Richard

Richard is a male given name , which is also used as a family name .

Origin and meaning

It is composed of the old high German word syllables "richi" = rich, mighty and "hard" = strong. Latin or Latinized Ricardus and Richardus .

variants

• Raik , Reik , Rejk, Reijk
• Ric, Rick , Rikard , Rickert
• Ricardi , Riccardi
• Ricardo , Riccardo
• Ricci, Richie , Ritchie, Richi, Richy
• Rico , Ricco
• Rikkert, Rik, Rijk (Dutch)
• Ricarda (female)
• Ričardas (Lithuanian)
• Rikhard , Riku (Finnish)
• Ryszard (Polish)

Name days

The name day of Richard are 7. February (Richard the Pilgrim) and the 3. April (Richard of Chichester).

Name bearer

First name

People of the Middle Ages

• St. Richard of Wessex (allegedly † 722), also Richard the Saxon, Richard the King, Richard of England, Richard of Lucca, Richard of Swabia or Richard the Pilgrim, legendary King of West Saxony in Wessex
• St. Richard of Chichester (* 1197/1198, † 1253), saint of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and Bishop of Chichester

• King Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199), King of England
• King Richard II (England) (1367–1400), King of England
• King Richard III (England) (1452–1485), King of England

• Duke Richard I (Normandy) , Duke of Normandy
• Duke Richard II (Normandy) († 1026), second Duke of Normandy
• Duke Richard III. (Normandy) , third Duke of Normandy
• Duke Richard the Judge (858–921), Duke of Burgundy

• Richard von Acerra († 1196), Count of Acerra
• Richard Airmyn (around 1290-1340), English clergyman and civil servant
• Ricardus Anglicus (Medic) (1180–1252), English medic
• Richard von Arnsberg (also Richard Anglicus, Richard von Wedinghausen ; † 1190), Premonstratensian and religious author; Blessed
• Richard Aungerville (also Richard de Bury ; 1281 or 1286 / 87–1345), royal court official and envoy, priest, teacher, promoter of education, author and collector of books and Bishop of Durham
• Richard de Bienfaite , Seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec, later Lord of Clare and Tonbridge
• Richard (Bishop, Bangor) († before 1267), Bishop of Bangor
• Richard (Bishop, Dunkeld) , († 1178) Bishop of Dunkeld
• Richard (Bishop, St Andrews) († 1178), Bishop of St Andrews
• Richard de Bures († 1247), Grand Master of the Templar Order
• Richard (Brandenburg) († 1293), Canon of Magdeburg
• Richard de Camville († 1191), English baron and crusader, regent of Cyprus
• Richard de Capella († 1127), Bishop of Hereford
• Richard von Capua († 1078), Norman prince in southern Italy
• Richard von Chieti , Count von Chieti, son of Emperor Frederick II.
• Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1162-1218), English peer
• Richard of Cornwall (1209–1272), King of the Holy Roman Empire, Earl of Cornwall, Count of Poitou
• Richard von Daun († 1257), bishop of Worms from 1247 to 1257
• Richard von Deidesheim († 1278), dean of Wimpfen monastery and pioneer in the introduction of the Gothic architectural style in Germany
• Richard d'Étampes (1395–1438), Count of Étampes
• Richard (Évreux) , Count of Évreux
• Richard Filangieri , Imperial Marshal of Sicily, follower of Emperor Frederick II, governor of Jerusalem
• Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1467–1531), Archbishop of Trier
• Richard von Mediavilla (around 1249–1308), theologian
• Richard Middleton (theologian) († 1300), English theologian and Lord Chancellor
• Richard of Middleton (around 1249 – around 1308), theologian, see Richard von Mediavilla
• Richard von Montfort , Lord of Montfort and Épernon
• Richard Newport († 1318), English clergyman and Bishop of London
• Richard Palmer (Archbishop) († 1195), Bishop of Syracuse, Archbishop of Messina, Familiar of Wilhelm II of Sicily
• Richard von Passau († 902), Bishop of Passau
• Richard of the Principate , Seneschal of Apulia and Calabria, Count of Mottola Castellaneta and Oria, Regent of Edessa
• Richard of San Germano , historian
• Richard von St. Viktor (1110–1173), Augustinian canon
• Richard Swineshead (also Richard Suisset, John Suisset, Richard Suiseth), English mathematician, logician and natural philosopher
• Richard von Wallingford (1292–1336), English clergyman, astronomer and clockmaker

People of the modern age

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A.

