Richard is a male given name. It originates, via

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

, from

Old Frankish Frankish ( reconstructed endonym: *), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 9th century. After the Salian Franks settled in Roman Gaul, its speakers in Picardy an ...

and is a

compound Compound may refer to: Architecture and built environments * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struct ...

of the words descending 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 branc ...

''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "

Richie Richie or Richy is a masculine given name or short form (hypocorism) of Richard. It is also a surname. First name *Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), American Major League Baseball player, member of the Hall of Fame *Richie Benaud (1930–2015), Austr ...

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Dick Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat Names ...

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Dickon Dickon is an English masculine given name. The name "Dickon" is derived from the old English name for Richard. Unlike Richard, Dickon is rarely shortened to Dick or Dickie, as it is already commonly considered a short form of the same name. The ...

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Rich Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated commun ...

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Rick Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

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Rico The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was en ...

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Ricky Ricky may refer to: Places *Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic *Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic * Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" ...

", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below).

People named Richard

Multiple people with the same name

Richard Andersen (disambiguation) Richard Andersen may refer to: * Richard A. Andersen (chemist) (1942–2019), American Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley *Richard A. Andersen (neuroscientist) Richard Alan Andersen (born October 27, 1950) is an American neuroscientist. He is t ...

Richard Anderson (disambiguation) Richard Anderson (1926–2017) was an American actor. Richard, Rich, Richie, or Dick Anderson may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor *Richard L. Anderson (sound effects editor) (1977–2013), ...

* Richard Cartwright (disambiguation) *

Richard Chase (disambiguation) Richard Chase (1950–1980) was an American cannibalistic serial killer, mass murderer, and necrophile. Richard Chase may also refer to: * J. Richard Chase (1930–2010), president of Biola University, and of Wheaton College * Richard B. Chase, ...

Richard Green (disambiguation) Richard, Rick, Ricky, Rickey, or Ritchie Green may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Green (actor) (born 1953), American actor * Richard Green or Grass Green (1939–2002), African American cartoonist * Rick Green (comedian) (born 1953), Canadian ...

Richard Greene (disambiguation) Richard Greene (1918–1985) was a British film and television actor. Richard Greene may also refer to: * H. Richard Greene, American actor * Richard Greene (The Younger) (1560–1617), Knight and Lord of Bowridge Hill * Richard Greene (colonist) ...

Richard Griffith (disambiguation) Richard Griffith may refer to: * Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet (1784–1878), Irish geologist and surveyor * Richard Griffith (general) (1814–1862), United States general * Richard Griffith (chess player) Richard Clewin Griffith (22 July ...

Richard Griffiths (disambiguation) Richard Griffiths (1947–2013) was an English actor. Richard Griffiths may also refer to: * Richard Griffiths (industrialist) (1756–1826), Welsh industrial pioneer * Richard Griffiths (historian) (born 1948), English historian * Rick Griffiths ...

Richard Marks (disambiguation) Richard Marks may refer to: * Richard Marks (1943–2018), American film editor * Richard Marks (art historian), a British art historian * Richard Marks (judge), a British Crown Court judge * Dick Marks (born 1942), an Australian rugby union play ...

Richard Rodgers (disambiguation) Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer. Richard Rodgers may also refer to: *Richard Rodgers II (born 1992), American football tight end *Richard Rodgers Sr. (born 1961), American football coach and player *Richard Rodgers, founder ...

Richard Rogers (disambiguation) Richard Rogers (1933–2021) was a British architect. Richard Rogers may also refer to: *Richard Rogers (bishop) (1532/33–1597), British religious leader *Richard Birdsall Rogers (1857–1927), Canadian civil & mechanical engineer *Richard Reid ...

Richard Walsh (disambiguation) Richard or Dick Walsh may refer to: *Richard Walsh (actor) (born 1952), British television actor *Richard Walsh (Australian publisher) (born 1941), Australian publisher and one of the original co-editors of 1960s satirical magazine ''Oz'' *Richard W ...

Richard Welch (disambiguation) Richard Welch (1929–1975) was an American intelligence officer. Richard Welch may also refer to: * Richard Welch (cricketer), English cricketer *Richard J. Welch Richard Joseph Welch (February 13, 1869 – September 10, 1949) was an America ...

Richard Wilkins (disambiguation) Richard Wilkins or Rick Wilkins may refer to: *Richard Wilkins (TV presenter) (born 1954), Australian TV presenter *Richard Wilkins (law) (1952–2012), assistant solicitor general in the US during the 1980s and advocate of international recognition ...

Richard Wilson (disambiguation) Richard Wilson may refer to: Academia * Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar * Richard Wilson (physicist) (1926–2018), British born American physicist * Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and U ...

Rulers and heads of state

Richard, Duke of Burgundy Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858–921), also known as Richard of Autun or Richard the Justiciar, was Count of Autun from 880 and the first Margrave and Duke of Burgundy. He eventually attained suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save Mâc ...

(858–921) *

Richard I of Normandy Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: ''Richard Sans-Peur''; Old Norse: ''Jarl Rikard''), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln ...

(933–996), Duke of Normandy *

Richard II, Duke of Normandy Richard II (died 28 August 1026), called the Good (French: ''Le Bon''), was the duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026. Life Richard was the eldest surviving son and heir of Richard the Fearless and Gunnor. He succeeded his father as the ruler of ...

