Editing Richard (section)

== People named Richard ==

=== Multiple people with the same name ===
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* [[Richard Andersen (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Anderson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Black (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Burton (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Cartwright (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Chase (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Cole (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Connell (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Dale (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Gibson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Gough (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Green (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Greene (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Griffith (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Griffiths (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Harris (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Leonard (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Marks (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Rodgers (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Rogers (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Seymour (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Walsh (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Welch (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Wilkins (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Wilson (disambiguation)]]
* [[Richard Worley (disambiguation)]]
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=== Rulers and heads of state ===
* [[Richard, Duke of Burgundy]] (858–921)
* [[Richard I of Normandy]] (933–996), Duke of Normandy
* [[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 of Cornwall]] (1209–1272), 1st Earl of Cornwall, elected King of Germany
* [[Richard II of England]] (1367–1400)
* [[Richard III of England]] (1452–1485)
* [[Richard Cromwell]] (1626–1712), son and successor of Oliver Cromwell, Protector of England

=== Aristocrats and non-ruling royals ===
* [[Richard, Count of Évreux]] (died 1067), a Norman aristocrat
* [[Richard, Count of Molise]] (died c. 1170), a Norman nobleman
* [[Richard, Count of Acerra]] (died 1196), an Italo-Norman nobleman
* [[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 of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge]]
* [[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, 5th Earl of Salisbury]]
* [[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, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]]
* [[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
* [[Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] (1882–1925), in present-day Germany
* [[Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] (1934–2017), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark
* [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]] (born 1944), British royal

=== Religious figures ===
* [[Saint Richard (disambiguation)]], several saints
* [[Richard (Dean of Armagh)]], early 13th century [[Dean of Armagh]], Ireland
* [[Richard (first abbot of Fountains)]] (died 1139), an English Benedictine and Cistercian
* [[Richard (II), bishop of Bayeux]] (early 12th century), France
* [[Richard (III), bishop of Bayeux]] (12th century), France
* [[Richard (bishop of the Isles)]], late 13th century Bishop of the Isles, Scotland
* [[Richard Abbey]] (1805–1891), American Methodist minister
* [[Richard Baxter]] (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet and hymn-writer
* [[Richard Beeard]] (1552–1578)), Tudor clergyman, poet, and 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 Furman]] (1755–1825), American Baptist leader, first president of the Triennial Convention, the first nationwide Baptist association
* [[Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads]] (1467–1531), Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1511 to 1531
* [[Richard of Poitiers]] (died c. 1174), French monk, author of historical works, treatises and poems
* [[Richard Poore]] (died 1237), Bishop of Salisbury and Durham, who helped found Salisbury Cathedral in its present location
* [[Richard Swinefield]] (died 1317), Bishop of Hereford

