Ritchie may refer to:
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Adele Ritchie
Adele Ritchie (December 21, 1874 – April 24, 1930) was an American prima donna of comic opera and star of Edwardian musical comedies and vaudeville. Her career began in the early 1890s and continued for nearly twenty-five years. She killed a f ...
(1874–1930), singer – comic opera, musical comedy and vaudeville
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Albert Ritchie
Albert Cabell Ritchie (August 29, 1876 – February 24, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was the 49th governor of Maryland from 1920 to 1935. Ritchie was a conservative who campaigned for, but did not win, the presid ...
(1876–1936), governor of Maryland 1920 to 1935
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Alistair Ferguson Ritchie
Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (1890–1954) was a crossword compiler, under the pseudonym Afrit. The son of a post office clerk, he was born in 1890 and brought up in King’s Lynn. He was head boy at King Edward VII Grammar School there and graduated ...
(1890–1954), crossword compiler under the pseudonym Afrit
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Allison Ritchie
Allison Maree Ritchie (born 28 July 1974 in Hobart) was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) for Pembroke from 2001 to 2009. Since 2022, Ritchie has served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Clarence.
Life before Parliament
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(born 1974), Australian politician
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Andrew Jackson Ritchie (1868–1948), president of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
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Andy Ritchie (English footballer)
Andrew Timothy Ritchie (born 28 November 1960) is an English former footballer and manager.
Playing career
Ritchie was born in Manchester. After playing for England Schoolboys (once scoring three goals against Germany), he started his career i ...
(born 1960), English footballer
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Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer)
Andrew Ritchie (born 23 February 1956 in Bellshill) is a Scottish retired professional footballer.
Career at Morton
As a teenager Ritchie had trials with Manchester United, Coventry City, Everton, Middlesbrough and Rangers, but chose to ...
(born 1956), Scottish footballer
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Archibald Alexander Ritchie
Archibald Alexander Ritchie (28 January 1806 – 9 July 1856) was an American ship captain, China trader, and California businessman.
Early years
Ritchie's family originated in Scotland and Ireland.
His grandfather, William Ritchie, was born on ...
(1806–1856), American ship captain, China trader, and California businessman.
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Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence i ...
(born 1960), guitarist for Violent Femmes band
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Bruce Ritchie
Bruce Weir Ritchie (born February 1965) is a British property developer and residential landlord, and the owner of the Residential Land Group.
Early life
Bruce Weir Ritchie was born in February 1965. He was educated at Dulwich College where he ...
(born 1965), British property developer
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Byron Ritchie
Byron Ritchie (born April 24, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in North Delta, British Columbia. Ritchie saw action in a total of 332 games in the NHL and also pl ...
(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
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Cedric Ritchie (1927–2016), Canadian businessman
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Charles Ritchie (diplomat) (1906–1995), Canadian diplomat
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Charles Thomson Ritchie (1838–1906), 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee PC
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Chris Ritchie (born 1949), Royal Australian Navy vice admiral
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Clint Ritchie
Clinton Charles Augustus Ritchie (August 9, 1938 – January 31, 2009) was an American actor.
Early life
Ritchie was born on a farm near Grafton, North Dakota, to J. C. and Charlotte Ritchie, and his family moved to Washington state when he ...
(1938–2009), American actor
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Darren Ritchie
Darren Ritchie (born 1975) is a Scottish former long jumper. He was born in Edinburgh.
He was a six-time Scottish long jump champion, and also won the triple jump in 2004. He also added two Scottish indoor titles in long jump. He was a three-ti ...
(born 1975), Scottish long jumper
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David Ritchie (disambiguation) David Ritchie or Dave Ritchie may refer to:
* David Ritchie (cricketer) (1892–1974), English cricketer
*David Ritchie (diplomat), Australian diplomat
* David Ritchie (footballer) (born 1971), former English footballer
* David Ritchie (moderator) ...
, a list of people named David or Dave Ritchie
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Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), American computer scientist
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Donald A. Ritchie
Donald A. Ritchie (born December 23, 1945) is Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate.
Education
He graduated from the City College of New York in 1967; and received a master's degree, in 1969, and a Ph.D., in 1975, from the University ...
(born 1945), historian of the United States Senate
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Edgar Ritchie (1916–2002), Canadian diplomat
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Edgar Ritchie (engineer)
Edgar Gowar Ritchie (15 July 1871–23 July 1956) was a hydraulic engineer who worked for the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works for the majority of his career.
He was the engineer of water supply from 1908 until his retirement in ...