(died 1026), son of Richard I of Normandy *

Richard I of Capua Richard Drengot (died 1078) was the count of Aversa (1049–1078), prince of Capua (1058–1078, as Richard I) and duke of Gaeta (1064–1078). Early career in Italy Richard, who came from near Dieppe in the Pays de Caux in eastern Normandy, wa ...

(died 1078), King of Capua and Count of Aversa *

Richard I of England Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ...

or Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) *

Richard of Cornwall Richard (5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of P ...

(1209–1272), 1st Earl of Cornwall, elected King of Germany *

Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father die ...

(1367–1400) *

Richard III of England Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...

(1452–1485) *

Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell (4 October 162612 July 1712) was an English statesman who was the second and last Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and son of the first Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. On his father's death ...

(1626–1712), son and successor of Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England

Aristocrats and non-ruling royals

Richard fitz Gilbert Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–), 1st feudal baron of Clare in Suffolk, was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge" from his holdings.G. E. ...

(before 1035 – c. 1090), Norman lord involved in the conquest of England *

Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare (4 August 1222 – 14 July 1262) was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and Isabel Marshal.History of Tewkesbury by James Be ...

(1222–1262) *

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (20 July 1385 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. He was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspiracy ...

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (; ; 1259 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl ( Latinized to de Burgo), was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries and father of ...

(1259–1326) *

Richard Orsini Richard Orsini ( it, Riccardo Orsini) was the Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from before 1260 to his death in 1303/4, and also Captain-General of Corfu in 1286–90, Count of Gravina in 1284–91. He also served as the Angevin ''bail ...

(died 1304), Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Count of Gravina, Bailli of Achaea * Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses *

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantage ...

(1411–1460), a principal participant in the Wars of the Roses * Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury *

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick 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 'strong ...

(1428–1471), wealthy English magnate and major protagonist in the Wars of the Roses *

Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York 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 'stron ...

(1473 – c. 1483), who would have been King Richard IV of England if he had lived *

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Ea ...

(1694–1753), instrumental in the revival of Palladian architecture *

Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (20 March 1776 – 17 January 1839), styled Earl Temple from 1784 to 1813 and known as the Marquess of Buckingham from 1813 to 1822, was a British landowner and ...

Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, (11 February 1797 – 29 July 1861), styled Viscount Cobham from birth until 1813, Earl Temple between 1813 and 1822 and Marquess of Chand ...

(1797–1861), noted for squandering his great wealth * Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), British soldier, politician and administrator *

Prince Richard von Metternich Richard Klemens Josef Lothar Hermann, 2nd Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (German: ''Richard Klemens, Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein''; 7 January 1829 – 1 March 1895), usually known as Richard von Metternich, was an A ...

(1829–1895), Austrian diplomat *

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin; 29 October 1934 – 13 March 2017) was the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Biography ...

(born 1934), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark *

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family. He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, as wel ...

(born 1944), British royal

Religious figures

Saint Richard (disambiguation) Saint Richard is Richard of Chichester (aka Richard of Wyche, Richard of Wych, Richard of Droitwich, Richard of Burford). Saint Richard may also refer to: * Richard the Pilgrim, supposed father of Saints Willibald, Winibald, and Walpurga * Rich ...

, several saints *

Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymnodist, theologian, and controversialist. Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". After some false starts, he ...

(1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet and hymn-writer * Richard of Dover (died 1184), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury *

Richard Foxe Richard Foxe (sometimes Richard Fox) ( 1448 – 5 October 1528) was an English churchman, the founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, and became also Lo ...

(c. 1448 – 1528), Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford * Richard Furman (1755–1825), American Baptist leader, first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist association *

Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau and Vollraths) (1467 – 13 March 1531) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1511 to 1531. Biography Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads was born in Schloss Vollrads in 1467, ...

(1467–1531), Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1511 to 1531 *

Richard of Poitiers Richard of Poitiers (died c. 1174), also known as Richard of Cluny, was a monk of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, and author of a small number of historical works (including a universal chronicle), treatises and poems. Life Little is known about ...

(died c. 1174), French monk, author of historical works, treatises and poems *

Richard Poore Richard Poore or Poor (died 15 April 1237) was a medieval English bishop best known for his role in the establishment of Salisbury Cathedral and the City of Salisbury, moved from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum. He served as Bishop of Chic ...

(died 1237), Bishop of Salisbury and Durham, who helped found Salisbury Cathedral in its present location *

Richard Swinefield Richard Swinefield (or Richard de Swinfield; died 15 March 1317) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, England. He graduated doctor of divinity before holding a number of ecclesiastical offices, including that of Archdeacon of London. As a bishop, h ...

(died 1317), Bishop of Hereford

In politics and government

Richard Acland Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906 – 24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party in 1942, having previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He joined the Labour Pa ...

(1906–1990), one of the founders of the British Common Wealth Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament *

Richard B. Adkisson Richard Blanks Adkisson (October 12, 1932 – May 18, 2011) was chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1980 to 1984. Born in Faulkner County, Arkansas, Adkisson attended various public schools in the region, and then joined the United ...

(1932–2011), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court *

Richard Aluwihare Sir Richard Aluwihare, (23 May 1895 – 22 December 1976) was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the first Ceylonese Inspector General of Police and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India. Early life and education Richard Aluwihare was born on ...

(1895–1976), Sri Lankan diplomat *

Dick Armey Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of t ...

(born 1940), American politician, member US House of Representatives from Texas (1985–2003) * Richard Armitage (politician) (born 1945), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005) *

Richard Arrington Jr. Richard Arrington Jr. (born October 19, 1934 in Livingston, Alabama) was the first Black mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama (U.S.), serving 20 years, from 1979 to 1999. He replaced David Vann and, upon retiring after five terms in offi ...

