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Richard is a male given name. It originates, via
Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th
Old Frankish Frankish ( reconstructed endonym: *), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries. Franks under king Chlodio settled in Roman Gaul in the 5th century. O ...
and is a
compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic languages, Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from ...
''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the
Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...
), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below).


People named Richard


Multiple people with the same name

* Richard Andersen (disambiguation) *
Richard Anderson (disambiguation) Richard Anderson (1926–2017) was an American actor. Richard, Rich, Richie, or Dick Anderson may also refer to: Arts and entertainment *Big Dad Ritch (James Richard Earl Anderson), lead vocalist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coa ...
* Richard Black (disambiguation) *
Richard Burton (disambiguation) Richard Burton (1925–1984) was a Welsh actor. Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), was an English explorer, author, translator and orientalist. Richard or Dick Burton may also refer to: Sports * Richard Burton (footballer) (1889–1939), Engl ...
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Richard Cartwright (disambiguation) Richard Cartwright may refer to: * Richard Cartwright (Loyalist) (1759–1815), businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada *Sir Richard John Cartwright Sir Richard John Cartwright (December 4, 1835 – September 24, 1912) was ...
* Richard Chase (disambiguation) *
Richard Cole (disambiguation) Richard Cole (1946–2021) was a British tour manager and author. Richard Cole (or Coles) or Dick Cole may also refer to: Richard Cole * Richard Cole (died 1614) (1568–1614), member of the Devonshire gentry * Richard Cole (politician) (1671� ...
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Richard Connell (disambiguation) Richard Connell (1893–1949) was an American writer. Richard Connell may also refer to: * Richard E. Connell (1857–1912), American politician * Richard Connell (Irish politician) (1650–1714) *Mrs Richard Connell, sponsor of USS ''LST-888'' ...
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Richard Dale (disambiguation) Richard Dale (1756–1826) was an American naval officer. Dick, Dickie or Richard Dale may also refer to: * Richard Dale (economist) (born 1943), economist, lawyer and historian * Dick Dale (1937–2019), American surf guitarist * Dick Dale (si ...
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Richard Gibson (disambiguation) Richard Gibson (born 1954) is a British actor. Richard Gibson may also refer to: Sports * Dick Gibson (footballer) (1866–1943), Australian rules footballer * Richard Gibson (English footballer) (1889–?), English footballer * Dick Gibson (A ...
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Richard Gough (disambiguation) Richard Gough (born 1962) is a Scottish former football defender. Richard Gough may also refer to: * Richard Gough (Welsh footballer) (1859–1934), Wales international footballer * Richard Gough (antiquarian) (1735–1809), English antiquarian ...
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Richard Green (disambiguation) Richard Green may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Green (actor) (born 1953), American actor * Richard Green or Grass Green (1939–2002), African American cartoonist * Richard Lancelyn Green (1953–2004), English Sherlock Holmes expert * R ...
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Richard Greene (disambiguation) Richard Greene (1918–1985) was a British film and television actor. Richard Greene may also refer to: * H. Richard Greene, American actor * Richard Greene (The Younger) (1560–1617), Knight and Lord of Bowridge Hill * Richard Greene (coloni ...
*
Richard Griffith (disambiguation) Richard Griffith may refer to: * Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet (1784–1878), Irish geologist and surveyor * Richard Griffith (general) (1814–1862), United States general * Richard Griffith (chess player) (1872–1955), English chess playe ...
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Richard Griffiths (disambiguation) Richard Griffiths (1947–2013) was an English actor. Richard Griffiths may also refer to: * Richard Griffiths (industrialist) (1756–1826), Welsh industrial pioneer * Richard Griffiths (unionist) (1827–1891), Welsh-born American labor uni ...
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Richard Harris (disambiguation) Richard Harris (1930–2002) was an Irish actor, singer, theatrical producer, film director and writer. Richard Harris may also refer to: Politicians * Richard Harris (anaesthetist), cave diver involved in the Tham Luang cave rescue and Lieut ...
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Richard Leonard (disambiguation) Richard Leonard (born 1962) is the former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Richard Leonard may also refer to: * Richard M. Leonard (1908–1993), American rock climber and environmentalist * Dick Leonard (1930–2021), British writer, journali ...
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Richard Marks (disambiguation) Richard Marks may refer to: * Richard Marks (1943–2018), American film editor * Richard Marks (art historian), British art historian * Richard Marks (judge), British Crown Court judge * Richard Marks (lawyer), American entertainment lawyer * ...
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Richard Rodgers (disambiguation) Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer. Richard Rodgers may also refer to: *Richard Rodgers (tight end) (born 1992), American football tight end *Richard Rodgers Sr. (born 1961), American football coach and player *Richard Rodgers, ...
* Richard Rogers (disambiguation) *
Richard Seymour (disambiguation) Richard Seymour (born 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle. Richard Seymour may also refer to: * Richard Seymour (cricketer) (born 1946), South African cricketer * Richard Seymour (photographer), British photographer * Richard Seym ...
*
Richard Walsh (disambiguation) Richard or Dick Walsh may refer to: * Richard Walsh (actor) (born 1952), British television actor * Richard Walsh (Australian publisher) (born 1941), Australian publisher and one of the original co-editors of 1960s satirical magazine ''Oz'' * Richar ...
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Richard Welch (disambiguation) Richard Welch (1929–1975) was an American intelligence officer. Richard Welch may also refer to: * Richard Welch (cricketer), English cricketer * Richard J. Welch (1869–1940), American politician * Richard Welch (Australian politician), Austr ...
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Richard Wilkins (disambiguation) Richard Wilkins or Rick Wilkins may refer to: *Richard Wilkins (TV presenter) (born 1954), Australian TV presenter *Richard Wilkins (law) (1952–2012), assistant solicitor general in the US during the 1980s and advocate of international recognition ...
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Richard Wilson (disambiguation) Richard Wilson may refer to: Academia * Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar * Richard Wilson (physicist) (1926–2018), British born American physicist * Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian an ...
* Richard Worley (disambiguation)


