Arts and Music

• Richard Barrett

  American songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''The ABCs of Love'''' and ''''I Want You to Be My Girl'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Richard Beau

  American musician.

  • Stage name: Ricky Ramone (see list of Real Names of the Ramones)
• Richard Bonynge (born 1930)

  Australian conductor.

  • Musical director of the Australian Opera since 1975 (see list of Conductors)
• Richard Condie (born 1898, died 1985)

  American conductor.

  • Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 1957-74 (see list of Conductors)
• Richard Buckminster Fuller (born 1895, died 1983)

  American architect, engineer, poet and philosopher. Invented the geodesic dome.

  • 1970 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
• Richard Leigh
  • Winner of the 1978 Country Music Association Song of the Year award, for ''''Don''t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue'''' (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Richard Manuel

  Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Performer with The Band at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
• Richard Joseph Neutra
  • 1977 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
• Richard Outcault (born 1863, died 1928)

  American cartoonist.

  • Yellow Kid; Buster Brown (see list of Cartoonists)
• ''Little'' Richard Penniman (born 1935)

  American musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''Tutti Frutti'''' and ''''Slippin'' and Slidin'' '''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Richard Rodgers (born 1902, died 1979)

  American composer.

  • Wrote Carousel and The King and I in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II (see list of Songwriters)
• Richard Salwitz
  • Magic Dick (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Richard Starkey
  • Ringo Starr (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Richard Strauss (born 1864, died 1949)

  German composer.

  • Composed Also Sprach Zarathustra (see list of Romantic Composers)
• Richard Thompson

  English musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''Shoot Out the Lights'''' and ''''Wall of Death'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Richard Valenzuela
  • Ritchie Valens (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Richard Wagner (born 1813, died 1883)

  German composer, librettist and poet.

  • Composed the operatic cycle The Ring of the Nibelung (see list of Romantic Composers)
• Richard Wernick
  • 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)

Leadership

• Richard Heron Anderson

  Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

  • Rose to corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
• Richard Sheppard Arnold

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard H. Ayers
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Stanley Works (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard J. Cardamone

  American judge.

  • Senior Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard D. Cudahy

  American judge.

  • Senior Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard Stoddert Ewell

  Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. Known as ''Old Bald Head.''

  • Served as a division commander with Stonewall Jackson; upon Jackson''s death, promoted to command the II Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
• Richard B. Fisher
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Morgan Stanley Group (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard S. Friedland
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company General Instrument (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard L. Gunderson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Aid Association for Lutherans (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard G. Holder
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Reynolds Metals (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard I (born 1157, died 1199)

  King of England, 1189-99.

  • Called ''''the Lion-Hearted,'''' he spent less than a year of his reign in England, and the rest on crusades (see list of British Monarchs)
• Richard II (born 1367, died 1400)

  King of England, 1377-99.

  • Banished the Lancastrian Henry of Bolingbroke (later King Henry IV) and seized his property, but was then defeated by him, deposed by parliament, and murdered in prison (see list of British Monarchs)
• Richard III (born 1452, died 1485)

  King of England, 1483-85.

  • Portrayed memorably by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked, thoroughly evil man who murdered his young nephews; today, a historical society is dedicated to clearing his name (see list of British Monarchs)
• Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Lehman Brothers Holdings (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard C. Green, Jr.
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Utilcorp United (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard L. Keyser
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company W.W. Grainger (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard Kogan
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Schering-Plough (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard M. Kovacevich
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Norwest Corporation (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard Henry Lee
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Virginia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Richard A. Manoogian
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company MASCO (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard D. McCormick
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company US West (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• D. Richard McFerson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Nationwide Insurance Enterprise (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard A. McGinn
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Lucent Technologies (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Lucent Technologies (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard M. Nixon (born 1913, died 1994)

  Thirty-seventh President of the U.S. The Watergate scandal led to his being the first U.S. President to resign from office.

  • U.S. President, 1969-74 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• Richard C. Notebaert
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Ameritech (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard Lowell Nygaard

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Third Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard de J. Osborne
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company ASARCO (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard E. Posner

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard Rodgers (born 1902, died 1979)

  American composer.

  • he and his colaborator Oscar Hammerstein were among the most influential showmen of the 20th century (see list of Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened the people of the 20th century)
• Richard D. Sanford
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Intelligent Electronics (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard M. Schulze
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Best Buy (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard L. Scott
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Columbia/HCA Healthcare (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard Sears (born 1863, died 1914)

  American businessman.

