Richard
Name list
Richard Pronunciation French: [ʁiʃaʁ] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt] Czech: [ˈrɪxart] Gender Male Word/name Frankish Meaning 'strong in rule' Nickname(s) Richy, Rich, Rick, Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Dicken, Reeks, Riccardo, Richie, Ritchie, Ricardo, Rico, Ricky, Rickie, Ritchy, Rickey, Rickard
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 *rīk- 'ruler, leader, king' and *hardu- 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'.[ 1] [ 2] Richie ", "Dick ", "Dickon ", "Dickie ",[ 3] Rich ", "Rick ", "Rico ", "Ricky ",[ 1]
Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans ),[ 1]
People named Richard
Multiple people with the same name
Rulers and heads of state
Aristocrats and non-ruling royals
Richard, Count of Évreux (died 1067), a Norman aristocratRichard, Count of Molise (died c. 1170), a Norman noblemanRichard, Count of Acerra (died 1196), an Italo-Norman noblemanRichard fitz Gilbert (before 1035 – c. 1090), Norman lord involved in the conquest of EnglandRichard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester (1222–1262)Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259–1326)Richard Orsini (died 1304), Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Count of Gravina, Bailli of AchaeaRichard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the RosesRichard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), a principal participant in the Wars of the RosesRichard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), wealthy English magnate and major protagonist in the Wars of the RosesRichard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473 – c. 1483), who would have been King Richard IV of England if he had livedRichard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), instrumental in the revival of Palladian architectureRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797–1861), noted for squandering his great wealthRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), British soldier, politician and administratorPrince Richard von Metternich (1829–1895), Austrian diplomatRichard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1882–1925), in present-day GermanyRichard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1934–2017), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of DenmarkPrince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944), British royal
Saint Richard (disambiguation) , several saintsRichard (Dean of Armagh) , early 13th century Dean of Armagh , IrelandRichard (first abbot of Fountains) (died 1139), an English Benedictine and CistercianRichard (II), bishop of Bayeux (early 12th century), FranceRichard (III), bishop of Bayeux (12th century), FranceRichard (bishop of the Isles) , late 13th century Bishop of the Isles, ScotlandRichard Abbey (1805-1891), American Methodist ministerRichard Baxter (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet and hymn-writerRichard Beeard (1552–1578)), Tudor clergyman, poet, and hymn writerRichard of Dover (died 1184), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of CanterburyRichard Foxe (c. 1448 – 1528), Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, OxfordRichard Furman (1755–1825), American Baptist leader, first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist associationRichard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1467–1531), Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1511 to 1531Richard of Poitiers (died c. 1174), French monk, author of historical works, treatises and poemsRichard Poore (died 1237), Bishop of Salisbury and Durham, who helped found Salisbury Cathedral in its present locationRichard Swinefield (died 1317), Bishop of Hereford
In politics and government
Richard Acland (1906–1990), one of the founders of the British Common Wealth Party and the Campaign for Nuclear DisarmamentRichard B. Adkisson (1932–2011), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme CourtRichard Aluwihare (1895–1976), Sri Lankan diplomatDick Armey (born 1940), American politician, member US House of Representatives from Texas (1985–2003)Richard Armitage (politician) (born 1945), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005)Richard Arrington Jr. (born 1934), first African-American mayor of the city of Birmingham, AlabamaR. B. Bennett (1870–1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930–1935)Richard Blumenthal (born 1946), American politician, US Senator from Connecticut (2010–present)Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalierRichard Leslie Brohier (1892–1980), Sri Lankan Burgher land surveyor and authorRichard Burr (born 1955), American politician, US Senator from North Carolina (2005–present)Dick Cheney (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 politican, mayor of Fremantle from (1976–1978)Richard Court (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 (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 (1943–2008), American politician, White House Staff Secretary (1981–1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1987) and OMB Director (1989–1993)Dick Durbin (born 1944), American politician, US senator from Illinois (1997–present), Democratic Senate Whip (2005–present)Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple (1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William PittRichard J. Gordon (born 1945), Filipino politician