Rulers and heads of state

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Richard, Duke of Burgundy Richard the Justiciar (858–921), also known as Richard of Autun, was count of Autun from 880 and the first margrave and duke of Burgundy. He attained suzerainty over all the counties of Burgundy save Mâcon and by 890 he was referred to as ''d ...
(858–921) *
Richard I of Normandy Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: ''Richard Sans-Peur''; Old Norse: ''Jarl Rikard''), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln, Europäische S ...
(933–996), Duke of Normandy *
Richard II, Duke of Normandy Richard II (died 28 August 1026), called the Good (French: ''Le Bon''), was the duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026. Life Richard was the eldest surviving son and heir of Richard the Fearless and Gunnor. He succeeded his father as the ruler o ...
(died 1026), son of Richard I of Normandy *
Richard I of Capua Richard Drengot (''c.'' 1025 – died 1078) was the count of Aversa (1049–1078), prince of Capua (1058–1078, as Richard I) and duke of Gaeta (1064–1078). Early career in Italy Richard, who came from near Dieppe in the Pays de Caux in easte ...
(died 1078), King of Capua and Count of Aversa *
Richard I of England Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...
or Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) *
Richard of Cornwall Richard (5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of ...
(1209–1272), 1st Earl of Cornwall, elected King of Germany *
Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Jo ...
(1367–1400) *
Richard III of England Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosw ...
(1452–1485) *
Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell (4 October 162612 July 1712) was an English statesman who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Following his father ...
(1626–1712), son and successor of Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England


Aristocrats and non-ruling royals

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Richard, Count of Évreux Richard, Count of Évreux (c.1015–1067) was a powerful Norman nobleman during the reign of William Duke of Normandy. Life Richard was the eldest son of Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Herleva. Richard donated a mill at ...
(died 1067), a Norman aristocrat * Richard, Count of Molise (died c. 1170), a Norman nobleman *
Richard, Count of Acerra Richard, count of Acerra (died 30 November 1196) was an Italo-Norman nobleman, grandson of Robert of Medania, a Frenchman of County of Anjou, Anjou. Brother of Sibylla of Acerra, Sibylla, queen of Tancred of Sicily, Richard was the chief peninsular ...
(died 1196), an Italo-Norman nobleman * Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035 – c. 1090), Norman lord involved in the conquest of England *
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester, 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, 8th Lord of Clare (4 August 1222 – 14 July 1262) was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, and Isabel Marshal.History of Tewkesbury by James B ...
(1222–1262) *
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (20 July 1385 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. He was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspi ...
* Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259–1326) *
Richard Orsini Richard Orsini () was the count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from before 1260 to his death in 1303/4, and also Count of Gravina in 1284–91. He also served on behalf of the Angevin Kingdom of Naples as captain-general of Corfu in 1286 ...
(died 1304), Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Count of Gravina, Bailli of Achaea *
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury KG PC (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He ...
(1400–1460), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses *
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantag ...
(1411–1460), a principal participant in the Wars of the Roses *
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury KG PC (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He ...
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Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, 6th Earl of Salisbury (22 November 1428 – 14 April 1471), known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, landowner of the House of Neville fortune and military c ...
(1428–1471), wealthy English magnate and major protagonist in the Wars of the Roses *
Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (17 August 1473) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of England, mysteriously disappeared shortly ...
(1473 – c. 1483), who would have been King Richard IV of England if he had lived *
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Ear ...
(1694–1753), instrumental in the revival of Palladian architecture * Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos *
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...
(1797–1861), noted for squandering his great wealth * Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), British soldier, politician and administrator * Prince Richard von Metternich (1829–1895), Austrian diplomat *
Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (, 27 May 1882 – 25 April 1925) was Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg from 1904 to 1918. Life Prince Richard was born on 27 May 1882 at Berleburg, Germany, to Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgen ...
(1882–1925), in present-day Germany *
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin; 29 October 1934 – 13 March 2017) was the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Early lif ...
(1934–2017), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark *
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family. He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the youngest ...
(born 1944), British royal


Religious figures

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Saint Richard (disambiguation) Saint Richard is Richard of Chichester (aka Richard of Wyche, Richard of Wych, Richard of Droitwich, Richard of Burford). Saint Richard may also refer to: * Richard the Pilgrim, supposed father of Saints Willibald, Winibald, and Walpurga * Ri ...
, several saints * Richard (Dean of Armagh), early 13th century Dean of Armagh, Ireland * Richard (first abbot of Fountains) (died 1139), an English Benedictine and Cistercian * Richard (II), bishop of Bayeux (early 12th century), France * Richard (III), bishop of Bayeux (12th century), France * Richard (bishop of the Isles), late 13th century Bishop of the Isles, Scotland * Richard Abbey (1805–1891), American Methodist minister *
Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist church leader and theologian from Rowton, Shropshire, who has been described as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". He ma ...
(1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet and hymn-writer *
Richard Beeard Richard Beeard, also Berde or Beard, (fl. 1552–1578) was a Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writer. Ballads and Psalms ''Master Harry Whoball's Mon to Master Camell Greets'' Beeard's origins are obscure. There is no record of his existence u ...
(1552–1578)), Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writer *
Richard of Dover Richard (died 16 February 1184) was a medieval Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury. Employed by Thomas Becket immediately before Becket's death, Richard arranged for Becket to be buried in Canterbury Cathedral and eventually succeeded ...
(died 1184), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury *
Richard Foxe Richard Foxe (sometimes Richard Fox) ( 1448 – 5 October 1528) was an English churchman, the founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, and became also Lor ...
(c. 1448 – 1528), Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford * Richard Furman (1755–1825), American Baptist leader, first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist association *
Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau and Vollraths; 146713 March 1531) was a German clergyman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1511 until his death in 1531. Biography Richard von Greiffenklau zu V ...
(1467–1531), Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1511 to 1531 * Richard of Poitiers (died c. 1174), French monk, author of historical works, treatises and poems *
Richard Poore Richard Poore or Poor (died 15 April 1237) was a medieval English bishop best known for his role in the establishment of Salisbury Cathedral and the City of Salisbury, moved from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum. He served as Bishop of Chic ...
(died 1237), Bishop of Salisbury and Durham, who helped found Salisbury Cathedral in its present location * Richard Swinefield (died 1317), Bishop of Hereford


