Richard, Rick, or Dick Allen may refer to:

Artists

Dick Allen (poet) Richard Stanley Allen (August 8, 1939 – December 26, 2017) was an American poet, literary critic and academic. Early life The son of Richard Sanders Allen, a writer and historian, and Doris (née Bishop), a postmaster, Allen was educated at ...

(1939–2017), American poet, literary critic and academic *

Richard Allen (abstract artist) Richard Allen (8 February 1933 – 9 February 1999) was a British Minimalist, Abstract, systems art, Systems, Fundamental, and Geometric painter and printmaker. Allen worked prolifically from 1960 until his death, in 1999, from motor neuro ...

(1933–1999), British painter *

James Moffat (author) James Moffat (27 January 1922 – 8 November 1993) was a Canadian-born British writer who wrote at least 290 novels in several genres under at least 45 pseudonyms". Moffat produced many pot-boiler paperbacks novels for the United Kingdom ...

(1922–1993), Canadian-British novelist, wrote as Richard Allen, among other pseudonyms * Richard J. Allen (writer) (born 1959), American television writer *

Richard James Allen Richard James Allen (born 1960) is a contemporary Australian poet, dancer, actor and filmmaker. The former artistic director of the Poets Union Inc, and founding director of the Australian Poetry Festival, Allen was co-artistic director with Kar ...

(born 1960), Australian poet, dancer and filmmaker

Sportspeople

Dick Allen Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020), nicknamed "Crash" and "the Wampum Walloper", was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played as a first baseman and thir ...

(1942–2020), American baseball player * Dick Allen (footballer) (1921–1977), Australian footballer for Collingwood * Dick Allen (bowler) (born 1978), American ten-pin bowler * Richard Allen (field hockey) (1902–1969), Indian field hockey player * Rick Allen (mountaineer), (1954–2021), Scottish climber

Musicians

Richard "Pistol" Allen Howard Richard "Pistol" Allen (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an American musician, most notable as a Motown session drummer with the Funk Brothers. History Allen was the primary recording session drummer for Motown Records' in-house ...

(1932–2002), American musician, drummer for the Funk Brothers on Motown Records *

Rick Allen (drummer) Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in January 1985 and continued to play with the band, which ...

(born 1963), British musician with the rock band Def Leppard * Rick Allen (keyboardist) (born 1946), American musician with The Box Tops * Rick Allen (organist) (born 1940s), American blues, rock and R&B organist and pianist *

Richard Allen Richard, Rick, or Dick Allen may refer to: Artists *Dick Allen (poet) (1939–2017), American poet, literary critic and academic *Richard Allen (abstract artist) (1933–1999), British painter *James Moffat (author) (1922–1993), Canadian-Britis ...

(born 1963), American musician, conductor, composer, performer *Richie Allen, a name used for recordings in the 1960s by

Richard Podolor Richard Allen Podolor (January 7, 1936 – March 9, 2022) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician. His career started as a session musician in the 1950s, and he was best known as the producer of Three Dog Night. Life and career ...

(1936–2022), American guitarist and record producer

Politicians

* R. G. Allen (1833–1886), California and Idaho Territory legislator *

Richard Allen (Canadian politician) Richard Alexander Allen (February 10, 1929 – March 5, 2019) was a historian and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He sat as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1982 to 1995, and was a cabinet minister i ...

(1929–2019), historian and politician in Ontario, Canada * Richard Allen (Irish politician) (died 1800), member of parliament for Harristown * Richard Allen (Texas politician) (1830–1909), Texas politician and civic leader * Richard V. Allen (1936–2024), American National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan *

Rick Allen (politician) Richard Wayne Allen (born November 7, 1951) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the Republican Party's U.S. representative for since 2015. Georgia's 12th district favors Republicans by seven points according to the 202 ...

(born 1951), American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia * Richard D. Allen (1938–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives * Richard J. Allen (politician) (1933–2021), member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature

Other

* Dick Allen (film editor) (1944–2007), English film editor * Richard Allen (abolitionist) (1803–1886), draper, philanthropist and abolitionist in Dublin *

Richard Allen (bishop) Richard Allen (February 14, 1760March 26, 1831) was a minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent ...

(1760–1831), African-American bishop, founder of AME Church * Richard L. Allen (1803–1869), United States agricultural writer * Richard Allen (publisher) (1814–1884), publisher in Nottingham * Richard William Allen (1867–1955), English mechanical engineer *

Rick Allen (sportscaster) Rick Allen Schwieger (born June 17, 1969) is an American former television personality, play-by-play announcer, and voice-over artist. He most recently served as the lead play-by-play commentator for NASCAR's Xfinity Series on NBC Sports, served ...

(born 1969), American motorsports announcer * Richard K. Allen (born c. 1974), Anchorage district attorney * Richard Knapp Allen (1925–1992), American entomologist and marine zoologist * Richard Allen (film scholar) (born 1959), American film scholar

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