Richard Holmes may refer to:

Entertainment

Richard Holmes (biographer) Richard Gordon Heath Holmes, Order of the British Empire, OBE, Royal Society of Literature, FRSL, British Academy, FBA (born 5 November 1945) is a British author and academic best known for his biographical studies of major figures of Romantic ...

(born 1946), British biographer *

Richard Holmes (organist) Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Misty". Career Holmes's first album, on Pacific J ...

(1931–1991), American jazz organist known as Richard "Groove" Holmes *

Rick Holmes Richard "Rick" Holmes (born March 16, 1963, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He received his BA from Gettysburg College and an MFA in acting from New York University. He has played numerous stage roles, including roles in such ...

(born 1963), American actor *

Richard Holmes (producer) Richard Holmes (born 1 January 1963) is a British film producer. Career Holmes embarked on his career as part of a comedy duo called The Gruber Brothers, alongside Stefan Schwartz. He later produced Schwartz's acclaimed debut feature film '' Soft ...

(born 1963), independent film producer *

Rick Holmes (disc jockey) Richard "Rick" Arthur Holmes, Jr. (April 21, 1936 – August 21, 2015), was an American jazz radio disc jockey and Grammy-nominated spoken word recording artist. Holmes was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and after serving in the United States Navy, m ...

(1936–2015), American jazz disc jockey

Sports

Richard Holmes (cricketer) William Richard Holmes (born 25 November 1952) is a former English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wednesbury, Staffordshire. While studying at the University of Cambridge, Holmes ...

(born 1952), English cricketer *

Richard Holmes (Canadian football) Richard Holmes (born September 24, 1952) is an American former professional football running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). A Fighting Scot from Edinboro State College, Holmes joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1977, but played only 3 ...

(born 1952), former Canadian Football League running back *

Richard Holmes (footballer) Richard Holmes (born 7 November 1980) is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County. He also had a loan spell at Hereford United in the Conference National. Early life Holmes grew up in Bottesford, Leicestershire ...

(born 1980), former footballer for Notts County * Richard G. Holmes (born 1947), former Paralympic athlete and psychologist

Other

Richard Holmes (Connecticut settler) Richard Holmes (earlier spelled Richard Homes) (1704) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. Holmes was born about 1633, in York, England, the son of Francis Holmes and his first wife, whose name is unknown. Francis married a woman na ...

(1633–1704), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut *

Richard Rivington Holmes Sir Richard Rivington Holmes, KCVO (16 November 1835 – 22 March 1911) was a British archivist and courtier. Biography Holmes was Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle, 1870–1905. He was appointed by Queen Victoria and was reappointed by King E ...

(1835–1911), British archivist and courtier *

Richard Holmes (military historian) Richard Holmes may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Holmes (biographer) (born 1946), British biographer * Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist known as Richard "Groove" Holmes * Rick Holmes (born 1963), American actor * ...

(1946–2011), British soldier and military historian * Richard E. Holmes (born 1944), first black student to enroll at Mississippi State University * Richard T. Holmes, American ornithologist * Richard Winn Holmes (1923–1999), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court {{hndis, Holmes, Richard