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surname and a masculine

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. It is of European origin and it is closely related to the given name

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

and the surnames Rickards and

Richards Richards may refer to: *Richards (surname) In places: * Richards, New South Wales, Australia * Richards, Missouri, United States * Richards, Texas, United States In other uses: * Richards (lunar crater) Richards is a small lunar impact crate ...

People with the surname

Bob Rickard ''Fortean Times'' is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing (from 1991 to 2001), I Feel Good Publishing (2001 to 2005), Dennis Publishing (2005 to 2 ...

(born 1945), founder and editor of the UK magazine ''Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena'' *

Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard (born 19 October 1983) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games. He has captured multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, a ...

, (born 1983), breaststroke swimmer from Australia * Bruce Rickard, (1929–2010), Australian architect and landscape architect *

Cliff Rickard Cliff Rickard (born 1943) is an Australian Paralympic athlete, snooker player and table tennis player. At the 1972 Heidelberg Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Tetraplegic snooker event and competed in athletics and table tennis. H ...

, (born 1943), Australian Paralympic athlete, snooker player and table tennis player *

Clinton Rickard Clinton Rickard (1882–1971) was a Tuscarora chief known for founding the Indian Defense League, and for promoting Native American sovereignty. He worked for free passage of Native Americans across the US–Canada border, and to prevent the flood ...

, (1882–1971), Tuscarora chief known for founding the Indian Defense League, and for promoting Native American sovereignty * Derek Rickard, (born 1947), English footballer * Diana Rickard, (born 1953), Australian competition swimmer *

Doug Rickard Doug Rickard (26 May 1939 – 7 May 2002) was an Australian-born space engineer. He is known for his stories of engineering while at the Woomera Deep Space Station. He died in 2002 from myelofibrosis caused by contact with cobalt-60 while w ...

, (1939–2002), Australian-born space engineer *

Edgar Rickard Edgar Rickard (January 17, 1874 – January 21, 1951) was a mining engineer and lifelong confidant of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. Biography Family He was the son of mining engineer Reuben Rickard, and the brother of Thomas Rickard, a mining e ...

, (1874–1951), mining engineer and lifelong confidant of U.S. President Herbert Hoover *

Eva Rickard Tuaiwa Hautai "Eva" Rickard (née Kereopa; 19 April 1925 – 6 December 1997) rose to prominence as an activist for Māori land rights and for women’s rights within Māoridom. She was born in Raglan. Her methods included public civil disobe ...

, (1925–1997), activist for Māori land rights and for women's rights *

Frank Rickard Wilbert Franklin Rickard (7 January 1884 – 19 January 1975) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Clarke Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career. Rickard attended public and secondary schoo ...

, (1884–1975), Canadian MP *

Georgia Rickard Georgia Rickard is an Australian-born travel journalist, magazine editor, author and media commentator. The former editor of Australia's largest-selling travel magazine, ''Australian Traveller'', Rickard has contributed to ''News Limited, Conde ...

, Australian-born journalist, magazine editor, author and media commentator. *

Jack Rickard Jack Rickard (March 8, 1922 – July 22, 1983), was an American illustrator for numerous advertising campaigns and multiple comic strips but was best known as a key contributor to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' for more than two decades. Rickard's artw ...

, (1922–1983), illustrator best known for his contributions to ''Mad'' magazine *

Jeff Rickard Jeff Rickard is currently the Program Director anMorning ShowHost at Emmis Communications’ all-sports radio station, WFNI, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Career Rickard started with Emmis as a part-time host and programming advisor before being ...

, sports broadcaster *

Jessie Louisa Rickard Jessie Louisa Rickard, also known as Mrs Victor Rickard (1876–1963), was an Irish literary novelist. During her lifetime she became a versatile writer who produced over forty novels, some of which found a large reading public.Cork Examiner 30 J ...

, (1876–1963), also known as Mrs Victor Rickard, Irish literary novelist * John Rickard, (born 1945), economist from Australia *

John Rickard (civil servant) John Hellyar Rickard (27 January 1940 – 10 September 2013) was a former Chief Economic Advisor to the British Government. Education * Ilford County High School * St John's College, Oxford (MA 1966; DPhil 1976) * University of Aston in Bi ...

, (1940–2013), former Chief Economic Advisor to the British Government * John T. Rickard, (1913–2000), former Mayor of Santa Barbara, California *

Laurence Rickard Laurence Carl "Larry" Rickard (born 14 June 1975) is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe (in which he appears in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''), '' Yonderland'' and ''Gho ...

, (born 1975), English writer and comedian, one half of the comedy duo "Larry and George" *

Louise Rickard Louise Rickard (born 31 December 1970) is a Welsh rugby union player. She has played at lock, wing and centre positions. She is one of the most capped players in the history of women's rugby at 112 caps for Wales. Rickard played her first inte ...

, (born 1970), Welsh rugby union player *

Matt Rickard Matthew Rickard (born 1993) is a former English footballer who played as a striker. Club career Rickard was a product of the Plymouth Argyle Centre of Excellence.

, (born 1993), English football striker *

Pamela Rickard Professor Pamela Athalie Deidre Rickard (1928–2002) was an Australian biochemist, serving as head of the University of New South Wales School of Biological Sciences from 1981 to 1988. Born in Sydney, she worked for a few years at the Daily ...

, (1928–2002), Australian biochemist *

Ricky Rickard Rick "Ricky" Rickard (born 1958) is a retired New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated All Star-Pro Wrestling, promoted by his father Steve Rickard, as well as touring Australia, Singapore, Mala ...

, (born 1958), New Zealand professional wrestler *

Reuben Rickard Reuben Rickard (August 20, 1841 – February 24, 1896) was a mining engineer He married Mary Elizabeth Humphreys October 3, 1863. They had six children, three of whom died young. who served as President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, ...

