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/ˈrɪtʃərd/
French: [ʁiʃaʁ]
German: [ˈʁiçaʁt] (Germany) or [ˈriçart] (Austria and Switzerland)
Czech: [ˈrɪxart] Rich, Rick, Dick, Dickie, Riccardo, Riquix, Richie, Ricardo, Rico, Ricky, Rickey |
The Germanic and Celtic first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king, powerful) and "hard" (strong, brave, hardy), and it therefore means "strong in rule". Nicknames include "Dick", "Dickie", "Rich", "Richie", "Rick", "Ricky", "Rickey", and others.
"Richard" is a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch. It can also be used as a French, Irish, Scottish, Finnish, or Estonian name.
Rulers and heads of state
Richard, Duke of Burgundy (died 921)
Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996)
Richard II, Duke of Normandy (died 1026), son of Richard I of Normandy
Richard I of Capua (died 1078), King of Capua and Count of Aversa
Richard I of England or Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199)
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1209–1272), elected King of Germany
Richard II of England (1367–1400)
Richard III of England (1452–1485)
Richard Cromwell (1626–1712), son of Oliver Cromwell, and his successor as Lord Protector of England (1658-1659)
Richard Nixon (1913–1994), American politician, President of the United States (1969-1974) and Vice President (1953-1961)
Richard von Weizsäcker (1920-2015), German politician, Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981-1984) and President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994)
In politics and government
Richard Acland (1906–1990), one of the founders of the British Common Wealth Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Richard Keith "Dick" Armey (born 1940), American politician, member U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1985-2003)
Richard Armitage (born 1945), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005)
Richard Bedford "R.B." Bennett (1870-1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930-1935).
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier.
Richard "Dick" Cheney (born 1941), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (1979-1989), Secretary of Defense (1989-1993) and Vice President (2001-2009)
Richard C. "Dick" Clark (born 1928), American politician, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1973-1979)
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 Darman (1943-2008), American businessman and government official, White House Staff Secretary (1981-1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1987) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1989-1993)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple (1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William Pitt
Richard Hatfield (1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970-1987)
Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966-1973), U.S. Ambasador to Iran (1973-1977)
Richard Johnson (judge) (born 1937), 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 Ireland
Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky (1807-1819 and 1829-1833), U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1819-1829) and Vice President (1837-1841)
Richard "Dick" Lugar (born 1932), American politician, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1977-2011)
Richard Perle (born 1941), American government official and foreign policy specialist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs 1981-1987
Richard Rush (1780–1859), American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1814-1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825-1829)
Richard Seddon (1845-1906), New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893-1906)
Richard Stockton (1764–1828), American politician, U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1796-1799), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1813-1815)
Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh (born 1932), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979-1987) and U.S. Attorney General (1988-1991)
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Anglo-Irish Governor-General of India, Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, brother of the 1st Duke of Wellington
Richard Wild (1912-1978), New Zealand jurist, Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966-1978)
Aristocrats and non-ruling royals
Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035 – c. 1090), Norman lord involved in the conquest of England
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester (1222–1262)
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 Achaea
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), a principal participant in the Wars of the Roses
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), wealthy English magnate and major protagonist in the Wars of the Roses
Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473 – c. 1483), who would have been King Richard IV of England if he had lived
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), instrumental in the revival of Palladian architecture
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797–1861), noted for squandering his great wealth
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), British soldier, politician and administrator
Prince Richard von Metternich (1829-1895), Austrian diplomat, son of the illustrious diplomat Prince Klemens von Metternich
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born 1934), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944), British royal, grandson of King George V and 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
Richard L. Bloch (born 1929), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist.
Richard Branson (born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companies
Richard DeVos (born 1926), American businessman and co-founder of Amway
Richard Jacobs (1925–2009), real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team
Richard Rawlings (born 1969), star of American television show Fast N' Loud, owner of Gas Monkey garage, Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey Live
Richard Velazquez (born 1973), PepsiCo Executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descent
Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional genius
Richard Wilding, British businessman and academic
Saint Richard (disambiguation)
Richard Baxter (1615 – 1691) English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer.