=== 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 B. Adkisson]] (1932–2011), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
* [[Richard Aluwihare]] (1895–1976), Sri Lankan diplomat
* [[Dick Armey]] (born 1940), American politician, member US House of Representatives from Texas (1985–2003)
* [[Richard Armitage (politician)]] (1945–2025), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005)
* [[Richard Arrington Jr.]] (born 1934), first African-American mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama
* [[R. B. Bennett]] (1870–1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930–1935)
* [[Richard Blumenthal]] (born 1946), American politician, US Senator from Connecticut (2010–present)
* [[Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington]] (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier
* [[R. L. Brohier|Richard Leslie Brohier]] (1892–1980), Sri Lankan [[Burgher people|Burgher]] land surveyor and author
* [[Richard Burr]] (born 1955), American politician, US Senator from North Carolina (2005–present)
* [[Dick Cheney]] (born 1941), American politician, Congressman from Wyoming (1979–1989), Secretary of Defense (1989–1993) and Vice President (2001–2009)
* [[Dick Clark (senator)]] (1928–2023), American politician, US Senator from Iowa (1973–1979)
* [[Richard Cotton (politician)|Richard Cotton]] (1923–2010), Western Australian politician, mayor of Fremantle from (1976–1978)
* [[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 Dallam]] (1865–1939), American politician, Secretary State of Maryland (1896–1899)
* [[Richard Darman]] (1943–2008), American politician, White House Staff Secretary (1981–1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1987) and OMB Director (1989–1993)
* [[Dick Durbin]] (born 1944), American politician, US senator from Illinois (1997–present), Democratic Senate Whip (2005–present)
* [[Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple]] (1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William Pitt
* [[Richard J. Gordon]] (born 1945), Filipino politician and broadcaster
* [[Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane]], British nobleman and politician
* [[Richard Hatfield]] (1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970–1987)
* [[Richard Helms]] (1913–2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973), US Ambassador to Iran (1973–1977)
* [[Junius Richard Jayewardene]] (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989
* [[Richard Johnson (judge)]] (1937–2019), 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
* [[R. C. Kannangara|Richard Charles Kannangara]] (1920–1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala representative in the [[State Council of Ceylon]] for [[Morawaka]]
* [[Richard W. Kunkel]] (born 1934), American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1991–1998)
* [[Richard Lovell Edgeworth]] (1744–1817), Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor
* [[Richard Lugar]] (1932–2019), American politician, US Senator from Indiana (1977–2011)
* [[Richard McKinley|Richard Albert McKinley]] (1886–1951), Director of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
* [[Richard Mentor Johnson]] (1780–1850), American politician, US Congressman from Kentucky (1807–19 and 1829–33), US Senator from Kentucky (1819–1829) and Vice President (1837–41)
* [[Richard Morefield]] (1929–2010), American diplomat
* [[Dick Murphy]] (born 1942), American politician who served as the 33rd mayor of San Diego, California
* [[Richard L. Murphy]] (1875–1936), Democratic US Senator from Iowa
* [[Richard W. Murphy]] (born 1929), American diplomat and career member of the foreign service
* [[Richard Nixon]] (1913–1994), American politician, President of the United States (1969–1974) and Vice President (1953–1961)
* [[Richard Pathirana]] (1938–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and educationist
* [[R. S. Pelpola|Richard Pelpola]] (1898–1971), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, [[Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
* [[Richard Perle]] (born 1941), American government official and foreign policy specialist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs 1981–1987
* [[Richard F. Pettigrew]] (1848–1926), American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer
* [[Richard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie]], Ghanaian businessman and diplomat
* [[Richard Radl]] (1911-1977), American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965-197)
* [[Richard Raši]] (born 1971), Slovak politician
* [[Richard Rush]] (1780–1859), American politician, US Attorney General (1814–1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829)
* [[Rick Santorum|Richard "Rick" Santorum]], American politician, attorney and political commentator
* [[Rick Scott]] (born 1952), American politician, US Senator from Florida (2019–present), Governor of Florida (2011–2019)
* [[Richard Seddon]] (1845–1906), New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906)
* [[Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake]] (1911–1970), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister
* [[Richard Shelby]] (born 1934), American politician, US Senator from Alabama (1987–present)
* [[Richard Stockton (U.S. senator)]] (1764–1828), American politician, US Senator from New Jersey (1796–1799), Member of the US House of Representatives (1813–1815)
* [[Richard Sulík]] (born 1968), Slovak politician
* [[Richard Takáč]] (born 1982), Slovak politician
* [[Dick Thornburgh]] (1932–2020), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979–1987) and US Attorney General (1988–1991)
* [[Richard Tötterman]] (1926–2020), Finnish diplomat
* [[Richard Udugama]] (1911–1995), major general, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 1964 to 1966, politician
* [[Richard von Weizsäcker]] (1920–2015), German politician, Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981–1984) and President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984–1994)
* [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]] (1760–1842), Anglo-Irish Governor-General of India, Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
* [[Richard C. Wilbur]] (1936–2020), judge of the United States Tax Court
* [[Richard Wild (judge)]] (1912–1978), New Zealand jurist, Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966–1978)

=== In business ===
* [[Richard L. Bloch]] (1929–2018), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist
* [[Richard Branson]] (born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companies
* [[Richard Deeb]] (1924–1990), American real estate developer
* [[Richard DeVos]] (1926–2018), American businessman and co-founder of Amway
* [[Richard Jacobs (businessman)]] (1925–2009), American real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team
* [[Richard W. Kent]], American businessman and baseball team proprietor
* [[Richard Morefield]] (1929–2010), American diplomat
* [[Richard Oetker]] (born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010
* [[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 Warren Sears]] (1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional genius
* [[Richard Velazquez]] (born 1973), PepsiCo executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descent
* [[Richard Wilding]], British businessman and academic