In politics and government

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Richard Acland Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906 – 24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party in 1942, having previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He joined the Labour ...
(1906–1990), one of the founders of the British Common Wealth Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament * Richard B. Adkisson (1932–2011), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Richard Aluwihare (1895–1976), Sri Lankan diplomat *
Dick Armey Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and Party Leaders of the United States House of Representatives, ...
(born 1940), American politician, member US House of Representatives from Texas (1985–2003) * Richard Armitage (politician) (1945–2025), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005) * Richard Arrington Jr. (born 1934), first African-American mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama * R. B. Bennett (1870–1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930–1935) *
Richard Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal ( ; born February 13, 1946) is an American politician, lawyer, and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from ...
(born 1946), American politician, US Senator from Connecticut (2010–present) *
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork (20 October 1612 – 15 January 1698) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier. Early life He was born at ''The College'' in Youghal in ...
(1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier * Richard Leslie Brohier (1892–1980), Sri Lankan Burgher land surveyor and author *
Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United Stat ...
(born 1955), American politician, US Senator from North Carolina (2005–present) *
Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called vice presidency o ...
(born 1941), American politician, Congressman from Wyoming (1979–1989), Secretary of Defense (1989–1993) and Vice President (2001–2009) * Dick Clark (senator) (1928–2023), American politician, US Senator from Iowa (1973–1979) * Richard Cotton (1923–2010), Western Australian politician, mayor of Fremantle from (1976–1978) *
Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and as Australian Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Liberal Party ...
(born 1947), Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (1993–2001) * Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), American politician, Mayor of Chicago (1955–1976) *
Richard M. Daley Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh ter ...
(born 1942), American politician, Illinois state senator (1972–1980) and Mayor of Chicago (1989–2011) * Richard Dallam (1865–1939), American politician, Secretary State of Maryland (1896–1899) *
Richard Darman Richard Gordon Darman (May 10, 1943January 25, 2008) was an American businessman and government official who served in senior positions during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Early life Darman was born in Charlotte, North ...
(1943–2008), American politician, White House Staff Secretary (1981–1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1987) and OMB Director (1989–1993) *
Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Dem ...
(born 1944), American politician, US senator from Illinois (1997–present), Democratic Senate Whip (2005–present) *
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, KG, PC (26 September 1711 – 12 September 1779) was a British politician and peer who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1757 to 1761. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law Willia ...
(1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William Pitt * Richard J. Gordon (born 1945), Filipino politician and broadcaster *
Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (; 30 July 1856 – 19 August 1928) was a Scottish-born English lawyer, philosopher, an influential British Liberal and later Labour politician and statesman. He was Secretary of State for War ...
, British nobleman and politician *
Richard Hatfield Richard Bennett Hatfield (April 9, 1931 – April 26, 1991) was a New Brunswick politician and the longest serving premier of New Brunswick from 1970 to 1987.Richard Starr, ''Richard Hatfield, The Seventeen Year Saga,'' 1987, Early life ...
(1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970–1987) *
Richard Helms Richard McGarrah Helms (March 30, 1913 – October 23, 2002) was an American government official and diplomat who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1966 to 1973. Helms began intelligence work with the Office of Strategic Ser ...
(1913–2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973), US Ambassador to Iran (1973–1977) *
Junius Richard Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene (; ; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, public official and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the secon ...
(1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989 * Richard Johnson (judge) (1937–2019), Irish jurist, President of the Irish High Court (2006–2009) *
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (8 February 1641 – 5 January 1712), known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland. Background He was born in Ireland th ...
(1641–1712), Irish peer, and politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland * Richard Charles Kannangara (1920–1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala representative in the
State Council of Ceylon The State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution. The State Council gave universal adult franchise to the people of the colony for the first time. It ...
for
Morawaka Morawaka () is a small town in the Matara District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, a centre of Ceylon tea plantations and rice paddies. Additionally, Morawaka is said to have gem resources. Located at an elevation of , at the intersection of ...
* Richard W. Kunkel (born 1934), American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1991–1998) *
Richard Lovell Edgeworth Richard Lovell Edgeworth (31 May 1744 – 13 June 1817) was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor. He had 22 children. Biography Edgeworth was born in Pierrepont Street, Bath, England, son of Richard Edgeworth senior, and great ...
(1744–1817), Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor *
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...
(1932–2019), American politician, US Senator from Indiana (1977–2011) * Richard Albert McKinley (1886–1951), Director of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions *
Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is ...
(1780–1850), American politician, US Congressman from Kentucky (1807–19 and 1829–33), US Senator from Kentucky (1819–1829) and Vice President (1837–41) * Richard Morefield (1929–2010), American diplomat * Dick Murphy (born 1942), American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of San Diego, California * Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), Democratic US Senator from Iowa * Richard W. Murphy (born 1929), American diplomat and career member of the foreign service * Richard Nixon (1913–1994), American politician, President of the United States (1969–1974) and Vice President (1953–1961) * Richard Pathirana (1938–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and educationist * R. S. Pelpola, Richard Pelpola (1898–1971), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * Richard Perle (born 1941), American government official and foreign policy specialist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs 1981–1987 * Richard F. Pettigrew (1848–1926), American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer * Richard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie, Ghanaian businessman and diplomat * Richard Radl (1911-1977), American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965-197) * Richard Raši (born 1971), Slovak politician * Richard Rush (1780–1859), American politician, US Attorney General (1814–1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829) * Rick Santorum, Richard "Rick" Santorum, American politician, attorney and political commentator * Rick Scott (born 1952), American politician, US Senator from Florida (2019–present), Governor of Florida (2011–2019) * Richard Seddon (1845–1906), New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906) * Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake (1911–1970), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister * Richard Shelby (born 1934), American politician, US Senator from Alabama (1987–present) * Richard Stockton (U.S. senator) (1764–1828), American politician, US Senator from New Jersey (1796–1799), Member of the US House of Representatives (1813–1815) * Richard Sulík (born 1968), Slovak politician * Richard Takáč (born 1982), Slovak politician * Dick Thornburgh (1932–2020), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and US Attorney General (1988–1991) * Richard Tötterman (1926–2020), Finnish diplomat * Richard Udugama (1911–1995), major general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1964 to 1966, politician * Richard von Weizsäcker (1920–2015), German politician, Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981–1984) and President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994) * Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Anglo-Irish Governor-General of India, Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland * Richard C. Wilbur (1936–2020), judge of the United States Tax Court * Richard Wild (judge) (1912–1978), New Zealand jurist, Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966–1978)