(1871–1956), hydraulic engineer in Melbourne, Australia
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Edward Samuel Ritchie
Edward Samuel Ritchie (1814–1895), an American inventor and physicist, is considered to be the most innovative instrument maker in nineteenth-century America, making important contributions to both science and navigation.
Early life and career
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(1814–1895), American inventor and physicist
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Fiona Ritchie
Fiona Karen Ritchie MBE (born 1960) is a Scottish radio broadcaster best known as the producer and host of '' The Thistle & Shamrock'', an hour-long Celtic music program that airs weekly throughout the United States on National Public Radio (N ...
(born 1960), radio broadcaster
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George Ritchie (politician)
Sir George Ritchie KCMG (14 December 1864 – 7 August 1944) was a South Australian politician. During his parliamentary career he held every ministerial position and was a minister in both Houses, a feat rarely equalled.
History
Ritchi ...
(1864–1944), South Australian politician
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George G. Ritchie (1923–2007), American doctor
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George Gavin Ritchie, New York abolitionist
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George Stephen Ritchie
Rear-Admiral George Stephen Ritchie CB DSC (30 October 1914 – 8 May 2012) was a British admiral noted for his cartographic and hydrographic work.
Naval career
Ritchie was born in Burnley, 1914, of Scottish parents, Sir Douglas Ritchie and Lad ...
(1914-2012), naval officer and Hydrographer of the Navy (1966–1971)
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Gordon Ritchie
William Gordon Ritchie (27 September 1918 – 20 November 1998) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He studied MB ChB medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine. He was a surgeon and ...
(1918–1998), Canadian surgeon and politician
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Grant Ritchie (actor)
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* Sadie Aitken (1905–1985)
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Greg Ritchie
Gregory Michael Ritchie (born 23 January 1960) is a former Australian international cricketer who played in 30 Tests matches and 44 One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1987.
Ritchie played for Queensland between 1980 and 1992. He scored ...
(born 1960), Australian cricketer
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Gregg Ritchie
Gregory Allen Ritchie (born January 25, 1964) is an American baseball player and coach. He is the head coach of the George Washington Colonials baseball team. He played for the Brother Elephants in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 199 ...
(born 1964), American baseball player and coach
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Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the ''Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes'' films starring Robert Downey Jr.
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(born 1968), British filmmaker
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Harry Ritchie (born 1958), journalist
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Harry Ritchie (footballer)
Henry Ritchie (18 February 1900 – 3 July 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played outside right for Hibernian, Everton, Dundee, St Johnstone, Brechin City and Scotland.
Career
Ritchie was born in Kirkcudbrightnand raised in Perth, the s ...
(1898–1941), Scottish footballer
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Henry Ritchie (1876–1958), British Navy officer
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Ian Ritchie (architect)
Ian Ritchie (born 24 June 1947) is a British architect who founded Ian Ritchie Architects in 1981. His projects include the RIBA Award-winning Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall for the Royal Academy of Music, Sainsbury W ...
(born 1947), British architect
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Ian Ritchie (entrepreneur), Scottish businessman
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Ian Ritchie (producer), composer and musician
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Innes Ritchie (born 1973), Scottish footballer
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Jack Ritchie
John George Reitci (February 26, 1922 – April 25, 1983) was an American writer of detective fiction who wrote under the name Jack Ritchie. Although he wrote one novel, he was primarily known for his vast output of short stories.
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(1922–1983), pen name of John George Reitci, American novelist
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James Ritchie (naturalist)
James Ritchie CBE PRSE (27 May 1882 – 19 October 1958) was a Scottish naturalist and archaeologist, who was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh 1936–52 and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1952–1958.
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(1882–1958), President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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James Ewing Ritchie
James Ewing Ritchie (1 May 1820 – 1898) was an English journalist and writer.
Born in Wrentham, Suffolk, the son of Reverend Andrew Ritchie, he was educated at Coward College and University College, London
, mottoeng = Let ...
(1820–1898), English writer and journalist
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Jean Ritchie
Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally ...
(1922–2015), American folk singer and songwriter
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Jill Ritchie (born 1974), American actress
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John Ritchie (disambiguation)
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Jon Ritchie
Jon David Ritchie (born September 4, 1974) is an American sports radio host and former professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He started for seven seasons in the NFL, playing for the Oakland Raiders and the Ph ...
(born 1974), American football player
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Joseph Ritchie (c. 1788–1819), English surgeon, explorer and naturalist
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Joseph C. Ritchie, mayor of Newport News, Virginia (1976–1986)
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Josiah Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title. He was born in Westminster, educated at Brighton College and died in Ashford.
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Ritc ...