Richard of Dover (died 1184), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury
Richard Foxe (c. 1448 – 1528), Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Richard of Poitiers (died c. 1174), monk of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, and author of historical works, treatises and poems.
Richard Dybeck (1811-1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of Sweden
Richard Heuberger (1850-1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacher
Richard D. James (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers.
Richard Mohaupt (1904-1957), German-American composer and conductor
Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer and conductor
Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer, writer, conductor and theatre director
Rich Batsford pianist, composer and singer songwriter
Singers and musicians
Richard "Big Daddy Ritch" Anderson, lead vocalist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition
Richard Ashcroft (born 1971), former singer with The Verve
Richard Butler (born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs
Richard Carpenter (born 1946), one half of The Carpenters
Richard Henshall (born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of Haken (band)
Richard Manuel (1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The Band
Richard Wayne Penniman, known as "Little Richard" (born 1932), American Rock and Roll singer
Richard Kruspe (born 1967), lead guitarist of Rammstein
Richard Starkey, known as "Ringo Starr" (born 1940), drummer of The Beatles
Richard Tauber (1891-1948), Austrian tenor
Richard Wright (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink Floyd
Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor
Richard Armitage (born 1971), English actor
Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur
Richard Ayoade (born 1977), English comedian, actor, writer and director
Richard Belzer (born 1944), American actor, author, and stand-up comedian
Richard Burbage (1568–1619), English actor and theatre owner
Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett, (born 1936), American television talk show host
Richard Chamberlain (born 1934), American actor
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality
Richard Curtis (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters
Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947), American actor
Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor
Richard Harris (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer
Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actor
Richard Kind (born 1956), American actor
Richard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actor
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & Chong
Richard Pryor (1940–2005) an American stand-up comedian and actor
Richard Roundtree (b. 1942), American actor
Peter Sellers (1925–1980) Born Richard Henry Sellers, British actor
Richard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as "Dick Shawn"
Richard Simmons (1913–2003), American actor
Richard Simmons (born 1948), American fitness personality and actor
Richard Speight, Jr. (born Sept. 4, 1970), American actor
Richard Thomas (born June 13, 1951), American actor
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925), is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
Richard Whiteley (1943-2005), Former Countdown host and UK TV personality
Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronaut
Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat
Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), U.S. Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorer
Richard Masters (aka William Marsters), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer
Richard "Dick" Rutkowski, diving medicine pioneer
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (c. 1306 – 1376), English military leader
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), English military commander
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars
Richard "Dick" Marcinko (born 1940), U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran
Richard Myers (born 1942), U.S. Air Force general, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000-2001) and Chairman (2001-2005)
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. 1660 – 1712), soldier and noted rake
Richard Taylor (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate general
Richard Udugama (1911-1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
Richard "Dick" Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler
Richard "Dick" Ault (1925–2007), American Olympian
Richard "Rink" Babka (born 1936), American discus thrower
Richard "Dick" Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper
Richard Bleier, major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
Richard Chelimo (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runner
Richard "Dick" Davis (born 1946), American football player
Richard "Dick" Davis (born 1938), American football player
Richard "Dick" Fencl (1910–1972), American football player
Richard Freitag (born 1991), German ski jumper
Richard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis player
Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player
Richard Johansson (1882-1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 Olympics
Richard "Dick" Johnson (born 1945), Australian touring car driver & team owner
Richard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football player
Richard Kilty (born 1989), English sprinter
Richard Kingi (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby Union player
Richard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch professional tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1996
Rick Lackman (1910–1990), American football player
Richard Limo (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner
Richard Mateelong (born 1983), Kenyan runner
Richard Medlin (born 1987), American football player
Richard Moguena (born 1986), Chadian basketball player
Richard Nerurkar (born 1964), British long-distance runner
Richard Newland (1713–1778), English cricketer
Richard Petty (born 1937), former NASCAR driver
Richard Sears (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive U.S. tennis championships
Richard Sherman (born 1988), Defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks
Richard "Dick" Stanfel (1927–2015), American football player
Rich Stotter (born 1945), American football player
Richard "Dick" Schweidler (1914–2010), American football player
Richard Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler
Richard "Dick" Tayler (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runner
Richard Thompson (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter
Richard Todd (born 1953), American football player in the NFL
Richard Williams (born 1987), American basketball player
Richard Witschge (born 1969), Dutch footballer who played as midfielder
Richard Lee Armstrong (1937-1991), American-Canadian geologist
Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author
Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Richard D. James (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist
Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840-1902), Austro-German baron, psychiatrist and author of the foundational work Psychopathia Sexualis.
Richard Leakey (born 1944), politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist
Richard von Mises (1883-1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematician, brother of Ludwig von Mises
Richard Swedberg (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell University
Richard Armstrong (1903-1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature
Richard Assman (born 1934), Canadian gas station owner who became famous as "Dick Assman"
Richard Bergh (1858-1919), Swedish painter
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean Union for 49 years.
Richard Donner (born 1930), American film director and producer
Richard Edlund (born 1940), American special effects cinematographer
Richard Garriott (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut
Richard von Hegener (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia program
Richard Helms (1842-1914), Australian naturalist
Richard Hermann (1919-2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality
Richard Hwan (born 1992), Hong Kong model-TV host based in the Philippines
Richard Lester (born 1932), American film director based in the UK
Richard Ling (born 1954), Shaw Foundation professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Richard Lugner (born 1932), Austrian entrepreneur and Viennese society figure
Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee
Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer
Richard Oetker (born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010
Richard Scarry (1919-1994), American children's author and illustrator
Richard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet military intelligence officer
Richard von Volkmann (1830-1889), prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction
Richard Williams (born 1933), Canadian-British animator
Richard D. Zanuck (1934-2012), American film producer
Richard de Zoysa (1958-1990), Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor, who was abducted and murdered on 18 February 1990.
Azerbaijani: Riçard
Japanese: リチャード (Richādo)
Korean: 리처드
Turkish: Reşad, Reşat, Rişar
Afrikaans: Riekert, Ryk
Dutch: Rijkert, Rikkert, Richard, Rick, Reichard
Gothic: RekkareÞ (Reccared)
Icelandic: Ríkharð, Ríkharður
Low German: Ri(c)kert, Richard
Scandinavian: Rickard, Richard, Rikard, Ríkarður
Catalan and Occitan: Ricard
French: Richard, pronounced as /ʁi.ʃaʁ/
Italian: Riccardo
Latin: Richardus
Portuguese and Spanish: Ricardo
Breton: Richarzh
Cornish: Richard
Irish: Risteárd, Riocard
Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart
Welsh: Rhisiart
Belarussian: Рычард (Richard)
Croatian: Rikard
Czech: Richard
Polish: Ryszard
Russian: Ричард (Richard)
Slovak: Richard
Slovene: Rihard
Ukrainian: Річард (Richard)
Armenian: Հռիքարտոս (Hṙikartós)
Esperanto: Rikardo
Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos)
Latvian: Ričards, Rihards
Lithuanian: Ričardas
Persian: ریچارد (Ritchard)
Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshrd, Ritshrd, Rytshard, Ritshard)
Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Richard)
Finnish: Rikhard
Hungarian: Richárd
Saami: Rikkar
Estonian: Richard
Basque: Rikard
Chinese: 理查德 (Lĭchádé)
Cornish: Hicca
Czech: Ríša
Dutch: Ries
English: Rick, Rich, Dick, Dickie, Rik, Ric
Estonian: Riho
Esperanto: Rikĉjo
Finnish: Riku
Hungarian: Ricsi, Ricsike, Rics
Icelandic: Rikki
Latvian: Rič
Lithuanian: Ryčka, Rytis
Polish: Rysio, Rysiek, Ryś
Portuguese: Rico, Ric
Slovak: Rišo, Riško, Riči
Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala)
Greek: Στούκος (Stoúkos)
English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Richi, Richy, Rich, Hick, Dick, Dickie, Ritchie, Dickon
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