, (1841–1896), mining engineer and President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, California from 1891 to 1893 *

Sam Rickard Sam Rickard (born 8 September 1971, in Mona Vale, New South Wales) is an Australian vision impaired Paralympic athlete. He competed in four successive Paralympic Games 1988 to 2000, winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games. His nic ...

, (born 1971), vision impaired Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia *

Stanley Rickard Stanley Noble Rickard (4 January 1883 – 21 August 1976) was a New Britain-born Australians, Australian architect active in Sydney and Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century. His work in the Federation Bungalow style is listed on ...

, (1883–1976), New Britain-born Australian architect *

Steve Rickard Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt (3 September 1929 – 5 April 2015), best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. As a wrestler, he traveled throughout the world during the 1960s and 1970s, ...

, (1929–2015), New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer, and promoter *

Tex Rickard George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City ...

, (1870–1929), American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City * Thomas Rickard, (1865–1911), British born mining engineer and last President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, California from 1903 to 1909 *

Thomas Arthur Rickard T. A. Rickard (1864 – 1953), formally known as ''Thomas Arthur Rickard'' was born on 29 August 1864 in Italy. Rickard's parents were British, and he became a mining engineer practising in the United States, Europe and Australia. He was also ...

, (1864–1935), British born mining engineer and publisher and writer on mining engineering subjects * William Thomas Rickard, (1828–1905), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

People with the given name

Rickard Christophers Brevet Colonel Sir Samuel Rickard Christophers (27 November 1873 – 19 February 1978) was a British protozoologist and medical entomologist specialising in mosquitoes. Education Christophers was born and raised in Liverpool, the son of S ...

, (1873–1978), Brevet Colonel Sir (Samuel) Rickard Christophers was a British protozoologist and medical entomologist * Rickard Deasy, (1812–1883) Irish lawyer and judge * Rickard Deasy (Farming Campaigner), (1916–1999), farmers' rights campaigner in Ireland * Rickard de Bermingham, (died 1322), aka Rickard Mac Fheorais, was Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry * Rickard Engfors, (born 1976) Swedish model, stylist and former drag queen *

Rickard Ericsson Rickard Eriksson is a Swedish entrepreneur, known as the founder of an early social networking website, LunarStorm. Rickard was born 1974 on the west coast of Sweden in Varberg, county of Halland and still resides in that area. Eriksson attended s ...

, (born 1974), Swedish entrepreneur * Rickard D. Gwydir, (1844–1925), Confederate soldier, Indian agent, and early Washington pioneer *

Rickard Hallström Olof Peter Rickard Hallström (born 4 January 1973) is a Swedish curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an indivi ...

, (born 1973), Swedish curler *

Rickard Koch Rickard Koch (born 24 February 1976) is a Swedish bandy player who currently plays for Hammarby IF Bandy as a midfielder. Koch represented the Swedish national bandy team in the 2004/05 season. In April 2008 he signed a new two-year contract with ...

, (born 1976), Swedish bandy player * Rickard William Lloyd, (1859–1933), Consulting Anaesthetist and author *

Rickard Näslin Rickard Näslin (born 24 September 1947) is a Sweden, Swedish musician living in Jämtland, Sweden. He is a violinist and composer of Swedish folk music. Rickard is riksspelman (Masterplayer of Swedish Folk Music). In 2000, Riffage.com wrote about ...

, (born 1947), Swedish musician *

Rickard Nordstrand Rickard Nordstrand (born March 14, 1976) is a Swedish Light Heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. Biography and career He knocked out Sem Braan in round two at ''Fight Night 08'' in Stockholm, Sweden on August 17, 2013. Titles and accomplishm ...

, (born 1976), Swedish Light Heavyweight kickboxer *

Rickard Olsson Rickard Olsson-Essé, (born 7 February 1967 in Gävle) is a Swedish television and radio presenter. He presented ''Bingolotto'' between 2005 and 2008 and since 2008 he presents the quiz show ''" Vem vet mest?" and " Vem vet mest junior?"'' broad ...

, (born 1967), Swedish television and radio presenter *

Rickard Persson Joe Rickard Persson (born 1959) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, he represented Skåne County West between September 2014 and September 2018. Persson is the son of ...

(born 1959), Swedish politician *

Rickard Rakell Rickard Lars Gunnar Roland Rakell (born 5 May 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing for the AIK IF in Sweden, Rakell was drafted 41st overall by t ...

, (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey centre *

Rickard Rydell Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967) is a retired Swedish racing driver. He won the 1998 British Touring Car Championship, the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and has also been a frontrunner in the European/World Touring Car Cham ...

, (born 1967), Swedish racing driver *

Rickard Sandler Rickard Johannes Sandler (29 January 1884 – 12 November 1964) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as minister without portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, minister for finance from 1 July ...

, (1884–1964), Swedish Social Democratic politician * Rickard Sarby, (1912–1977), Erik Rickard Sarby was a Swedish sailor *

Rickard Sjöberg Per ''Rickard'' Arvid Sjöberg, (born 12 August 1969) is a Swedish journalist, television presenter and game show host. Since 2005 he is the presenter of TV4's '' Postkodmiljonären''. Sjöberg was born in Södertälje but grew up in Tyresö, b ...

, (born 1969), Per Rickard Arvid Sjöberg is a Swedish journalist, television presenter and game show host * Rickard Söderberg, (born 1975), Swedish tenor, singer and debater * Rickard Söderberg, (born 1975), Swedish tenor, singer and debater * Rickard Strömbäck, Swedish footballer who played as a defender * Rickard Wallin, (born 1980), Carl Rickard Wallin is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre

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