Famous People with Name Richard

Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark: is an American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman; he served as chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. He is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the Pyramid game show, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.

Richard Donner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Donner: is an American film director, and also a film producer through the production company, The Donners' Company, which he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, own. Although known for The Omen and the Lethal Weapon films, he is most famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the fantasy genre as a respected film genre.

Richard T. Biggs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard T. Biggs: Born in Columbus, Ohio, Biggs attended the University of Southern California on scholarship, studying theatre. He briefly taught at a Los Angeles high school before landing his first major television role, that of Dr. Marcus Hunter on the soap opera Days

Richard Herd, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Herd, Jr.: is an American actor in television and film. He is well known in the science fiction community for his role in the 1983 NBC mini-series V and the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, as John, the Visitors' Supreme Commander. Other major genre roles include recurring parts on the NBC series seaQuest DSV as Admiral William Noyce, and on Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Owen Paris, the father of Tom Paris. In two guest appearances on Quantum Leap, he played children's show host "Captain Galaxy" (Moe Stein), a would-be time traveler, and a miner named Ziggy Ziganovich. Herd has appeared at a number of fan conventions on the basis of his science fiction roles.

Richard Mulligan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Mulligan: was an American television and film actor.He was born in New York City, the brother of director Robert Mulligan. After attending Columbia University, Mulligan began working in theatre, making his debut as a stage manager and performer on Broadway in All the Way Home in 1960. Additional theatre credits include A Thousand Clowns, Never Too Late, Hogan's Goat, and Thieves.

Deb Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Deb Richard: (born on June 13, 1963) was a golfer

Chris Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chris Richard: is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. Richard, a power forward played collegiately at the University of Florida. He has a wingspan of 7'4½".His role was that of the sixth man that came off the bench for the Florida Gator National Championship Basketball team during the 2006-07 season.

Michael Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Richard: was a professional rock musician and amateur photographer. In 2002, surgery to remove a malignant tumor behind his right eye left him legally blind, and he began taking abstract photos of urban scenes. Those images have been exhibited at galleries in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Christopher Robert Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Robert Richard: is an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He is an alumnus of University of San Diego High School in San Diego and of Oklahoma State University. He last played in the majors in 2003 for the Colorado Rockies.Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB Draft, Richard made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on July 17, 2000. He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, becoming only the fourth player in the history of the club to do so. After appearing in only six games with the Cardinals, Richard was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 29, 2000, for pitcher Mike Timlin.

Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard: was a farmer, notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a Conservative.He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1881 and again in 1886, but resigned his seat in 1886 after being named a crown lands agent. Richard served as clerk for the Executive Council in 1887. Around 1891, he became customs inspector for Joliette County. In 1891, he married Marie-Paméla Hénault. Richard articled as a notary, was qualified to practise in 1898 and set up practice at Saint-Liguori and later L'Épiphanie. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1917. He served as secretary-treasurer for L'Épiphanie from 1907 to 1913 and in 1921. He died in Montreal at the age of 70.