Famous People with Name Richard

Richard P. Graves            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard P. Graves: was a veteran director of man and women the League of California Cities. He became executive director in 1933. In 1954, he ran for Governor of California against incumbent Goodwin J. Knight. His campaign director was Pierre Salinger, who later served as J

Richard Charles Lee            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Charles Lee: was a Democrat and a longtime Mayor of New Haven (1954–70) and the youngest when he held the position in 1954 at age 37. Lee is best known for his leading role in urban redevelopment in the 1950s and '60s.On May 17, 1999, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

Richard A. Heyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard A. Heyman: was a mayor of Key West, Florida from 1983-85 and from 1987-1989.He was said to be one of the first openly gay public officials.The Key West Environmental Protection Facility is named for him.

Richard T. Bradley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard T. Bradley: is a Democratic politician from Chicago who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009.In 2008, Deb Mell, daughter of Ald. Richard Mell and sister-in-law of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, announced that she was running for the 4

Richard Montgomery Young            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Montgomery Young: was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.He served in the Illinois state house from 1820-1822 and as a circuit court judge from 1825-1837. He resigned his judgeship after being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1837.Upon the end of his term in the Senate, he was appo

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.