Richie or Richy is a masculine

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or short form (

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) of

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

. It is also a

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* Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), American Major League Baseball player, member of the Hall of Fame *

Richie Benaud Richard Benaud (; 6 October 1930 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian cricketer who, after his retirement from international cricket in 1964, became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending l ...

(1930–2015), Australian cricketer and commentator *

Richie 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 1969), New Zealand rugby league coach and former player * Richie Byrne (born 1981), Irish footballer *

Richie Cunningham Richard J. Cunningham is a fictional character played by Ron Howard in the 1970s TV sitcom ''Happy Days''. He is the second son of Howard and Marion Cunningham, brother of Joanie Cunningham and Chuck Cunningham, and a friend of Fonzie, Ralph Ma ...

(born 1970), American former National Football League placekicker *

Richie Emselle Richie Emselle (24 September 1917 – 16 January 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Emselle was a regular in the back pocket In the sport of Australian rules football, ...

(1917–1992), Australian rules footballer *

Richie Grant (disambiguation) Richie Grant may refer to: * Richie Grant (soccer), American soccer coach and former soccer player * Richie Grant (American football) Richie Grant (born November 9, 1997) is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National F ...

, multiple people *

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 *

Richie Hebner Richard Joseph Hebner (born November 26, 1947) is an Americans, American former professional baseball player and Coach (baseball), coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from through , most prominently as a member of the Pi ...

(born 1947), American former Major League Baseball player *

Richie Incognito Richard Dominik Incognito Jr. (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football guard. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played fo ...

(born 1983), American National Football League player *

Richie James Richard Rhondel "Richie" James Jr. (born September 5, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee. Early years J ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Richie Jen Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" () ...

(任賢齊) (born 1966), Taiwanese singer *

Richie Lucas Richard John Lucas (born April 15, 1938) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University from 1957 to 1959 and professionally in the American Football League (AFL) with the Buffalo Bills ...

(born 1938), American former football quarterback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Richie McCaw (born 1980), New Zealand former rugby union player, the most capped test rugby player of all time * Richie McDonald (born 1962), American country music singer and former lead singer of the band Lonestar *

Richy Müller Richy Müller (born Hans-Jürgen Müller; 26 September 1955) is a German television and movie actor. He is particularly known as a crime scene investigator in the German television series Tatort. Filmography * ' (1979, TV miniseries) * ''Jetzt u ...

(born 1955), German actor born Hans-Jürgen Müller *

Richie Murray Richie Murray (born 1982 in Ballinasloe) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St Thomas's and with the Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of ...

(born 1982), Irish hurler * Richy Peña (born 1984), Dominican-born American music producer * Richie Power (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricardo Álvarez Puig (born 1984), Spanish footballer known as Richy * Richie Ryan (born 1985), Irish footballer * Richie Ryan (1929-2019), Irish former politician *

Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwri ...

(born 1959), American rock guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter, former lead guitarist of

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McD ...

* Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), American Major League Baseball All Star outfielder * Richie Williams (born 1987), American basketball player * Richie Woodhall (born 1968), British former boxer, WBC super middleweight titleholder

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David Richie David James Richie (born September 26, 1973) is a former American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers. He pla ...

(born 1973), American former National Football League player * Donald Richie (1924–2013), American author specializing in Japanese culture *

Ladale Richie Ladale Osagie Richie (born 30 July 1989) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Mount Pleasant Football Academy, as a central defender. Club career Born in Clark's Town, Richie has played club football for Village United, Monte ...

(born 1989), Jamaican footballer *

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

(born 1949), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor *

Nicole Richie Nicole Camille Richie (; born September 21, 1981) is an American television personality, fashion designer, socialite, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing in the reality television series ''The Simple Life'' (2003–2007), in whic ...

(born 1981), American actress, daughter of Lionel Richie * Shane Richie (born 1964), English actor, comedian, singer and presenter *

Sofia Richie Sofia Richie (born August 24, 1998) is an American social media personality, model, and fashion designer. She has been featured in campaigns by a number of major brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Adidas. She is the youngest dau ...

(born 1998), American fashion model, daughter of Lionel Richie

Fictional characters

*Richie Aprile from ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...

'' *

from '' Happy Days'' *Richie Foley, aka Gear, from '' Static Shock'' * Richie Rich, the main character of the comics, TV show, and film of the same name, and ''

Harvey Girls Forever! ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' (originally titled ''Harvey Street Kids'' in its first season, then retroactively retitled) is an American animated comedy television series produced by Brendan Hay and Aliki Theofilopoulos for DreamWorks Animation Televi ...

'' *Richie Richard, from ''

Bottom Bottom may refer to: Anatomy and sex * Bottom (BDSM), the partner in a BDSM who takes the passive, receiving, or obedient role, to that of the top or dominant * Bottom (sex), a term used by gay couples and BDSM * Buttocks or bottom, part of th ...

'' * Richie Ryan, from ''

Highlander Highlander may refer to: Regional cultures * Gorals (lit. ''Highlanders''), a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia * Hill people, who live in hills and mountains * Merina people, an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar ...

'' *

Richie Tozier Richard "Richie" Tozier is a fictional character created by Stephen King and one of the main characters of his 1986 novel '' It''. The character is a member of "The Losers Club" and is seen to be the comic relief of the group; however, his loudmo ...

, from the Stephen King book '' It'' * Richie Underwood, from ''

Dog House A doghouse, also known as a kennel, is an outbuilding to provide shelter for a dog from various weather conditions. Background Humans and domesticated dogs have been companions for more than 15,000 years, beginning with the wolf and hunter–ga ...

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