(born 1934), first African-American mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama * R. B. Bennett (1870–1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930–1935) *

Richard Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of ...

(born 1946), American politician, US Senator from Connecticut (2010–present) *

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork (20 October 1612 – 15 January 1698) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier. Early life He was born at ''The College'' in Youghal in ...

(1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier * Richard Leslie Brohier (1892–1980), Sri Lankan

Burgher Burgher may refer to: * Burgher (social class), a medieval, early modern European title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn ** Burgess (title), a resident of a burgh in northern Britain ** Grand Bu ...

land surveyor and author *

Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United S ...

(born 1955), American politician, US Senator from North Carolina (2005–present) *

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

(born 1941), American politician, Congressman from Wyoming (1979–1989), Secretary of Defense (1989–1993) and Vice President (2001–2009) *

Dick Clark (senator) Richard Clarence Clark (born September 14, 1928) is an American politician who represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate from 1973 to 1979. Early life Richard Clarence Clark was born on September 14, 1928, in Paris, Iowa. He g ...

(born 1928), American politician, US Senator from Iowa (1973–1979) *

Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and as Australian Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Liberal Party, ...

(born 1947), Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (1993–2001) *

Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1955 and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953 until his death. He has been cal ...

(1902–1976), American politician, Mayor of Chicago (1955–1976) *

Richard M. Daley Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term ...

(born 1942), American politician, Illinois state senator (1972–1980) and Mayor of Chicago (1989–2011) *

Richard Darman Richard Gordon "Dick" Darman (May 10, 1943January 25, 2008) was an American businessman and government official who served in senior positions during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Early life Darman was born in Charlot ...

(1943–2008), American politician, White House Staff Secretary (1981–1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1987) and OMB Director (1989–1993) *

Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...

(born 1944), American politician, US senator from Illinois (1997–present), Democratic Senate Whip (2005–present) *

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, (26 September 171112 September 1779) was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participatio ...

(1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William Pitt *

Richard J. Gordon Richard Juico Gordon (born August 5, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who most recently served as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator from 2016 to 2022, and previously from 2004 to 2010. He is the chairman and CEO of the Philippine R ...

(born 1945) Filipino politician and broadcaster *

Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (; 30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during wh ...

, British nobleman and politician *

Richard Hatfield Richard Bennett Hatfield (April 9, 1931 – April 26, 1991) was a New Brunswick politician and the longest serving premier of New Brunswick from 1970 to 1987.Richard Starr, ''Richard Hatfield, The Seventeen Year Saga,'' 1987, Early life T ...

(1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970–1987) *

Richard Helms Richard McGarrah Helms (March 30, 1913 – October 23, 2002) was an American government official and diplomat who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973. Helms began intelligence work with the Office of Strategic Ser ...

(1913–2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973), US Ambassador to Iran (1973–1977) *

Junius Richard Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...

(1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989 *

Richard Johnson (judge) Richard Johnson (27 October 1937 – 4 August 2019) was an Irish judge who served as President of the High Court from 2006 to 2009 and a Judge of the High Court from 1987 to 2009. He was also under the terms of the Constitution of Ireland by vi ...

(1937–2019), Irish jurist, President of the Irish High Court (2006–2009) *

Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (8 February 1641 – 5 January 1712), known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland. Background He was the eldest son of Ar ...

(1641–1712), Irish peer, and politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland * Richard Charles Kannangara (1920-1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala representative in the State Council of Ceylon for

Morawaka Morawaka ( si, මොරවක) is a small town in the Matara District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, a centre of Ceylon tea plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources. Located at an elevation of , a ...

Richard Lovell Edgeworth Richard Lovell Edgeworth (31 May 1744 – 13 June 1817) was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor. Biography Edgeworth was born in Pierrepont Street, Bath, England, son of Richard Edgeworth senior, and great-grandson of Sir Sal ...

(1744–1817) Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor * Richard Lugar (1932–2019), American politician, US Senator from Indiana (1977–2011) *

Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren ...

(1780–1850), American politician, US Congressman from Kentucky (1807–19 and 1829–33), US Senator from Kentucky (1819–1829) and Vice President (1837–41) *

Dick Murphy Richard M. Murphy (born December 16, 1942) is a former American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of San Diego, California from 2000 to 2005. Early life Murphy was born 1942 in Oak Park, Illinois. He was captain of the varsity basketbal ...

, (born 1942) American politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of San Diego, California *

Richard L. Murphy Richard Louis Murphy (November 6, 1875July 16, 1936) of Dubuque, Iowa was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Iowa. Elected with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as only the second Democratic Senator from Iowa elected since 1858, Murphy's s ...

(1875–1936), Democratic US Senator from Iowa *

Richard W. Murphy Richard William Murphy (born July 29, 1929) is an American diplomat and career member of the foreign service. Biography Early life Richard William Murphy was born on July 29, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from Phillips Exet ...

(born 1929), American diplomat and career member of the foreign service *

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

(1913–1994), American politician, President of the United States (1969–1974) and Vice President (1953–1961) *

Richard Pathirana Richard Pathirana (24 February 1938 - 3 July 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician and educationist. He served as the minister for Education and Higher Education from 1994 to 2000 and as the minister for State Administration, Home Affairs and Adm ...