and broadcasterRichard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane , British nobleman and politicianRichard Hatfield (1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970–1987)Richard Helms (1913–2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973), US Ambassador to Iran (1973–1977)Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989Richard Johnson (judge) (1937–2019), Irish jurist, President of the Irish High Court (2006–2009)Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (1641–1712), Irish peer, and politician both in the Parliaments of England and IrelandRichard Charles Kannangara (1920–1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala representative in the State Council of Ceylon for Morawaka Richard W. Kunkel (born 1934), American politician, member of North Dakota House of Representatives (1991-1998)Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744–1817), Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventorRichard Lugar (1932–2019), American politician, US Senator from Indiana (1977–2011)Richard Albert McKinley (1886–1951), Director of the Indiana Department of Financial InstitutionsRichard Mentor Johnson (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 diplomatDick Murphy (born 1942), American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of San Diego, CaliforniaRichard L. Murphy (1875–1936), Democratic US Senator from IowaRichard W. Murphy (born 1929), American diplomat and career member of the foreign serviceRichard 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 educationistRichard 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 1981–1987Richard F. Pettigrew (1848–1926), American lawyer, surveyor, and land developerRichard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie , Ghanaian businessman and diplomatRichard Raši (born 1971), Slovak politicianRichard Rush (1780–1859), American politician, US Attorney General (1814–1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829)Richard "Rick" Santorum , American politician, attorney and political commentatorRick 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 MinisterRichard 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 politicianRichard Takáč (born 1982), Slovak politicianDick Thornburgh (1932–2020), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and US Attorney General (1988–1991)Richard Tötterman (1926–2020), Finnish diplomatRichard Udugama (1911–1995), major general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1964 to 1966, politicianRichard 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 IrelandRichard C. Wilbur (1936–2020), judge of the United States Tax CourtRichard 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 philanthropistRichard Branson (born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companiesRichard Deeb (1924–1990), American real estate developerRichard DeVos (1926–2018), American businessman and co-founder of AmwayRichard Jacobs (businessman) (1925–2009), American real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball teamRichard Morefield (1929–2010), American diplomatRichard Oetker (born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010Richard Rawlings (born 1969), star of American television show Fast N' Loud , owner of Gas Monkey garage, Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey LiveRichard Warren Sears (1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional geniusRichard Velazquez (born 1973), PepsiCo executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descentRichard Wilding , British businessman and academic
In music
Composers
Rich Batsford (born 1969), English pianist, composer and singer-songwriterRichard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012), English composerRichard Dybeck (1811–1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of SwedenRichard Heuberger (1850–1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacherRichard D. James (musician) (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikersRichard Mohaupt (1904–1957), German-American composer and conductorDick Oatts , American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educatorRichard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composerRichard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer and conductorRichard 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 CoalitionRichard Ashcroft (born 1971), former singer with The VerveRick 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 NightRichard Butler (singer) (born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic FursRichard Carpenter (musician) (born 1946), one half of The CarpentersRick Chertoff , American music producerRichard Clayderman (born 1953), French pianistRick Danko (1943–1999), bassist and singer for The BandRick 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 guitaristRichard Henshall (born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of HakenRichard Kruspe (born 1967), lead guitarist of RammsteinRichard Manuel (1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The BandRichard Marx (born 1963), American singer-songwriterRichard Lewis (tenor) (1914–1990), British tenorRichard 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 Richard Wayne Penniman (1932–2020), birth name of Little Richard , American rock and roll singer
Rich Perry , American jazz tenor saxophonistRichard Starkey (born 1940), birth name of Ringo Starr , drummer of The Beatles
