Richard Edwards may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Richard Edwardes Richard Edwardes (also Edwards, 25 March 1525 – 31 October 1566) was an English poet, playwright, and composer; he was made a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and was master of the singing boys. He was known for his comedies and interludes. He ...

(1525–1566), English poet, dramatist and composer, alleged illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England *

Richard Edwards (musician) Richard Edwards is a London-based classical and jazz trombone player as well as composer/arranger. Discography As sideman With Jamiroquai * ''Blow Your Mind'' (Sony Soho Square, 1993) * ''Emergency on Planet Earth'' (Sony Soho Square,1993) * ''To ...

, freelance trombone player and composer * Richard Edwards, lead singer and songwriter of the band

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's Margot & the Nuclear So and So's is an American rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Between 2006 and 2014, the band released 6 full-length albums. History The band's founding members, Richard Edwards and Andy Fry, met while teens. Eventuall ...

Richey James Edwards Richard James Edwards (born 22 December 1967 – disappeared 1 February 1995), also known as Richey James or Richey Manic, was a Welsh musician who was the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. He w ...

, missing songwriter and rhythm guitarist of Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers *

Dickon Edwards Dickon Edwards (born Richard Dickon Edwards; 3 September 1971), also known as Dickon Angel, is a London-based indie pop musician and diarist. He was a founding member of the bands Orlando and Fosca, and briefly played guitar in the band Spearmin ...

(born 1971), diarist and front man of the band Fosca *

Richie Edwards Richie Edwards (born 25 September 1974) is an English musician. He is the former bassist of the British hard rock band The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band Stone Gods. He was confirmed as a member on 13 June 2005 ...

(born 1974), latter-day bassist for The Darkness *

Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented '' Tool Academy'', ''Freshly Squeezed'', '' E4 Music'', and much of Chann ...

(born 1979), British TV presenter

Military

* Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1773), Commodore for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador for 1745 *

Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1795) Admiral Richard Edwards (c. 1715 – 3 February 1795) naval officer and colonial governor of Newfoundland. Naval career Edwards was promoted to lieutenant in 1740 and to captain in 1753. He was appointed governor of Newfoundland for his ...

(c. 1715–1795), Commodore for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador for 1757 and again in 1779 *

Richard S. Edwards Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards (18 February 1885 – 2 June 1956) served in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edwards was appointed to the United States Naval Academy ...

(1885–1956), United States Navy admiral

Politics

Richard M. Edwards Richard Mitchell Edwards (December 31, 1822 – January 19, 1907) was an American attorney, politician and soldier who served one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1861–1862). A Southern Unionist, he represented Bradley ...

(1822–1907), member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1861–1862 *

Richard Edwards (educator) Richard Edwards (December 23, 1822 – March 7, 1908) was a Welsh American educator from Ceredigion (Cardinganshire). Emigrating to the United States with his family when he was a child, Edwards studied at the State Normal School in Bridgewater, M ...

(1822–1908), Welsh American superintendent and college president *

Richard Edwards (Australian politician) Richard Edwards (1842 – 29 October 1915) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives. Early life Richard Edwards was born in 1842 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. He migrated to Australia in 1862, bec ...

(1842–1915), 20th-century Australian politician *

Richard Edwards (Welsh politician) Richard Edwards (born 25 August 1956 in Llanelli) is a former Welsh Labour politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 1999 to 2003. Before politics he worked in local government and was a polit ...

(born 1956), former Welsh Labour politician

Sports

Dick Edwards (basketball) Dick Edwards (June 21, 1930 – January 31, 1981) was an American basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton California, the University of California, Berkeley, and at Eastern Montana College� ...

(1930–1981), American basketball coach *

Dick Edwards (footballer) Richard Thomas Edwards (born 20 November 1942 is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender for numerous clubs, including Aston Villa, Mansfield Town, Torquay United, and Notts County. He is also a country musici ...

(born 1942), English former footballer *

Richard Edwards (footballer) Richard Edwards (born April 15, 1983) is a Jamaican former footballer and serves on the technical staff for Brampton Soccer Club. Playing career Edwards began his career in 2004 with Waterhouse F.C. in the National Premier League. In 2006, he s ...

(born 1983), Jamaican footballer *

Prof Edwards Richard Martin "Prof" Edwards (born 3 June 1940), is a former cricketer. He played five Test matches as an opening bowler for the West Indies on the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69. After leaving The Lodge School in Barbados, he pl ...

(Richard Martin Edwards, born 1940), cricketer

Others

Richard Edwards (fashion company) Richard Edwards was a fashion design company in operation from 1993 to 2002 and was based in New York City. It was founded by Richard Bengtsson and Edward Pavlick. In 1995 they won the Council of Fashion Designers of America The Council of ...

, a New York fashion design company *

Richard Edwards (professor) Richard Edwards is an American economist and author. He served as the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs director of Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska, where he is now an emeritus professor. He had previously s ...

, an American economist and author {{disambiguation Edwards, Richard