• Richard Aaron , American cellist and music teacher
• Richard Atkinson Abbott (1883–1954), New Zealand architect
• Richard Abé (1840–1919), German cast steel caster
• Richard Abegg (1869–1910), German chemist
• Richard Abelein (1891–1973), German veterinarian
• Richard Abels (* 1951), American historian
• Richard Abramowski (1862–1932), German hymn poet and clergyman
• Richard Abril (* 1982), Cuban boxer
• Richard Acarapi (* 1978), Bolivian racing cyclist
• Richard Achenbach (1916–2003), German diplomat
• Richard Ackermann (1892–1968), German painter and draftsman
• Richard Ackerschott (1921–2002), German football player
• Richard Acland (1906–1990), British politician
• Richard Benno Adam (1873–1937), German painter
• Richard Adams (1920–2016), British writer
• Richard Newbold Adams (1924-2018), American anthropologist
• Richard Adamík (1867–1952), Czech neurologist and moral idealist
• Richard Addinsell (1904–1977), British film composer
• Richard Adjei (* 1983), German bobsledder and American football player
• Richard Adler (1907–1977), German painter, illustrator and graphic artist
• Richard Adler (1921–2012), American composer and songwriter
• Richard Aeschlimann (* 1944), Swiss painter, designer, gallery owner and writer
• Richard Agreiter (* 1941), Austrian sculptor
• Richard Ahlers (1884–1950), German lawyer and politician
• Richard Aimonetto (* 1973), French ice hockey player
• Richard Airey, 1st Baron Airey (1803-1881), British general
• Richard Alber (1893–1962), German district administrator
• Richard Albert (* 1983), German film composer and songwriter
• Richard Albrecht (≈1843–1908), German administrative officer
• Richard Albrecht (1871 - after 1935), German engineer
• Richard Albrecht (* 1936), German soccer player
• Richard Albrecht (* 1945), German social scientist
• Richard Aldington (1892–1962), British writer
• Richard S. Aldrich (1884–1941), American politician
• Richard Aldridge (1945-2014), British paleontologist
• Richard Alewyn (1902–1979), German Germanist, literary critic and university professor
• Richard Alexander (1852–1923), German actor
• Richard Alexander (1902–1989), American actor
• Richard Alexander (1934-2008), British politician
• Richard Alff (* 1915), German lawyer and judge
• Richard Alff (* 1943), German lawyer and intelligence officer
• Richard Allan (1923–1999), American actor and dancer
• Richard Allan, Baron Allan of Hallam (born 1966), British politician
• Richard Allen (1760–1831), American clergyman, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
• Richard Allen (called Pistol; 1932–2002), American musician
• Richard B. Allen (1927–2007), American jazz historian
• Richard James Allen (1902-1969), Indian hockey player
• Richard V. Allen (* 1936), American politician
• Richard Alley (* 1957), American geologist and university professor
• Richard Alonzo , American makeup artist
• Richard Althaus (1852 - after 1919), German judge
• Richard Althaus (1905–1995), German writer
• Richard Altmann (1852–1900), German pathologist and histologist
• Richard Altorfer (* 1949), Swiss doctor, publisher and politician
• Richard Altvater (1923–2001), German building contractor and sports official
• Richard Aman (1914–1988), Swiss diplomat
• Richard Ambronn (1887–1954), German geophysicist
• Richard Amsel (1947–1985), American illustrator and graphic designer
• Richard Anconina (born 1953), French actor
• Richard Anders (1853–1917), German sculptor and university professor
• Richard Anders (1928–2012), German writer
• Richard Andersch (1868–1921), German trade union official and politician
• Richard Anderson (1926-2017), American actor
• Richard Clough Anderson (1788–1826), American politician
• Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor
• Richard H. Anderson (* 1955), American manager in the transport sector
• Richard Heron Anderson (1821–1879), American general
• Richard L. Anderson , American sound engineer
• Richard Andersson (1851–1918), Swedish pianist and composer
• Richard Andree (1835–1912), German geographer, cartographer and ethnographer
• Richard Andriamanjato (1930–2013), Malagasy pastor and politician
• Richard Angelo (born 1962), American serial killer
• Richard Anger (1873–1938), German engineer and university professor
• Richard Angst (1905–1984), Swiss mountaineer, skier and cameraman
• Richard Annang (* 1991), Ghanaian soccer player
• Richard Anschütz (1852–1937), German chemist and university professor
• Richard Ansdell (1815-1885), English painter
• Richard Anthony (1938-2015), French singer
• Richard Antinucci (* 1981), American racing driver
• Richard Anton (1887–1977), German politician
• Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930–2020), American painter and printmaker
• Richard Aoki (1938–2009), American civil rights activist
• Richard Applin (1894–1917), British fighter pilot
• Richard Appora (* 1972), Central African religious, Bishop of Bambari
• Richard Arauner (1902–1936), German agricultural functionary and SS-Oberführer
• Richard Archbold (1907–1976), American zoologist, pilot, and philanthropist
• Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley (1744–1804), British politician and lawyer
• Richard Arden, 3rd Baron Alvanley (1792–1857), British officer
• Richard Arendt (1878–1944), German electrical engineer and manager
• Richard Arkless (* 1975), Scottish politician
• Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), British textile industrialist and inventor
• Richard Arlen (1900–1976), American actor
• Richard Arlt (1911–1999), German resistance fighter, trade unionist and mining engineer
• Richard Armitage (* 1945), American diplomat and politician
• Richard Armitage (born 1971), British actor
• Richard Armstedt (1851–1931), German philologist, historian and teacher
• Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), Canadian geologist and geochemist
• Richard Arnell (1917–2009), British composer and conductor
• Richard Arnold (* 1959), German politician (CDU)
• Richard Alexander Arnold , Canadian English graduate and university professor
• Richard R. Arnold (* 1963), American astronaut
• Richard Arnowitt (1928–2014), American physicist
• Richard Artschwager (1923–2013), American painter, printmaker and sculptor
• Richard Ashcraft (1938–1995), American political scientist
• Richard Ashcroft (* 1971), British musician
• Richard Asher (1912–1969), British medic
• Richard Ashworth (born 1947), British politician
• Richard Askey (1933–2019), American mathematician
• Richard Aspöck (1919–1941), Austrian gardener's assistant
• Richard Assmann ( Richard Assmann; 1845-1918), German meteorologist
• Richard Assmann (1875–1933), German works council
• Richard Assmann (1877–1955), German actor
• Richard Aßmus (* 1994), German cyclist
• Richard Aster (1900–1945), German SA group leader
• Richard C. Atkinson (* 1929), American psychologist and university professor
• Richard JC Atkinson (1920–1994), British archaeologist
• Richard Merrill Atkinson (1894–1947), American politician
• Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), British actor and film director
• Richard Attipoe (1957-2007), Togolese politician
• Richard Attwood (* 1940), English racing car driver
• Richard Atwater (1892–1948), American journalist, university lecturer, and writer
• Richard Auberlen (1897 - after 1966), German road construction engineer
• Richard Auer (* 1965), German crime writer and journalist
• Richard Austin (1903–1989), British conductor
• Richard Bevan Austin (1901–1977), American lawyer and judge
• Richard W. Austin (1857–1919), American politician
• Richard Avedon (1923-2004), American photographer
• Richard Avenarius (actually Richard Habermann; 1843–1896), German philosopher
• Richard Axel (* 1946), American medic
• Richard Ayoade (* 1977), English comedian, actor and director

B.

