Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Richard Nixon 1969-1974 
British Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Clement Attlee (a.k.a. Richard) 1945-1951
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:
5 actors
(actor) Red Skelton (a.k.a. Richard) 1952
(actor) Dick Van Dyke 1964; 1965; 1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show
(actor) Richard Thomas 1973 The Waltons
(actor) Richard Kiley 1988 A Year in the Life
(actor) Richard Mulligan 1980; 1989 Soap; Empty Nest
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 Television:
19 characters, 1 hero
Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (a.k.a. Richard) 1975 Starsky & Hutch
James Beaumont (a.k.a. Richard) 1978 Dallas
Steven Keaton (a.k.a. Richard) 1982 Family Ties
Richard Belding 1987; 1989 Good Morning, Miss Bliss; Saved by the Bell
Richie Crawford (a.k.a. Richard) 1989 Family Matters
Richard Bucket 1990 Keeping Up Appearances
Rich Halke (a.k.a. Richard) 1991 Step by Step
Richard Burke 1994 Friends
Dick Solomon (a.k.a. Richard) 1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
Richard Bay 1997 The Practice
Richard Fish 1997 Ally McBeal
Richard Coad 1998 Felicity
Rick Sammler (a.k.a. Richard) 1999 Once and Again
Richard Gilmore 2000 Gilmore Girls
Dick Casablancas (a.k.a. Richard) 2004 Veronica Mars
Richard Alpert 2004 Lost
Rich Connelly (a.k.a. Richard) 2005 Surface
Richard Webber 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Don Draper (a.k.a. Richard) 2007 Mad Men
Rick Sanchez (a.k.a. Richard) 2013 Rick and Morty
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 president
(president) Richard von Weizsäcker 1984-1994
King Richard of Cornwall 1257-1272
Hall-of-Famers:
6 football, 5 baseball, 5 basketball, 3 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Dickie Boon 1952
(baseball) Rube Marquard (a.k.a. Richard) 1971
(football) Dick "Night Train" Lane 1974
(ice hockey) Dickie Moore 1974
(football) Dick Butkus 1979
(baseball) Rick Ferrell 1984
(basketball) Rick Barry 1987
(basketball) Dick McGuire 1993
(baseball) Richie Ashburn 1995
(ice hockey) Dick Duff 2006
(baseball) Dick Williams 2008
(basketball) Dick Vitale 2008
(baseball) Richard "Goose" Gossage 2008
(football) Dick LeBeau 2010
(football) Richard Dent 2011
(basketball) Richie Guerin 2013
(football) Dave Robinson (a.k.a. Richard) 2013
(basketball) Rick Pitino 2013
(football) Dick Stanfel 2016
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane Richard 2010
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
Dick Groat 1960 baseball
Dick Allen 1972 baseball
Rich Gannon 2002 football
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Richard Seddon 1893-1906
Nobel Prize Winners:
10 chemistry, 4 medicine, 3 economics, 2 physics
(chemistry) Richard Willstätter 1915
(chemistry) Richard Adolf Zsigmondy 1925
(chemistry) Richard Kuhn 1938
(chemistry) Richard Laurence Millington Synge 1952
(physics) Richard Feynman 1965
(chemistry) Derek Barton (a.k.a. Richard) 1969
(economics) John Hicks (a.k.a. Richard) 1972
(economics) Richard Stone 1984
(physics) Richard E. Taylor 1990
(chemistry) Richard R. Ernst 1991
(medicine) Richard J. Roberts 1993
(chemistry) Richard Smalley 1996
(medicine) Eric Kandel (a.k.a. Richard) 2000
(medicine) Tim Hunt (a.k.a. Richard) 2001
(medicine) Richard Axel 2004
(chemistry) Richard R. Schrock 2005
(chemistry) Richard F. Heck 2010
(chemistry) Richard Henderson 2017
(economics) Richard Thaler 2017
