Famous People with Name Richard

Richard Thomas King            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Thomas King: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft out of the University of Nebraska. A 7'2", 260-lb. center, King played four seasons with the Sonics, appearing in a total of 72 games and averaging 1.9 ppg.

Richard Vincent Guerin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Vincent Guerin: is a former American professional basketball player and coach. The 6'4" Guerin played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years.[1]

Richard Wayne Dumas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Wayne Dumas: is a retired American professional basketball player. His NBA career was plagued by substance abuse.Dumas, a 6'8" small forward from Oklahoma State University, was selected with the 46th pick of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns but was suspended for what would have been his first season by the NBA for violation of its drug policies.

Richard Wesley Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Wesley Jones: is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from the University of Memphis, Jones played seven seasons (1969-1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals, the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Nets. He won an ABA Championship with the Nets in 1976 and appeared in two ABA All-Star Games.

Richard A Schulz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard A Schulz: was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" forward/guard from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Schulz played four seasons (1946-1950) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Cleveland Rebels, Toronto Huskies, Baltimore Bullets, Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Sheboygan Redskins. He averaged 5.6 points per game in his career and won a BAA Championship with Baltimore in 1948.

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.

Clément Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clément Richard: is a lawyer, businessman and former political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmorency in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 1985. Richard was called to the Quebec bar in 1965. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1973, losing to Marcel Bédard. Richard served as President of the National Assembly from 1976 to 1980. He was a member of the Quebec cabinet, serving as Minister of Communications from 1980 to 1981 and Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1981 to 1985. Richard did not run for reelection in 1985. He was a vice-president for Lavalin and then president/director general for Lavalin Communications from 1986 to 1991. Richard was president and founder of MétéoMédia, Expotech Imax and the Quebec book publishing company Mondia. He served on the administrative council for Place des Arts, serving as president of the council from 1995 to 2002, and was also a member of the executive committee for the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.

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.