• Richard Baawobr (* 1959), Ghanaian clergyman, Bishop of Wa
• Richard Bach (* 1936), American writer and pilot
• Richard Bache (1737–1811), Postmaster General of the United States
• Richard Bachman (* 1987), American ice hockey goalkeeper
• Richard Bachman , pen name of the writer Stephen King
• Richard-Ernst Bader (1912–1996), German physician, hygienist and bacteriologist
• Richard Baer (1911–1963), German SS Sturmbannführer
• Richard Bahlmann (1887–1974), German politician
• Richard Baier (* 1926), German journalist and broadcaster
• Richard Baker (journalist) (1925–2018), British journalist, newscaster and producer
• Richard Baker (politician, 1974) (born 1974), Scottish politician
• Richard Colson Baker , maiden name of Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) (* 1990), American rapper
• Richard H. Baker (* 1948), American politician
• Richard Thomas Baker (1854–1941), Australian botanist
• Richard Balandras (* 1969), French racing driver
• Richard Baldauf (1848–1931), German mining engineer, entrepreneur, patron and mineral collector
• Richard Balder (actually Richard Busolt ; 1867–1917), German theater actor, director and artistic director
• Richard Baldus (1885–1945), German mathematician
• Richard Baldwin (* around 1958), American economist and university professor
• Richard Balfe (* 1944), British politician
• Richard Balken (1914–1995), German diplomat
• Richard Ballerstädt (1873–1953), German politician
• Richard Balles (1885–1950), German administrative lawyer
• Richard A. Ballinger (1858–1922), American politician
• Richard Baltzer (mathematician) ( Heinrich Richard Baltzer ; 1818–1887), German mathematician
• Richard Baltzer (police commander) (1886–1945), German officer and police commander
• Richard Bambach (* 1934), American paleontologist
• Richard Bamberger (1911–2007), Austrian literary researcher and author
• Richard Bamler (* 1955), German communications engineer and university professor
• Richard Bampi (1896–1965), German ceramist and painter
• Richard Bancroft (1544–1610), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Richard Band (* 1953), American film composer
• Richard Bandler (* 1950), American mathematician, computer scientist and psychologist
• Richard Baneham (* 1974), Irish animator and visual effects supervisor
• Richard Bango (* 1968), Spanish-Nigerian boxer
• Richard Bank (1867–1934), German administrative lawyer
• Richard Banusch (* 1998), German racing cyclist
• Richard Baquié (1952–1996), French object artist and sculptor
• Richard Barbieri (* 1957), English synthesizer player, keyboard player and composer
• Richard Barclay (1931–2017), American singer, actor, dancer, film director and film producer
• Richard Bargel (* 1951), German singer and slide guitarist, composer, author, actor and speaker
• Richard Joseph Barker (* 1939), English football player and coach, see Richie Barker (football player, 1939)
• Richard John Barker (* 1951), New Zealand politician, see Rick Barker
• Richard E. Barlow ( Richard Eugene Barlow ; * 1931), American mathematician and university professor
• Richard Barnes (singer) (born 1944), English singer
• Richard Barnfield (1574-1620), English poet
• Richard Barrer (1910–1996), New Zealand chemist
• Richard Barrett (musician) (1933–2006), American musician and producer
• Richard Barrett (composer) (born 1959), British composer
• Richard Boyd Barrett (* 1968), Irish politician
• Richard Barrutia (1925–1999), American Romance scholar, Hispanist, Lusitanist and foreign language teacher of Basque origin
• Richard Barry (1919–2013), Irish politician
• Richard Bars (1890–1987), German librettist and lyricist
• Richard Barth (pedagogue) (1883– ??), German pedagogue and university professor
• Richard Barthelmess (1895–1963), American actor
• Richard Bartholdt (1855–1932), American politician of German origin
• Richard Bartle (* 1960), British author, computer game researcher and professor of computer game design
• Richard Bartmuß (1859–1910), German composer and organist
• Richard Bartsch (* 1959), German politician
• Richard Bartz (writer) (1880–1955), German writer and local poet
• Richard Bartz (music producer) (* 1976), German music producer
• Richard Basehart (1914–1984), American actor
• Richard Bass (1929-2015), American entrepreneur and mountaineer, see Dick Bass (Entrepreneur)
• Richard Lee Bass (1937-2006), American football player, see Dick Bass (football player)
• Richard Bassett (1745–1815), American lawyer and politician, Governor of Delaware
• Richard Bathurst (1722 / 23–1762), English doctor and writer
• Richard Batka (1868–1922), Austrian musicologist, critic and librettist
• Richard Batz (1894–1965), German architect and politician
• Richard Bauckham (* 1946), British theologian
• Richard Bauer (engineer) (1898–1962), German aeronautical engineer
• Richard Bauer (historian) (* 1943), German historian and archivist
• Richard Baum (musicologist) (1902–2000), German musicologist and historian
• Richard Baum (Romanist) (* 1937), German Romanist, Medievalist and linguist
• Richard Baumann (theologian) (1899–1997), German theologian and author
• Richard Baumann (mathematician) (1921–2009), German mathematician
• Richard Baumann (skeleton pilot) , German skeleton pilot
• Richard Baxter (1615–1691), English pastor and writer of edification
• Richard Bayer (1883–1972), German industrialist
• Richard Bayer (physician) (1907–1989), Austrian physiologist and gynecologist
• Richard Bayha (1929–1993), German politician
• Richard Beals (* 1938), American mathematician
• Richard Beck (politician) (1834 – after 1874), German politician (Liberal Party)
• Richard von Beck (1851–1909), Prussian lieutenant general
• Richard Beck (geologist) (1858-1919), German geologist and university professor
• Richard Becker (politician) (1884–1969), German politician
• Richard Becker (physicist) (1887–1955), German physicist
• Richard Becker (journalist) (* 1926), German journalist
• Richard Becker (tennis player) (* 1991), German tennis player
• Richard Beeching (1913–1985), British physicist and engineer
• Richard Beek (1924-2007), German actor
• Richard Beer (1897-?), Austrian football player
• Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866–1945), Austrian novelist, playwright and poet
• Richard Beesly (1907-1965), British rower
• Richard Beggs (* 1942), American sound designer and sound engineer
• Richard Behn (1886–1974), German lawyer and politician
• Richard Beilharz (1932–1997), German Romanist, concert singer and university lecturer
• Richard Bein (1920–2003), German intelligence officer and MfS main department head
• Richard Beissel von Gymnich (1802–1879), German administrative officer, manor owner and court official
• Richard Beitl (1900–1982), Austrian folklorist and author
• Richard Beitzen (1882–1918), German naval officer
• Richard Belcredi (1823–1902), Austrian politician and civil servant
• Richard Albert Bell (1913–1988), Canadian politician
• Richard Bedford Bennett (1870–1947), Canadian politician
• Richard Alexandrowitsch Bergholz (1865–1920), Russian painter
• Richard Arnold Bermann (1883–1939), Austrian journalist and travel writer
• Richard Berndl (1875–1955), German architect, craftsman and university lecturer
• Richard Barry Bernstein (1923–1990), American chemist
• Richard Fran Biegenwald (1940–2008), American serial killer
• Richard B. Bilder (* 1927), American lawyer
• Richard Billinger (1890–1965), Austrian writer
• Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (* 1934; missing since 1974), British nobleman
• Richard Branson (* 1950), British entrepreneur and balloonist
• Richard Brautigan (1935–1984), American writer
• Richard Arthur Allan Browne (1917–1989), American comic artist, see Dik Browne
• Richard A. Brualdi (* 1939), American mathematician
• Richard Aylett Buckner (1763–1847), American politician
• Richard Bull (1924-2014), American actor
• Richard KH Burkart (* 1950), German visual artist
• Richard Anthony Burke (born 1949), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Benin City
• Richard Burns (1971–2005), British rally driver
• Richard Burton (1925–1984), British actor
• Richard Butkus (born 1942), American football player, see Dick Butkus

C.

• Richard Carter , Australian squash player, see Dick Carter
• Richard Carter (* 1952), American production designer, see Rick Carter
• Richard Carter (actor) (1953-2019), Australian actor
• Richard Chamberlain (born 1934), American actor
• Richard Trenton Chase (1950–1980), American serial killer
• Richard Bruce Cheney (* 1941), American politician, see Dick Cheney
• Richard Church (writer) (1893–1972), British writer
• Richard Wagstaff Clark (1929–2012), American television presenter, see Dick Clark
• Richard Clarke (* 1950), American security advisor
• Richard Henry Clarke (1843–1906), American politician
• Richard Lionel Clarke (born 1949), Irish clergyman, Archbishop of Armagh
• Richard Clayderman (actually Philippe Pagès ; * 1953), French pianist
• Richard A. Cloward (1926–2001), American sociologist, criminologist and civil rights activist
• Richard A. Cody (born 1950), General in the US Army
• Richard Cohen (psychotherapist) (* 1952), American psychotherapist
• Richard S. Cohen ( Richard Stockman Cohen ; 1937–1998), American lawyer and politician
• Richard Scott Cohen (* 1960), American musician, composer and university professor
• Richard Oliver Collin (* 1940), American writer and university professor
• Richard Collins, Baron Collins (1842-1911), British lawyer
• Richard J. Collins (1914–2013), American screenwriter and television producer
• Richard Congreve (1818–1899), British historian and philosopher
• Richard Connell (Author) (1893-1949) American journalist and author
• Richard E. Connell (1857–1912), American politician
• Richard Cook (1957–2007), British jazz journalist and author
• Richard Cottingham (born 1946), American serial killer
• Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972), Japanese-Austrian writer, philosopher and politician
• Richard O. Covey (* 1946), American astronaut
• Richard Cox (Bishop) (around 1500–1581), English clergyman, Bishop of Ely
• Richard Cox (gardener) (around 1776–1845), British brewer and gardener
• Richard Cox (actor) (born 1948), American actor
• Richard Ian Cox (born 1973), Canadian actor
• Richard Crenna (1926–2003), American actor

D.

• Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), American politician
• Richard John Dalton (* 1948), British diplomat
• Richard Daniel (politician) (1891-1942), German politician (KPD)
• Richard Daniel (General) (1900–1986), German major general
• Richard Davis (jazz musician) (born 1930), American bass player
• Richard D. Davis (1799–1871), American politician
• Richard Earl Davis , birth name of Dick Davis (1917–1954), American saxophonist and band leader
• Richard G. Davis , American astronomer
• Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916), American writer, journalist and playwright
• Richard Joseph Davis (1921–1999), American politician
• Richard Dawkins (* 1941), British biologist and author
• Richard Dawson (actor) (1932–2012), British actor
• Richard Day (production designer) (1896–1972), Canadian production designer
• Richard H. Day (* 1933), American economist
• Richard Deacon (actor) (1921–1984), American actor
• Richard Deacon (artist) (born 1949), British artist
• Richard Desmond (* 1951), British publisher
• Richard Desmond (ice hockey player) (1927–1990), American ice hockey goalkeeper
• Richard Jepsen Dethlefsen (1864–1944), German architect, construction officer and preservationist
• Richard Diamond (chemist) (1924–2007), American physicist and chemist
• Richard Johann Dietrich (1938–2019), German architect and civil engineer
• Richard Kurt Donin (1881–1963), Austrian art historian
• Richard Doyle (illustrator) (1824-1883), British illustrator
• Richard Doyle (* 1927), American discus thrower, see Dick Doyle
• Richard Dove (lyric poet) (born 1954), British-German poet
• Richard Wilhelm Dove (1833–1907), German teacher of canon law
• Richard J. Dubord (1921–1970), American lawyer and politician
• Richard Arnold Dümmer (1887–1922), British-South African gardener, plant collector and author

E.

• Richard Easterlin (* 1926), American economist and university professor
• Richard Eastham (1916–2005), American singer and actor
• Richard Eaton (1914–1968), Canadian choir director, organist and composer
• Richard Eberhart (1904-2005), American writer
• Richard Eberle (1918–2001), German artist and art educator
• Richard Eberlein (1869–1921), German veterinarian, zoologist, doctor and university lecturer
• Richard Eckermann (1862–1916), German naval officer
• Richard Eckersley (soccer player) (born 1989), English soccer player
• Richard Eckert (* 1938), German physicist and politician
• Richard Edelmann (1861–1942), German veterinary atom
• Richard J. Eden (* 1922), British physicist
• Richard Eder (journalist) (1932–2014), American journalist, theater, literary and film critic
• Richard Eder (gallery owner) (* 1940), Austrian gallery owner
• Richard Edgcumbe (politician, around 1443) (around 1443–1489), English nobleman, diplomat and politician
• Richard Edgcumbe (politician, 1499) (1499–1562), English nobleman and politician
• Richard Edgcumbe (politician, around 1540) (around 1540 – after 1587), English politician
• Richard Edgcumbe (politician, before 1570) (between 1564 and 1570–1639)
• Richard Edgcumbe (politician, around 1640) (around 1640–1688), English nobleman and politician
• Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe (1680–1758), British nobleman and politician
• Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe (1716–1761), British nobleman and politician
• Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764–1839), British politician
• Richard Edgcumbe (courtier) (1843–1937), British courtier
• Richard Edlund (* 1940), American special effects artist
• Richard Edmunds (* 1937), American sprinter
• Richard Edon (1876–1960), Austrian writer
• Richard Edson (* 1954), American actor and musician
• Richard Edwards (around 1524–1566), English composer and playwright
• Richard S. Edwards Junior (1885-1956), American admiral
• Richard James Edwards (1967-1995), Welsh musician, see Richey James Edwards
• Richard Egan (actor) (1921–1987), American film actor
• Richard Egan (Diplomat) (1936–2009), American entrepreneur and diplomat
• Richard Egarr (* 1963), British musician and conductor
• Richard Egenter (1902–1981), German philosopher, theologian and university professor
• Richard Eggers (1905–1995), German painter
• Richard Eggs (1621–1659), Jesuit, rhetorician and author
• Richard Egington (* 1979), British rower
• Richard Ehrenberg (1857–1921), German economist
• Richard Eichberg (1888–1952), German director, actor and film producer
• Richard Eickhoff (1854–1931), German teacher and politician
• Richard Eidestedt (* 1987), Swedish-English badminton player
• Richard Eilenberg (1848–1927), German composer
• Richard Engelmann (archaeologist) (1844–1909), German archaeologist and journalist
• Richard Engelmann (sculptor) (1868–1966), German sculptor

F.

• Richard Fairhurst (* 1975), British pianist and composer
• Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American physicist
• Richard Friedländer (1867–1929), German entrepreneur and politician
• Richard Friedländer (businessman) (1881–1939), German businessman
• Richard Frodl (1921–2002), German lieutenant general
• Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), American architect, constructor, designer and writer

G

• Richard Joseph Gagnon (* 1948), Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Winnipeg
• Richard Oskar Gänzel (1858–1936), German builder
• Richard John Garcia (1947–2018), American clergyman, Bishop of Monterey
• Richard Jordan Gatling (1818–1903), American inventor
• Richard Genée (1823–1895), German-Austrian librettist, playwright and composer
• Richard Genserowski (1875–1955), German gymnast
• Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor
• Richard Goldstone (* 1938), South African lawyer and international lawyer
• Richard Götz (1874–1954), German art collector and painter
• Richard Götze (1890–1955), German veterinarian and university professor
• Richard John Grecco (born 1946), Canadian clergyman, Bishop of Charlottetown
• Richard Green (sexologist) (1936–2019), American sexologist and university professor
• Richard Green (Golfer) (* 1971), Australian golfer
• Richard J. Green (chemist) (born 1964), American chemist
• Richard Greene (actor) (1918–1985), British actor
• Richard Greene (violinist) (born 1942), American violinist
• Richard John Griffith (1784–1878), Irish geologist and mining engineer
• Richard Griffiths (1947-2013), British actor
• Richard Gunn (actor) (born 1975), American actor