Notable Actors and Actresses:
57 actors, 3 comedian/actors, 1 comedian, 1 model/actor
Morton Selten (a.k.a. Richard) 1860-1939
Red Skelton (a.k.a. Richard) 1913-1997
Richard Webb 1915-1993
Richard Farnsworth 1920-2000
Richard Quine 1920-1989
Richard Kiley 1922-1999
Richard Attenborough 1923-2014
Richard Burton 1925-1984
Dick Van Dyke 1925-
Dick York 1928-1992
Dick Miller 1928-2019
Richard Harris 1930-2002
Roy Scheider (a.k.a. Richard) 1932-2008
Richard Mulligan 1932-2000
Richard Chamberlain 1934-
Richard Jordan 1937-1993
Brook Williams (a.k.a. Richard) 1938-2005
James Gammon (a.k.a. Richard) 1940-2010
Dakin Matthews (a.k.a. Richard) 1940-
Richard Pryor 1940-2005
Richard Roundtree 1942-
Cheech Marin (a.k.a. Richard) 1946-
Richard Jenkins 1947-
Richard Beckinsale 1947-1979
Richard Griffiths 1947-2013
Richard Dreyfuss 1947-
Jude Ciccolella (a.k.a. Richard) 1947-
Richard Riehle 1948-
Richard Masur 1948-
Richard Gere 1949-
Richard Dean Anderson 1950-
Richard Thomas 1951-
Mark Hamill (a.k.a. Richard) 1951-
Treat Williams (a.k.a. Richard) 1951-2023
Arliss Howard (a.k.a. Richard) 1954-
Richard Schiff 1955-
Richard Karn 1956-
Richard Kind 1956-
Richard E. Grant 1957-
Julian Sands (a.k.a. Richard) 1958-2023
Rik Mayall 1958-2014
Richard Burgi 1958-
Rick Engelkes 1959-
John Schneider (a.k.a. Richard) 1960-
Thomas Haden Church (a.k.a. Richard) 1960-
Richard Tyson 1961-
Richard Roxburgh 1962-
Jeffrey Nordling (a.k.a. Richard) 1962-
Lochlyn Munro (a.k.a. Richard) 1966-
Ty Treadway (a.k.a. Richard) 1967-
Scott Wolf (a.k.a. Richard) 1968-
Ricky Schroder 1970-
Rick Hoffman 1970-
Richard Armitage 1971-
Richard T. Jones 1972-
Richard Groenendijk 1972-
James D'Arcy (a.k.a. Richard) 1975-
Rich Sommer 1978-
Aaron Ashmore (a.k.a. Richard) 1979-
Simon R. Baker (a.k.a. Richard) 1986-
Richard Madden 1986-
Alex Pettyfer (a.k.a. Richard) 1990-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 2 sculptors, 1 artist
Adolf Hölzel (a.k.a. Richard) 1853-1934
Adolf Fleischmann (a.k.a. Richard) 1892-1968
Richard Bruce Nugent 1906-1987
Richard Erdoes 1912-2008
Richard Hamilton 1922-2011
Richard Serra 1939-
Richard Long 1945-
Notable Athletes:
7 football, 6 baseball, 6 rugby, 3 basketball, 3 ice hockey, 3 soccer, 2 tennis, 1 wrestling
(ice hockey) Dickie Boon 1878-1961
(baseball) Rube Marquard (a.k.a. Richard) 1886-1980
(baseball) Rick Ferrell 1905-1995
(basketball) Dick McGuire 1926-2010
(baseball) Richie Ashburn 1927-1997
(football) Dick Stanfel 1927-2015
(football) Dick "Night Train" Lane 1928-2002
(baseball) Dick Groat 1930-2023
(ice hockey) Dickie Moore 1931-2015
(basketball) Richie Guerin 1932-
(ice hockey) Dick Duff 1936-
(football) Dick LeBeau 1937-
(football) Dave Robinson (a.k.a. Richard) 1941-
(baseball) Dick Allen 1942-2020
(football) Dick Butkus 1942-
(basketball) Rick Barry 1944-
(wrestling) Ric Flair (a.k.a. Richard) 1949-
(baseball) Richard "Goose" Gossage 1951-
(football) Richard Dent 1960-
(football) Rich Gannon 1965-
(soccer) Richard Witschge 1969-
(tennis) Richard Krajicek 1971-
(rugby) Richie McCaw 1980-
(rugby) Richard Wigglesworth 1983-
(rugby) Jamie Heaslip (a.k.a. Richard) 1983-
(rugby) Richard Thorpe 1984-
(tennis) Richard Gasquet 1986-
(soccer) Richard Keogh 1986-
(soccer) Richárd Guzmics 1987-
(rugby) Richie Vernon 1987-
(rugby) Richie Gray 1989-
Notable Businesspeople:
3 businesspersons
Richard McDonald 1909-1998
Richard Branson 1950-
Stockton Rush (a.k.a. Richard) 1962-2023
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Richard Francis Burton 1821-1890