  • Founded the R. W. Sears Watch Company, a mail-order company that developed into the Sears department-store chain (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• Richard L. Sharp
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Circuit City Stores (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard A. Smith
  • Fellow of Harvard (see list of The President and Fellows of Harvard College)
• Richard Stockton
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, New Jersey (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Richard F. Suhrheinrich

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Richard J. Swift
  • CEO of Fortune 500 ccmpany Foster Wheeler (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Richard G. Wagoner (born 1953)

  American businessman

  • CEO of Fortune 500 company General Motors (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• Richard Chamberlain (born 1935)

  Canadian-born actor.

  • Dyslexic (see list of Famous Dyslexics)
• Richard B. Cheney (born 1941)

  American statesman. Secretary of Defense under President Bush.

  • 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Richard Buckminster Fuller (born 1895, died 1983)

  American architect, engineer, poet and philosopher. Invented the geodesic dome.

  • 1983 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Richard B. Harrison
  • 1931 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• Richard King

  American cattle rancher.

  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Richard Lindner (born 1847, died 1935)

  German artist and illustrator.

  • On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
• Richard Merkin

  Artist.

  • On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
• Richard M. Nixon (born 1913, died 1994)

  Thirty-seventh President of the U.S. The Watergate scandal led to his being the first U.S. President to resign from office.

  • 1971, 1972 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
• Richard Roy Owens
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Richard Lee Petty
  • 1992 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Richard
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
• Richard Wright (born 1908, died 1960)

  American novelist and essayist. Best known for his novel Native Son.

  • 1941 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Richard B. Bernstein
  • 1989 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard Ira Bong (born 1920, died 1945)

  American World War II fighter pilot.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Richard Dagobert Brauer (born 1901, died 1977)

  German-born mathematician.

  • 1970 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard Evelyn Byrd (born 1888, died 1957)

  American naval officer, aviator and explorer who made the first flight over the North Pole in 1926 and the first flight over the South Pole in 1929.

  • Known for his explorations of both the northern and southern polar regions (see list of Explorers)
  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Richard O. Covey

  NASA astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1985, 1988), Atlantis (1990), Endeavor (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard R. Ernst

  Swiss scientist known for using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in chemical analysis.

  • 1991 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Richard P. Feynman (born 1918)

  American physicist and author known for his work in quantum electrodynamics.

  • 1965 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Julian Schwinger and Shinichiro Tomonaga (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • 1979 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard J. Hieb (born 1955)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1991), Endeavor (1992), Columbia (1994) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard F. Gordon, Jr.

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Gemini 11 (1966), Apollo 12 (1970) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard M. Karp
  • 1996 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard Kuhn

  German chemist known for his work on carotenoids and vitamins.

  • 1938 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Richard E. Leakey (born 1944)

  British paleontologist. Son of archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey.

  • Continued the family tradition of important anthropological discoveries in Africa (see list of Miscellaneous Physical Scientists)
• Richard M. Linnehan (born 1957)

  American astronaut and veterinarian.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1996, 1998) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard M. Mullane

  NASA astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1984), Atlantis (1988, 1990) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard N. Richards (born 1946)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1989, 1992), Discovery (1990, 1994) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard J. Roberts

  British physiologist who discovered that genes are separated by non-genetic segments of DNA, which makes gene splicing possible.

  • 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Phillip Sharp (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Richard A. Searfoss (born 1956)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1993, 1998), Atlantis (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard E. Smalley (born 1943)

  American chemist. Co-discoverer of fullerenes -- ball-shaped carbon molecules.

  • 1996 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Robert F. Curl, Jr. and Harold W. Kroto (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Richard Stone (born 1913, died 1991)

  British economist known as the father of national income accounting.

  • 1984 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• Richard L.M. Synge

  British scientist who invented partition chromatography.

  • 1952 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Archer Martin (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Richard E. Taylor

  Canadian physicist who helped prove the existence of quarks, the fundamental building blocks of matter.

  • 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Jerome I. Friedman and Henry W. Kendall (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Richard H. Truly

  NASA astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1981), Challenger (1983) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Richard T. Whitcomb
  • 1973 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard M. Willstatter

  German scientist known for his research on plant pigments, especially chlorophyll.

  • 1915 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Richard N. Zare
  • 1985 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Richard A. Zsigmondy (born 1865, died 1929)

  German chemist known for his studies of colloids (substances suspended in other substances).

