Famous People with Name Richard

Richard Frederick Johnston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Frederick Johnston: (April 6, 1863 in Kingston, New York; died April 4, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan) was a 19th century center fielder in Major League Baseball.

Richard Higham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Higham: (July 24, 1851 - March 18, 1905) was an American professional baseball player born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. However, he is best known as the only umpire to be banned from baseball.

Richard John Aylward            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard John Aylward: (4 June 1925-11 June 1983) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cleveland Indians for four games during the 1953 Cleveland Indians season.

Richard José Hidalgo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard José Hidalgo: (born June 28, 1975, in Caracas, Venezuela) was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played with the Houston Astros (1997-2004), New York Mets (2004), and the Texas Rangers (2005). He batted and threw right-handed.

Richard Joseph (Dick) Egan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Joseph (Dick) Egan: (June 23, 1884 - July 7, 1947) was a shortstop/second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 through 1916 for the Cincinnati Reds (1908-1913), Brooklyn Robins (1914-1915)

Bernard Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bernard Richard: is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.The Progressive Conservative government of Bernard Lord had won a bare majority in 2003, winning 28 of 55 seats and were anxious to strengthen their position. After first attempting to convince a Liberal to sit as speaker and then offering cabinet positions and other appointments to several Liberals, Richard accepted the post of provincial ombudsman, thus resigning his seat and increasing the Tory majority to 28/54 for the ensuing year before a by-election was held.

Clovis-Thomas Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clovis-Thomas Richard: was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St. Joseph's College, earning a BA degree before attending Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.Clovis Richard served as the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from July 16, 1935 to January 10, 1940. He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Gloucester. Reelected in the 1949 Federal election, he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952.

Rhéal Ernest Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rhéal Ernest Richard: was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.From 1948 to 1957, Ernest Richard served as a Shippagan town councillor and as Mayor from March 1957 to October 1960. In 1948, Richard also entered provincial politics and was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Liberal Party member for Gloucester County. He was reelected in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1963, and again in 1967.

Jean-Thomas Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Thomas Richard: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Ottawa East riding in the 1945 general election, the re-elected there in 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. After completing his final term in the House of Commons, the 28th Canadian Parliament, Richard left office and did not seek further re-election.

Mary Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Richard: was an aboriginal activist and politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thunderbird House in north Winnipeg, which opened its doors in 2000. Although this was intended as a tourist destination, it soon became primarily a social outreach centre for the many low-income persons living in the area. Under Richard's leadership, Thunderbird House became active in programs to assist aboriginal youth escape solvent abuse, gang life and the sex trade. She campaigned for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, in the constituency of Point Douglas. Richard's campaign was part of an effort by Gary Filmon's government to increase its profile in the aboriginal community. She received 1224 votes (19.56%), an improvement over previous Conservative candidacies in the area. The winner was George Hickes of the New Democratic Party. The following year, Richard crossed to the Liberal Party of Canada and ran as that party's candidate in Winnipeg North Centre for the 2000 federal election. In explaining this move, Richard told a Winnipeg Free Press reporter that she had long supported the Progressive Conservatives at the provincial level and the Liberals at the federal level. She received 6,755 votes, finishing second against New Democrat Judy Wasylycia-Leis.