Dick or Richard Lane may refer to:

Artists and writers

Richard Lane (architect) Richard Lane (3 April 1795 – 25 May 1880) was an English architect of the early and mid-19th century. Born in London and based in Manchester, he was known mainly for his restrained and austere Greek-inspired classicism. He ...

(1795–1880), English co-founder of Manchester Architectural Society *

Richard James Lane Richard James Lane (16 February 1800 – 21 November 1872) was a prolific British engraver and lithographer. The National Portrait Gallery has some 850 lithographs of his portraits and figure studies, done between 1825 and 1850. The images inclu ...

(1800–1872), English sculptor and lithographer *

Richard Lane (writer) Richard Hamilton Lane ( OAM), (18 January 1918 – 20 February 2008) was an Australian writer (dramatist and playwright) known particularly for his skillful adaptation of plays and films for radio. He is often called the father of Australian ...

(1918–2008), Australian radio and television scenarist *

Richard Douglas Lane Richard Douglas Lane (1926–2002) was an American art critic, collector, dealer, historian, and writer. He was dealer of Japanese art, lived in Japan for much of his life, and had a long association with the Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii, whic ...

(1936–2002), American scholar of Japanese art, a/k/a Dick Lane

Noblemen and public officials

* Richard Lane (MP) (before 1410–1438), English MP for

Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 ...

Richard Lane (barrister) Sir Richard Lane (1584 – 12 May 1650), a.k.a. Edward Lane, was an Kingdom of England, English barrister who practised mostly in the Exchequer of Pleas, Court of Exchequer. He acted as defence counsel to the Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Straf ...

(1584–1650), Lord Keeper of Great Seal of England *Sir Richard Lane, 1st Baronet (before 1620–1668), English nobleman (

Lane baronets The Lane Baronetcy of Tulske, Roscommon was created in the Baronetage of Ireland 9 February 1661 for Sir Richard Lane, 1st Baronet, Richard Lane. The Lane Baronetcy, of Cavendish Square in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of t ...

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Richard Lane (politician) Sir Richard Lane MP (–1756) was a British merchant, sugar-baker and politician, known for prominentance in the salt trade. Biography Richard Lane was born to Susanna Lane and Richard Lane, a sugar-baker and merchant from Bristol. Lan ...

(''c.''1667–1756), English MP and merchant *

Dick Lane (politician) Richard Gautier Lane (June 20, 1927 – October 31, 2015) was an American politician. He was born in Atlanta. Lane served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then received his bachelor's degree in psychology from University of G ...

(1927–2015), American member of Georgia House of Representatives

Sportsmen

Richard Lane (cricketer) Richard Lane (2 January 1794 at Langham, Essex – 26 January 1870 at Hove, Sussex) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1820 to 1824. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was ...

(1794–1870), English amateur with Marylebone Club *

Dick "Night Train" Lane Richard Lane (April 16, 1928 – January 29, 2002), commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American professional football cornerback who played for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1 ...

(1927–2002), American football player *

Dick Lane (baseball) Richard Harrison Lane (June 28, 1927 – September 5, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and a former Major League Baseball left fielder. He was born in Highland Park, Michigan. He appeared in 12 games for the Chicago White Sox ...

(1927–2018), American outfielder *

Dick Lane (pool player) Dick Lane is a professional pocket billiards (pool) player from Dallas, Texas. In 1977, he reached the finals of the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship but lost to Tom Jennings Thomas Daniel Jennings (born 1955) is a Los Angeles-based art ...

, American pocket billiards player since 1970s *

Richard Lane (rugby union) Richard Lane (born 21 July 1993) is an English professional rugby union player. He plays at wing and fullback for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. In 2019 he was named as the Bedford Blues' "Players' Player" of the year. He has dual-registr ...

(born 1993), English wing and fullback

Others

Richard Lane-Poole Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Hayden Owen Lane-Poole (1 April 1883 – 25 March 1971) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron from 1936 to 1938. Naval career Lane-Poole was born ...

(1883–1971), British senior officer in Royal Navy *

Richard Lane (announcer) Richard Lane (May 28, 1899 – September 5, 1982), sometimes known as Dick Lane, was an American actor and television announcer/presenter. In movies, he played assured, fast-talking slickers: usually press agents, policemen and detectives, some ...

(1899–1982), American actor

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