Richard E. Byrd 1888-1957
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
Richard Quine 1920-1989
Richard Attenborough 1923-2014
Richard Linklater 1960-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
5 television
(television) Maury Povich (a.k.a. Richard) 1939-
(television) Richard Karn 1956-
(television) Ty Treadway (a.k.a. Richard) 1967-
(television) Richard Hammond 1969-
(television) Richard Groenendijk 1972-
Notable Musicians:
8 musicians, 7 singers, 2 composers, 1 musician/singer, 1 singer/musician
Richard Wagner 1813-1883 classical, opera
Richard Strauss 1864-1949 classical
Little Richard 1932-2020 rock
Dick Dale (a.k.a. Richard) 1937-2019 rock
Ringo Starr (a.k.a. Richard) 1940- rock
Ritchie Valens (a.k.a. Richard) 1941-1959
Ric Ocasek 1944-2019 rock
Ritchie Blackmore 1945- rock
Richard Carpenter 1946- pop
Richard Clayderman 1953- instrumental
Les McKeown (a.k.a. Richard) 1955-2021
Richard Marx 1963- rock
"Slick" Rick 1965- hip hop
Rick Astley 1966- pop
"Bushwick" Bill (a.k.a. Richard) 1966-2019 hip hop
Scott Weiland (a.k.a. Richard) 1967-2015 rock
Orville "Shaggy" Burrell (a.k.a. Richard) 1968- reggae fusion
Calvin Harris (a.k.a. Richard) 1984- electronic
Austin "Post Malone" Post (a.k.a. Richard) 1995- hip hop, pop
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
6 politicians
Richard Mentor Johnson 1780-1850
Pieter de Geus (a.k.a. Richard) 1929-2004
Dick Cheney (a.k.a. Richard) 1941-
Rick Perry (a.k.a. Richard) 1950-
John Kasich (a.k.a. Richard) 1952-
Mike Pence (a.k.a. Richard) 1959-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist, 1 inventor, 1 physicist
Richard Arkwright 1733-1792
Richard Feynman 1918-1988
Richard Dawkins 1941-
Notable Writers:
6 authors, 1 poet, 1 poet/author
Richard Bruce Nugent 1906-1987
Richard Wright 1908-1960
Richard Erdoes 1912-2008
Richard Wilbur 1921-2017
Richard Hooker 1924-1997
Don DeLillo (a.k.a. Richard) 1936-
George R. R. Martin (a.k.a. Richard) 1948-
Richard Wagamese 1955-2017
Olympic Medalists:
15 gold, 14 silver, 12 bronze, 3 silver/bronze, 2 bronze/gold, 2 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze
(bronze/gold) Richard Sheldon 1900 discus throw; shot put
(silver) Richard Byrd 1912 discus throw
(bronze) Richard Remer 1920 3000 m walk
(bronze/silver) Earl Johnson (a.k.a. Richard) 1924 cross country individual; cross country team
(bronze) Richard Ripley 1924 4x400 m relay
(gold) Richard Howell 1924 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Richard Corts 1928 4x100 m relay
(silver) Richard Krebs 1928 4x400 m relay
(bronze/gold) Richard Degener 1932; 1936 diving - springboard
(gold) Wayne Moore (a.k.a. Richard) 1952 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Norman Read (a.k.a. Richard) 1956 50 km walk
(silver) Kevan Gosper (a.k.a. Richard) 1956 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Richard Conner 1956 diving - platform
(gold) Dick Boushka 1956 basketball
(silver) Dick Hanley 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Bibi Torriani (a.k.a. Richard) 1928; 1948; 1957 ice hockey; luge
(bronze) Dick Howard 1960 400 m hurdles
(silver) Rink Babka (a.k.a. Richard) 1960 discus throw
(bronze) Dick Cochran 1960 discus throw
(gold) Dick Blick 1960 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Dick Davies 1964 basketball
(gold) Jed Graef (a.k.a. Richard) 1964 swimming - 200 m backstroke
(gold) Richard Stebbins 1964 4x100 m relay
(gold) Dick Roth 1964 swimming - 400 m medley
