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:
12 blessed, 8 saints
Saint Richard of Wyche
Blessed Richard Whiting
Blessed Richard Thirkeld
Blessed Richard Rolle de Hampole
Saint Richard Reynolds
Saint Richard of Vaucelles
Blessed Richard of Stann
Saint Richard of Chichester
Saint Richard of Andria
Blessed Richard Newport
Saint Richard Martin
Blessed Richard Leigh
Blessed Richard Langley
Blessed Richard Langhorne
Blessed Richard Kirkman
Blessed Richard Herst
Saint Richard Gwyn
Blessed Richard Featherstone
Blessed Richard Bere
Saint Richard
Sports Stars:
1 basketball
(basketball) Richard F. Barry (a.k.a. Rick) 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