(1938-2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and educationist * Richard Pelpola (1898-1971), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician,

Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, in office since 20 August 2020. The Speaker fulfills ...

Richard Perle Richard Norman Perle (born September 16, 1941) is an American political advisor who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs under President Ronald Reagan. He began his political career as a senior staff member to S ...

(born 1941), American government official and foreign policy specialist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs 1981–1987 *

Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...

(1848–1926), American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer *

Richard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie Richard Kweku Abusua-Yedom Quarshie was a businessman, a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He was the minister of state in the second republic. Early life and education Richard was born on 6 March 1918, in Ewusiadjo near Dixcove in the Wes ...

, Ghanaian businessman and diplomat * Richard Rush (1780–1859), American politician, US Attorney General (1814–1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829) * Richard "Rick" Santorum, American politician, attorney and political commentator *

Rick Scott Richard Lynn Scott ( Myers, born December 1, 1952) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019. Scott ...

(born 1952), American politician, US Senator from Florida (2019–present), Governor of Florida (2011–2019) *

Richard Seddon Richard John Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand, premier (prime minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. ...

(1845–1906), New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906) *

Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake (4 November 1911 – 22 December 1970; popularly known as R.G. Senanayake) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Minister of Trade and Commerce during the period 1952-56 and 1956-60. He was elected a Member of Parliame ...

(1911-1970), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister * Richard Shelby (born 1934), American politician, US Senator from Alabama (1987–present) *

Richard Stockton (U.S. senator) Richard Stockton (April 17, 1764March 7, 1828) was a lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate and later served in the United States House of Representatives. He was the first U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, hold ...

(1764–1828), American politician, US Senator from New Jersey (1796–1799), Member of the US House of Representatives (1813–1815) * Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and US Attorney General (1988–1991) *

Richard Tötterman Richard Evert Björnson Tötterman (10 October 1926, Helsinki – 11 December 2020) was a Finnish lawyer and diplomat. Education Tötterman studied law at the University of Helsinki, gaining a Licentiate of Law degree in 1949. He continued his ...

(1926–2020), Finnish diplomat *

Richard Udugama Major General Deshamanya Alexander Richard Udugama, MBE (11 November 1911 – 14 May 1995) was a Sri Lankan military leader, politician and diplomat. Former Army Commander (1964–1966), he was elected as Member of Parliament for Matale from ...

, (1911–1995), major general,

Commander of the Sri Lanka Army The Commander of the Army ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යුද්ධ හමුදාපති, śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is ...

from 1964 to 1966, politician *

Richard von Weizsäcker Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (; 15 April 1920 – 31 January 2015) was a German politician ( CDU), who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994. Born into the aristocratic Weizsäcker family, who were part of the German nobilit ...

(1920–2015), German politician, Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981–1984) and President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994) *

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was styled as Viscount Wellesley until 1781, when he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of M ...

(1760–1842), Anglo-Irish Governor-General of India, Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland *

Richard Wild (judge) Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild (20 September 1912 – 22 May 1978) was the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand. Family Wild was born in Blenheim in 1912. His father, Leonard Wild, was at that time science teacher at Marlborough High School. ...

(1912–1978), New Zealand jurist, Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966–1978)

In business

Richard L. Bloch Richard L. Bloch (June 12, 1929 – October 27, 2018) was an American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist. Biography Early life Richard L. Bloch was born on June 12, 1929 in Pontiac, Michigan. Kenneth Michael Absher, Mic ...

(born 1929), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist *

Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed ...

(born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companies *

Richard Deeb Richard J. Deeb (1924 – August 6, 1990) was a real estate developer, Florida State Representative for two years and then a Florida State Senator. He represented the St. Petersburg, Florida area as a Republican. He was Arab American. From 198 ...

(1924–1990), real estate developer *

Richard DeVos Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. (March 4, 1926 – September 6, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel (company restructured as Alticor in 2000), and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. In 2012 ...

(born 1926), American businessman and co-founder of Amway *

Richard Jacobs (businessman) Richard E. "Dick" Jacobs (June 16, 1925 – June 5, 2009) was an American businessman and real estate developer who co-founded the Jacobs Entertainment, Richard E. Jacobs Group, and owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1986-1999. Biography Jacob ...

(1925–2009), real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team *

Richard Morefield Richard Henry Morefield (September 9, 1929 – October 11, 2010) was an American diplomat who served in the United States Foreign Service. He was one of the 66 staff members at the American embassy in Tehran who were taken captive by a militan ...

(1929–2010), American diplomat *

Richard Oetker Richard Oetker (born 4 January 1951) is a German billionaire heir and businessman, who in 2010 became CEO of multinational food processing company Dr. Oetker. In 1976 he was kidnapped by Dieter Zlof, a Slovene-born mechanic, and only released af ...

(born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010 *

Richard Rawlings Richard Rawlings (born March 30, 1969) is an American entrepreneur and media personality. He is the star of the reality television show ''Fast N' Loud'' on Discovery Channel. He is also a proprietor of the Gas Monkey Garage as well as both the ...

(born 1969), star of American television show ''Fast N' Loud'', owner of Gas Monkey garage, Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey Live *

Richard Warren Sears Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was an American manager, businessman and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck. Early life Sears was born in Stewartville, Minnesota. His ...

(1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional genius *

Richard Velazquez Richard Velazquez is a nationally recognized leader in the Hispanic community and in business. Velazquez leads international marketing for Amazon Alexa for Latin America and Australia/New Zealand, and the Smart TV segment. Prior to this, Velazqu ...

