Richard Parker may refer to:

Public officials

American

Richard Parker (judge, born 1729) Richard Parker (1729–1813) was a prominent American lawyer and judge from Westmoreland County, Virginia in the Northern Neck. His father was Dr. Alexander Parker, a prominent physician of Essex County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Beale, ...

(1729–1813), American jurist who served on the Virginia Supreme Court *

Richard Parker (colonel) Richard Parker (1751 – 8 May 1780) was an American colonel who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Son of prominent Virginia jurist Richard Parker, Parker received an officer's commission in a Virginia regiment early in the conflict. H ...

(1751–1780), American officer and son of Richard Parker the Virginia jurist *

Richard E. Parker Richard Elliott Parker (December 27, 1783September 10, 1840) was a lawyer, soldier, judge and politician in Virginia. Parker served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate, before later serving on the Virginia Supreme Cour ...

(1783–1840), jurist, Senator from Virginia, grandson of Richard Parker the Virginia jurist * Richard Parker (congressman) (1810–1893), judge and Congressman from Virginia *

Richard W. Parker Richard Wayne Parker (August 6, 1848 – November 28, 1923) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th distri ...

(1848–1923), Representative from New Jersey *

Richard Bordeaux Parker Richard Bordeaux Parker (July 3, 1923 – January 7, 2011) was an American diplomat, who was as a Foreign Service Officer, and an expert on the Middle East. Parker served as Ambassador to Algeria, Lebanon and Morocco. He was the brother of U.S ...

(1923–2011), American diplomat and ambassador

British

Richard Parker (MP for Malmesbury) Richard Parker may refer to: Public officials American * Richard Parker (judge, born 1729) (1729–1813), American jurist who served on the Virginia Supreme Court * Richard Parker (colonel) (1751–1780), American officer and son of Richard Parker ...

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Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeast of Bristol, and north of Chippenham. The older part of the town is on a hilltop which is almost surrounded by the upp ...

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Richard Parker (MP for Lyme Regis) Richard Parker may refer to: Public officials American * Richard Parker (judge, born 1729) (1729–1813), American jurist who served on the Virginia Supreme Court * Richard Parker (colonel) (1751–1780), American officer and son of Richard Park ...

, MP for

Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Heri ...

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Academics

* Richard Green Parker (1798–1869), United States educator *

Richard Barry Parker Richard Barry Parker (18 November 1867 – 21 February 1947) was an English architect and urban planner associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was primarily known for his architectural partnership with Raymond Unwin. Biography ...

(1867–1947), British architect *

Richard Anthony Parker Richard Anthony Parker (December 10, 1905 – June 3, 1993) was a prominent Egyptologist and professor of Egyptology. Originally from Chicago, he attended Mt. Carmel High School (then known as St. Cyril) with acclaimed author James T. Farrell. He r ...

(1905–1993), Egyptologist * Richard Davies Parker (born 1945), American law professor *

Richard Parker (economist) Richard Parker (born November 5, 1946) is an economist from the United States. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Oxford, and has worked for the United Nations Development Programme. Parker co-founded '' Mother Jones'' maga ...

(born 1946), American economist and member of ''The Nation'' editorial board * Richard A. Parker (born 1953), mathematician *

Richard G. Parker (anthropologist) Richard Guy Parker (born 1956) is a professor of sociomedical sciences and of anthropology, arts and sciences, at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, where he received an award for teaching excellence in 2004.

(born 1956), public health professional

Sportspeople

* Richard Parker, full name of footballer

Dick Parker Richard Parker (14 September 1894 – 1 January 1969) was an English professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a centre forward in the Football League. He is best remembered for his three-year spell with Millwall, for whom he sc ...

(1894–1969) * Richard Parker (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1960s *

Rick Parker (baseball) Richard Alan Parker (born March 20, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors between 1990-96 for the San Francisco Giants (1990–91), Houston Astros (1993), New York Mets (1994), an ...

(born 1963), baseball player * Rich Parker (born 1987), British professional vert skater * Richard Parker, erroneous name of footballer Reginald Parker (born 1902)

Other people

Richard Parker (mutineer) Richard Parker (16 April 1767 – 30 June 1797) was an English sailor executed for his role as president of the so-called "Floating Republic", a naval mutiny in the Royal Navy which took place at the Nore between 12 May and 16 June 1797. Early ...

(1767–1797), British sailor, leader of the Nore Mutiny *

Richard Thomas Parker Richard Thomas Parker (1834 - 10 August 1864) was an English murderer who was the last person to be publicly executed in Nottingham. Life He was christened in Thurgarton on 26 October 1834. Richard Thomas Parker of Fiskerton, a butcher, was pub ...

(1834–1864), British murderer *

Richard Neville Parker Richard Neville Parker (1884 - 1958) was an English botanist and forester who worked extensively in India. Publications *1921 . NW Himalayan Astragali of the subgenus Aegacantha *1924 . Botanical notes on some plants of the Kali valley *1925 . O ...

(1884–1958), English botanist and forester * Richard Parker (1867–1884), the cabin boy victim of shipwreck and murder in ''

R v Dudley and Stephens ''R v Dudley and Stephens'' (188414 QBD 273, DCis a leading English criminal case which established a precedent throughout the common law world that necessity is not a defence to a charge of murder. The case concerned survival cannibalism foll ...

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Richard Parker (potter) Richard John Parker (born Nelson, 1946) is a New Zealand potter who has been based in Kaeo for most of his career. Education and teaching career Parker attended Nelson College from 1960 to 1964, and graduated from Christchurch Teachers Training ...

(born 1946), New Zealand potter *

Rick Parker (artist) Richard Lowell Parker (born 1946) is an American artist, writer, and cartoonist whose humorous artwork has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The Village Voice'', ''Time'' magazine, '' U.S. News & World Report'', ''Life'' magazine, and vario ...

(born 1946), American artist, writer, and cartoonist

Fictional characters

* Richard Parker (''Life of Pi''), a fictional tiger from the 2001 novel ''Life of Pi'' *

Richard and Mary Parker Richard and Mary Parker are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are the parents of Peter Parker, the superhero known as Spider-Man. Richard and Mary Parker have been adapted to appear in se ...

, fictional parents of Peter Parker, the alter-ego of Spider-Man * Richard Parker, in ''

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket ''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'' (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the ''Grampus' ...

'', Edgar Allan Poe's only complete novel * Richard Parker, one of the protagonists of the 1989 film ''

Weekend at Bernie's ''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella '' The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and ...

'' portrayed by Jonathan Silverman * Richard Parker, protagonist of ''

Consenting Adults (1992 film) ''Consenting Adults'' is a 1992 American mystery crime-thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, and stars Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller. The original music score was composed by Michael Small. The fi ...

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