(gold) John Clawson (a.k.a. Richard) 1968 basketball
(gold) Dick Fosbury 1968 high jump
(silver) Richard Rydze 1972 diving - platform
(silver/bronze) Bruce Robertson (a.k.a. Richard) 1972 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Rick Wohlhuter 1976 800 m
(bronze) Rick Colella 1976 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(silver) Rick Mitchell 1980 400 m
(silver) Richard McKinney 1984; 1988 archery - individual; archery - team
(gold) Rick Carey 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Richard Schroeder 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Richard Priestman 1988; 1992 archery - team
(silver) Scott R. Donie (a.k.a. Richard) 1992 diving - platform
(silver) Richard Chelimo 1992 10000 m
(gold/bronze) Butch Johnson (a.k.a. Richard) 1996; 2000 archery - team
(bronze) Richard Jefferson 2004 basketball
(silver) Rich Thompson 2004 baseball
(bronze) Richard Mateelong 2008 3000 m steeplechase
(silver/bronze) Richard Thompson 2008; 2012 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver/bronze) Richard Egington 2008; 2012 rowing
(silver) Richard Hounslow 2012 canoe slalom
(gold) Ben Maher (a.k.a. Richard) 2012 equestrian
(silver) Richard Chambers 2012 rowing
(bronze) Richard Gasquet 2012 tennis
(gold) Richard Schmidt 2012 rowing
(bronze) Richard Weinberger 2012 swimming
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 director
(actor) Richard Dreyfuss 1978 The Goodbye Girl
(director) Richard Attenborough 1983 Gandhi
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers
Prime Minister Peter Caruana (a.k.a. Richard) 1996-2011 Gibraltar
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (a.k.a. Richard) 2009-2013 Zimbabwe
Other Royalty:
1 prince
Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (a.k.a. Richard) 1964- United Kingdom
Pulitzer Award Winners:
6 winners
John Hersey (a.k.a. Richard) 1945 A Bell for Adano
Richard Wilbur 1957; 1989 Things of This World; New and Collected Poems
Don DeLillo (a.k.a. Richard) 1992; 1998 Mao II; Underworld
Richard Ford 1996 Independence Day; Sabbath's Theater
Richard Russo 2002 Empire Falls
Richard Powers 2007 The Echo Maker
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
20 musicians
Little Richard 1986
Ringo Starr (a.k.a. Richard) 1988 The Beatles
Richard Brooks 1991 The Impressions
Richard Manuel 1994 The Band
Rick Danko 1994 The Band
Dickey Betts 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
Richard Wright 1996 Pink Floyd
Richie Furay 1997 Buffalo Springfield
Ritchie Valens (a.k.a. Richard) 2001
Rick Huxley 2008 The Dave Clark Five
Professor Griff (a.k.a. Richard) 2013 Public Enemy
Ricky Byrd (a.k.a. Richard) 2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Ritchie Blackmore 2016 Deep Purple
Rick Nielsen 2016 Cheap Trick
Richard Tandy 2017 ELO
Rick Wakeman 2017 Yes
Ric Ocasek 2018 The Cars
Richie Sambora 2018 Bon Jovi
Rick Savage 2019 Def Leppard
Rick Allen 2019 Def Leppard
Saints:
17 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 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
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)
Richard II Richard II
Richard Plantagenet; Richard III Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3); Richard III
Title Characters:
4 songs, 1 book
(song) Richard Cory 1966 Richard Cory
(book) Richard 1972 A Song For Richard And His Friends
(song) Richard III 1997 Richard III
(song) Richard Nixon 2006 Postcards From Richard Nixon
(song) Richard 2013 Reach Out Richard