Famous People with Name Dick

Dick Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Gregory: is an American comedian, social activist, writer and entrepreneur.Dick Gregory is an influential American comic who has used his performance skills to convey to both white and black audiences his political message on civil rights. Influenced to stand up for civil rights by his early surroundings of poverty and violence, Gregory became the first comedian to successfully perform for both black and white audiences.[citation needed]

Dick Siegel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Siegel: is a guitarist from Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.Siegel can be seen and heard frequently in the Ann Arbor area. He performs solo acoustic, with an acoustic trio called the Dick Siegel Trio and in an electric band called Dick Siegel and the Brandos.

Dick Christy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Christy: is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. He was a star at NC State, leading them to the 1957 ACC Championship in his senior year. In the final game, Dick Christy scored all 29 points in a 29-26 win over the University of South Carolina to seal the championship.

Dick Higgins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Higgins: was a composer, poet, printer, and early Fluxus artist. Like many of the other Fluxus artists, he studied composition with John Cage. He married artist Alison Knowles in 1960. He founded Something Else Press in 1963, which published many important texts by artists including Gertrude Stein, Marshall McLuhan, Emmett Williams, Claes Oldenburg, George Brecht, Daniel Spoerri, Bern Porter, Ray Johnson, Ken Friedman, and others. His daughter, Hannah Higgins is the author of Fluxus Experience, an authoritative volume about the Fluxus movement. Her twin sister, Jessica Higgins, a New York based intermedia artist closely associated with seminal curator Lance Fung, late Fluxus gallerist Emily Harvey and The Artists Museum's Construction In Process, performed and collaborated as a youth in original Fluxus related events.

Dick Damron            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Damron: a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and banjoist. Damron experimented with many musical styles in the country genre including: ‘outlaw’, ‘honkey tonk’ and gospel. Over a recording career spanning 32 years he has recorded more than 25 al

Andy Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andy Dick: is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, musician and producer.

Philip Kindred Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Kindred Dick: was an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states. In his later works, Dick's thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology. He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature of drug use, paranoia and schizophrenia, and mystical experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly and VALIS.[1]

Andrew R. "Andy" Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew R. "Andy" Dick: Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina and was adopted at birth by Sue and Allen Dick, a naval officer.[2] As a child, he lived in Connecticut and Pittsburgh. In 1980, he attended Lassiter High School, which was being temporarily housed at George Wal

Dick Stockton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Stockton: was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia.

Nancy E. Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy E. Dick: was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a Democrat and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor.She served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives before being elect