H

• Richard Nathan Haass (* 1951), American diplomat
• Richard Hallgarten (1905–1932), German painter
• Richard Hamann (art historian) (1879–1961), German art historian
• Richard Hammond (* 1969), British presenter, author and journalist
• Rich Harney (1954-2020), American jazz musician
• Richard Harris (1930-2002), Irish actor
• Richard Harris (1918–2009), American jazz musician, see Dickie Harris
• Richard A. Harris , American film editor
• Richard Reader Harris (1847-1909), British lawyer, Methodist and author
• Richard Hartmann (machine manufacturer) (1809–1878), German machine manufacturer
• Richard Hartmann (businessman) (1859–1933), German politician (NLP, DDP)
• Richard Hartmann (orientalist) (1881–1965), German orientalist
• Richard Hartmann (sports official) (1914–1984), German sports official
• Richard Hartmann (theologian) (* 1958), German theologian and university professor
• Richard Pierce Havens (1941–2013), American singer and guitarist, see Richie Havens
• Richard Heuberger the Elder (1850–1914), Austrian composer
• Richard Hidalgo (* 1975), Venezuelan baseball player
• Richard Hoisl (* 1932), German geodesist and university professor
• Richard Huber (painter) (1902–1982), German painter
• Richard Huber (director) (born 1959), German director
• Richard Huber (soccer coach) (* 1970), Austrian soccer coach
• Richard Hughes (writer) (1900–1976), British writer
• Richard Hughes (soccer player) (born 1979), Scottish soccer player
• Richard J. Hughes (1909-1992), American politician (New Jersey)
• Richard O. Hynes (* 1944), British-American molecular biologist

I.

• Richard Idoine (* 1990), New Zealand ice hockey player
• Richard Illge (1868–1948), German politician
• Richard Imbt (1900–1987), German politician
• Richard Immelmann (before 1895 – after 1906), opera singer (baritone)
• Richard Irvine (1910–1976), American production designer
• Richard Irving (Director) (1917–1990), American actor, television director and producer
• Richard Isay (1934–2012), American psychiatrist

J

• Richard Jackman (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Richard Jackson junior (1764-1838), American politician
• Richard Jacques (* 1973), British composer
• Richard Jacob (1877–1960), German guitar maker
• Richard Jäckle (1912–1990), German politician
• Richard Jaeger (1913–1998), German politician
• Richard Jaeger (Lieutenant Colonel) (1845–1899), German Lieutenant Colonel
• Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actor
• Richard Jaehne (1858–1905), German politician
• Richard Jakoby (1929–2017), German music teacher and culture manager
• Richard James (education scientist) (born 1956), Australian sprinter, education scientist and university teacher
• Richard Palmer-James (* 1947), British songwriter
• Richard D. James (engineer) (* 1952), American engineer
• Richard David James , known as Aphex Twin (* 1971), Irish musician
• Richard T. James (1910–1965), American politician
• Richard Janno (1900–1942), Estonian writer
• Richard Jansen (1878–1941), German architect
• Richard Janthur (1883–1956), German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and drawing teacher
• Richard Jardine (* 1953), British geotechnician and university professor
• Richard Jareš (* 1981), Czech ice hockey player
• Richard Jebb (1729–1787), British medic
• Richard Jecht (1858–1945), German historian
• Richard Jefferies (1848–1887), British nature writer
• Richard Jefferies (screenwriter) (born 1956), American screenwriter and director
• Richard Manning Jefferies (1889–1964), American politician
• Richard Jefferson (* 1980), American basketball player
• Richard Jelinek (1914–2010), Austrian civil engineer and university professor
• Richard Jenkins (born 1947), American actor
• Richard Jenčík (* 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
• Richard Jewell (1962-2007), American security guard
• Richard Job (1921-2010), German soccer player and coach
• Richard Jobson (explorer) , English explorer
• Richard Jobson (1941-2008), Jamaican filmmaker and artist agent, see Dickie Jobson
• Richard Johansson (1882–1952), Swedish figure skater
• Richard John (actor) (1845–1928), German actor
• Richard John (Lieutenant General) (1896–1965), German general
• Richard Eduard John (1827–1889), German criminalist and lawyer
• Richard Johnson (actor) (1927-2015), British actor
• Richard Johnson (* 1955), American archer, see Butch Johnson
• Richard Johnson (soccer player) (born 1974), Australian soccer player
• Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), American politician
• Richard Jonckheere , known as Richard 23 (* 1963), Belgian musician
• Richard Jones (politician) (around 1534, † after 1577), Welsh politician
• Richard Jones (composer) († 1744), English violinist and composer
• Richard Jones (pool player) , English pool player
• Richard Jones (racing driver) (* 1949), British automobile racing driver
• Richard M. Jones (1889 / 1892–1945), American jazz musician, composer and music producer
• Richard T. Jones (born 1972), American actor
• Richard Jordan (architect) (1847–1922), Austrian architect
• Richard Jordan (General) (1902–1994), British Lieutenant General
• Richard Jordan (actor) (1937–1993), American actor
• Richard Jörg (1908–1992), German architect and construction officer
• Richard Joseph (1953–2007), British musician and sound engineer
• Richard Jouve (* 1994), French cross-country skier
• Richard Joyce (* 1966), British philosopher
• Richard Jozsa (* around 1954), Australian mathematician
• Richard Juma (* 1945), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Richard Jung (neurologist) (1911–1986), German neurologist
• Richard Jung (triathlete) (* 1982), German triathlete
• Richard Jungclaus (1905–1945), German SS group leader and lieutenant general of the police
• Richard Justin (* 1979), South Sudanese football player
• Richard Jutras (born 1958), Canadian actor

K

• Richard Kauffmann (1887–1958), German architect
• Richard Horatio Kavanian (* 1971), German actor and comedian, see Rick Kavanian
• Richard Kelly (Director) (* 1975), American director and screenwriter
• Sécré Richard Kouamé (* 1958), Ivorian politician
• Richard Kraus (1902–1978), German conductor
• Richard Kruspe (* 1967), German musician

L.

• Richard Langin (* 1963), French actor and porn star
• Richard O. Latham (1906–1980), English organist, choir director and composer
• Richard Leakey (* 1944), Kenyan paleoanthropologist
• Richard Neville Lester (1937-2006), British botanist
• Richard Long (actor) (1927–1974), American actor
• Richard Long (* 1945), British land artist
• Richard Lugner (* 1932), Austrian building contractor
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton (1870–1924), British peer and diplomat

M.

