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or short form (

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Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

. It is also a

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Richie Ashburn Don Richard Ashburn (March 19, 1927September 9, 1997), also known by the nicknames "Putt-Putt", "the Tilden Flash", and "Whitey" (due to his light-blond hair), was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He pl ...

(1927–1997), American Major League Baseball player, member of the Hall of Fame * Richie Benaud (1930–2015), Australian cricketer and commentator * Richie Blackmore (born 1969), New Zealand rugby league coach and former player * Richie Byrne (born 1981), Irish footballer * Richie Cunningham (born 1970), American former National Football League placekicker * Richie Emselle (1917–1992), Australian rules footballer * Richie Grant (disambiguation), multiple people *

Richie Havens Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk music, folk, soul music, soul (both of which he frequently cover song, covered), and rhythm and b ...

(1941–2013), American singer-songwriter and guitarist * Richie Hebner (born 1947), American former Major League Baseball player * Richie Incognito (born 1983), American National Football League player * Richie James (born 1995), American football player *

Richie Jen Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966), also known as Richie Ren, is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. Jen debuted in December 1990 with the studio album ''Ask ...

(任賢齊) (born 1966), Taiwanese singer * Richie Lucas (born 1938), American former football quarterback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame *

Richie McCaw Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He captain (sports), captained the New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 t ...

(born 1980), New Zealand former rugby union player, the most capped test rugby player of all time * Richie McDonald (born 1962), American country music singer and former lead singer of the band Lonestar * Richy Müller (born 1955), German actor born Hans-Jürgen Müller * Richie Murray (born 1982), Irish hurler * Richie Narvaez (born 1965), American writer *

Richy Peña Richard Peña (born October 27, 1984) is a Dominican record producer and songwriter based in the United States. Life and career Peña was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 2001, Peña formed his first group, a boy band called Alofoq ...

(born 1984), Dominican-born American music producer * Richie Power (disambiguation), multiple people * Ricardo Álvarez Puig (born 1984), Spanish footballer known as Richy * Richie Ryan (born 1985), Irish footballer * Richie Ryan (1929-2019), Irish former politician *

Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the ...

(born 1959), American rock guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter, former lead guitarist of

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley ...

* Richie Scheinblum (1942–2021), American Major League Baseball All Star outfielder * Richie Williams (born 1987), American basketball player * Richie Woodhall (born 1968), British former boxer, WBC super middleweight titleholder *

Richie Zisk Richard Walter Zisk (born February 6, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and designated hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texa ...

(born 1949), American baseball player

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* David Richie (born 1973), American former National Football League player *

Donald Richie Donald Richie (April 17, 1924 – February 19, 2013) was an American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Although he considered himself primarily a film historian, Richie also ...

(1924–2013), American author specializing in Japanese culture * Ladale Richie (born 1989), Jamaican footballer *

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

(born 1949), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor *

Nicole Richie Nicole Camille Richie (; born September 21, 1981) is an American media personality, fashion designer, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing on the reality television series ''The Simple Life'' (2003–2007), in which she starred al ...

(born 1981), American actress, daughter of Lionel Richie * Shane Richie (born 1964), English actor, comedian, singer and presenter * Sofia Richie (born 1998), American fashion model, daughter of Lionel Richie

Fictional characters

*Richie, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie '' Life-Size'' *Richie Aprile from ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' * Richie Cunningham from ''

Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marsha ...

'' *Richie Foley, aka Gear, from ''

Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the WB Television Network's Kids' WB programming block. ''Static Shock'' ran ...

'' * Richie Rich, the main character of the comics, TV show, and film of the same name, and '' Harvey Girls Forever!'' *Richie Richard, from '' Bottom'' * Richie Ryan, from '' Highlander'' * Richie Tozier, from the Stephen King book '' It'' * Richie Underwood, from '' Dog House''

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