(born 1973), PepsiCo executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descent *

Richard Wilding Richard Wilding (born 8 May 1965Wilding, Prof Richard David
- Debrett’s People of Today 2017 (Edited by Lu ...

, British businessman and academic

In music

Composers

Richard Dybeck Richard Dybeck (1 September 1811 – 28 July 1877) was a Swedish jurist, antiquarian, and lyricist. He is mainly remembered as the author of the lyrics to what is now the de facto Swedish national anthem, '' Du gamla, Du fria''. Biography Dybeck ...

(1811–1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of Sweden * Richard Heuberger (1850–1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacher *

Richard D. James (musician) Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publicatio ...

(born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers *

Richard Mohaupt Richard Mohaupt (14 September 1904 – 3 July 1957) was a German composer and Kapellmeister. Life Richard Mohaupt was born in Breslau, where he studied music. After his studies he worked as a répétiteur and music director in Breslau, Aach ...

(1904–1957), German-American composer and conductor *

Dick Oatts Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator. Biography While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a sa ...

, American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator *

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

(1864–1949), German composer and conductor *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(1813–1883), German composer, writer, conductor and theatre director *

Rich Batsford Richard William Batsford (born 25 October 1969) is an English pianist, composer and singer-songwriter. He is a recording artist and a frequent performer, initially in and around his birthplace in Birmingham, England, and more recently in Adelai ...

pianist, composer and singer songwriter

Singers and musicians

* Richard "Big Daddy Ritch" Anderson, lead vocalist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition *

Richard Ashcroft Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. So ...

(born 1971), former singer with The Verve *

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

(born 1945), lead guitarist of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night *

Richard Butler (singer) Richard Lofthouse Butler (born 5 June 1956) is an English singer and songwriter. Butler came to prominence in the early 1980s as lead vocalist of the rock band the Psychedelic Furs and went on to found the alternative rock band Love Spit Love in ...

(born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs *

Richard Carpenter (musician) Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and music arranger, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside his younger sister Karen. He had numerous roles in the Ca ...

(born 1946), one half of The Carpenters *

Rick Chertoff Richard E. Chertoff (born March 29, 1950 in New York, NY) is an American five-time Grammy The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize ...

, American music producer *

Rick Danko Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During ...

(1943–1999), bassist and singer for The Band * Richard Sulogowski (born 1955), American heavy metal bassist known as

Rik Fox Richard Suligowski (born December 28, 1955), better known today as Rik Fox, is an American heavy metal bassist. He was active mainly during the 1970s and 1980s, in the New York City and Hollywood area rock and metal scenes. Early life Fox was ...

Richie Havens Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style ...

(1941-2013), American singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Richard Henshall Richard James "Hen" Henshall is a British progressive metal multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being the guitarist and keyboardist for the bands To-Mera, Haken (band), Haken, Nova Collective, and Opinaut. He has released one album ('' ...

(born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of Haken *

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the US-based industrial metal band Emigrate. Early life ...

(born 1967), lead guitarist of Rammstein *

Richard Manuel Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in The Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and ...

(1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The Band *

Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary music, adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's Richard Marx (album), self-titled debut album went tri ...

(born 1963), American singer-songwriter *

Richard Lewis (tenor) Richard Lewis CBE (10 May 191413 November 1990) was an English tenor of Welsh parentage. Life Born Thomas Thomas in Manchester to Welsh parents, Lewis began his career as a boy soprano and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (now ...

(1914–1990), British tenor *

Richard Patrick Richard Michael Patrick (born May 10, 1968) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is the frontman for the rock band Filter and a founding member of the supergroups Army of Anyone and The Damning Well, and has served as a touring g ...

(born 1968), lead singer and guitarist of

Filter Filter, filtering or filters may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Filter (higher-order function), in functional programming * Filter (software), a computer program to process a data stream * Filter (video), a software component tha ...

* Richard Wayne Penniman (1932–2020), birth name of

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

, American rock and roll singer * Rich Perry, American jazz tenor saxophonist * Richard Starkey (born 1940), birth name of Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles * Richard Tauber (1891–1948), Austrian tenor * Richard Thompson (musician) (born 1949), singer, songwriter and guitarist * Ritchie Valens (1941–1959), singer, songwriter and guitarist * Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink Floyd * Richard "Richie" Giese, known as Social Repose, American singer-songwriter and YouTube personality * Wiley (musician), full name Richard "Wiley" Cowie (born 1979), pioneer of grime music

