Richard Nielsen may refer to:
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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 ...
(1937–2014), Danish football player and manager
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Richard P. Nielsen (born 1946), professor at Boston College and a past president of the Society for Business Ethics
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Rick Nielsen
Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including hi ...
(Richard Alan Nielsen, born 1948), lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick
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