In business

* Richard L. Bloch (1929–2018), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist * Richard Branson (born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companies * Richard Deeb (1924–1990), American real estate developer * Richard DeVos (1926–2018), American businessman and co-founder of Amway * Richard Jacobs (businessman) (1925–2009), American real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team * Richard W. Kent, American businessman and baseball team proprietor * Richard Morefield (1929–2010), American diplomat * Richard Oetker (born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010 * Richard Rawlings (born 1969), star of American television show ''Fast N' Loud'', owner of Gas Monkey garage, Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey Live * Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional genius * Richard Velazquez (born 1973), PepsiCo executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descent * Richard Wilding, British businessman and academic


In music


Composers

* Rich Batsford (born 1969), English pianist, composer and singer-songwriter * Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012), English composer * Richard Dybeck (1811–1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of Sweden * Richard Heuberger (1850–1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacher * Richard D. James (musician) (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers * Richard Mohaupt (1904–1957), German-American composer and conductor * Dick Oatts, American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator * Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer * Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer and conductor * Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer, writer, conductor and theatre director


Singers and musicians

* Richard "Big Daddy Ritch" Anderson, lead vocalist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition * Richard Ashcroft (born 1971), former singer with The Verve * Rick Astley (born 1966), English singer best known for his 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up", which became an internet meme known as Rickrolling * Ritchie Blackmore (born 1945), lead guitarist of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night * Richard Butler (singer) (born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs * Richard Carpenter (musician) (born 1946), one half of The Carpenters * Rick Chertoff, American music producer * Richard Clayderman (born 1953), French pianist * Rick Danko (1943–1999), bassist and singer for The Band * Rick Davies (1944) musician, singer, songwriter, formerly of Supertramp * Richard Sulogowski (born 1955), American heavy metal bassist known as Rik Fox * Richie Havens (1941–2013), American singer-songwriter and guitarist * Richard Henshall (born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of Haken * Richard Kruspe (born 1967), lead guitarist of Rammstein * Richard Manuel (1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The Band * Richard Marx (born 1963), American singer-songwriter * Richard Lewis (tenor) (1914–1990), British tenor * Richard McCracken (born 1948), bassist with Irish rock group 'Taste' * Richard Theodore Otcasek (1944–2019), known as Ric Ocasek, frontman for the Cars * Richard Patrick (born 1968), lead singer and guitarist of Filter (band), Filter * Richard Wayne Penniman (1932–2020), birth name of Little Richard, American rock and roll singer * Rich Perry, American jazz tenor saxophonist * Richard Starkey (born 1940), birth name of Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles * Richard Tauber (1891–1948), Austrian tenor * Richard Thompson (musician) (born 1949), singer, songwriter and guitarist * Richard Thurston (born 1973), American musician * Ritchie Valens (1941–1959), singer, songwriter and guitarist * Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink Floyd * Richard "Richie" Giese, known as Social Repose, American singer-songwriter and YouTube personality * Wiley (musician), full name Richard "Wiley" Cowie (born 1979), pioneer of grime music