Actors

* Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor * Richard Armitage (actor) (born 1971), English actor * Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur * Richard Ayoade (born 1977), English comedian, actor, writer and director * Richard Belzer (born 1944), American actor, author, and stand-up comedian * Richard Beymer (born 1938), American actor, filmmaker and artist * Richard Biggs (1960–2004), American television and stage actor * Richard Brake (born 1964), Welsh-American actor * Richard Burbage (1568–1619), English actor and theatre owner * Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor * Dick Cavett (born 1936), American television talk show host * Richard Chamberlain (born 1934), American actor * Dick Clark (1929–2012) was an American radio and television personality * Richard Curtis (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director * Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947), American actor * Richard Dysart (1929–2015), American actor * Richard Fleeshman (born 1989), English actor and singer * Richard Franklin (actor), (born 1936), English actor, writer, director and political activist * Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor * Richard Gomez (born 1966), Filipino athlete, television presenter, actor, director and politician * Richard E. Grant (born 1957), English actor * Richard Grieco (born 1965), American actor * Richard Gutierrez (born 1984), Filipino actor * Richard Harris (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer * Richard Steven Horvitz (born 1966), American actor and comedian * Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actor * Richard Kiel (1939–2014), American actor * Richard Kind (born 1956), American actor * Richard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actor * Cheech Marin (Richard Anthony Marin, born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & Chong * Richard Pryor (1940–2005) an American stand-up comedian and actor * Richard Roundtree (born 1942), American actor * Richard Roxburgh (born 1962), Australian actor * Richard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as Dick Shawn * Peter Sellers (1925–1980), British actor born Richard Henry Sellers * Herbie Seneviratne, Richard Herbert Seneviratne (1925-1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and filmmaker * Richard Simmons (actor) (1913–2003), American actor * Richard Simmons (born 1948), American fitness personality and actor * Richard Speight, Jr. (born 1970), American actor * Richard Thomas (actor) (born 1951), American actor * Richard Todd (1919–2009), Irish born English actor * Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), American actor, comedian, writer and producer * Richard Widmark (1914-2008), American actor * Richard Yap (born 1967), Filipino actor, singer, and model

In film and television

* Richard Donner (1930–2021), American film director and producer * Richard Edlund (born 1940), American special effects cinematographer * Richard Hatch (actor) (1945–2017), American actor, writer and producer * Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant) (born 1961), American television personality, winner of ''Survivor: Borneo'' * Richard Hammond (born 1969), British television presenter * Richard Hunt (puppeteer) (1951–1992), American puppeteer who performed a number of the Muppets * Richard Juan (born 1992), Hong Kong model and television host based in the Philippines * Richard Lester (born 1932), American film director based in the UK * Richard Linklater (born 1960), Texas filmmaker * Richard Osman (born 1970), British television presenter and author * Rich Vos (born 1957), American comedian * Richard Whiteley (1943–2005), British television personality and journalist * Richard Whitley (born 1948), American screenwriter and producer * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard D. Zanuck (1934–2012), American film producer * Richard Wenk, director and screenwriter of multiple films including Vamp (film), ''Vamp'' (1986)

Explorers

* Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronaut * Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), US Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorer * Richard Masters (aka William Marsters), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer * Dick Rutkowski, diving medicine pioneer

Scientists

* Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), American-Canadian geologist * Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author * Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist * Richard Hall (archaeologist) (1949–2011), English archaeologist * Richard D. Hansen, American archaeologist * Richard D. James (scientist) (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist * Richard Klophaus (born 1965), German economist * Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840–1902), Austro-German baron, psychiatrist and author of the foundational work ''Psychopathia Sexualis''. * Richard Leakey (born 1944), politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist * Richard Pringle, American psychologist and professor * Richard Beck (scholar) (1897–1980), American literary historian * Richard von Mises (1883–1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematician * Richard Swedberg (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell University

In sports

* Dick Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler * Dick Ault (1925–2007), American Olympian * Rink Babka (born 1936), American discus thrower * Dick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper * Richard Bleier (born 1987), major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles * Dick Butkus (born 1942), American footballer and actor * Richard Chelimo (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runner * Richard Childress (born 1945), NASCAR Cup Series team owner and former American race car driver * Dick Davis (running back) (born 1946), American football player * Dick Davis (defensive end) (born 1938), American football player *Rich Fellers, Richard Fellers (born 1959), American Olympic equestrian *Dick Fencl (1910–1972), American football player * Richard Fliehr (born 1949), American professional wrestler known as Ric Flair * Richard Freitag (born 1991), German ski jumper * Richard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis player * Richard Giachetti, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner * Richard Gleeson, (born 1987) an English cricketer * Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer * Rick Hansen (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete, activist and philanthropist * Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball left fielder * Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player * Richard Howell (basketball), Richard Howell (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Richard Jarvis (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Richard Johansson (1882–1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 Olympics * Dick Johnson (racing driver) (born 1945), Australian touring car driver & team owner * Richard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football player * Richard Kilty (born 1989), English sprinter * Richard Kingi (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand rugby union player * Richard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch professional tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1996 * Rick Lackman (1910–1990), American football player * Richard Limo (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner * Richard Mateelong (born 1983), Kenyan runner * Richard Medlin (born 1987), American football player * Richard Moguena (born 1986), Chadian basketball player * Richard Mullaney (born 1993), American football player * Richard Nerurkar (born 1964), British long-distance runner * Richard Newland (cricketer) (1713–1778), English cricketer * Richard Ord (born 1970), English former footballer * Dick Pound (born 1942), Canadian swimmer, first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee * Richard Petruška (born 1969), Slovak-Italian basketball player * Richard Petty (born 1937), former NASCAR driver * Richard Raskind, changed name to Renée Richards (born 1934), tennis player * Dick Savitt (born 1927), American tennis player * Richard Sears (tennis) (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive US tennis championships * Richard Sherman (American football) (born 1988), defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks * Dick Stanfel (1927–2015), American football player * Rich Stotter (born 1945), American football player * Dick Schweidler (1914–2010), American football player * Richard Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler * Dick Tayler (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runner * Richard Thompson (sprinter) (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter * Richard Todd (American football) (born 1953), American football player in the NFL * Richard Virenque (born 1969), French cyclist * Richard Washington (born 1955), American basketball player * Richárd Weisz (1879–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler * Richard Williams (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player * Richard Williams (tennis coach) (born 1942), American tennis coach, the father of Venus and Serena Williams * Richard Witschge (born 1969), Dutch footballer

