Famous People with Name Richard

Richard Sandrak            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Sandrak: a Ukrainian-born, American bodybuilder, martial artist and actor, renowned for his physique at an extremely young age. He is probably best known for his appearance in the documentary The World's Strongest Boy, which has been shown on several TV channels across the world, and for his dedication to bodybuilding.[1],His ability to bench press heavy weights, as well as his training regimen, have made him known in the media of many nations as "The Strongest Boy in the World". His parents have worked to get him a career in movies, much like Richard's idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the family even launched a line of supplements featuring Richard's picture on the packaging that Richard himself promoted.

Richard Alfred Absher, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Alfred Absher, Jr.: is a former American football linebacker (and sometimes kicker) in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Richard Herbert Alban            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Herbert Alban: is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1952 NFL Draft.

Richard Paul Anderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Paul Anderson: is a former American Football safety for the American Football League's and NFL's Miami Dolphins, where he played for his entire ten year career from 1968 to 1977 missing two of those seasons with a knee injury.

Richard Darnoll Anderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Darnoll Anderson: is a former American football running back who played 13 seasons in the NFL. Anderson played with the New York Jets from 1994-2002 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2003 and 2004. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2001.

Maurice Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maurice Richard: is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and is the current mayor of Bécancour, a position to which he was first elected in 1976. Richard was a councillor in Bécancour from 1971 to 1976 and first served as the town's mayor from 1976 to 1985. He was interviewed by the Globe and Mail in 1983 as part of a feature piece on the community's industrial projects; in the course of the interview, he highlighted Bécancour's port on the St. Lawrence River, its efficient road and rail system, and its low-cost electricity.

Lorraine Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lorraine Richard: is a Quebec politician. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Duplessis in the Côte-Nord region. She represents the Parti Québécois.Richard was elected in Duplessis in the 2003 elections and was the PQ's critic for citizen relations, maritime affairs and social services. She was re-elected in the 2007 and 2008 general elections.

Monique Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Monique Richard: is a Quebec politician. She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the district of Marguerite-D'Youville. She was elected in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québécois and served as president of that party from 2005 to 2008.

Édouard-Émery Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Édouard-Émery Richard: was a Canadian historian and politician. He practiced for several years before being elected to the House of Commons from Megantic in 1872 and was re-elected in 1874. His health forced him to not seek reelection in the 1878 Canadian Parliamentary elections. Politically, Richard was a liberal protectionist.

Joseph-Adolphe Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Adolphe Richard: was a Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons. Richard ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1944 election. He received 23% of the vote and finished third, behind Marc Trudel of the Union Nationale and René Hamel of the Bloc populaire.In the 1949 election, Richard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate for the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, against Hamel, who was the incumbent. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1958, but remained a backbencher.