Ricardo is the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

and Portuguese cognate of the name

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 ...

. It derived from

Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic bran ...

''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.

People

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* Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portuguese comedian *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

, Guatemalan singer * Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Ricardo Ávila, Panamanian footballer * Ricardo Bralo, Argentine long-distance runner *

Ricardo Bueno Fernández Ricardo Bueno Fernández (24 April 1940 – 7 January 2015) was a Spanish politician and historian. He was member of the Senate of Spain for the Union of the Democratic Centre between 1977 and 1979. As member of the People's Party he served two ...

, Spanish politician * Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican swimmer *

Ricardo Cardeno Ricardo José Cardeño Restrepo (born January 8, 1971 in Medellín) is a triathlete from Colombia who won the 2005 Pan American Triathlon Championships, and who has represented his native country three times at the Pan American Games The Pa ...

, Colombian triathlete * Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer *

Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career. Early years Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...

, American actor * Ricardo Darín, Argentine actor *

Ricardo (footballer, born 1980) Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva (born 19 August 1980), known simply as Ricardo, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a centre back and right back. Club career Ricardo was born in Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal, a ...

, full name Ricardo da Silva, Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Faty, Senegalese footballer *

Ricardo Fischer Ricardo Fischer (born May 16, 1991) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Fischer has also represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team. Professional career ...

, Brazilian basketball player *

Ricardo Fortaleza Ricardo Mendoza Fortaleza (born April 18, 1951 in Malate, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino- Australian retired Olympic amateur boxer/amateur boxing coach and boxing instructor. He currently lives in Blacktown, Sydney, Australia. Ea ...

, Filipino-Australian boxer *

Ricardo Fuller Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward. Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens, before he moved to England with Crystal Palace in Februa ...

, Jamaican football (soccer) player * Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician *

Ricardo Gomes Ricardo Gomes Raymundo (born 13 December 1964) is a Brazilian retired professional footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a central defender, in a 14-year professional career, for Fluminense (six years), Benfica (four) and Paris ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Ricardo González (golfer) Ricardo González (born 24 October 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer. Career González turned professional in 1986, and has spent much of his career in Europe. He won a place on the European Tour in 1992 through qualifying school after ...

, Argentine golf player *

Ricardo González (racing driver) Ricardo Benjamín González Valdés (born 20 October 1977 in Monterrey) is a Mexican racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. In 2013, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class and 2013 FIA WEC World Champion LMP ...

, Mexican racing driver *

Ricardo Gónzalez Reinoso Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portu ...

, Chilean footballer *

Ricardo Gutierrez Ricardo Gutierrez is a Mexican American actor, director, and teacher. He starred as Alderman Mata on the Starz Network drama series '' Boss.'' Education Gutierrez studied at Illinois State University. Career Theater Gutierrez has acted in ...

, American actor *

Ricardo Hausmann Ricardo Hausmann (born 1956) is the former Director of the Center for International Development currently leading the Center for International Development’s Growth Lab and is a Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the John F. ...

, Venezuelan politician and professor at Harvard *

Ricardo Hurtado Ricardo Javier Hurtado (born August 22, 1999) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Freddy on the 2016 Nickelodeon television series ''School of Rock'' and his voice over role as High Five on the 2020 Netflix TV series '' Glitch Techs' ...

, American actor * Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, Brazilian footballer * Ricardo James, Panamaian footballer *

Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and Social democracy, social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Mil ...

, Chilean socialist politician and former president * Ricardo Larrivée, French-Canadian TV and radio food presenter and writer * Ricardo Lee, Filipino screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright *

Ricardo P. Lloyd Ricardo P Lloyd (born 20 November 1993) is a British actor and presenter. He began his career in theatre, appearing in productions, including those by Shakespeare's Globe. In 2020, ''The Voice'' named him one of the Top 20 to watch out for. In ...

, British actor * Ricardo Londoño (1949–2009), Columbian racing driver *

Ricardo López Felipe Ricardo López Felipe (born 30 December 1971), known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager. He played 279 La Liga matches over 15 seasons, starting his career at Atléti ...

, Spanish football goalkeeper * Ricardo Macarrón (1926–2004), Spanish painter *

Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born ''c''. 1961) is a politician from Equatorial Guinea and a member of PDGE. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008.Ricardo Marsh (born 1981), American basketball player, 2007 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Ricardo Martínez, Mexican footballer * Ricardo Matosinhos, Portuguese hornplayer and pedagogue * Ricardo Maurício, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a var ...