Soldiers, pilots, other military/security

* Richard Baer (1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Richard von Conta, German general, notable for his participation in the Battle of Belleau Wood * Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929–2017), American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executive * Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (c. 1306–1376), English military leader * Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), English military commander * Richard G. Graves, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood * Richard H. Truly (born 1937), US Navy fighter pilot, engineer, former astronaut for both the US Air Force and NASA, and NASA's Administrator * Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars * Rick Husband (1957–2003), American astronaut and fighter pilot * Richard M. Linnehan (born 1957), United States Army veterinarian and a NASA astronaut * Richard Marcinko (born 1940), US Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran * Richard Michael Mullane (born 1945), engineer and aircraft pilot, a retired USAF officer * Richard Myers (born 1942), US Air Force general, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000–2001) and Chairman (2001–2005) * Richard N. Richards (born 1946), retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut * Richard Ruoff, general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany * Richard O'Connor (1889–1981), British Army officer and military commander * Richard O. Covey (born 1946), United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut * Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. 1660 – 1712), soldier and noted rake * Dick Scobee (1939–1986), American pilot, engineer and astronaut, killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger * Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot * Richard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet World War II spy * Richard Taylor (Confederate general) (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate general * Richard Thomalla (1903–1945), SS commander of Nazi Germany, civil engineer, head of the SS Central Building Administration *

(1911–1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army * Richard von Hegener (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia program * Richard Winters (1918–2011), US Army major and Second World War veteran * Richard von Schubert, German army commander

Writers and journalists

* Richard Adams (1920–2016), English author, best known for the novel ''Watership Down'' * Richard Argall ( 1621), a poet, of whom little is known and whose existence is disputed * Richard Armstrong (author) (1903–1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature * Richard Engel (born 1973), American journalist and author * Richard Herrmann (journalist) (1919–2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality * Richard Scarry (1919–1994), American children's author and illustrator, known for his "Busytown" fictional Fictional universe, universe and Media franchise, multimedia franchise * Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer * Richard de Zoysa (1958–1990), Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor who was abducted and murdered * Rick Riordan (born 1964), American author, creator of the series Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Crime

* Richard Angelo (born 1962), American serial killer and former nurse * Richard H. Barter (1833–1859), Canadian fugitive and murder victim * Richard Baumhammers (born 1965), American former immigration attorney and spree killer * Richard Biegenwald (1940–2008), American serial killer * Richard Cartwright (murderer), Richard Michael Cartwright (1974–2005), American murderer * Richard Chase (1950–1980), American cannibalistic serial killer, mass murderer, and necrophile * Richard Clarey (born 1960), German-American murderer and self-confessed serial killer * Richard Cooey (1967–2008), American murderer * Richard Cottingham (born 1946), American serial killer * Richard Allen Davis (born 1954), American career criminal and convicted killer of Polly Klaas * Richard Evonitz (1963–2002), American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist * Richard Farley (born 1948), American stalker, later mass murderer and workplace shooter * Richard Hauptmann (1899–1936), perpetrator of the Lindbergh kidnapping * Richard Hickock (1931–1965), American mass murderer who killed the Clutter family with Perry Smith * Richard James (murderer), Richard James (1957–1975), convicted murderer in Singapore * Ricky Kasso, Richard "Ricky" Kasso Jr (1967–1984), American murderer * Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), American hitman and serial killer * Richard Laurence Marquette (born 1934), American convicted serial killer * Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee * Richard Ramirez (1960–2013), American serial killer, rapist, and burglar * Richard Speck (1941–1991), American rapist and mass murderer

Other

* Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American educator and a NASA astronaut * Dick Assman (born 1934–2016), Canadian gas station owner * Richard Avedon (1923–2004), American fashion and portrait photographer * Richard Bergh (1858–1919), Swedish painter * Richard Blackwell ("Mr. Blackwell", 19222008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists * Richard Tyler Blevins (born 1991), American professional gamer, Mixer streamer and YouTube personality * Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean Union * Richard Everitt (murder victim), Richard Everitt (1979–1994), victim of the racially motivated Murder of Richard Everitt in London * Richard Garriott (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut * Richard Gerstl (1883–1908), Austrian painter * Richard Heber (1773–1833), English book-collector * Richard Helms (naturalist) (1842–1914), Australian naturalist * Richard Hieb (born 1955), former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions * Richard Ling (born 1954), Shaw Foundation professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Richard Lugner (born 1932), Austrian entrepreneur and Viennese society figure * Richard Mastracchio (born 1960), American engineer and former NASA astronaut * Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer * Richard Murphy (Captain) (1838–1916), Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing schooner captain * Richard Samuel (1770–1786), English portrait painter * Dick Turpin (1705–1739), English Highwayman * Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889), German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction * Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest and professor