Actors

* Richard Berry (actor), Richard Berry (born 1950), French actor * Richard Bohringer (born 1942), French actor * Richard Darbois (born 1951), French-Canadian voice actor * Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor * Richard Armitage (actor) (born 1971), English actor * Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur * Richard Ayoade (born 1977), English comedian, actor, writer and director * Richard Belzer (1944–2023), American actor, author, and stand-up comedian * Richard Beymer (born 1938), American actor, filmmaker and artist * Richard Biggs (1960–2004), American television and stage actor * Richard Boone (1917–1981), American actor * Richard Brake (born 1964), Welsh-American actor * Richard Burbage (1568–1619), English actor and theatre owner * Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor * Dick Cavett (born 1936), American television talk show host * Richard Chamberlain (1934–2025), American actor * Dick Clark (1929–2012), American radio and television personality * Richard Crenna (1926–2003), American actor * Richard Curtis (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director * Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947), American actor * Richard Dysart (1929–2015), American actor * Richard Fleeshman (born 1989), English actor and singer * Richard Franklin (actor) (1936–2023), English actor, writer, director and political activist * Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor * Richard Gomez (born 1966), Filipino athlete, television presenter, actor, director and politician * Richard E. Grant (born 1957), English actor * Richard Grieco (born 1965), American actor * Richard Gutierrez (born 1984), Filipino actor * Richard Harris (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer * Richard Heffer (born 1946), British television and film actor * Richard Steven Horvitz (born 1966), American actor and comedian * Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actor * Richard Kiel (1939–2014), American actor * Richard Kind (born 1956), American actor * Richard Libertini, American actor * Richard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actor * Cheech Marin (Richard Anthony Marin, born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & Chong * Richard Pryor (1940–2005), American stand-up comedian and actor * Richard Roundtree (1942–2023), American actor * Richard Roxburgh (born 1962), Australian actor * Richard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as Dick Shawn * Peter Sellers (1925–1980), British actor born Richard Henry Sellers * Herbie Seneviratne, Richard Herbert Seneviratne (1925–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and filmmaker * Richard Simmons (actor) (1913–2003), American actor * Richard Simmons (1948–2024), American fitness personality and actor * Richard Speight, Jr. (born 1970), American actor * Richard Thomas (actor) (born 1951), American actor * Richard Todd (1919–2009), Irish-born English actor * Dick Van Dyke (born 1925), American actor, comedian, writer and producer * Richard H. Wasai (1932–2003), American politician * Richard Widmark (1914–2008), American actor * Richard Yap (born 1967), Filipino actor, singer, and model


In film and television

* Richard Branda, Richard James Branda (1935–1993), American actor and writer * Richard Donner (1930–2021), American film director and producer * Richard Edlund (born 1940), American special effects cinematographer * Richard Hatch (actor) (1945–2017), American actor, writer and producer * Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant) (born 1961), American television personality, winner of ''Survivor: Borneo'' * Richard Hammond (born 1969), British television presenter * Richard Hunt (puppeteer) (1951–1992), American puppeteer who performed a number of the Muppets * Richard M. Isackes, American theatre scholar and stage designer * Richard Juan (born 1992), Hong Kong model and television host based in the Philippines * Richard Lester (born 1932), American film director based in the UK * Richard Linklater (born 1960), Texas filmmaker * Richard Osman (born 1970), British television presenter and author * Rich Vos (born 1957), American comedian * Richard Wenk (born 1956), American director and screenwriter * Richard Whiteley (1943–2005), British television personality and journalist * Richard Whitley (born 1948), American screenwriter and producer * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard D. Zanuck (1934–2012), American film producer


Explorers

* Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronaut * Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), US Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorer * Richard Masters (aka William Marsters), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer * Dick Rutkowski, American diving medicine pioneer


Scientists

* Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), American-Canadian geologist * Richard Barohn, American neurologist * Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author * Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist * Richard Hall (archaeologist) (1949–2011), English archaeologist * Richard D. Hansen, American archaeologist * Richard D. James (scientist) (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist * Richard Klophaus (born 1965), German economist * Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840–1902), Austro-German baron, psychiatrist and author of the foundational work ''Psychopathia Sexualis'' * Richard Lauwaars (born 1940), Dutch law professor and judge * Richard Leakey (1944–2022), Kenyan politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist * Richard Lunt, Richard Royal Lunt (born 1982), American chemical engineer and physicist * Richard Lydekker (1849–1915), English naturalist, geologist and writer * Richard Pokorný (born 1979), Czech paleontologist and speleologist * Richard Pringle, American psychologist and professor * Richard Beck (scholar) (1897–1980), American literary historian * Richard von Mises (1883–1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematician * Richard Bruce Paris (1946–2022), British mathematician * Richard F. Post (1918–2015), American physicist * Richard A. Rachubinski, Canadian cell biologist and academic * Richard Smalley (1943–2005), American chemist * Richard Swedberg (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell University * R. Brent Tully, Richard Tully (born 1943), Canadian-born American astronomer * Richard Ulevitch, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Immunology at The Scripps Research Institute. * Richard R. Wilk (born 1953), American anthropologist