(1920–2009), Mexican actor *

Ricardo Medina, Jr. Ricardo Medina Jr. (often referred to as Rick Medina) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Cole Evans, the Red Wild Force Ranger on the TV series '' Power Rangers Wild Force'', and later as Deker, the half-human cursed N ...

, American actor *

Ricardo Miranda Ricardo Miranda (born August 22, 1976) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2015 Alberta general election representing the electoral district of Calgary-Cross. On February 2, ...

, Canadian politician *

Ricardo Mthembu Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu (1970 – 8 July 2020) was a South African politician. Career He was a member of the African National Congress and a representative of the party in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2019 to 2020. Mthembu served on the ...

(1970–2020), South African politician * Ricardo Nascimento, Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Palma, Peruvian author * Ricardo Pereira (actor), Portuguese actor, television presenter and fashion model *

Ricardo (footballer, born 1976) Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira (; born 11 February 1976), known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his professional career with Boavista and Sporting, helping the form ...

, full name Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, Portuguese football goalkeeper * Ricardo Pinto (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricardo Puno, Filipino lawyer * Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Rodriguez (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Salampessy Ricardo Salampessy (born 18 February 1984) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura. International career Born in Ambon, Maluku, he has played for the Indonesia national football team ...

, Indonesian footballer * Ricardo Sanabria, Paraguayan footballer * Ricardo Sánchez (water polo), Spanish water polo player * Ricardo Santos (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ricardo Senn Ricardo S. Senn (3 April 1931 – 26 July 2012)Ricardo Senn's obituary ...

, Argentine cyclist * Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver *

Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver) Ricardo Teixeira (born 2 August 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal) is an Angolan- Portuguese racing driver. He holds dual nationality and has raced under both nationalities at various points in his career. He was the first Angolan driver to drive a Formu ...

, Angolan racing driver * Ricardo Villagran, Argentine illustrator *

Ricardo Villalobos Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno s ...

, Chilean electronic musician * Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing driver * Ricardo Zunino, Argentine racing driver

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Richard Møller Nielsen Richard Møller Nielsen (19 August 1937 – 13 February 2014) was a Danish football player and manager. He coached the Denmark national football team that won the UEFA Euro 1992 tournament. In 1995, he was awarded a gold version of the Medal of Me ...

, Danish football manager whose team won the Euro 1992

Last name

*Amy Mary Ricardo, birth name of

Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March (24 June 1847 – 23 August 1879), formerly Amy Mary Ricardo, was the first wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, and the mother of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond. She died befor ...

(1847–1879), British aristocrat *Cicely Kate Ricardo, birth name of Kate Bertram (1912–1999), British ichthyologist *

David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist. He was one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James Mill. Ricardo was also a politician, an ...

(1772–1823), British economist * David Ricardo (the younger) (1803–1864), British Liberal Member of Parliament *Colonel Francis Cecil Ricardo (1852–1924), British army officer , police officer and philanthropist (brother of Horace Ricardo) * Halsey Ricardo (1854–1928), English architect and designer *Sir

Harry Ricardo Sir Harry Ralph Ricardo (26 January 1885 – 18 May 1974) was an English engineer who was one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine. Among his many other works, ...

(1885–1974), British motor engineer who established Ricardo Consulting Engineers *Colonel

Horace Ricardo Colonel Horace Ricardo, CVO (28 September 1850 – 11 April 1935)"Ricardo, Colonel Horace" WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Oxford University Press. was a British Army officer and land owner. Ricardo was born London, the son of Percy Ricardo (1820� ...

(1850–1935), British army officer and land owner (brother of Francis Cecil Ricardo) *

James Ricardo James Ricardo is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Filmography References External links * * * American film directors American male screenwriters American film producers American agnostics English-language ...

, American film director * John Lewis Ricardo (1812–1862), British businessman and politician * Osman Ricardo (1795–1881), British Liberal and Whig politician

Fictional characters

* Richard Alpert (Lost), on the '' Lost'' TV series * Ricardo Diaz, from the ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' video game * Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, main characters on the ''

I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...

'' TV series *Ricardo Dalisay, the primary protagonist in the ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

'' TV series * Ricardo Tubbs, on the TV series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Me ...

'' * Ricardo (comic book character), the main antagonist from ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed ...

'' comic book series

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