Fictional characters

* Richard, title character of the 2017 animated film ''Richard the Stork'' * Richard, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie ''She's Out of Control#Cast, She's Out of Control'' * Richard, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime film ''Life of Crime (film)#Cast, Life of Crime'' * Richard, a character in the American Lego TV series, ''Unikitty!'' * Richard Ashenden, main character in the 1936 Hitchcock film ''Secret Agent (1936 film)'' * Richard Blaine, main character in the 1942 film ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'' * Richard Blaney, main character in the film ''Frenzy (film), Frenzy'' * Richard Cobb, one of the main characters in the 1940 American horror science fiction film ''The Invisible Man Returns#Cast, The Invisible Man Returns'' * Richard Cole, a character in the film ''Liar Liar#Cast, Liar Liar'' * Richard Cole, a journalist in The Power of Five, ''The Power Of Five'' Series, and Matthew Freeman's best friend and protector *Dick Dastardly, a character from various Hanna-Barbera cartoons * Rick Deckard, the title character in the film ''Blade Runner'' * Richard Fenton, in the 1994 miniseries, ''Scarlett (miniseries)'' * Dick Grayson, Richard John "Dick" Grayson, the first Robin, Batman's sidekick * Richard Hannay, main character in the novel ''The Thirty Nine Steps'' * Richard Hillman, serial killer in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Richard Kimble, lead character in 1963 American TV series ''The Fugitive'' * Richard Mayhew, main character in the television series ''Neverwhere'' * Richard Rank, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama movie ''Contact (1997 American film)#Cast, Contact'' * Richie Rich (comics), main character of the Richie Rich series * Richard Richard, one of the protagonists of British sitcom ''Bottom'' * Richie Ryan (Highlander), one of the main characters on ''Highlander: The Series'', played by Stan Kirsch * Rick Sanchez, main character on ''Rick and Morty'' * Richard Sharpe, main character in the Sharpe (novel series), Sharpe novel series, portrayed by Sean Bean in TV adaptations * Richard Bluedhorn "Rick" or "Ricky" Stratton, the main character in the American TV sitcom ''Silver Spoons#Recurring cast, Silver Spoons'' * Richard Vincent, in the 2001 miniseries ''The SoulTaker'', the father of the title character * Richard Watterson, a character from the 2011 TV series The Amazing World of Gumball * Richard Wheatley, a villain from the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit * Prince Richard, in the 1992 Nintendo Game Boy game ''For the Frog the Bell Tolls''

Cognates/transliterations

In Indo-European languages

Baltic

* Latvian language, Latvian: Ričards, Rihards, Rišārs * Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Ričardas

Celtic

* Breton language, Breton: Richarzh * Cornish language, Cornish: Richard * Irish language, Irish: Risteárd, Riocard * Manx Gaelic, Manx: Rigard * Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart * Welsh language, Welsh: Rhisiart

Germanic

* Afrikaans: Riekert, Ryk, Rigard, Righard, Reghard * Danish language, Danish: Rikard, Ryker, Richard * Dutch language, Dutch: Rijkert, Rikkert, Ryker, Rigard, Richard * Gothic language, Gothic: RekkareÞ (Reccared) * Icelandic language, Icelandic: Ríkharð, Ríkharður * German language, German: Rieker, Ri(c)kert, Riker, Richard * Norwegian language, Norwegian: Rikard, Richard * Swedish language, Swedish: Rikard, Richard, Rickard

Romance

* Catalan language, Catalan: Ricard * Occitan language, Occitan: Ricard * French language, French: Richard, pronounced as /ʁi.ʃaʁ/ * Italian language, Italian: Riccardo * Latin: Ricardus, or Richardus * Portuguese language, Portuguese: Ricardo * Spanish language, Spanish: Ricardo

Slavic

* Belarusian language, Belarusian: Рычард (Ryčard) * Serbo-Croatian language, Croatian: Rikard * Czech language, Czech: Richard * Polish language, Polish: Ryszard * Russian language, Russian: Ричард (Richard) * Slovak language, Slovak: Richard * Slovene language, Slovene: Rihard * Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Річард (Richard)

Other Indo-European

* Albanian language, Albanian: Riçard * Armenian language, Armenian: Հռիքարտոս (Hṙikartós) Retrieved 23 March 2013. * Greek language, Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos) * Persian language, Persian: ریچارد (Rīchārd)

In Semitic languages

* Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshrd, Ritshrd, Rytshard, Ritshard) * Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Richard)

In Turkic languages

* Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Riçard * Turkish language, Turkish: Rişar

In Uralic languages

* Estonian language, Estonian: Richard * Finnish language, Finnish: Rikhard, Riku * Hungarian language, Hungarian: Richárd * Saami languages, Saami: Rikkar

In other languages

* Basque language, Basque: Rikard * Chinese language, Chinese: 理查德 (Lǐchádé), 理查 (Lǐchá) * Esperanto: Rikardo * Japanese language, Japanese: リチャード (Richādo) * Korean language, Korean: 리처드 * Te reo Māori, Māori: Riki

Short forms

* Cornish: Hicca * Czech: Ríša, Rik (Riker) * Dutch: Ries * English:

, Dicky (name), Dicky, Dickie, Ric, Rik (given name), Rik,

, Rickie,

* Estonian: Riho * Esperanto: Rikĉjo * Finnish: Riku * Greek: Στούκος (Stoúkos) * Hungarian: Ricsi, Ricsike, Rics * Icelandic: Rikki * Italian: Ricky, Riki, Richi * Latvian: Ričs * Lithuanian: Ryčka, Rytis * Polish: Rysio, Rysiek, Ryś * Portuguese: Rico, Ric * Slovak: Rišo, Riško, Riči * Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala) * Swiss/German: Richi

Nicknames

* English:

, Rickie, Rikki, Richie (name), Richie,

, Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Ritchie, Richi

References

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Fictional characters

Cognates/transliterations

In Indo-European languages

Baltic

Celtic

Germanic

Romance

Slavic

Other Indo-European

In Semitic languages

In Turkic languages

In Uralic languages

In other languages

Short forms

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See also

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