=== In music ===

==== Composers ====
* [[Rich Batsford]] (born 1969), English pianist, composer and singer-songwriter
* [[Richard Rodney Bennett]] (1936–2012), English composer
* [[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 (musician)]] (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers
* [[Richard Mohaupt]] (1904–1957), German-American composer and conductor
* [[Dick Oatts]], American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator
* [[Richard Rodgers]] (1902–1979), American composer
* [[Richard Strauss]] (1864–1949), German composer and conductor
* [[Richard Wagner]] (1813–1883), German composer, writer, conductor and theatre director

==== 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
* [[Rick Astley]] (born 1966), English singer best known for his 1987 song "[[Never Gonna Give You Up]]", which became an internet meme known as [[Rickrolling]] 
* [[Ritchie Blackmore]] (born 1945), lead guitarist of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night
* [[Richard Butler (singer)]] (born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs
* [[Richard Carpenter (musician)]] (born 1946), one half of The Carpenters
* [[Rick Chertoff]], American music producer
* [[Richard Clayderman]] (born 1953), French pianist
* [[Rick Danko]] (1943–1999), bassist and singer for The Band
* [[Rick Davies]] (1944) musician, singer, songwriter, formerly of [[Supertramp]]
* Richard Sulogowski (born 1955), American heavy metal bassist known as [[Rik Fox]]
* [[Richie Havens]] (1941–2013), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* [[Richard Henshall]] (born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of Haken
* [[Richard Kruspe]] (born 1967), lead guitarist of Rammstein
* [[Richard Manuel]] (1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The Band
* [[Richard Marx]] (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
* [[Richard Lewis (tenor)]] (1914–1990), British tenor
* [[Richard McCracken]] (born 1948), bassist with Irish rock group 'Taste'
* Richard Theodore Otcasek (1944–2019), known as [[Ric Ocasek]], frontman for the Cars
* [[Richard Patrick]] (born 1968), lead singer and guitarist of [[Filter (band)|Filter]]
* Richard Wayne Penniman (1932–2020), birth name of [[Little Richard]], American rock and roll singer
* [[Rich Perry]], American jazz tenor saxophonist
* Richard Starkey (born 1940), birth name of [[Ringo Starr]], drummer of The Beatles
* [[Richard Tauber]] (1891–1948), Austrian tenor
* [[Richard Thompson (musician)]] (born 1949), singer, songwriter and guitarist
* [[Richard Thurston]] (born 1973), American musician
* [[Ritchie Valens]] (1941–1959), singer, songwriter and guitarist
* [[Richard Wright (musician)]] (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink Floyd
* Richard "Richie" Giese, known as [[Social Repose]], American singer-songwriter and YouTube personality
* [[Wiley (musician)]], full name Richard "Wiley" Cowie (born 1979), pioneer of grime music