(1870–1955), British tennis player
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June Ritchie
June Ritchie (born 31 May 1941) is a British actress.
Biography
Ritchie trained at RADA, where she graduated in 1961, having won the Emile Littler Award for Most Promising Actress and the Ronson Award for the outstanding female student.
She ...
(born 1938), English actress
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Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress
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Ken Ritchie (born 1946), British psephologist
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Larry Ritchie Larry Ritchie was a jazz drummer and record/CD producer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York as Lawrence Ritchie to Walter Ritchie, an electrician, and Pearl Ritchie, a domestic worker, both of whom were migrants from rural Virginia.
He has recorded ...
, jazz drummer (1950s–1960s)
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Leitch Ritchie (1800–1865), Scottish novelist and journalist
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Margaret Ritchie (politician) (born 1958), Northern Irish politician
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Mark Ritchie (politician)
Donald Mark Ritchie (born December 21, 1951) is an American politician and a former Minnesota Secretary of State. Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010.
He co-chairs the Minnes ...
(born 1951), Minnesota Secretary of State
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Michael Ritchie (artistic director)
Michael Ritchie (born October 17, 1957) is an American artistic director of Center Theatre Group, overseeing the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Career Early career
Ritchie began his professional career in ...
(born 1957), artistic director of Center Theatre Group
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Michael Ritchie (film director)
Michael Brunswick Ritchie (November 28, 1938 – April 16, 2001) was an American film director, producer, and writer of films with comical or satirical leanings, such as ''The Candidate'' and ''Smile''. He scored commercial successes dire ...
(1938–2001), American film director
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Neil Ritchie
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North Af ...
(1897–1983), British general
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Nick Ritchie
Nicholas Ritchie (born December 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ritchie was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, tenth ov ...
(born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
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Oscar W. Ritchie (1909–1967), African American educator and sociologist
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Paul Ritchie (footballer, born 1969) (born 1969), Scottish football player (East Fife)
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Paul Ritchie (footballer, born 1975)
Paul Simon Ritchie (born 21 August 1975) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player. Ritchie started his playing career with Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), making 133 league appearances for the club and helping it win the Scotti ...
(born 1975), Scottish football player (Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United)
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Phil Ritchie (born 1979), American lead singer of the band Lennex
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Raleigh Ritchie (Jacob Basil Anderson, born 1990) English actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer
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Ray Ritchie (1936–2015), Australian rugby footballer and coach
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Richmond Ritchie (1854–1912), Indian-born British civil servant
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Robert James Ritchie (born 1971), American rapper and singer-songwriter better known as Kid Rock
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Roland Ritchie
Roland Almon Ritchie, (June 19, 1910 – June 5, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Early life and family
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of William Bruce Almon Ritchie and Lillian Stewart, R ...
(1910–1988), Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
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R. Stephen Ritchie (born 1942), American Air Force General
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Scot Ritchie
Scot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has over 65 books published. He also illustrates for the advertising, editorial and educational markets. His work can be found in publications including ...
, Canadian author and illustrator
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Stanley Ritchie, professor at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
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Steven Ritchie (born 1950), pinball and video game designer
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Steve Ritchie (footballer) (born 1954), Scottish football player
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Thomas Ritchie (disambiguation)
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Todd Ritchie
Todd Everett Ritchie (born November 7, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from -.
Ritchie was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft and ...
(born 1971), baseball player
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Tommy Ritchie (born 1930), Northern Irish footballer
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Walter Potter Ritchie (1892–1965), Scottish member of the British Army in World War I
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William Ritchie (disambiguation)
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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 guita ...
(born 1945), English guitarist, founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow
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Ritchie Torres
Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. The district covers most of the South Bronx. It ...
(born 1988), New York politician
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Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...
(1941–1959), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Fictional characters
*Ritchie, a character in the 1986 American science fiction movie ''
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into F ...
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Robert Ritchie (''The West Wing''), on the TV show ''The West Wing''
Other
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
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Baron Ritchie of Dundee
Places
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Ritchie's Archipelago
Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands.
The Islands belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andama ...
, Andaman Islands
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Ritchie County, West Virginia
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,444. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper pu ...
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Ritchie, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ritchie, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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Ritchie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
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Fort Ritchie, Maryland
Fort Ritchie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Pennsylvania state line. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. Fort Ritchie is a former U.S. military base that closed in Septem ...
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Ritchie, Northern Cape
Ritchie is a small town situated south of Kimberley on the north bank of the Riet River in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town, with a population of approximately 15,000, is in the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which forms pa ...
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See also
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Richie (film)'', 2017 Indian film
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Richie (name) 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), Austra ...
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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 ...
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