Richer and Richers are surnames. Notable people and characters with these surnames include:
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Richer, Count in Luihgau and Hainaut
Count Richar or Richer (died 16 October 972) was a 10th-century Lotharingian count. He had a well-attested county in the Luihgau, a territory between Liège and Aachen, and he is generally considered to have held comital status in the County of Ha ...
(died 972)
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Richer (bishop of Verdun)
Richer was bishop of Verdun from 1089 to 1107. Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, who decided to join the First Crusade ceded the County of Verdun to Richer in 1095. Richer soon granted the county to Godfrey's brother, Baldwin
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(fl. 1089–1107)
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Bob Richer
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(born 1951), ice hockey defenceman, played for the Buffalo Sabres
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Claude Lavoie Richer
Claude Lavoie Richer (December 22, 1929 – May 18, 2014) was a Canadian cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 52nd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo
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(1929–2014), Canadian skier at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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Edmond Richer
Edmond Richer (; 15 September 1559 – 29 November 1631) was a French theologian known for several works advocating the Gallicanism, Gallican theory, that the pope's power was limited by authority of bishops, and by State (polity), temporal go ...
(1559–1631), French theologian
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Guy Richer
Guy Richer (born August 10, 1954) is a Canadian actor. Aside from a few other roles, he is notable for his portrayal of Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a retired Canadian po ...
(born 1954), Canadian actor
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Jean Richer
Jean Richer (1630–1696) was a French astronomer and assistant (''élève astronome'') at the French Academy of Sciences, under the direction of Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
Between 1671 and 1673 he performed experiments and carried out celestial ...
(1630–1696), French astronomer
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Julian Richer
Julian Richer (born 1959) is an English retail entrepreneur, philanthropist and author, best known as the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer. Richer has gained a reputation for his motivational style of management and hi ...
(born 1959), founder of British hi-fi retailer Richer Sounds
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Lyse Richer
Lyse Richer (born September 11, 1939) is a Canadian administrator and teacher of music. She taught piano at both the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy and the Université de Montréal. Richer later took on administrative roles in the management of ...
(born 1939), Canadian administrator and music teacher
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Paul Richer
Paul Marie Louis Pierre Richer (17 January 1849 – 17 December 1933) was a French anatomist, physiologist, sculptor, medallist, and anatomical artist who was a native of Chartres. He was a professor of artistic anatomy at the École nationale s ...
(1849–1933), French anatomist, physiologist sculptor and artist
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Robert Richer Robert G Richer was the associate deputy director of operations of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the number two in clandestine service, responsible for human intelligence operations overseas.
He took early retirement in September 20 ...
, associate deputy director of operations of the CIA
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Stéphane Richer (ice hockey defenceman)
Stéphane Jean-Gilles Richer (born April 28, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently serving as sport director at Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Richer spent most of his profess ...
(born 1966)
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Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward)
Stéphane Joseph Jean-Jacques Richer (; born June 7, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.
Playing career
Richer was drafted 29th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 1,054 care ...
(born 1966)
Richers
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Herbert Richers (1923–2009), Brazilian film and dubbing producer
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Robert Richers (by 1524 – 1587/89), English lawyer, MP for Reigate and for Grampound
* "Richers", characters in the ''South Park'' episode "
Here Comes the Neighborhood
"Here Comes the Neighborhood" is the 12th episode of the South Park season 5, fifth season of the animated television series ''South Park'', and the 77th episode of the series overall. "Here Comes the Neighborhood" originally aired in the United ...
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Richerus
Richerus or Richer of Reims (fl. 10th century) was a monk of Saint-Remi, just outside Reims, and a historian, an important source for the contemporary kingdom of France.
Life
He was a son of Rodulf, a trusted councillor and captain of Louis IV of ...
, monk of St. Remi at Reims
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