Namesakes for RICHARD:
Shakespearian Characters:
9 characters
Richard Scroop Henry IV (1), Henry IV (2)
Sir Richard Vernon Henry IV (1)
Earl Richard Henry V
Richard Henry VI (2), Henry VI (3)
Richard Plantagenet Henry VI (1), Henry VI (2), Henry VI (3)
Richard II of England Richard II
Richard III of England Richard III
Duke Richard of Clarence Richard III
Sir Richard Ratcliff Richard III
Kings and Queens of England:
3 kings, 1 protector
King Richard I the Lionheart 1189-1199
King Richard II 1377-1399
King Richard III 1483-1485
Protector Richard Cromwell 1658-1659
Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors:
1 king
King Richard of Cornwall 1257-1271
Nobel Prize Winners:
6 chemistry, 2 medicine, 2 physics, 1 economics
(chemistry) Richard E. Smalley 1996
(chemistry) Richard R. Ernst 1991
(chemistry) Richard Laurence Millington Synge 1952
(chemistry) Richard Kuhn 1938
(chemistry) Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 1925
(chemistry) Richard Martin Willstätter 1915
(economics) Richard Stone 1984
(medicine) Richard Axel 2004
(medicine) Richard J. Roberts 1993
(physics) Richard E. Taylor 1990
(physics) Richard P. Feynman 1965
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 director
(actor) Richard Dreyfuss 1977
(director) Richard Attenborough 1982
Saints:
18 blessed, 8 saints
Saint Richard of Lucca ?-720
Blessed Richard 970-1046
Saint Richard of Vaucelles ?-1169
Saint Richard ?-1196
Saint Richard Wyche 1197-1253
Blessed Richard Rolle of Hampole 1300-1349
Saint Richard Reynolds 1492-1535
Blessed Richard Bere ?-1537
Blessed Richard Whiting 1460-1539
Blessed Richard Fetherston ?-1540
Blessed Richard Kirkman ?-1582
Blessed Richard Thirkeld ?-1583
Saint Richard Gwyn 1537-1584
Blessed Richard Langley ?-1586
Saint Richard Martin ?-1588
Blessed Richard Flower ?-1588
Blessed Richard Leigh ?-1588
Blessed Richard Martin ?-1588
Blessed Richard Yaxley ?-1589
Blessed Richard Hill ?-1590
Blessed Richard Holiday ?-1590
Blessed Richard Newport ?-1612
Blessed Ricardo of Saint Ann (a.k.a. Richard) ?-1622
Blessed Richard Herst ?-1628
Blessed Richard Langhorne ?-1679
Saint Riccardo Pampuri (a.k.a. Richard) 1897-1930
Sports Stars:
1 basketball
(basketball) Richard F. Barry 1987
Presidents of the United States:
1 president
President Richard Milhous Nixon 1969-1974
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
(explorer) Sir Richard Francis Burton 1821-1890
(explorer) Richard Evelyn Byrd 1888-1957
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 1 musician
(composer) Wilhelm Richard Wagner 1813-1883
(composer) Richard Georg Strauss 1864-1949
(musician) "Little" Richard Penniman 1932-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
(physicist) Richard Feynman 1918-1988