  • 1925 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)

Sports

• Richard Burton
  • 1939 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• Richard Button

  American athlete and sports commentator.

  • 1948, 1952 Olympic gold medal winner for Figure Skating (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Figure Skating)
  • 1952 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
  • 1952 U.S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
• Richard Carey

  American athlete.

  • 1984 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m and 200m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
• Richard Fosbury

  American athlete.

  • 1968 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for High Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the High Jump)
• Richard Kyle Fox (born 1855)

  Irish-born, American journalist.

  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
• Richard ''Rube'' Marquard
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Richard Petty

  Race-car driver.

  • 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973-74, 1979, 1981 Daytona 500 winner (see list of Daytona 500 Winners)
  • Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Stock Cars (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
• Richard William Roth

  American athlete.

  • 1964 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Individual Medley (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Individual Medley)
• Richard Savitt
  • 1951 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
• Richard D. Sears
  • 1881-87 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
• Richard Sevigny

  Hockey player.

  • 1981 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
• Richard Sheldon

  American athlete.

  • 1900 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Shot Put (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
• Richard ''Dick'' Stillman (born 1921, died 1988)

  American skier and avalanche researcher.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1995 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• Richard K. Tompkins (born 1913, died 1996)

  American skiing enthusiast.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• Richard N. Williams
  • 1914, 1916 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)

Stage and Screen

• Richard Anderson (born 1926)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Lt. Steve Drumm from 1965-66 (see list of Actors on ''Perry Mason'')
• Richard Arlen (born 1899, died 1976)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Attenborough (born 1923)

  English actor, director, and producer.

  • 1982 Academy Award winner for Gandhi (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
• Richard Barthelmess
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Basehart (born 1914, died 1984)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Bellamy

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by David Langton (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
• Richard Beymer (born 1939)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Benjamin Horne (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Richard Boleslawski
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Brooks (born 1912)

  American director and screenwriter.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Bull
  • Portrayed Nels Oleson (see list of Actors on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
• Richard Burton (born 1925, died 1984)

  Welsh actor.

  • 1961 Tony Award winner for his performance in Camelot (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
  • Married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1964 to 1974 and again in 1975 (see list of Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor)
• Richard Carlson
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Crenna (born 1927)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Cromwell
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Crooks
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Dawson (born 1932)

  English actor

  • Portrayed Cpl. Peter Newkirk (see list of Actors on ''Hogan's Heroes'')
• Richard Deacon (born 1921, died 1984)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Mel Cooley (see list of Actors on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'')
  • Portrayed Fred Rutherford (see list of Actors on ''Leave it to Beaver'')
• Richard Denning (born 1914)

  American actor. Original name: Louis Albert Denninger.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Dix (born 1894, died 1949)

  American actor. Original name: Ernest Carlton Brimmer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947)

  American actor and producer.

  • 1977 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Goodbye Girl (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
• Richard Dysart (born 1929)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Leland McKenzie (see list of Actors on ''L.A. Law'')
• Richard Harris (born 1932)

  Irish actor and director.

  • Winnerof the 1963 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for This Sporting Life (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
• Richard Hayman (born 1920)

  American musician.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Jaeckel (born 1926, died 1997)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Lieutenant Ben Edwards (see list of Actors on ''Baywatch'')
• Richard Karn (born 1956)

  American actor.

  • Portrays Al Barland (see list of Actors on ''Home Improvement'')
• Richard Keither
  • Portrayed Little Ricky from 1956-57 (see list of Actors on ''I Love Lucy'')
• Richard Kiley (born 1922, died 1999)

  American singer and actor.

  • 1966 Tony Award winner for his performance in Man of La Mancha (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
• Dr. Richard Kimble

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by David Janssen (see list of Characters on ''The Fugitive'')
• Richard McKenzie
  • Portrayed Sam Harvey (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
• Richard Mulligan (born 1932)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Portrayed Burt Campbell (see list of Actors on ''Soap'')
• Richard Paul

  Actor.

  • Portrayed Mayor Sam Booth (see list of Actors on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
• ''Little'' Richard Penniman (born 1935)

  American musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Pryor (born 1940)

  American actor and comedian.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Anthony Andrews (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
• Richard

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Roger Hammer (see list of Characters in the film Radio Days)
• Richard Rodgers (born 1902, died 1979)

  American composer.

  • 1978 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Richard Roundtree (born 1937)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Sam Bennett (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
• Richard Rowland
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Shoberg
  • Actor on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
• Richard Thomas

  American actor.