• Richard Mayer (politician) (1925-2016), German politician (SPD)
• Richard Mayr (1877–1935), Austrian singer
• Richard Meier (politician, 1878) (1878–1933), German politician (SPD)
• Richard Meier (people's artist) (1888–1964), German people's artist
• Richard Meier (politician, 1906) (1906–1982), Liechtenstein politician (FBP)
• Richard Meier (lawyer) (1928–2015), German lawyer and President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
• Richard Meier (architect) (* 1934), American architect
• Richard Meier (educator) (* 1937), German educator and university professor
• Richard Menefee (1809–1841), American politician
• Richard Meyer (chemist) (1846–1926), German chemist
• Richard Meyer (diplomat) (1883–1956), German diplomat
• Richard Meyer (politician, 1885) (1885–1970), German educator and politician (MVP, GB / BHE, GDP)
• Richard Meyer (politician, 1893) (1893–1974), German politician (NSDAP)
• Richard Joseph Meyer (1865–1939), German chemist
• Richard M. Meyer (1860–1914), German Germanist
• Richard Miller (1928–2019), American actor, see Dick Miller
• Richard Miller (athlete) (born 1929), British javelin thrower
• Richard Mohaupt (1904–1957), German composer and conductor
• Richard Møller Nielsen (1937–2014), Danish football player and coach
• Richard Müller (politician, 1851) (1851–1931), German entrepreneur, philanthropist and financial politician (center), MdR
• Richard Müller (administrative lawyer) ( Richard Müller-Goldegg ; 1852–1932), German administrative lawyer
• Richard Müller (author) (1861–1924), German local poet
• Richard Müller (artist) (1874–1954), German artist and university professor
• Richard Müller (architect) (1877–1930), German civil engineer, architect and university professor
• Richard Müller (photographer) (1884–1957), Austrian photographer
• Richard Müller (politician, December 1880) (1880–1943), German politician (USPD) and trade unionist
• Richard Müller (chemist) (1903-1999), German chemist
• Richard Müller (agricultural scientist) (1912–2005), German agricultural scientist and university professor
• Richard Müller (politician, 1913) (1913–1986), Swiss politician (SP)
• Richard Müller (politician, 1920) (1920–1986), German civil servant and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
• Richard Müller (journalist) (1932–2013), Swiss journalist
• Richard Müller (singer) (born 1961), Slovak singer
• Richard Müller (soccer player) , German soccer player
• Richard Mueller (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
• Richard Müller-Freienfels (1882–1949), German philosopher and psychologist
• Richard Müller-Lampertz (1910–1982), German pianist, conductor and composer
• Richard Müller-Mattil (1873–1961), German lawyer and politician
• Richard Müller-Uri (1859–1929), German glassblower and instrument maker
• Richard GE Müller (1910-1993), German psychologist

N

• Richard Nacken (1884–1971), German mineralogist and physical chemist
• Richard Nagel (ornithologist) (1857–1941), German ornithologist and painter
• Richard Naill , American cellist and music teacher
• Richard Narita (born 1951), American actor
• Richard Nash , known as Beau Nash (1674–1762), Welsh dandy
• Richard Nathschläger (1904–1979), Austrian politician
• Richard Naumann (1906–1978), German judge and legal scholar
• Richard Neal (* 1949), American politician
• Richard Needon (1861–1931), German educator, historian and local researcher
• Richard Neile (1562–1640), English clergyman, Archbishop of York
• Richard Nelson , cover name for Werner Mauss (* 1940), German private investigator
• Richard Nelson (musician) (* around 1960), American jazz musician
• Richard R. Nelson (* 1930), American economist
• Richard Nemec (* 1972), Slovak volleyball player
• Richard Nerurkar (* 1964), British long-distance runner
• Richard Neudecker (archaeologist) (* 1949), German archaeologist
• Richard Neudecker (soccer player) (* 1996), German soccer player
• Richard Neudorfer (1900–1977), Austrian pedagogue, local researcher, nature conservationist and writer
• Richard Neuhauss (1855–1915), German doctor and anthropologist
• Richard Neumann (lawyer) (1878–1955), German lawyer
• Richard Neumann (collector) (1879–1961), Austrian art collector
• Richard Neutra (1892–1970), Austrian architect
• Richard Neuz (1894–1976), German painter and illustrator
• Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), English nobleman
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ( Warwick the Kingmaker ; 1428–1471), English nobleman
• Richard Newby, Baron Newby (* 1953), British civil servant, economic manager and politician
• Richard Newton (caricaturist) (1777–1798), British caricaturist
• Richard Newton (artist) (* 1948), American performance and video artist
• Richard Ney (1916-2004), American actor
• Richard Ng (actor) (born 1939), Chinese actor
• Richard Ng (Bishop) (* 1966), Malaysian clergyman, Bishop of Miri
• Richard Ngolepus (* 1975), Kenyan marathon runner
• Richard Nicolls (1624–1672), English governor
• Richard Niederbacher (* 1961), Austrian soccer player and coach
• Richard Niesel (* 1935), German motocross racing driver
• Richard Nimmerrichter (* 1920), Austrian journalist and columnist
• Richard Nisbett (* 1941), American psychologist
• Richard Nixon (1913–1994), American politician, President 1969–1974
• Richard Nonas (* 1936), American sculptor and photographer
• Richard Nord , American film editor
• Richard Nordhausen (1868–1941), German poet and writer
• Richard Norton (rebel) (1498–1588), English sheriff and insurgent
• Richard Norton (actor) (born 1950), Australian actor
• Richard Henry Norton (1849–1918), American politician
• Richard Nospers (1948–2009), German politician
• Richard Nowakowski (* 1955), German boxer
• Richard Núñez (* 1976), Uruguayan football player
• Richard Nürnberger (1912–1999), German historian
• Richard Nutzinger (1896–1963), German writer, dialect poet and pastor
• Richard Nutzinger Sr. (1867–1950), German theologian, folklorist and family historian

O

• Richard Obermayr (* 1970), Austrian writer
• Richard Ochmann (1918–2008), German lawyer and judge
• Richard Ochoa (1984-2015), Venezuelan racing cyclist
• Richard Oechsle (1898–1986), German civil servant and politician
• Richard Oehler (1878–1948), German librarian and editor
• Richard Oehm (1909–1975), German football player
• Richard Oehmann (* 1967), German author, musician, puppeteer and film critic
• Richard Oehring (1891–1940), German political activist, writer and economist
• Richard Oelze (1900–1980), German painter
• Richard Oertel (pastor) (1860–1932), German pastor and politician (NLP, DVP), MdR
• Richard Oertel (art historian) (1865–1943), German art historian and collector
• Richard Oesterheld (1880 – after 1945), German judge
• Richard Oesterreicher (* 1932), Austrian conductor and jazz musician
• Richard Oetker (* 1951), German entrepreneur
• Richard Oetzel (1901–1985), German engineer, entrepreneur and politician
• Richard Offenberg (1854–1910), German judge
• Richard Ofshe (* 1941), American psychologist, sociologist and university professor
• Richard Ohling (1908–1985), German politician
• Richard Ohlrogge (1866–1949), German navigator and entrepreneur
• Richard Ohmann (1850–1910), German sculptor
• Richard Ohnsorg (1876–1947), German actor, theater founder and director
• Richard Ojeda (* 1970), American politician and major
• Richard Olechowski (* 1936), Austrian educational scientist and university professor
• Richard Olivier (* 1961), English director, screenwriter and actor
• Richard Olmstead (* 1951), American botanist
• Richard Olney (Politician, 1835) (1835–1917), American politician, Minister
• Richard Olney (Politician, 1871) (1871–1939), American politician, Congressman
• Richard Olsen (1911–1956), Danish rower
• Richard Onslow (politician, 1601) (1601–1664), English politician and military man
• Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow (1654–1717), English nobleman and politician
• Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow (1713–1776), English politician
• Richard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow (1876–1945), British diplomat and politician (Liberal Party)
• Richard Ormond (* 1939), British historian and art historian
• Richard Oschanitzky (1939–1979), Romanian composer, arranger, pianist and conductor
• Richard Ostwald (1882–1951), German politician
• Richard Oswald (1880–1963), Austrian film director and screenwriter
• Richard Ott (pedagogue) (1908–1974), German reform pedagogue and artist
• Richard Ott (priest) (1928–2008), German religious priest and philologist
• Richard Ottinger (* 1929), American politician
• Richard Ottmar (1889–1956), German theologian, teacher and timetable expert
• Richard Otto (1872–1952), German medical officer and bacteriologist
• Richard Outterside (born 1962), English badminton player
• Richard Overton (* before 1963), American sound engineer
• Richard Overy (* 1947), British historian
• Richard Owe (1889–1970), German politician
• Richard Owen (1804-1892), British medic, physiologist, zoologist and paleontologist
• Richard O'Barry (* 1939), American animal rights activist
• Richard O'Brien (born 1942), British actor, author and composer
• Richard O'Cahan (1666–1736), Irish military officer and governor
• Richard O'Connor (1889–1981), British general
• Richard O'Connor (soccer player) (born 1978), Anguillian soccer player
• Richard O'Sullivan (born 1944), Irish-British actor