Richard Tauber (1891–1948), Austrian tenorRichard Thompson (musician) (born 1949), singer, songwriter and guitaristRichard Thurston (born 1973), American musicianRitchie Valens (1941–1959), singer, songwriter and guitaristRichard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink FloydRichard "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 (born 1950), French actorRichard Bohringer (born 1942), French actorRichard Darbois (born 1951), French-Canadian voice actorRichard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actorRichard Armitage (actor) (born 1971), English actorRichard Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, director, producer and entrepreneurRichard Ayoade (born 1977), English comedian, actor, writer and directorRichard Belzer (1944–2023), American actor, author, and stand-up comedianRichard Beymer (born 1938), American actor, filmmaker and artistRichard Biggs (1960–2004), American television and stage actorRichard Boone (1917–1981), American actorRichard Brake (born 1964), Welsh-American actorRichard Burbage (1568–1619), English actor and theatre ownerRichard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actorDick Cavett (born 1936), American television talk show hostRichard Chamberlain (born 1934), American actorDick Clark (1929–2012), American radio and television personalityRichard Crenna (1926–2003), American actorRichard Curtis (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film directorRichard Dreyfuss (born 1947), American actorRichard Dysart (1929–2015), American actorRichard Fleeshman (born 1989), English actor and singerRichard Franklin (actor) (1936–2023), English actor, writer, director and political activistRichard Gere (born 1949), American actorRichard Gomez (born 1966), Filipino athlete, television presenter, actor, director and politicianRichard E. Grant (born 1957), English actorRichard Grieco (born 1965), American actorRichard Gutierrez (born 1984), Filipino actorRichard Harris (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writerRichard Heffer (born 1946), British television and film actorRichard Steven Horvitz (born 1966), American actor and comedianRichard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actorRichard Kiel (1939–2014), American actorRichard Kind (born 1956), American actorRichard Libertini , American actorRichard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actorCheech Marin (Richard Anthony Marin, born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & ChongRichard Pryor (1940–2005), American stand-up comedian and actorRichard Roundtree (1942–2023), American actorRichard Roxburgh (born 1962), Australian actorRichard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as Dick Shawn
Peter Sellers (1925–1980), British actor born Richard Henry SellersRichard Herbert Seneviratne (1925–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and filmmakerRichard Simmons (actor) (1913–2003), American actorRichard Simmons (1948–2024), American fitness personality and actorRichard Speight, Jr. (born 1970), American actorRichard Thomas (actor) (born 1951), American actorRichard Todd (1919–2009), Irish-born English actorDick Van Dyke (born 1925), American actor, comedian, writer and producerRichard H. Wasai (1932–2003), American politicianRichard Widmark (1914–2008), American actorRichard Yap (born 1967), Filipino actor, singer, and model
In film and television
Richard James Branda (1935-1993), American actor and writerRichard Donner (1930–2021), American film director and producerRichard Edlund (born 1940), American special effects cinematographerRichard Hatch (actor) (1945–2017), American actor, writer and producerRichard Hatch (Survivor contestant) (born 1961), American television personality, winner of Survivor: Borneo Richard Hammond (born 1969), British television presenterRichard Hunt (puppeteer) (1951–1992), American puppeteer who performed a number of the MuppetsRichard M. Isackes , American theatre scholar and stage designerRichard Juan (born 1992), Hong Kong model and television host based in the PhilippinesRichard Lester (born 1932), American film director based in the UKRichard Linklater (born 1960), Texas filmmakerRichard Osman (born 1970), British television presenter and authorRich Vos (born 1957), American comedianRichard Wenk (born 1956), American director and screenwriterRichard Whiteley (1943–2005), British television personality and journalistRichard Whitley (born 1948), American screenwriter and producerRichard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animatorRichard D. Zanuck (1934–2012), American film producer
Explorers
Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronautRichard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomatRichard E. Byrd (1888–1957), US Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorerRichard Masters (aka William Marsters ), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer
Dick Rutkowski , American diving medicine pioneer
Scientists
Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), American-Canadian geologistRichard Barohn , American neurologistRichard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and authorRichard Feynman (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicistRichard Hall (archaeologist) (1949–2011), English archaeologistRichard D. Hansen , American archaeologistRichard D. James (scientist) (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientistRichard Klophaus (born 1965), German economistRichard 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 judgeRichard Leakey (1944–2022), Kenyan politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationistRichard Royal Lunt (born 1982), American chemical engineer and physicistRichard Lydekker (1849–1915), English naturalist, geologist and writerRichard Pokorný (born 1979), Czech paleontologist and speleologistRichard Pringle , American psychologist and professorRichard Beck (scholar) (1897–1980), American literary historianRichard von Mises (1883–1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematicianRichard Bruce Paris (1946–2022), British mathematicianRichard F. Post (1918–2015), American physicistRichard Smalley (1943–2005), American chemistRichard Swedberg (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell UniversityRichard 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 goalkeeperRichard (footballer, born 1994) , Richard Candido Coelho, Brazilian football defensive midfielderRichard (footballer, born 1999) , Richard Alexandre Birkheun Rodrigues, Brazilian football wingerRichard (footballer, born 2003) , Richard dos Santos de Almeida, Brazilian football left backDick Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdlerDick Ault (1925–2007), American OlympianRink Babka (1936–2022), American discus throwerDick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumperRichard Bleier (born 1987), major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and Baltimore OriolesDick Butkus (1942–2023), American footballer and actorRichard Charland (born 1956), Canadian professional wrestlerRichard Chelimo (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runnerRichard Childress (born 1945), NASCAR Cup Series team owner and former American race car driverDick Davis (running back) (born 1946), American football playerDick Davis (defensive end) (1938–2021), American football playerRichard Kirk Dunwell (born 1971), English footballerRichard Fellers (born 1959), American Olympic equestrianDick Fencl (1910–1972), American football playerRichard Fliehr (born 1949), American professional wrestler known as Ric Flair
Richard Freitag (born 1991), German ski jumperRichard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis playerRichard Giachetti , former NASCAR Cup Series team ownerRichard Gleeson (born 1987), English cricketerSir Richard Hadlee , New Zealand cricketer
Rick Hansen (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete, activist and philanthropistRickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball left fielderRich Houston (1945–1982), American football playerRichard Howell (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueRichard Jacob (born 1958), American basketball coachRichard Jarvis (American football) (born 1995), American football playerRichard Johansson (1882–1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 OlympicsDick Johnson (racing driver) (born 1945), Australian touring car driver & team ownerRichard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football playerRichard Kilty (born 1989), English sprinterRichard Kingi (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand rugby union playerRichard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch professional tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1996Rick Lackman (1910–1990), American football playerRichard Limo (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runnerRichard Mateelong (born 1983), Kenyan runnerRichard Medlin (born 1987), American football playerRichard Moguena (born 1986), Chadian basketball playerRichard Mullaney (born 1993), American football playerRichard Nerurkar (born 1964), British long-distance runnerRichard Newland (cricketer) (1713–1778), English cricketerRichard Ord (born 1970), English former footballerRichard Petruška (born 1969), Slovak-Italian basketball playerRichard Petty (born 1937), former NASCAR driverRichard Piñanez (born 1991), former Paraguayan footballerDick Pound (born 1942), Canadian swimmer, first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and former vice-president of the International Olympic CommitteeRichard Raskind, changed name to Renée Richards (born 1934), tennis player
Dick Savitt (1927–2023), American tennis playerRichard Sears (tennis) (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive US tennis championshipsRichard Sewu (born 1996), Ghanian footballerRichard Sherman (American football) (born 1988), defensive back for the Seattle SeahawksRichard Sosa (born 1972), Uruguayan footballerDick Stanfel (1927–2015), American football playerRich Stotter (1945–2015), American football playerDick Schweidler (1914–2010), American football playerRichard Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestlerDick Tayler (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runnerRichard Thompson (sprinter) (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinterRichard Todd (American football) (born 1953), American football player in the NFLRichard Virenque (born 1969), French cyclistRichard Washington (born 1955), American basketball playerRichárd Weisz (1879–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestlerRichie Williams (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball playerRichard Williams (tennis coach) (born 1942), American tennis coach, the father of Venus and Serena WilliamsRichard Witschge (born 1969), Dutch footballerRichard Wojciak (born 1982), British ice hockey foward
