Rich (given name)

Rich is a masculine given name, often short for

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 ...

. People with the name include: * Rich Campbell (American football) (born 1958), American former National Football League quarterback * Rich Coady (center) (born 1944), American National Football League center *

Rich Coady (defensive back) Richard Joseph Coady, IV (born January 26, 1976) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). His father Rich Coady played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears. High school years Coady attended J. J. Pearc ...

(born 1976), American National Football League defensive back, son of the above *

Rich Cronin Richard Burton Cronin (August 30, 1974September 8, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and rapper, best known for being the lead singer and primary songwriter for the pop and hip hop group LFO. Early life and education Cronin was born in ...

(1974–2010), American singer-songwriter, member of the band LFO * Rich Eisen (born 1969), American television journalist * Rich Franklin (born 1974), American retired mixed martial artist *

Rich Gannon Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is an American former football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Subsequently, he was a sports commentator with CBS Sports for 16 years. Gannon was born in ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Rich Hall Richard Travis Hall (born June 10, 1954) is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as ...

(born 1954), American comedian *

Rich Hill (baseball coach) Richard Bradley Hill (born June 30, 1962) is an American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He was the head coach of the San Diego Toreros from 1999 to 2021. Prior to San Diego, Hill was the head ...

(born 1962), American head baseball coach at the University of San Diego * Rich Hill (pitcher) (born 1980), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rich Johnson (basketball) Richard Lewis Johnson (December 18, 1946 – June 15, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" center from Grambling State University, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968–1971) with the Boston Celtics of the National ...

(1946–1994), American basketball player *

Rich Johnson (publishing executive) Rich Johnson is a publishing executive notable for his contributions in the field of graphic novels. Johnson is a former Vice President of Book Trade Sales at DC Comics who has been credited with popularizing the graphic novel genre in mainstrea ...

, publishing executive in the field of graphic novels *

Rich Jones (basketball) Richard Wesley "House" Jones (born December 27, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played parts of seven seasons (1970–1976) in the American Basketball Association as ...

(born 1946), retired American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association player *

Rich Jones (musician) Rich Jones is an English guitarist born in Coventry in 1973. He has since played music worldwide and lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. He now lives in Toronto with his family. Career Jones was a founding member and p ...

(born 1973), English guitarist *

Rich King (basketball) Thomas Richard King (born April 4, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft out of the University of Nebraska. Born in Linc ...

(born 1969), American National Basketball Association player *

Rich King (sportscaster) Rich King (born 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sports journalist who worked for CW affiliate and national cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois. He served as sports anchor for the station's 9 p.m. newscast on Saturday and Su ...

(born 1947), American television sportscaster * Rich Kreitling (1936–2020), American retired National Football League player *

Rich Lowry Richard Lowry (; born August 22, 1968) is an American writer who is the former editor and now editor-in-chief of ''National Review'', an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative news and opinion magazine. Lowry became editor of ''N ...

(born 1968), American magazine editor, syndicated columnist, author and political commentator *

Rich Milot Richard Paul Milot (May 28, 1957 – August 13, 2021) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League who played his entire nine-year career with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to 1987. Milot played college football at Pe ...

(1957–2021), American retired National Football League player *

Rich Moore Rich Moore is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter and voice actor. He has directed the films ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012) and co-directed ''Zootopia'' (2016) and '' Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018) for Walt Disney ...

(born 1963), American animation director *

Rich Moore (American football) Richard Clifton "Rich" Moore (born April 26, 1947) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played 20 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1969, the Green Bay Packers used the 12th pick in the 1s ...

(born 1947), American football player *

Rich Mullins Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs " Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by ''CC ...

(1955–1997), American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter *

Rich Robertson (left-handed pitcher) Richard Wayne Robertson (born September 15, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played during six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, and Anaheim Angels. Career Robertso ...

(born 1968), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Rich Robertson (right-handed pitcher) Richard Paul Robertson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched six seasons in the major leagues, from until , all for the San Francisco Giants. In , he led the National League in wild pitch In baseball, a wild pitch (WP) is char ...

(born 1944), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Rich Rodriguez (born 1963), American football coach and former player *

Rich Sommer Rich Sommer (born February 2, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men''. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films '' The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), ''Celeste and ...

(born 1978), American actor * Rich Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler *

Rich Thompson (disambiguation) Rich Thompson is the name of: * Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984), Major League Baseball relief pitcher *Rich Thompson (outfielder) (born 1979), professional baseball outfielder *Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958), former Major League Baseball reli ...

* Rich Vos (born 1957), American stand-up comedian, writer and actor *

Rich Wilson (journalist) Rich Wilson is a UK-based freelance rock music writer who has written for publications including ''Classic Rock Magazine'', ''Metal Hammer'', ''Record Collector'', ''Rock Hard'', the ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', and '' Prog magazine'' ...

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