In sports

* Richard (footballer, born 1991), Richard de Oliveira Costa, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Richard (footballer, born 1994), Richard Candido Coelho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Richard (footballer, born 1999), Richard Alexandre Birkheun Rodrigues, Brazilian football winger * Richard (footballer, born 2003), Richard dos Santos de Almeida, Brazilian football left back * Dick Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler * Dick Ault (1925–2007), American Olympian * Rink Babka (1936–2022), American discus thrower * Dick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper * Richard Bleier (born 1987), major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles * Dick Butkus (1942–2023), American footballer and actor * Richard Charland (born 1956), Canadian professional wrestler * Richard Chelimo (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runner * Richard Childress (born 1945), NASCAR Cup Series team owner and former American race car driver * Dick Davis (running back) (born 1946), American football player * Dick Davis (defensive end) (1938–2021), American football player * Richard Dunwell, Richard Kirk Dunwell (born 1971), English footballer * Rich Fellers, Richard Fellers (born 1959), American Olympic equestrian * Dick Fencl (1910–1972), American football player * Richard Fliehr (born 1949), American professional wrestler known as Ric Flair * Richard Freitag (born 1991), German ski jumper * Richard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis player * Richard Giachetti, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner * Richard Gleeson (born 1987), English cricketer * Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer * Rick Hansen (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete, activist and philanthropist * Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball left fielder * Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player * Richard Howell (basketball), Richard Howell (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Richard Jacob (born 1958), American basketball coach * Richard Jarvis (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Richard Johansson (1882–1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 Olympics * Dick Johnson (racing driver) (born 1945), Australian touring car driver & team owner * Richard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football player * Richard Kilty (born 1989), English sprinter * Richard Kingi (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand rugby union player * Richard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch professional tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1996 * Rick Lackman (1910–1990), American football player * Richard Limo (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner * Richard Mateelong (born 1983), Kenyan runner * Richard Medlin (born 1987), American football player * Richard Moguena (born 1986), Chadian basketball player * Richard Mullaney (born 1993), American football player * Richard Nerurkar (born 1964), British long-distance runner * Richard Newland (cricketer) (1713–1778), English cricketer * Richard Ord (born 1970), English former footballer * Richard Petruška (born 1969), Slovak-Italian basketball player * Richard Petty (born 1937), former NASCAR driver * Richard Piñanez (born 1991), former Paraguayan footballer * Dick Pound (born 1942), Canadian swimmer, first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee * Richard Raskind, changed name to Renée Richards (born 1934), tennis player * Dick Savitt (1927–2023), American tennis player * Richard Sears (tennis) (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive US tennis championships * Richard Sewu (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer * Richard Sherman (American football) (born 1988), defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks * Richard Sosa (born 1972), Uruguayan footballer * Dick Stanfel (1927–2015), American football player * Rich Stotter (1945–2015), American football player * Dick Schweidler (1914–2010), American football player * Richard Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler * Dick Tayler (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runner * Richard Thompson (sprinter) (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter * Richard Todd (American football) (born 1953), American football player in the NFL * Richard Virenque (born 1969), French cyclist * Richard Washington (born 1955), American basketball player * Richárd Weisz (1879–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler * Richie Williams (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player * Richard Williams (tennis coach) (born 1942), American tennis coach, the father of Venus and Serena Williams * Richard Witschge (born 1969), Dutch footballer * Richard Wojciak (born 1982), British ice hockey forward


Soldiers, pilots, other military/security

* Richard Baer (1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Richard von Conta, German general, notable for his participation in the Battle of Belleau Wood * Richard S. Ewell (1817–1872), American Civil War Confederate general * Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929–2017), American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executive * Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (c. 1306–1376), English military leader * Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), English military commander * Richard G. Graves, lieutenant general in the United States Army, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood * Richard J. Flaherty (1945–2015), United States Army captain * Richard H. Truly (born 1937), US Navy fighter pilot, engineer, former astronaut for both the US Air Force and NASA, and NASA's Administrator * Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars * Rick Husband (1957–2003), American astronaut and fighter pilot * Richard M. Linnehan (born 1957), United States Army veterinarian and a NASA astronaut * Richard Lizurey (born 1958), French National Gendarmerie general * Richard Marcinko (1940–2021), US Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran * Richard Coke Marshall Jr. (1879–1961), American brigadier general * Richard Michael Mullane (born 1945), American engineer and aircraft pilot, a retired USAF officer * Richard Myers (born 1942), US Air Force general, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000–2001) and Chairman (2001–2005) * Richard N. Richards (born 1946), American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut * Richard Ruoff, general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany * Richard H. Rush (1825–1893), American military officer * Richard O'Connor (1889–1981), British Army officer and military commander * Richard O. Covey (born 1946), United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut * Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. 1660 – 1712), English army officer and noted rake * Dick Scobee (1939–1986), American pilot, engineer and astronaut, killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger * Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot * Richard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet World War II spy * Richard Taylor (Confederate general) (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate general * Richard Thomalla (1903–1945), SS commander of Nazi Germany, civil engineer, head of the SS Central Building Administration * Richard Udugama (1911–1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army * Richard von Hegener (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia program * Richard Winters (1918–2011), US Army major and Second World War veteran * Richard von Schubert, German army commander


Writers and journalists

* Richard Adams (1920–2016), English author, best known for the novel ''Watership Down'' * Richard Argall ( 1621), a poet, of whom little is known and whose existence is disputed * Richard Armstrong (author) (1903–1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature * Richard Baier (born 1926), German former journalist and radio presenter * Richard Bernabe, American photographer and author * Richard Bovet (1641-?), English author * Dick Brennan (journalist), American local TV news anchor/reporter * Richard Cull Jr. (1914–1992), American journalist * Richard Engel (born 1973), American journalist and author * Richard Herrmann (journalist) (1919–2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality * Richard Hole (1746–1803), English poet and priest * Richard Marfuggi, American author and plastic surgeon * Rick Riordan (born 1964), American author, creator of the series Percy Jackson & the Olympians * Richard Scarry (1919–1994), American children's author and illustrator, known for his "Busytown" fictional Fictional universe, universe and Media franchise, multimedia franchise * Richard Templar, pen name of Richard Templar, Richard Craze (1950–2006), British author and editor * Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer * Richard Yates (novelist), Richard Yates (1926–1992) American novelist and short story writer * Richard de Zoysa (1958–1990), Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor who was abducted and murdered


