * Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet (1685–1768), British field marshal *

Robert E. Rich Sr. Robert E. Rich Sr. (July 7, 1913 – February 15, 2006) was a food processing pioneer and executive. During World War II, he invented the first non-dairy whipped topping made from soybeans that could be frozen. Born in Buffalo, New York, he fo ...

(1913–2006), American food-processing pioneer *

Seth Rich Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. Ac ...

, American employee of the

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well a ...

, murdered in 2016 * Sharon Rich, American biographer * Stephen Gottheil Rich (1890–1958), philatelist of New Jersey * Tommy Rich (aka Thomas Richardson) (born 1956), American professional wrestler

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