=== Actors ===
* [[Richard Berry (actor)|Richard Berry]] (born 1950), French actor 
* [[Richard Bohringer]] (born 1942), French actor
* [[Richard Darbois]] (born 1951), French-Canadian voice actor 
* [[Richard Dean Anderson]] (born 1950), American actor
* [[Richard Armitage (actor)]] (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]] (1944–2023), American actor, author, and stand-up comedian
* [[Richard Beymer]] (born 1938), American actor, filmmaker and artist
* [[Richard Biggs]] (1960–2004), American television and stage actor
* [[Richard Boone]] (1917–1981), American actor
* [[Richard Brake]] (born 1964), Welsh-American actor
* [[Richard Burbage]] (1568–1619), English actor and theatre owner
* [[Richard Burton]] (1925–1984), Welsh actor
* [[Dick Cavett]] (born 1936), American television talk show host
* [[Richard Chamberlain]] (1934–2025), American actor
* [[Dick Clark]] (1929–2012), American radio and television personality
* [[Richard Crenna]] (1926–2003), American actor
* [[Richard Curtis]] (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director
* [[Richard Dreyfuss]] (born 1947), American actor
* [[Richard Dysart]] (1929–2015), American actor
* [[Richard Fleeshman]] (born 1989), English actor and singer
* [[Richard Franklin (actor)]] (1936–2023), English actor, writer, director and political activist
* [[Richard Gere]] (born 1949), American actor
* [[Richard Gomez]] (born 1966), Filipino athlete, television presenter, actor, director and politician
* [[Richard E. Grant]] (born 1957), English actor
* [[Richard Grieco]] (born 1965), American actor
* [[Richard Gutierrez]] (born 1984), Filipino actor
* [[Richard Harris]] (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer
* [[Richard Heffer]] (born 1946), British television and film actor
* [[Richard Steven Horvitz]] (born 1966), American actor and comedian
* [[Richard Jaeckel]] (1926–1997), American actor
* [[Richard Kiel]] (1939–2014), American actor
* [[Richard Kind]] (born 1956), American actor
* [[Richard Libertini]], American actor
* [[Richard Madden]] (born 1986), Scottish actor
* [[Cheech Marin]] (Richard Anthony Marin, born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & Chong
* [[Richard Pryor]] (1940–2005), American stand-up comedian and actor
* [[Richard Roundtree]] (1942–2023), American actor
* [[Richard Roxburgh]] (born 1962), Australian actor
* Richard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as [[Dick Shawn]]
* [[Peter Sellers]] (1925–1980), British actor born Richard Henry Sellers
* [[Herbie Seneviratne|Richard Herbert Seneviratne]] (1925–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and filmmaker
* [[Richard Simmons (actor)]] (1913–2003), American actor
* [[Richard Simmons]] (1948–2024), American fitness personality and actor
* [[Richard Speight, Jr.]] (born 1970), American actor
* [[Richard Thomas (actor)]] (born 1951), American actor
* [[Richard Todd]] (1919–2009), Irish-born English actor
* [[Dick Van Dyke]] (born 1925), American actor, comedian, writer and producer
* [[Richard H. Wasai]] (1932–2003), American politician
* [[Richard Widmark]] (1914–2008), American actor
* [[Richard Yap]] (born 1967), Filipino actor, singer, and model

=== In film and television ===
* [[Richard Branda|Richard James Branda]] (1935–1993), American actor and writer 
* [[Richard Donner]] (1930–2021), American film director and producer
* [[Richard Edlund]] (born 1940), American special effects cinematographer
* [[Richard Hatch (actor)]] (1945–2017), American actor, writer and producer
* [[Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant)]] (born 1961), American television personality, winner of ''Survivor: Borneo''
* [[Richard Hammond]] (born 1969), British television presenter
* [[Richard Hunt (puppeteer)]] (1951–1992), American puppeteer who performed a number of the Muppets
* [[Richard M. Isackes]], American theatre scholar and stage designer
* [[Richard Juan]] (born 1992), Hong Kong model and television host based in the Philippines
* [[Richard Lester]] (born 1932), American film director based in the UK
* [[Richard Linklater]] (born 1960), Texas filmmaker 
* [[Richard Osman]] (born 1970), British television presenter and author
* [[Rich Vos]] (born 1957), American comedian
* [[Richard Wenk]] (born 1956), American director and screenwriter
* [[Richard Whiteley]] (1943–2005), British television personality and journalist
* [[Richard Whitley]] (born 1948), American screenwriter and producer
* [[Richard Williams (animator)]] (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator
* [[Richard D. Zanuck]] (1934–2012), American film producer

=== Explorers ===
* [[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), US Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorer
* Richard Masters (aka [[William Marsters]]), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer
* [[Dick Rutkowski]], American diving medicine pioneer

=== Scientists ===
* [[Richard Lee Armstrong]] (1937–1991), American-Canadian geologist
* [[Richard Barohn]], American neurologist
* [[Richard Dawkins]] (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author
* [[Richard Feynman]] (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
* [[Richard Hall (archaeologist)]] (1949–2011), English archaeologist
* [[Richard D. Hansen]], American archaeologist
* [[Richard D. James (scientist)]] (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist
* [[Richard Klophaus]] (born 1965), German economist
* [[Richard von Krafft-Ebing]] (1840–1902), Austro-German baron, psychiatrist and author of the foundational work ''Psychopathia Sexualis''
* [[Richard Lauwaars]] (born 1940), Dutch law professor and judge
* [[Richard Leakey]] (1944–2022), Kenyan politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist
* [[Richard Lunt|Richard Royal Lunt]] (born 1982), American chemical engineer and physicist
* [[Richard Lydekker]] (1849–1915), English naturalist, geologist and writer
* [[Richard Pokorný]] (born 1979), Czech paleontologist and speleologist
* [[Richard Pringle]], American psychologist and professor
* [[Richard Beck (scholar)]] (1897–1980), American literary historian
* [[Richard von Mises]] (1883–1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematician
* [[Richard Bruce Paris]] (1946–2022), British mathematician
* [[Richard F. Post]] (1918–2015), American physicist
* [[Richard Smalley]] (1943–2005), American chemist
* [[Richard Swedberg]] (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell University
* [[R. Brent Tully|Richard Tully]] (born 1943), Canadian-born American astronomer
* [[Richard Ulevitch]], Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Immunology at The Scripps Research Institute.
* [[Richard R. Wilk]] (born 1953), American anthropologist