Crime

* Richard Angelo (born 1962), American serial killer and former nurse * Richard H. Barter (1833–1859), Canadian fugitive and murder victim * Richard Baumhammers (born 1965), American former immigration attorney and spree killer * Richard Biegenwald (1940–2008), American serial killer * Richard Cartwright (murderer), Richard Michael Cartwright (1974–2005), American murderer * Richard Chase (1950–1980), American cannibalistic serial killer, mass murderer, and necrophile * Richard Chung (1951–1992), American Benedictine monk who committed suicide after police investigated into his possible sexual abuse of a boy * Richard Clarey (born 1960), German-American murderer and self-confessed serial killer * Richard Cooey (1967–2008), American murderer * Richard Cottingham (born 1946), American serial killer * Richard Allen Davis (born 1954), American career criminal and convicted killer of Polly Klaas' * Richard Djerf (born 1969), American mass murderer * Richard Evonitz (1963–2002), American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist * Richard Farley (born 1948), American stalker and perpetrator of the Sunnyvale ESL shooting * Richard Hauptmann (1899–1936), perpetrator of the Lindbergh kidnapping * Richard Hickock (1931–1965), American mass murderer who killed the Clutter family with Perry Smith * Richard James (murderer), Richard James (1957–1975), convicted murderer in Singapore * Ricky Kasso, Richard "Ricky" Kasso Jr (1967–1984), American murderer * Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), American hitman and serial killer * Richard Laurence Marquette (born 1934), American convicted serial killer * Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee * Richard Ramirez (1960–2013), American serial killer, rapist, and burglar * Richard Speck (1941–1991), American rapist and mass murderer


Other

* Richard Ahiagbah, Ghanain politician * Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American educator and astronaut * Dick Assman (1934–2016), Canadian gas station owner * Richard Avedon (1923–2004), American fashion and portrait photographer * Richard Bergh (1858–1919), Swedish painter * Richard Bertinet, baker and teacher * Richard Blackwell (1922–2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists * Richard Blahut (born 1937), American engineer * Richard Tyler Blevins (born 1991), American gamer and YouTube personality * Richard Candee, Richard M. Candee, American historian and preservationist * Richard Corneil, Canadian academic administrator. * Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean Union * Richard S. Crossin (1933–2003), collector and ornithologist * Richard Estes (academic), Richard J. Estes, academic * Murder of Richard Everitt, Richard Everitt (1979–1994), victim of a racially motivated murder in London * Richard A. Florsheim (1916–1979), American painter * Richard Garriott (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut * Richard Gerstl (1883–1908), Austrian painter * Richard Gurnon, president of Massachusetts Maritime Academy * Richard Gutekunst (1870–1961), German art dealer * Richard Harris (anaesthetist), Australian anaesthetist and cave diver * Richard Heber (1773–1833), English book collector * Richard Helms (naturalist) (1842–1914), Australian naturalist * Richard Hemming, Singapore-based Master of Wine and educator * Richard Hieb (born 1955), American astronaut * Richard Hirschbäck (1937–2007), Austrian painter * Richard Holder (born 1974), Belizean visual artist * Richard Ling (born 1954), Shaw Foundation professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore * Richard Lugner (born 1932), Austrian entrepreneur and Viennese society figure * Richard Lyne (1570–1600), English painter and engraver * Richard Mastracchio (born 1960), American engineer and astronaut * Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer * Richard McLean (Australia), Australian illustrator, writer, musician, artist and digital artist * Richard Mishaan, American interior designer * Richard Murphy (Captain) (1838–1916), American fishing schooner captain * Richard A. Pauling (1809–1881), portrait and landscape artist * Richard Picker (1915–1983), American numismatist * Richard Price-Williams (1827–1916), British engineer * Richard Rorty (1931–2007), American philosopher * Richard Samuel (1770–1786), English portrait painter * Richard Stallman (born 1953), American free software movement activist and programmer * Dick Turpin (1705–1739), English Highwayman * Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889), German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction * Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest and professor


Fictional characters

* Richard, title character of the 2017 animated film ''Richard the Stork'' * Richard, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie ''She's Out of Control#Cast, She's Out of Control'' * Richard, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime film ''Life of Crime (film)#Cast, Life of Crime'' * Richard, a character in the TV series ''Peg + Cat'' * Richard, a character in the TV series ''Unikitty!'' * Richard Ashenden, main character in the 1936 Hitchcock film ''Secret Agent (1936 film)'' * Richard Blaine, main character in the 1942 film ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'' * Richard Blaney, main character in the film ''Frenzy (film), Frenzy'' *Richard Burke, recurring character in NBC show ''Friends'', played by Tom Selleck * Richard Cobb, one of the main characters in the 1940 American horror science fiction film ''The Invisible Man Returns#Cast, The Invisible Man Returns'' * Richard Cole, a character in the film ''Liar Liar#Cast, Liar Liar'' * Richard Cole, a journalist in The Power of Five, ''The Power Of Five'' Series, and Matthew Freeman's best friend and protector * Dick Dastardly, a character from various Hanna-Barbera cartoons * Rick Deckard, the title character in the film ''Blade Runner'' * Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Richard Diamond, private detective protagonist of ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'', which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960 * Richard Fenton, in the 1994 miniseries, ''Scarlett (miniseries)'' * Dick Grayson, Richard John "Dick" Grayson, the first Robin, Batman's sidekick * Richard Hannay, main character in the novel ''The Thirty Nine Steps'' * Richard Hillman, serial killer in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Richard Kimble, lead character in 1963 American TV series ''The Fugitive'' * Dr. Richard Kimble, as the main character played by Harrison Ford in the 1993 American action thriller movie ''The Fugitive (1993 film)#Cast, The Fugitive'' * Richard Mayhew, main character in the television series ''Neverwhere'' * Richard Michaels, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie ''Beyond the Stars#Cast, Beyond the Stars'' * Richard Rank, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama movie ''Contact (1997 American film)#Cast, Contact'' * Richie Rich (comics), main character of the Richie Rich series * Richard Richard, one of the protagonists of British sitcom ''Bottom'' * Richie Ryan (Highlander), one of the main characters on ''Highlander: The Series'', played by Stan Kirsch * Rick Sanchez, Richard "Rick" Sanchez, main character on ''Rick and Morty'' * Richard Sharpe, main character in the ''Sharpe (novel series), Sharpe'' novel series, portrayed by Sean Bean in TV adaptations * Richard Splett, a character in ''Veep'', portrayed by Sam Richardson * Richard Bluedhorn "Rick" or "Ricky" Stratton, the main character in the American TV sitcom ''Silver Spoons#Recurring cast, Silver Spoons'' * Richard Vincent, in the 2001 miniseries ''The SoulTaker'', the father of the title character * Richard Watterson, a character from the 2011 TV series The Amazing World of Gumball * Richard Wharfinger, fictional playwright of "The Courier's Tale" in Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 * Richard Wheatley, a villain from the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit * Prince Richard, a character in the 1992 Nintendo Game Boy game ''Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru'' * Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, née Claremont, the titular character of ''The Case Files of Jeweler Richard''


