Richard Baker or Richie Baker may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Richard Baker (broadcaster) Richard Douglas James Baker OBE RD (15 June 1925 – 17 November 2018) was an English broadcaster, best known as a newsreader for BBC News from 1954 to 1982, and as a radio presenter of classical music. He was a contemporary of Kenneth Kendall ...

(1925–2018), British broadcaster * Richard Baker (composer) (born 1972), British composer and conductor * Richard A. Baker (makeup artist) (born 1950), known as Rick, American special makeup effects artist *

Richard Baker (Disc Jockey) (DJ Richie B) Richard Baker or Richie Baker may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Baker (broadcaster) (1925–2018), British broadcaster * Richard Baker (composer) (born 1972), British composer and conductor * Richard A. Baker (makeup artist) (born ...

,British born disc Jockey (1968) *

Richard Baker (game designer) Richard Baker (full name L. Richard Baker III) is an American author and game designer who has worked on many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign settings. Early life, education, and military Rich Baker was born and raised in Florida, then moved wi ...

, American author and game designer *

Richard Anthony Baker Richard Anthony Baker (9 February 1946 – 12 November 2016) was a British radio producer, presenter and author. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. His father was a London-born music hall performer who used the stage name Will Keogh; and ...

(1946–2016), British radio producer and author * Richard Foster Baker (1857–1921), American director and actor *

Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990), known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is noted for his genre duality across alternative rock with hip hop. Machine Gun Kelly released f ...

(Richard Colson Baker, born 1990), American rapper and actor *

Two Ton Baker Dick "Two Ton" Baker (May 2, 1916 – May 4, 1975) was an American singer and entertainer who was a prominent Chicago radio and television personality for three decades; the 1940s to the 1960s. He gained some national exposure in the United Stat ...

(Dick Baker, 1916–1975), Chicago pianist, television host, and recording artist most known for novelty and children's work

Business

* Richard Baker (merchant) (1819–1875), American merchant *

Richard C. Baker Richard C. Baker (1858 – 1937) was the British business partner of Francis Marion "Borax" Smith and eventually became president of the Pacific Coast Borax Company and the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad. In 1899, "Borax" Smith, founder of Pacific ...

(1858–1937), UK/US businessman, President of Pacific Coast Borax and Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad *

Richard Baker (American businessman, born 1946) Richard "Dick" Baker (September 3, 1946 – April 14, 2009) was an American businessman and surf apparel executive for Ocean Pacific. Baker helped to shape the surf apparel industry as president and chief executive of Ocean Pacific, also kn ...

(1946–2009), American businessman and surf apparel executive for Ocean Pacific *

Richard Baker (British businessman, born 1962) Richard Baker (born 6 August 1962) was CEO of Boots Group from 2003 to 2007. He has since served on a number of executive boards and launched private equity firm . Early life and education Baker graduated from Downing College, Cambridge. C ...

, former chief operating officer of Asda Stores Ltd. and CEO of Boots Group * Richard A. Baker (businessman) (born 1965), chairman and CEO of the Hudson's Bay Trading Company in Canada

Politics

Richard Baker (English politician, died 1594) Sir Richard Baker (by 1530 – 27 May 1594), was an English politician. Family Richard Baker was the eldest son of Sir John Baker, Chancellor of the Exchequer and his second wife Elizabeth Dineley. He had a younger brother, John, and three s ...

, Member of Parliament for Lancaster, Horsham, New Shoreham and New Romney *

Richard Baker (American politician) Richard Hugh Baker (born May 22, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2008, representing the 6th District of Louisiana as a Republican. Early life and car ...

(born 1948), American politician from Louisiana *

Richard Baker (Scottish politician) Richard James Baker (born 29 May 1974) is a Scottish Labour politician and former member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region. He was first elected in the 2003 general election, when he was the youngest sitting ...

(born 1974), Scottish politician *

Richard Baker (Victorian politician) Richard Baker (1830 – 10 March 1915) was an Australian politician. Born in the village of Newbridge, in the parish of Shalfleet on the Isle of Wight to Peter Baker and Ruth Tucker, he attended a grammar school at Shalfleet and arrived in M ...

(1830–1915), Victorian state politician *

Richard Chaffey Baker Sir Richard Chaffey Baker (22 June 1842 – 18 March 1911) was an Australian politician. A barrister by trade, he embarked on a successful career in South Australian colonial politics, serving as Attorney-General of South Australia from 1870 to ...

(1842–1911), South Australian politician, first President of the Senate * Richard Langton Baker (1870–1951), Canadian politician *

Richard Wingfield-Baker Richard Baker Wingfield-Baker (sometimes Richard Baker Wingfield Baker or Richard Wingfield Baker; born Richard Baker Wingfield) (1802 – 25 March 1880) MP, DL, was a Liberal Party politician, High Sheriff and deputy lieutenant in the Englis ...

(1802–1881), British Liberal Party politician, MP for South Essex, 1868–1874

Religion

Richard Baker (theologian) Richard Baker, D.D. (1741–1818) was an English theological writer. Life Baker was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. (as seventh senior optime) in 1762, M.A. in 1765, and D.D. in 1788. He was elected to a fellows ...

(1741–1818), English theological writer * Richard H. Baker (bishop) (1897–1981), Episcopal bishop of North Carolina *

Richard Baker (Zen teacher) Richard Dudley Baker (born March 30, 1936) is an American Soto Zen master (or roshi), the founder and guiding teacher of Dharma Sangha—which consists of Crestone Mountain Zen Center located in Crestone, Colorado and the ''Buddhistisches Studien ...

(born 1936), American Zen Buddhist teacher

Sports

Richard Baker (cricketer) Richard Kenneth Baker (born 28 April 1952 in Essex) is an English former cricketer who played for Essex in 1972 and for Cambridge University in 1973 and 1974. He appeared in 20 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman In cricket, bat ...

(born 1952), English cricketer *

Richie Baker (Irish footballer) Richie Baker (born 17 April 1980) is an Irish former footballer. Besides the Republic of Ireland, he has played in the United States. Career Richie, who served his footballing apprenticeship with Stella Maris, is the brother of Dessie Baker, ...

(born 1980), former Irish footballer *

Richie Baker (English footballer) Richard Peter Baker (born 29 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One West side Ramsbottom, where he plays as a midfielder. Early career Manchester United Richie began his career in the highly s ...

(born 1987), English footballer

Other

Richard Baker (chronicler) Sir Richard Baker (c. 1568 – 18 February 1645) was a politician, historian and religious writer. He was the English author of the ''Chronicle of the Kings of England'' and other works. Family Richard Baker, born about 1568 at Sissinghurst, K ...

(1568–1645), English chronicler *

Richard A. Baker (historian) Richard Allan Baker (born March 18, 1940) was the first Historian of the United States Senate, serving through August 2009. He directed the United States Senate Historical Office from the time of its creation in 1975. He wrote a weekly column o ...

(born 1940), historian of the United States Senate *

Richard Thomas Baker Richard Thomas Baker (1 December 1854 – 14 July 1941) was an Australian economic Botany, botanist, museum curator and educator. Early life Baker was born in Woolwich, England, son of Richard Thomas Baker, a blacksmith, and his wife Sarah, née ...

(1854–1941), Australian economic botanist * Richard H. Baker, inventor of an electronic circuit called the "

Baker clamp Baker clamp is a generic name for a class of electronic circuits that reduce the storage time of a switching bipolar junction transistor (BJT) by applying a nonlinear negative feedback through various kinds of diodes. The reason for slow turn-off t ...