P

• Richard Pacheco (* 1948), American porn actor and film director
• Richard Palmer († 1195), Archbishop of Messina
• Richard Palmer-James (born 1947), British songwriter
• Richard Pampuri (1897–1930), Italian Franciscan and medical doctor, see Riccardo Pampuri
• Richard Parker (politician) (1810-1893), American politician
• Richard Parker, 9th Earl of Macclesfield (born 1943), British peer and politician
• Richard Anthony Parker (1905-1993), American Egyptologist
• Richard Blake Parker (* 1985), American baseball player, see Blake Parker (baseball player)
• Richard E. Parker (1783–1840), American politician
• Richard W. Parker (1848–1923), American politician
• Richard North Patterson (* 1947), American writer and lawyer
• Richard Paul (actually Richard Wurst; 1843–1900), German painter and writer
• Richard Paul (1940–1998), American actor
• Richard Joseph Paul (born 1962), American actor
• Richard Paulick (1876–1952), German politician (SPD)
• Richard Paulick (1903–1979), German architect
• Richard Pavlikovský (* 1975), Slovak ice hockey player
• Richard Pearson (1918-2011), Welsh actor
• Richard Pearson (* 1961), American film editor and producer
• Richard Wayne Penniman, real name of Little Richard (1932–2020), American musician
• Richard Plant (1910–1998), German-American writer
• Richard David Precht (* 1964), German philosopher and publicist
• Richard Prince (* 1949), American painter and photographer
• Richard O. Prum (* 1961), American ornithologist and university professor

Q

• Richard Quast (1896–1966), German politician and resistance fighter
• Richard Queck (1888–1968), German football player
• Richard Quelle (1870–1926), German publisher
• Richard Quest (born 1962), British news presenter
• Richard Quine (1920–1989), American actor, screenwriter, composer, producer and film director
• Richard Quitzow (1853–1927), German bookseller and politician

R.

• Richard Ramírez (1960–2013), American serial killer
• Richard Richard (around 1870 - after 1902), stage actor and singer (bass)
• Richard van Rijssen (* 1953), Dutch diplomat
• Richard Ring (1938–2018), Canadian jazz guitarist
• Richard O. Ristine (1920–2009), American politician
• Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), American composer
• Richard Rodriguez (roller coaster rider) (* 1958), American record rider on roller coasters
• Richard Rogers (architect) (born 1933), British architect
• Richard D. Rogers , American sound engineer
• Richard Reid Rogers (1868–1949), American lawyer
• Richard Rogler (* 1949), German cabaret artist
• Richard Rosato (* 1988), American jazz musician, see Rick Rosato
• Richard Rüdinger , German soccer player
• Richard Paul Russo (born 1954), American science fiction author

S.

• Richard Sahla (composer) (1855–1931), Austrian violin virtuoso, conductor and composer
• Richard Sahla (show jumper) (1900–1942), German show jumper
• Richard Sainct (1970-2004), French off-road motorcycle racer
• Richard Stephen Sambora (* 1959), American musician and guitarist, see Richie Sambora
• Richard Schabl (* 1959), German freestyle skier
• Richard Schur (* 1971), German painter
• Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912), Scottish architect
• Richard Somauroo (* 1969), Mauritian snooker player
• Richard Speck (1941–1991), American serial killer
• Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889–1982), British forest scientist, environmental activist and author
• Richard Stallman (born 1953), American activist
• Richard Starkey (born 1940), better known as Ringo Starr , British musician and drummer ( The Beatles )
• Richard Steiff (1877–1939), German entrepreneur
• Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer
• Richard Stücklen (1916–2002), German politician (CSU), Federal Minister and President of the Bundestag
• Richard Sundberg (* 1992), Finnish handball player

T

• Richard Tauber (1891–1948), Austrian tenor
• Karl Richard Tschon (1923–1993), German writer and author of numerous radio plays
• Richard Gordon Turnbull (1909–1998), British Governor General of Tanganyika

U

• Richard Ulfsäter (* 1975), Swedish actor
• Richard Ungewitter (1869–1958), pioneer of the German nudist movement

V

• Richard virusesque (* 1969), French racing cyclist
• Richard Vitale (* 1954), American jazz musician, see Richie Vitale
• Richard Otto Voigt (1895–1971), German painter and graphic artist
• Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889), German surgeon, university professor, poet and fairy tale writer
• Richard Volkmann (philologist) (1832-1892), German classical philologist
• Richard D. Volkmann (1870–1954), German colonial officer
• Richard Vyškovský (1929–2019), Czech architect and author of cardboard models

W.

• Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer
• Richard von Weizsäcker (1920–2015), German Federal President
• Richard Nikolaus Wenzel (* 1959), German composer and organist
• Richard Westbrook (* 1975), British racing car driver
• Richard Kay Wildung (1921-2006), American football player, see Dick Wildung
• Richard Wilhelm (1873–1930), German sinologist, theologian and missionary
• Richard Wilhelm (athlete) (1888–1917), German athlete
• Richard Wilhelm (politician) (* 1962), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Richard H. Wilhelm ( Richard Herman Wilhelm ; 1909–1968), American chemical engineer
• Richard O. Wilhelm (* 1932), German glass designer and politician (LDPD)
• Richard Williams (politician) (1836–1914), American politician
• Richard Williams (officer) (1890–1980), Australian air marshal
• Richard Williams (tennis player) (1891–1968), American tennis player
• Richard Williams (chemist) (born 1927), American chemist
• Richard Williams (musician) (1931–1985), American trumpeter
• Richard Williams (Animator) (1933-2019), Canadian animation director and producer
• Richard Williams (journalist) (* 1947), British sports and music journalist
• Richard Stanley Williams (* 1951), American physicist
• Richard Olaf Winstedt (1878–1966), British orientalist and colonial administrator
• Richard Alexander Georg Wühner (1872–1919), German-Baltic pastor and Protestant martyr