Cognates/transliterations


In Indo-European languages


Baltic

* Latvian language, Latvian: Ričards, Rihards, Rišārs * Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: Ričardas


Celtic

* Breton language, Breton: Richarzh * Cornish language, Cornish: Richard * Irish language, Irish: Risteárd, Riocard * Manx Gaelic, Manx: Rigard * Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart * Welsh language, Welsh: Rhisiart


Germanic

* English language, English: Richard * Afrikaans: Riekert, Ryk, Rigard, Righard, Reghard * Danish language, Danish: Rikard, Ryker, Richard, Richardt * Dutch language, Dutch: Rijkert, Rikkert, Ryker, Rigard, Richart, Richard, Richardt * Gothic language, Gothic: RekkareÞ (Reccared) * Icelandic language, Icelandic: Ríkharð, Ríkharður * German language, German: Rieker, Ri(c)kert, Riker, Richard, Richart, Richardt, Reichard, Reichart, Reichardt * Norwegian language, Norwegian: Rikard, Richard * Swedish language, Swedish: Rikard, Richard, Rickard


Romance

* Catalan language, Catalan: Ricard * Galician language, Galician: Ricardo * Valencian language, Valencian: Ricard * Occitan language, Occitan: Ricard * French language, French: Richard, pronounced as /ʁi.ʃaʁ/ * Italian language, Italian: Riccardo * Latin: Ricardus, or Richardus * Portuguese language, Portuguese: Ricardo * Spanish language, Spanish: Ricardo


Slavic

* Belarusian language, Belarusian: Рычард (Ryčard) * Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian: Rikard * Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Ричард (Richard) * Macedonian language, Macedonian: Ричард (Ričard) * Czech language, Czech: Richard * Polish language, Polish: Ryszard * Russian language, Russian: Ричард (Richard) * Slovak language, Slovak: Richard * Slovene language, Slovene: Rihard * Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Річард (Richard)


Other Indo-European

* Albanian language, Albanian: Riçard * Armenian language, Armenian: Հռիքարտոս (Hṙikartós) Retrieved 23 March 2013. * Greek language, Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos), * Persian language, Persian: ریچارد (Ričārd)


In Semitic languages

* Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshard, Ritshard, Rytshard, Ritshard) * Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Rîtsard') * Tamazight: ⵔⵉⴽⴰⵔⴷ (Rikard) *Amharic: ሪቻርድ (Rīcharidi) *Tigrinya language, Tigrinya: ሪቻርድ (Ričārede)


In Cushitic languages

*Afar language: Richardi *Oromo language: Riichaard *Somali language, Somali: Ritshard


In Malayo-Polynesian languages

* Tagalog language, Tagalog: Ricardo (Baybayin: ᜇᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ, ᜇᜒᜃᜇᜇᜓ) * Bisayan languages, Bisaya: Ricardo


In Turkic languages

* Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Riçard * Turkish language, Turkish: Rişar *Kazakh language, Kazakh: Ричард (Rïçard) * Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz: Ричард (Riçard) *Uyghur language, Uyghur: رىچارد (Riçard) *Bashkir language, Bashkir Ричард (Ričard) *Tuvan language, Tuvan: Ричард (Ričard) *Turkmen language: Riçard


In Uralic languages

* Estonian language, Estonian: Richard * Finnish language, Finnish: Rikhard, Riku * Hungarian language, Hungarian: Richárd, Ricsárd * Saami languages, Saami: Rikkar *Udmurt language, Udmurt: Ричард (Richard) *Meadow Mari language: Ричард (Ričard)


In other languages

* Basque language, Basque: Rikard * Chinese language, Chinese: 理查德 (Lǐchádé), 理查 (Lǐchá) * Esperanto: Rikardo * Japanese language, Japanese: リチャード (Richādo) * Korean language, Korean: 리처드 * Te reo Māori, Māori: Riki * Mongolian language: Ричард (Richard)


Short forms

* Cornish: Hicca * Czech: Ríša, Rik (Riker) * Dutch: Ries * English: Rick (given name), Rick, Rich (given name), Rich, Richie, Dick (nickname), Dick, Dicky (name), Dicky, Dickie (name), Dickie, Ric, Rik (given name), Rik, Ricky (given name), Ricky, Rickie, Dickon, Richy, Ritchy, Ritchie * Estonian: Riho * Esperanto: Rikĉjo * Finnish: Riku * Greek: Στούκος (Stoúkos) * Hungarian: Ricsi, Ricsike, Rics * Icelandic: Rikki * Italian: Ricky, Riki, Richi * Latvian: Ričs * Lithuanian: Ryčka, Rytis * Polish: Rysio, Rysiek, Ryś * Portuguese: Rico, Ric * Slovak: Rišo, Riško, Riči * Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala) * Swiss/German: Richi


Nicknames

* English: Ricky (given name), Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie (name), Richie, Rich (given name), Rich, Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Ritchie, Richy, Rick, Ritchy, Rico


See also

* Richarda * Richardis (given name) * Richart * Richardt * Dickon, a given name derived from the old English name for Richard


References

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