=== In sports ===
* [[Richard (footballer, born 1991)]], Richard de Oliveira Costa, Brazilian football goalkeeper
* [[Richard (footballer, born 1994)]], Richard Candido Coelho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
* [[Richard (footballer, born 1999)]], Richard Alexandre Birkheun Rodrigues, Brazilian football winger
* [[Richard (footballer, born 2003)]], Richard dos Santos de Almeida, Brazilian football left back
* [[Dick Attlesey]] (1929–1984), American hurdler
* [[Dick Ault]] (1925–2007), American Olympian
* [[Rink Babka]] (1936–2022), American discus thrower
* [[Dick Barber]] (1910–1983), American long jumper
* [[Richard Bleier]] (born 1987), major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles
* [[Dick Butkus]] (1942–2023), American footballer and actor
* [[Richard Charland]] (born 1956), Canadian professional wrestler
* [[Richard Chelimo]] (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runner
* [[Richard Childress]] (born 1945), NASCAR Cup Series team owner and former American race car driver
* [[Dick Davis (running back)]] (born 1946), American football player
* [[Dick Davis (defensive end)]] (1938–2021), American football player
* [[Richard Dunwell|Richard Kirk Dunwell]] (born 1971), English footballer
* [[Rich Fellers|Richard Fellers]] (born 1959), American Olympic equestrian 
* [[Dick Fencl]] (1910–1972), American football player
* Richard Fliehr (born 1949), American professional wrestler known as [[Ric Flair]]
* [[Richard Freitag]] (born 1991), German ski jumper
* [[Richard Gasquet]] (born 1986), French tennis player
* [[Richard Giachetti]], former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
* [[Richard Gleeson]] (born 1987), English cricketer
* Sir [[Richard Hadlee]], New Zealand cricketer
* [[Rick Hansen]] (born 1957), Canadian paraplegic athlete, activist and philanthropist
* [[Rickey Henderson]] (born 1958), American baseball left fielder
* [[Rich Houston]] (1945–1982), American football player
* [[Richard Howell (basketball)|Richard Howell]] (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* [[Richard Jacob]] (born 1958), American basketball coach
* [[Richard Jarvis (American football)]] (born 1995), American football player
* [[Richard Johansson]] (1882–1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 Olympics
* [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)]] (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 Mullaney]] (born 1993), American football player
* [[Richard Nerurkar]] (born 1964), British long-distance runner
* [[Richard Newland (cricketer)]] (1713–1778), English cricketer
* [[Richard Ord]] (born 1970), English former footballer
* [[Richard Petruška]] (born 1969), Slovak-Italian basketball player
* [[Richard Petty]] (born 1937), former NASCAR driver
* [[Richard Piñanez]] (born 1991), former Paraguayan footballer
* [[Dick Pound]] (born 1942), Canadian swimmer, first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee
* Richard Raskind, changed name to [[Renée Richards]] (born 1934), tennis player
* [[Dick Savitt]] (1927–2023), American tennis player
* [[Richard Sears (tennis)]] (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive US tennis championships
* [[Richard Sewu]] (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
* [[Richard Sherman (American football)]] (born 1988), defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks
* [[Richard Sosa]] (born 1972), Uruguayan footballer
* [[Dick Stanfel]] (1927–2015), American football player
* [[Rich Stotter]] (1945–2015), American football player
* [[Dick Schweidler]] (1914–2010), American football player
* [[Richard Swann]] (born 1991), American professional wrestler
* [[Dick Tayler]] (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runner
* [[Richard Thompson (sprinter)]] (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter
* [[Richard Todd (American football)]] (born 1953), American football player in the NFL
* [[Richard Virenque]] (born 1969), French cyclist
* [[Richard Washington]] (born 1955), American basketball player
* [[Richárd Weisz]] (1879–1945), Hungarian Olympic champion Greco-Roman wrestler
* [[Richie Williams (basketball)]] (born 1987), American basketball player
* [[Richard Williams (tennis coach)]] (born 1942), American tennis coach, the father of Venus and Serena Williams
* [[Richard Witschge]] (born 1969), Dutch footballer
* [[Richard Wojciak]] (born 1982), British ice hockey forward

