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Ricketts, Iowa Ricketts is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Middle Soldier River. The population was 109 at the time of the 2020 census. History Ricketts was platted in 1899. It was named for an early settler. A post office has been i ...
* Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania


People

* Ricketts baronets * Anthony Ricketts (b. 1979), former professional squash player *
Arthur Ricketts Arthur James Ricketts (27 August 1913 – April 2000) played first-class cricket for Somerset in one match in 1936. He was born at Farmborough, Somerset and died in Somerset too, though the exact date and place of his death is not known. Ri ...
, (1913–2000), English cricketer *Bertha Louise Ricketts, original name of
Cid Ricketts Sumner Cid Ricketts Sumner (September 27, 1890 – October 15, 1970) was a novelist from the United States whose works inspired several Hollywood films. She also taught English at a Jackson, Mississippi, high school and French at Millsaps College. Among ...
(1890–1970), American novelist * Charles Ricketts (1876–1931), artist/illustrator *
Charles Spencer Ricketts Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...
(1788?-1867), commander *
Claude V. Ricketts Claude Vernon Ricketts (February 23, 1906 – July 6, 1964) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1961 to 1964. Biography Ricketts graduated from high school in Kansas in 19 ...
(1906–1964), United States naval admiral *
Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts (born 7 June 1977) is a Jamaican former professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and is currently an assistant coach for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship. Ricke ...
(b. 1977), Jamaican footballer, goalkeeper with Los Angeles Galaxy * Ed Ricketts (1897–1948), literary figure and marine biologist *
Howard Taylor Ricketts Howard Taylor Ricketts (February 9, 1871 – May 3, 1910) was an American pathologist after whom the family Rickettsiaceae and the order Rickettsiales are named. He was born in Findlay, Ohio. In the early part of his career, Ricketts undertook ...
(1871–1910), American pathologist * Joe Ricketts (b. 1941), brokerage founder, billionaire * James B. Ricketts (1817–1887), American Civil War general * Juan Landázuri Ricketts (1913–1997), cardinal from Peru *
L. D. Ricketts Louis Davidson Ricketts (December 19, 1859 – March 4, 1940) was an American economic geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer and banker who pioneered development of copper mines in the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. ...
(1859–1940), geologist, mining engineer and banker, namesake of Caltech's
Ricketts House The house system is the basis of undergraduate student residence at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Caltech's unique house system is modeled after the residential college system of Oxford and Cambridge in England, although the ...
* Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the
Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
, gay rights activist, daughter of Joe Ricketts * Mark Scott Ricketts (b. 1957), Comics Writer and Artist * Dr. Matthew Ricketts (–), first African American to be elected to the Nebraska legislature, 1892 *
Michael Ricketts Michael Barrington Ricketts (born 4 December 1978) is an English former footballer. He played as a striker and was capped once by England, in a friendly against the Netherlands in 2002. Ricketts had a 14-year career which saw him play for W ...
(b. 1978), English footballer *
Milton Ernest Ricketts Milton Ernest Ricketts (August 5, 1913 – May 8, 1942) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Ricketts graduated from the Bal ...
(1913–1942), United States Navy Lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient. *
Palmer C. Ricketts Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts (January 17, 1856 – December 9, 1934) was the ninth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served as president for 33 years and oversaw a period of major expansion and development of the university. Person ...
(1856–1934), mechanical engineer, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1901 – 1934 * Pete Ricketts (b. 1964), U.S. politician * Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, senior British diplomat *
R. Bruce Ricketts Robert Bruce Ricketts (April 29, 1839 – November 13, 1918) distinguished himself as an artillery officer in the American Civil War.Lindbuchler, Ryan L. (2001) ''Gone But Not Forgotten: Civil War Veterans of Northeastern Pennsylvania.'' Wilkes-B ...
(1839-1918), artillery officer in the American Civil War *
Robert M. Ricketts Dr. Robert M. Ricketts (May 5, 1920 - June 17, 2003) was an American orthodontist known for many contributions in the field of orthodontics. Most important contributions were related to his development of Ricketts' Cephalometric Analysis and an ...
(1920-2003), US orthodontist *
Rohan Ricketts Rohan Anthony Ricketts (born 22 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Master's Futbol of League1 Ontario. Club career Arsenal Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom ...
(b. 1982), English soccer player *
Sam Ricketts Samuel Derek Ricketts (born 11 October 1981) is a professional football coach and former player. As a player, his favoured position was at full back, where he was able to play either side as well as being able to operate at the centre of defe ...
(b. 1981), Welsh footballer * Tosaint Ricketts (b. 1987), Canadian footballer *
Thomas Ricketts Thomas "Tommy" Ricketts VC (April 15, 1901 – February 10, 1967) was a Newfoundland soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...
(1901–1967), youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross *
Thomas S. Ricketts Thomas Stuart Ricketts (born May 23, 1966) is the Chairman of the Chicago Cubs, and the Chairman, co-founder and former CEO of Incapital LLC, a firm that provides securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. ...
, investment bank CEO * William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1956), philatelist, of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania


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* Rickets, a medical condition with softening of the bones {{disambiguation, surname