  • Portrayed John Boy from 1972-77 (see list of Actors on ''The Waltons'')
• Richard Thorpe
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Tremayne

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Ian Buchanan (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Richard Wallace
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Webb
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Widmark (born 1914)

  American actor and producer.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Richard Darryl Zanuck (born 1934)

  American producer of films including Jaws (1975) and Driving Miss Daisy (1990). Son of producer Darryl Zanuck.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Richard Aregood
  • 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
• Richard Bach (born 1936)

  American novelist.

  • Author of the best-selling novel of 1972 and 1973, Jonathan Livingston Seagull (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)
• Richard Borton

  Fictional character.

  • Derry police chief in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
• Richard Brautigan (born 1935, died 1984)

  American novelist and poet.

  • Wrote Trout Fishing in America and In Watermelon Sugar (see list of Writers of the Beat Generation)
• Richard Cooper
  • 1972 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
• Richard Corbet (born 1582, died 1635)

  English poet.

  • Wrote Certain Elegant Poems (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
• Richard Ben Cramer
  • 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
• Richard Crashaw (born 1613, died 1649)

  English metaphysical poet.

  • Wrote the hymn ''''In the Holy Nativity'''' (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
• Richard Darliss

  Fictional character.

  • A companion of Dayana who is murdered in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• Richard Eberhart (born 1904)

  American poet.

  • 1977 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Collected Poems, 1930-1976 (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
  • 1966 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Selected Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
  • 1961 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
• Richard Eder
  • 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
• Richard Ellmann
  • 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Oscar Wilde (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
  • 1960 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for James Joyce (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Richard Ford

  American novelist.

  • 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for Independence Day (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
• Richard Hofstadter (born 1916, died 1970)

  American historian.

  • 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Age of Reform (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
  • 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
• Richard Hoggins

  Fictional character.

  • Dies from a drug overdose in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• Richard Hooker (born 1554, died 1600)

  English theologian.

  • Wrote Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
• Richard Howard (born 1929)

  American poet.

  • 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Untitled Subjects (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
• Richard II (born 1367, died 1400)

  King of England, 1377-99.

  • The poignantly flawed anti-hero of Richard II (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Richard III (born 1452, died 1485)

  King of England, 1483-85.

  • His progress in villainy and murder is traced through Henry VI, Pts. I and II and continued until he meets his end on Bosworth Field at the end of Richard III (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Richard Jury

  Fictional police detective.

  • Created by author Martha Grimes (see list of Fictional Detectives)
• Richard Kluger
  • 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for Ashes to Ashes: America''s Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
• Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis
  • 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Edith Wharton: A Biography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Richard Lochner
  • 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
• Richard Lovelace (born 1618, died 1658)

  English poet.

  • Wrote ''''To Althea from Prison'''' (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
• Richard P. Macklin

  Fictional character.

  • Edward Corcoran''s stepfather in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
• Richard Read
  • 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Journalism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism)
• Richard Rhodes (born 1937)

  American historian.

  • 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Making of the Atomic Bomb (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
  • 1987 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for The Making of the Atom Bomb (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Richard Rodgers (born 1902, died 1979)

  American composer.

  • 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for South Pacific (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
  • 1944 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, for Oklahoma! (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
• Richard Scarry (born 1919, died 1994)

  American children's writer.

  • Wrote Busy, Busy World (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Richard B. Sewall
  • 1975 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for The Life of Emily Dickinson (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Richard Sheridan (born 1751, died 1816)

  Irish playwright.

  • Wrote The School for Scandal (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• Richard Steele (born 1672, died 1729)

  English essayist and playwright.

  • Founded the journals Tatler and (with Joseph Addison) Spectator (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• Richard Throckett Straker

  Fictional character.

  • Bought Marsten House and opened a furniture shop in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)
• Richard Lee Strout (born 1898, died 1990)

  American journalist.

  • 1978 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
• Richard Tozier

  Fictional character.

  • Bill Denbrough''s friend with a talent for voices in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
• Richard Whitt
  • 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
• Richard Wilbur (born 1921)

  American poet.

  • 1957 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Things of this World (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
  • Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, in 1957 for Things of This World and in 1989 for New and Collected Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
  • 1971 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
  • Poet Laureate of the U.S., 1987-88 (see list of United States Poets Laureate)
• Richard Wilson
  • 1954 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Richard Wright (born 1908, died 1960)

  American novelist and essayist. Best known for his novel Native Son.

  • Author of Native Son (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)