Richard Baer (1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandantRichard von Conta , German general, notable for his participation in the Battle of Belleau Wood Richard S. Ewell (1817–1872), American Civil War Confederate generalRichard F. Gordon Jr. (1929–2017), American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executiveRichard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (c. 1306–1376), English military leaderRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), English military commanderRichard G. Graves , lieutenant general in the United States Army, commander of III Corps and Fort HoodRichard J. Flaherty (1945-2015), United States Army captainRichard H. Truly (born 1937), US Navy fighter pilot, engineer, former astronaut for both the US Air Force and NASA, and NASA's AdministratorRichard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary WarsRick Husband (1957–2003), American astronaut and fighter pilotRichard M. Linnehan (born 1957), United States Army veterinarian and a NASA astronautRichard Lizurey (born 1958), French National Gendarmerie generalRichard Marcinko (1940–2021), US Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteranRichard Coke Marshall Jr. (1879-1961), American brigadier generalRichard Michael Mullane (born 1945), American engineer and aircraft pilot, a retired USAF officerRichard 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 astronautRichard Ruoff , general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi GermanyRichard H. Rush (1825–1893), American military officerRichard O'Connor (1889–1981), British Army officer and military commanderRichard O. Covey (born 1946), United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronautRichard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. 1660 – 1712), English army officer and noted rakeDick Scobee (1939–1986), American pilot, engineer and astronaut, killed while commanding the Space Shuttle ChallengerRichard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilotRichard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet World War II spyRichard Taylor (Confederate general) (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate generalRichard Thomalla (1903–1945), SS commander of Nazi Germany, civil engineer, head of the SS Central Building AdministrationRichard Udugama (1911–1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka ArmyRichard von Hegener (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia programRichard Winters (1918–2011), US Army major and Second World War veteranRichard von Schubert , German army commander
Writers and journalists
Richard Adams (1920–2016), English author, best known for the novel Watership Down Richard Argall (fl. 1621), a poet, of whom little is known and whose existence is disputedRichard Armstrong (author) (1903–1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literatureRichard Baier (born 1926), German former journalist and radio presenterRichard Bernabe , American photographer and authorRichard Bovet (1641-?), English authorDick Brennan (journalist) , American local TV news anchor/reporterRichard Cull Jr. (1914-1992), American journalistRichard Engel (born 1973), American journalist and authorRichard Herrmann (journalist) (1919–2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personalityRichard Hole (1746-1803), English poet and priestRichard Marfuggi , American author and plastic surgeonRick 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 universe and multimedia franchise Richard Templar, pen name of Richard Craze (1950-2006), British author and editor
Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writerRichard Yates (1926–1992) American novelist and short story writerRichard 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 nurseRichard H. Barter (1833–1859), Canadian fugitive and murder victimRichard Baumhammers (born 1965), American former immigration attorney and spree killerRichard Biegenwald (1940–2008), American serial killerRichard Michael Cartwright (1974–2005), American murdererRichard Chase (1950–1980), American cannibalistic serial killer, mass murderer, and necrophileRichard Chung (1951-1992), American Benedictine monk who committed suicide after police investigated into his possible sexual abuse of a boyRichard Clarey (born 1960), German-American murderer and self-confessed serial killerRichard Cooey (1967–2008), American murdererRichard Cottingham (born 1946), American serial killerRichard Allen Davis (born 1954), American career criminal and convicted killer of Polly Klaas'Richard Djerf (born 1969), American mass murdererRichard Evonitz (1963–2002), American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapistRichard Farley (born 1948), American stalker and perpetrator of the Sunnyvale ESL shooting
Richard Hauptmann (1899–1936), perpetrator of the Lindbergh kidnappingRichard Hickock (1931–1965), American mass murderer who killed the Clutter family with Perry SmithRichard James (1957–1975), convicted murderer in SingaporeRichard "Ricky" Kasso Jr (1967–1984), American murdererRichard Kuklinski (1935–2006), American hitman and serial killerRichard Laurence Marquette (born 1934), American convicted serial killerRichard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapeeRichard Ramirez (1960–2013), American serial killer, rapist, and burglarRichard Speck (1941–1991), American rapist and mass murderer
