Ricky is a male given name in English and Spanish-speaking countries, often a

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form (hypocorism) of

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 ...

, Frederick,

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Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic ( Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old ...

Enrique Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dut ...

, Patrick, Ricardo or Eric.

Persons

* Ricky (musician), Japanese singer and musician * Ricky Allen (1935–2005), American blues singer *

Ricky Anderson (American football) Ricky Anderson (born January 24, 1963) is a former American football punter who played college football at Vanderbilt University and attended Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the elev ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Ricky Anggawijaya Ricky Anggawijaya is an Indonesian swimmer from Bandung who specializes in backstroke. However, his first medal in Southeast Asian Games is a silver medal from the 5000 m open water swimming event. He also won another silver in the same discip ...

(born 1996), Indonesian swimmer * Ricky Banderas (born 1975), Puerto Rican wrestler *

Ricky Barham Richard 'Ricky' Barham (born 28 November 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from South Warrnambool, Barham had a successful career early with Collingwood Football Club as ...

(born 1958), Australian rules football player *

Ricky Bartlett Richard James Bartlett (born 8 October 1966) is a former English cricketer who played 51 first-class and 60 one day matches for Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West Englan ...

(born 1972), American radio (KMRY/CBS) and voice actor * Ricky Bell (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricky Blitt, American screenwriter, producer, show creator and voice actor * Ricky Bruch (1946–2011), Swedish discus thrower and Olympian athlete, actor *

Ricky Carmichael Richard Joseph Carmichael (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional motocross and stock car racing driver. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1997 to 2007 and in NASCAR from 2008 to 2011. Carmichael is notable ...

(born 1979), American car racer * Ricky Churchman (born 1958), American football player * Ricky Davao (born 1961), Filipino actor and director * Ricky Davis (born 1979), American NBA basketball player * Ricky Fataar (born 1952), South African musician, multi-instrumentalist *

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms '' The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad ...

(born 1961), English comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, singer, and musician * Ricky Groves (born 1968), English actor * Ricky Harun (born 1987), Indonesian actor * Ricky Hatton (born 1978), English professional boxer, promoter * Ricky Hendrick (1980–2004), American NASCAR stock car driver * Ricky Hill (born 1959), English former football player, manager and head coach *

Ricky Hui Ricky Hui Kwun-ying (3 August 1946 – 8 November 2011) was a Hong Kong actor and singer. He along with his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Ricky Hui Kun-ying was born 3 August ...

(1946–2011), Hong Kong film actor *

Ricky Kim Ricky Lee Neely, known professionally as Ricky Kim (), is an American actor. Career Ricky Lee Neely was born on June 19, 1981, to a Korean mother and an American father. He grew up in Kansas and Hawaii, and then studied mass communications at Kan ...

(born 1981), American model and actor * Ricky Lumpkin (born 1988), American football player * Ricky Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican pop musician, actor * Ricky Meléndez (born 1967), Puerto Rican singer * Ricky Nelson (1940–1985), American actor, musician and singer-songwriter *

Ricky Owubokiri Richard Daddy Owubokiri (born 16 July 1961), commonly known as Ricky, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Football career Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Ricky started his career in his native country be ...

(born 1961), Nigerian footballer * Ricky Pierce (born 1959), American NBA basketball player * Ricky Reyes (born 1978), Mexican–Puerto Rican wrestler *

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, Ma ...

(born 1958), New Zealand wrestler *

Ricky Rubio Ricard Rubio Vives (born 21 October 1990) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on 15 October ...

(born 1990), Spanish / NBA basketball player * Ricky Van Shelton (born 1952), American country music singer *

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Richard Lynn Stenhouse Jr. (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing. Stenhouse was the 2010 Nationw ...

(born 1987), American NASCAR stock car driver * Ricky Tognazzi (born 1955), Italian film actor and director * Ricky Ullman (born 1986), Israeli-American actor and musician *

Ricky Valance David Spencer (10 April 193612 June 2020), known professionally as Ricky Valance, was a Welsh pop singer. He was best known for the UK number one single " Tell Laura I Love Her", which sold over a million copies in 1960. He was the first male We ...

(1936–2020), Welsh singer *

Ricky Walker Ricky Walker (born April 18, 1996) is a gridiron football defensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. Early years Walker attended Bethel High School. As a ju ...

(born 1996), American football player * Ricky Wilde (born 1961), British songwriter, musician, record producer *

Ricky Wilson (American musician) Ricky Helton Wilson (March 19, 1953 – October 12, 1985) was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52's. Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. ...

(1953–1985), American instrumentalist and singer-songwriter * Ricky Wilson (British musician) (born 1978), lead singer of English band Kaiser Chiefs * Ricky Yang, Indonesian pool player

Fictional characters

* Ricky in ''

Riki-Oh is a Japanese manga created by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari and later adapted to two OVAs and a live-action film named '' Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky''. The story is about a young man who has learned the art of Qigong from one ...

'' or ''The Story of Ricky'', a manga, an anime series and a live-action film * Ricky in '' Ricky'', a 2009 fantasy film * Ricky Baker, portrayed by Morris Chestnut in the 1991 film, '' Boyz n the Hood'' * Ricky Bobby, protagonist in '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' * Richard "Ricky" Chapman/Caldwell, minor protagonist and later antagonist of the Silent Night, Deadly Night series * Ricky King in '' Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' * Ricky LaFleur (''Trailer Park Boys'' character) * Ricky Lang, a character in the 1983 superhero movie '' Superman III'' * Ricky Ricardo, male protagonist in the TV series ''I Love Lucy'' * Ricky Ricotta, protagonist in the book series '' Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot'' *

Ricky Rapper Ricky Rapper ( fi, Risto Räppääjä) is a main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Finnish writers Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. Ricky Rapper is a ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums. He lives in an apa ...

, protagonist in Finnish books and comic strips series * Richard Bluedhorn "Rick" or "Ricky" Stratton, the main character in the American TV sitcom ''

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in broadcast syndication, first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy ...

'' * Ricky Taylor, a character in the 2008 British slasher movie '' Eden Lake'' * Ricky "Zigzag" in the novel '' Holes'' and its film adaptation

Persons

Fictional characters

See also