=== Soldiers, pilots, other military/security ===
* [[Richard Baer]] (1911–1963), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
* [[Richard von Conta]], German general, notable for his participation in the [[Battle of Belleau Wood]]
* [[Richard S. Ewell]] (1817–1872), American Civil War Confederate general
* [[Richard F. Gordon Jr.]] (1929–2017), American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executive
* [[Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel]] (c. 1306–1376), English military leader
* [[Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel]] (1346–1397), English military commander
* [[Richard G. Graves]], lieutenant general in the United States Army, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood
* [[Richard J. Flaherty]] (1945–2015), United States Army captain  
* [[Richard H. Truly]] (born 1937), US Navy fighter pilot, engineer, former astronaut for both the US Air Force and NASA, and NASA's Administrator
* [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe]] (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars
* [[Rick Husband]] (1957–2003), American astronaut and fighter pilot
* [[Richard M. Linnehan]] (born 1957), United States Army veterinarian and a NASA astronaut
* [[Richard Lizurey]] (born 1958), French National Gendarmerie general
* [[Richard Marcinko]] (1940–2021), US Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran
* [[Richard Coke Marshall Jr.]] (1879–1961), American brigadier general
* [[Richard Michael Mullane]] (born 1945), American engineer and aircraft pilot, a retired USAF officer
* [[Richard Myers]] (born 1942), US Air Force general, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000–2001) and Chairman (2001–2005)
* [[Richard N. Richards]] (born 1946), American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut
* [[Richard Ruoff]], general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany
* [[Richard H. Rush]] (1825–1893), American military officer
* [[Richard O'Connor]] (1889–1981), British Army officer and military commander
* [[Richard O. Covey]] (born 1946), United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut
* [[Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers]] (c. 1660 – 1712), English army officer and noted rake
* [[Dick Scobee]] (1939–1986), American pilot, engineer and astronaut, killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger
* [[Richard A. Searfoss]] (1956–2018), American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot
* [[Richard Sorge]] (1895–1944), Soviet World War II spy
* [[Richard Taylor (Confederate general)]] (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate general
* [[Richard Thomalla]] (1903–1945), SS commander of Nazi Germany, civil engineer, head of the SS Central Building Administration
* [[Richard Udugama]] (1911–1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
* [[Richard von Hegener]] (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia program
* [[Richard Winters]] (1918–2011), US Army major and Second World War veteran
* [[Richard von Schubert]], German army commander

===Writers and journalists===
* [[Richard Adams]] (1920–2016), English author, best known for the novel ''[[Watership Down]]''
* [[Richard Argall]] ({{Floruit}} 1621), a poet, of whom little is known and whose existence is disputed
* [[Richard Armstrong (author)]] (1903–1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature
* [[Richard Baier]] (born 1926), German former journalist and radio presenter
* [[Richard Bernabe]], American photographer and author
* [[Richard Bovet]] (1641-?), English author
* [[Dick Brennan (journalist)]], American local TV news anchor/reporter
* [[Richard Cull Jr.]] (1914–1992), American journalist
* [[Richard Engel]] (born 1973), American journalist and author
* [[Richard Herrmann (journalist)]] (1919–2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality
* [[Richard Hole]] (1746–1803), English poet and priest
* [[Richard Marfuggi]], American author and plastic surgeon
* [[Rick Riordan]] (born 1964), American author, creator of the series [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]
* [[Richard Scarry]] (1919–1994), American children's author and illustrator, known for his "[[Busytown]]" fictional [[Fictional universe|universe]] and [[Media franchise|multimedia franchise]]
* Richard Templar, pen name of [[Richard Templar|Richard Craze]] (1950–2006), British author and editor
* [[Richard Wright (author)]] (1908–1960), American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer
* [[Richard Yates (novelist)|Richard Yates]] (1926–1992) American novelist and short story writer
* [[Richard de Zoysa]] (1958–1990), Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor who was abducted and murdered

=== Crime ===
* [[Richard Angelo]] (born 1962), American serial killer and former nurse
* [[Richard H. Barter]] (1833–1859), Canadian fugitive and murder victim
* [[Richard Baumhammers]] (born 1965), American former immigration attorney and spree killer 
* [[Richard Biegenwald]] (1940–2008), American serial killer
* [[Richard Cartwright (murderer)|Richard Michael Cartwright]] (1974–2005), American murderer
* [[Richard Chase]] (1950–1980), American cannibalistic serial killer, mass murderer, and necrophile
* [[Richard Chung]] (1951–1992), American Benedictine monk who committed suicide after police investigated into his possible sexual abuse of a boy
* [[Richard Clarey]] (born 1960), German-American murderer and self-confessed serial killer
* [[Richard Cooey]] (1967–2008), American murderer
* [[Richard Cottingham]] (born 1946), American serial killer
* [[Richard Allen Davis]] (born 1954), American career criminal and convicted killer of Polly Klaas'
* [[Richard Djerf]] (born 1969), American mass murderer
* [[Richard Evonitz]] (1963–2002), American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist
* Richard Farley (born 1948), American stalker and perpetrator of the [[Sunnyvale ESL shooting]]
* [[Richard Hauptmann]] (1899–1936), perpetrator of the Lindbergh kidnapping
* [[Richard Hickock]] (1931–1965), American mass murderer who killed the Clutter family with Perry Smith
* [[Richard James (murderer)|Richard James]] (1957–1975), convicted murderer in Singapore
* [[Ricky Kasso|Richard "Ricky" Kasso Jr]] (1967–1984), American murderer
* [[Richard Kuklinski]] (1935–2006), American hitman and serial killer
* [[Richard Laurence Marquette]] (born 1934), American convicted serial killer
* [[Richard Matt]] (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee
* [[Richard Ramirez]] (1960–2013), American serial killer, rapist, and burglar
* [[Richard Speck]] (1941–1991), American rapist and mass murderer

=== Other ===
* [[Richard Ahiagbah]], Ghanain politician
* [[Richard R. Arnold]] (born 1963), American educator and astronaut
* [[Dick Assman]] (1934–2016), Canadian gas station owner
* [[Richard Avedon]] (1923–2004), American fashion and portrait photographer
* [[Richard Bergh]] (1858–1919), Swedish painter
* [[Richard Bertinet]], baker and teacher
* [[Richard Blackwell]] (1922–2008), American fashion critic best known for his annual "worst dressed" lists 
* [[Richard Blahut]] (born 1937), American engineer
* [[Richard Tyler Blevins]] (born 1991), American gamer and YouTube personality
* [[Richard Candee|Richard M. Candee]], American historian and preservationist
* [[Richard Corneil]], Canadian academic administrator.
* [[Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi]] (1894–1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean Union
* [[Richard S. Crossin]] (1933–2003), collector and ornithologist
* [[Richard Estes (academic)|Richard J. Estes]], academic
* [[Murder of Richard Everitt|Richard Everitt]] (1979–1994), victim of a racially motivated murder in London
* [[Richard A. Florsheim]] (1916–1979), American painter
* [[Richard Garriott]] (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut
* [[Richard Gerstl]] (1883–1908), Austrian painter
* [[Richard Gurnon]], president of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
* [[Richard Gutekunst]] (1870–1961), German art dealer
* [[Richard Harris (anaesthetist)]], Australian anaesthetist and cave diver
* [[Richard Heber]] (1773–1833), English book collector
* [[Richard Helms (naturalist)]] (1842–1914), Australian naturalist
* [[Richard Hemming]], Singapore-based Master of Wine and educator
* [[Richard Hieb]] (born 1955), American astronaut
* [[Richard Hirschbäck]] (1937–2007), Austrian painter
* [[Richard Holder]] (born 1974), Belizean visual artist
* [[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 Lyne]] (1570–1600), English painter and engraver
* [[Richard Mastracchio]] (born 1960), American engineer and astronaut
* [[Richard Maury]] (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer
* [[Richard McLean (Australia)]], Australian illustrator, writer, musician, artist and digital artist
* [[Richard Mishaan]], American interior designer
* [[Richard Murphy (Captain)]] (1838–1916), American fishing schooner captain
* [[Richard A. Pauling]] (1809–1881), portrait and landscape artist
* [[Richard Picker]] (1915–1983), American numismatist
* [[Richard Price-Williams]] (1827–1916), British engineer
* [[Richard Rorty]] (1931–2007), American philosopher
* [[Richard Samuel]] (1770–1786), English portrait painter
* [[Richard Stallman]] (born 1953), American free software movement activist and programmer
* [[Dick Turpin]] (1705–1739), English Highwayman
* [[Richard von Volkmann]] (1830–1889), German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction
* [[Richard Wurmbrand]], Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest and professor

=== Fictional characters ===
* Richard, title character of the 2017 animated film ''[[Richard the Stork]]''
* Richard, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie ''[[She's Out of Control#Cast|She's Out of Control]]''
* Richard, a character in the 2013 American black comedy crime film ''[[Life of Crime (film)#Cast|Life of Crime]]''
* Richard, a character in the TV series ''[[Peg + Cat]]''
* Richard, a character in the TV series ''[[Unikitty!]]''
* Richard Ashenden, main character in the 1936 Hitchcock film ''[[Secret Agent (1936 film)]]''
* Richard Blaine, main character in the 1942 film ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]''
* Richard Blaney, main character in the film ''[[Frenzy (film)|Frenzy]]''
*Richard Burke, recurring character in NBC show ''[[Friends]]'', played by [[Tom Selleck]]
* Richard Cobb, one of the main characters in the 1940 American horror science fiction film ''[[The Invisible Man Returns#Cast|The Invisible Man Returns]]''
* Richard Cole, a character in the film ''[[Liar Liar#Cast|Liar Liar]]''
* Richard Cole, a journalist in [[The Power of Five|''The Power Of Five'']] Series, and Matthew Freeman's best friend and protector
* [[Dick Dastardly]], a character from various Hanna-Barbera cartoons
* [[Rick Deckard]], the title character in the film ''[[Blade Runner]]''
* [[Richard Diamond, Private Detective|Richard Diamond]], private detective protagonist of ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'', which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960
* Richard Fenton, in the 1994 miniseries, ''[[Scarlett (miniseries)]]''
* [[Dick Grayson|Richard John "Dick" Grayson]], the first Robin, Batman's sidekick
* [[Richard Hannay]], main character in the novel ''The Thirty Nine Steps''
* [[Richard Hillman]], serial killer in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* [[Richard Kimble]], lead character in 1963 American TV series ''The Fugitive''
* Dr. Richard Kimble, as the main character played by [[Harrison Ford]] in the 1993 American action thriller movie ''[[The Fugitive (1993 film)#Cast|The Fugitive]]''
* Richard Mayhew, main character in the television series ''[[Neverwhere]]''
* Richard Michaels, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie ''[[Beyond the Stars#Cast|Beyond the Stars]]''
* Richard Rank, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama movie ''[[Contact (1997 American film)#Cast|Contact]]''
* [[Richie Rich (comics)]], main character of the Richie Rich series
* [[Richard Richard]], one of the protagonists of British sitcom ''Bottom''
* [[Richie Ryan (Highlander)]], one of the main characters on ''Highlander: The Series'', played by Stan Kirsch
* [[Rick Sanchez|Richard "Rick" Sanchez]], main character on ''Rick and Morty''
* Richard Sharpe, main character in the ''[[Sharpe (novel series)|Sharpe]]'' novel series, portrayed by Sean Bean in TV adaptations
* [[Richard Splett]], a character in ''Veep'', portrayed by Sam Richardson
* Richard Bluedhorn "Rick" or "Ricky" Stratton, the main character in the American TV sitcom ''[[Silver Spoons#Recurring cast|Silver Spoons]]''
* Richard Vincent, in the 2001 miniseries ''[[The SoulTaker]]'', the father of the title character
* [[Richard Watterson]], a character from the 2011 TV series [[The Amazing World of Gumball]]
* Richard Wharfinger, fictional playwright of "The Courier's Tale" in [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s [[The Crying of Lot 49]]
* Richard Wheatley, a villain from the TV series [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]
* Prince Richard, a character in the 1992 Nintendo Game Boy game ''[[Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru]]''
* Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, née Claremont, the titular character of ''[[The Case Files of Jeweler Richard]]''
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