Y

• Richard Yates senior (1818–1873), American politician
• Richard Yates junior (1860–1936), American politician
• Richard Yates (writer) (1926–1992), American writer
• Richard Yeager (1917–1979), American badminton player
• Richard Yong (* 1957), Malaysian businessman and poker player
• Richard Young (politician) (1846–1935), American lawyer and politician of Irish descent
• Richard M. Young (1798–1861), American politician
• Richard Yule (* 1950), Scottish table tennis player and trainer
• Richard Yuricich , American special effects artist and cameraman

Z

• Richard Zimmermann (painter) (1820–1875), German painter
• Richard Zimmermann (politician) (1876–1969), German politician
• Richard Otto Zoepffel (1843–1891), German theologian and church historian
• Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (* 1944), British nobleman, member of the British royal family

family name

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Abbé Richard (1822–1882), French theologian and dowser
• Achille Richard (1794-1852), French botanist
• Alain Richard (* 1945), French politician
• Albert Richard (1801–1881), Swiss writer and Romanist
• André Richard (author) , French author
• André Richard (Archbishop) (* 1937), Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Moncton
• André Richard (actor) (born 1937), Canadian comedian and actor
• André Richard (composer) (* 1944), Swiss composer and conductor
• Angélina Richard , maiden name of Nana de Varennes (1885–1981), Canadian actress
• Antoine Richard (* 1960), French athlete
• Antoine Richard (art dealer) (* 1978), German-French art dealer and moderator

B.

• Balthazar Richard (1600 – after 1660), Belgian composer and Zinkenist
• Buddy Richard (* 1943), Chilean singer and composer

C.

• Carl Richard (1783–1850), German editor and translator
• Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Richard (around 1725 – around 1770), German draftsman, etcher and painter
• Charles Richard (composer) (1620–1652), French composer
• Charles Richard-Hamelin (* 1989), Canadian pianist
• Charles-Louis Richard (1711–1794), French theologian and publicist
• Christian Rémi Richard (* 1941), Malagasy politician and diplomat
• Claude Richard († 2010), French architect
• Cliff Richard (born 1940), British singer
• Cyprien Richard (* 1979), French ski racer

D.

• Dawn Richard (* 1983), American singer and songwriter

E.

• Edmond Richard (1927-2018), French cameraman
• Ernst Heinrich Richard (1819–1899), German painter

F.

• Firmine Richard (born 1947), French actress
• François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne (1819–1908), French clergyman, Archbishop of Paris
• Franz Richard (1838–1901), German photographer
• Frida Richard (1873–1946), Austrian actress
• Fritz Richard (1869–1933), Austrian actor

G

• Gabriel Richard (politician) (1767-1832), French-American politician
• Gabriel Richard (cyclist) (* 1985), Argentine cyclist
• Gaston Richard (1860–1945), French sociologist
• Gisbert Richard (* 1949), German ophthalmologist and university professor

H

• Hans Richard (1923–2000), Swiss architect
• Henri Richard (1936-2020), Canadian ice hockey player
• Herbert Richard (* 1946), German politician (CDU)

I.

• Ivor Richard (1932–2018), British politician

J

• Jacqueline Richard (1928–2015), Canadian pianist, répétiteur and conductor
• Jacques Richard (ice hockey player) (1952–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jacques Richard (director) (born 1954), French film director and screenwriter
• Jean Richard (historian) (* 1921)
• Jean Richard (1921–2001), French actor, director and ringmaster
• Jean-Charles Richard (* 1974), French jazz musician
• Jean-Louis Richard (1927–2012), French actor, film director, screenwriter
• Jean-Pierre Richard (1922–2019), French literary scholar
• Joseph Richard (1829–1898), Swiss politician
• Jules Richard (photographer) (1848–1930), French manufacturer of cameras and photographer
• Jules Richard (mathematician) (1862–1956), French mathematician
• Jules Richard (oceanographer) (1863-1945), Monegasque oceanographer
• Justin Richard (* 1979), South Sudanese football player

K

• Karl Richard (painter) (1817– ??), German painter
• Karl Richard , pseudonym of Richard Blasius (1885–1968), German writer
• Keith Richard , temporary name of Keith Richards (* 1943), British musician and songwriter
• Kris Richard (* 1979), American football player and coach

L.

• Lionel Richard (* 1938), French historian, cultural scientist and writer
• Livia Anne Richard (* 1969), Swiss theater director and author
• Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821), French botanist

M.

• Marc-Eugène Richard (1843–1925), Swiss politician (LPS) and lawyer
• Marthe Richard (1889–1982), French prostitute and politician
• Martin Richard (* 1951), German politician (CDU), Mayor of Limburg an der Lahn
• Maurice Richard (1921-2000), Canadian ice hockey player
• Max Richard (politician) (1818–1901), French entrepreneur and politician
• Max Richard (physician) (1897–1953), Swiss surgeon
• Mike Richard (* 1966), Canadian ice hockey player and coach

N

• Nicole Richard (1957-2014), German gerontologist

P

• Pablo Richard (* 1939), Chilean theologian
• Pascal Richard (* 1964), Swiss cyclist
• Paul Richard (1840–1915), German actor, theater director and director
• Peter Richard (* 1961), Swiss landscape gardener and entrepreneur
• Pierre Richard (composer) (around 1595–1652), French composer
• Pierre Richard (* 1934), French actor
• Pierre Richard-Willm (born Alexandre Pierre Richard ; 1895–1983), French actor

R.

• Richard Richard (1858–1933), actor and singer (bass)
• Robert Richard (musician) (born 1924), American musician and singer
• Robert Richard (diplomat) (* 1926), French diplomat
• Robert Ri'chard ( Robert Andrew Richard ; * 1983), American actor
• Rod Richard (* 1932), American sprinter
• Ruth Ingrid Richard (1902 / 1903– ??), German beauty queen

S.

• Salomé Richard (* 1987), Belgian actress
• Sarah Richard-Mingas (* 1998), French sprinter
• Stéphane Richard (* 1961), French manager

T

• Tanner Richard (* 1993), Swiss ice hockey player
• Timothy Richard (1845-1919), British missionary

U

• Uwe Busbach-Richard (* 1963), German computer scientist and university professor

W.

• Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton ; 1943–2009), British actress
• Wilhelm Richard (1816–1900), German architect

Y

• Yvan Richard (* 1950), French ski jumper

Z

• Zachary Richard (born 1950), American singer-songwriter and author

Others

• Richard is the name of a hurricane that hit the Caribbean in October 2010 .
• Richard Point , Headland of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
• Richard Toll is a city in Senegal.
• Richard is the code name of the German underground relocation systems built in the Czech Republic during World War II .
• Richard is the name of a nuclear repository that has been in operation in the Czech Republic since 1964 .
• Dr. Richard is an Austrian transport company.
• Charles Richard was a French manufacturer of automobiles and commercial vehicles.
• Georges Richard was a French automobile factory (1893 to 1907) based in Porte d'Ivry, a suburb of Paris.
• Richard Automobile Manufacturing Company , former American automobile manufacturer

See also

• Richardt
• Richards
• Ritschard
• Ricard (disambiguation)

Web links

Wiktionary: Richard  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations