Namesakes for RICHARD:
American Presidents:
1 president
Richard Nixon 1969-1974
British Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Clement Attlee (a.k.a. Richard) 1945-1951 
Sir Edward Heath (a.k.a. Richard) 1970-1974
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
R. B. Bennett (a.k.a. Richard) 1930-1935
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actors
(actor) Richard Thomas 1973 The Waltons 
(actor) Richard Mulligan 1980; 1989 Soap; Empty Nest 
(actor) Richard Kiley 1988 A Year in the Life
English and British Kings and Queens:
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
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Richard III c. 1592 Richard III
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
1 king
King Richard of Cornwall 1257-1271
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball, 1 football
(basketball) Richard F. Barry 1987 
(football) Richard Dent 2011
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane Richard 2010
Nobel Prize Winners:
6 chemistry, 3 medicine, 2 physics, 1 economics
(chemistry) Richard Martin Willstätter 1915 
(medicine) John James Richard Macleod 1923 
(chemistry) Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 1925 
(chemistry) Richard Kuhn 1938 
(chemistry) Richard Laurence Millington Synge 1952 
(physics) Richard Feynman 1965 
(economics) Richard Stone 1984 
(physics) Richard E. Taylor 1990 
(chemistry) Richard R. Ernst 1991 
(medicine) Richard J. Roberts 1993 
(chemistry) Richard E. Smalley 1996 
(medicine) Richard Axel 2004
Notable Actors and Actresses:
15 actors
Richard Kiley 1922-1999 
Richard Burton 1925-1984 
Richard Harris 1930-2002 
Richard Mulligan 1932-2000 
Richard Chamberlain 1934- 
Richard Pryor 1940-2005 
Richard Dreyfuss 1947- 
Richard Griffiths 1947-2013 
Richard Gere 1949- 
Richard Dean Anderson 1950- 
Richard Thomas 1951- 
Richard Karn 1956- 
Richard E. Grant 1957- 
Richard Roxburgh 1962- 
Richard Armitage 1971-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Richard McDonald 1909-1998 
Richard Branson 1950-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Sir Richard Francis Burton 1821-1890 
Richard Evelyn Byrd 1888-1957
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Richard Attenborough 1923- 
Richard Linklater 1960-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
2 television
Television Richard Karn 1956- 
Television Richard Hammond 1969-
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 1 musician
Richard Wagner 1813-1883 
Richard Georg Strauss 1864-1949 
"Little" Richard Penniman 1932-
Notable Professional Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 football, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(basketball) Richard F. Barry 
(football) Richard Dent 
(soccer) Richard Witschge 1969- 
(tennis) Richard Krajicek 1971-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Richard Feynman 1918-1988
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 director
(actor) Richard Dreyfuss 1977 The Goodbye Girl 
(director) Richard Attenborough 1982 Gandhi
Pulitzer Award Winners:
4 winners
John Hersey (a.k.a. Richard) 1945 A Bell for Adano 
Richard Ford 1996 Independence Day; Sabbath's Theater 
Richard Russo 2002 Empire Falls 
Richard Powers 2007 The Echo Maker
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 
Blessed Richard Whiting 1460-1539 
Saint Richard Reynolds 1492-1535 
Blessed Richard Bere ?-1537 
Saint Richard Gwyn 1537-1584 
Blessed Richard Fetherston ?-1540 
Blessed Richard Kirkman ?-1582 
Blessed Richard Thirkeld ?-1583 
Blessed Richard Langley ?-1586 
Blessed Richard Flower ?-1588 
Blessed Richard Leigh ?-1588 
Saint Richard Martin ?-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
Shakespearian Characters:
9 characters
Richard II Richard II 
Richard Plantagenet; Richard III Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III 
Earl Richard Henry V 
Duke Richard of Clarence Richard III 
Lord Richard Grey Richard III 
Richard Plantagenet Henry VI (1); Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3) 
Sir Richard Ratcliff Richard III 
Richard Scroop Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2) 
Sir Richard Vernon Henry IV (1)