Other
Richard Ahiagbah , Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party in GhanaRichard R. Arnold (born 1963), American educator and a NASA astronautDick Assman (1934–2016), Canadian gas station ownerRichard Avedon (1923–2004), American fashion and portrait photographerRichard Bergh (1858–1919), Swedish painterRichard Bertinet , baker and teacherRichard Blackwell ("Mr. Blackwell", 1922–2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" listsRichard Blahut (born 1937), American engineerRichard Tyler Blevins (born 1991), American professional gamer, Mixer streamer and YouTube personalityRichard Corneil , Canadian academic administrator.Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean UnionRichard S. Crossin (1933–2003), collector and ornithologistRichard Everitt (1979–1994), victim of a racially motivated murder in LondonRichard A. Florsheim (1916–1979), American painterRichard Garriott (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronautRichard Gerstl (1883–1908), Austrian painterRichard Gurnon , president of Massachusetts Maritime AcademyRichard Harris (anaesthetist) , Australian anaesthetist and cave diverRichard Heber (1773–1833), English book-collectorRichard Helms (naturalist) (1842–1914), Australian naturalistRichard Hemming , Singapore-based Master of Wine and educatorRichard Hieb (born 1955), NASA astronaut who flew on three space shuttle missionsRichard Hirschbäck (1937-2007), Austrian painterRichard Holder (born 1974), Belizean visual artistRichard Ling (born 1954), Shaw Foundation professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeRichard Lugner (born 1932), Austrian entrepreneur and Viennese society figureRichard Lyne (1570–1600), English painter and engraverRichard Mastracchio (born 1960), American engineer and former NASA astronautRichard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineerRichard McLean , Australian illustrator, writer, musician, artist and digital artistRichard Mishaan , US interior desingerRichard Murphy (Captain) (1838–1916), Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing schooner captainRichard A. Pauling (1809–1881), portrait and landscape artistRichard Picker (1915–1983), American numismatistRichard Price-Williams (1827-1916), British engineerRichard Samuel (1770–1786), English portrait painterDick Turpin (1705–1739), English HighwaymanRichard von Volkmann (1830–1889), German surgeon and author of poetry and fictionRichard 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
Richard, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime film Life of Crime
Richard, a character in the American Lego 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
Richard Blaney, main character in the film Frenzy
Richard Burke, recurring character in NBC show Friends Tom Selleck
Richard Cobb, one of the main characters in the 1940 American horror science fiction film The Invisible Man Returns
Richard Cole, a character in the film Liar Liar
Richard Cole, a journalist in The Power Of Five
Dick Dastardly , a character from various Hanna-Barbera cartoonsRick Deckard , the title character in the film Blade Runner Richard Diamond , private detective protagonist of Richard Diamond, Private Detective , which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960Richard Fenton, in the 1994 miniseries, Scarlett (miniseries)
Richard John "Dick" Grayson , the first Robin, Batman's sidekickRichard 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
Richard Mayhew, main character in the television series Neverwhere
Richard Michaels, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie Beyond the Stars
Richard Rank, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama movie Contact
Richie Rich (comics) , main character of the Richie Rich seriesRichard Richard , one of the protagonists of British sitcom Bottom Richie Ryan (Highlander) , one of the main characters on Highlander: The Series , played by Stan KirschRichard "Rick" Sanchez , main character on Rick and Morty Richard Sharpe, main character in the Sharpe
Richard Splett , a character in Veep , portrayed by Sam RichardsonRichard Bluedhorn "Rick" or "Ricky" Stratton, the main character in the American TV sitcom Silver Spoons
Richard Vincent, in the 2001 miniseries The SoulTaker
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
Richard, a fictional character from the television series Peg + Cat
In Indo-European languages
Baltic
Celtic
Germanic
English : RichardAfrikaans : Riekert, Ryk, Rigard, Righard, ReghardDanish : Rikard , Ryker, Richard, RichardtDutch : Rijkert, Rikkert, Ryker, Rigard, Richart, Richard, RichardtGothic : RekkareÞ (Reccared)Icelandic : Ríkharð, Ríkharður German : Rieker, Ri(c)kert, Riker, Richard, Richart, Richardt, Reichard, Reichart, ReichardtNorwegian : Rikard , RichardSwedish : Rikard , Richard, Rickard
Romance
Slavic
Other Indo-European
In Semitic languages
In Cushitic languages
In Malayo-Polynesian languages
In Turkic languages
In Uralic languages
In other languages
Cornish: Hicca
Czech: Ríša, Rik (Riker)
Dutch: Ries
English: Rick , Rich , Richie , Dick , Dicky , Dickie , Ric, Rik , 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 , Rickie, Rikki , Richie , Rich , Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Ritchie, Richy, Rick, Ritchy, Rico
See also
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