Richard

The Germanic and Celtic first or given name Richard derives from German, French, and English "ric" (ruler, leader, king, powerful) and "hard" (strong, brave, hardy), and it therefore means "strong in rule". Nicknames include "Dick", "Dickie", "Rich", "Richie", "Rick", "Ricky", "Rickey", and others. "Richard" is a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch. It can also be used as a French, Irish, Scottish, Finnish, Polish or Estonian name. 2People named Richard 3Rulers and heads of state Richard, Duke of Burgundy (died 921) Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996) Richard II, Duke of Normandy (died 1026), son of Richard I of Normandy Richard I of Capua (died 1078), King of Capua and Count of Aversa Richard I of England or Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1209–1272), elected King of Germany Richard II of England (1367–1400) Richard III of England (1452–1485) Richard Cromwell (1626–1712), son of Oliver Cromwell, and his successor as Lord Protector of England (1658-1659) Richard Nixon (1913–1994), American politician, President of the United States (1969-1974) and Vice President (1953-1961) Richard von Weizsäcker (1920-2015), German politician, Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1981-1984) and President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984-1994) 3In politics and government Richard Acland (1906–1990), one of the founders of the British Common Wealth Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Richard Keith "Dick" Armey (born 1940), American politician, member U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1985-2003) Richard Armitage (born 1945), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005) Richard Bedford "R.B." Bennett (1870-1947), Canadian politician, Prime Minister of Canada (1930-1935). Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier. Richard "Dick" Cheney (born 1941), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming (1979-1989), Secretary of Defense (1989-1993) and Vice President (2001-2009) Richard C. "Dick" Clark (born 1928), American politician, U.S. Senator from Iowa (1973-1979) Richard Court (born 1947), Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (1993-2001) Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), American politician, Mayor of Chicago (1955-1976) Richard M. Daley (born 1942), American politician, Illinois state senator (1972-1980) and Mayor of Chicago (1989-2011) Richard Darman (1943-2008), American businessman and government official, White House Staff Secretary (1981-1985), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1987) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1989-1993) Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple (1711–1779), British politician and associate and brother-in-law of William Pitt Richard Hatfield (1931–1991), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1970-1987) Richard McGarrah Helms (1913-2002), American government official, Director of Central Intelligence (1966-1973), U.S. Ambasador to Iran (1973-1977) Richard Johnson (judge) (born 1937), Irish jurist, President of the Irish High Court (2006-2009) Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (1641–1712), Irish peer, and politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky (1807-1819 and 1829-1833), U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1819-1829) and Vice President (1837-1841) Richard "Dick" Lugar (born 1932), American politician, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1977-2011) Richard Perle (born 1941), American government official and foreign policy specialist, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs 1981-1987 Richard Rush (1780–1859), American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1814-1817) and Secretary of the Treasury (1825-1829) Richard Seddon (1845-1906), New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893-1906) Richard Stockton (1764–1828), American politician, U.S. Senator from New Jersey (1796-1799), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1813-1815) Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh (born 1932), American politician, Governor of Pennsylvania (1979-1987) and U.S. Attorney General (1988-1991) Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Anglo-Irish Governor-General of India, Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, brother of the 1st Duke of Wellington Richard Wild (1912-1978), New Zealand jurist, Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966-1978) 3Aristocrats and non-ruling royals Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035 – c. 1090), Norman lord involved in the conquest of England Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester (1222–1262) Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259–1326) Richard Orsini (died 1304), Count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Count of Gravina, Bailli of Achaea Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), a principal participant in the Wars of the Roses Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), wealthy English magnate and major protagonist in the Wars of the Roses Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473 – c. 1483), who would have been King Richard IV of England if he had lived Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), instrumental in the revival of Palladian architecture Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797–1861), noted for squandering his great wealth Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823–1889), British soldier, politician and administrator Prince Richard von Metternich (1829-1895), Austrian diplomat, son of the illustrious diplomat Prince Klemens von Metternich Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born 1934), German-Swedish aristocrat and landowner, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944), British royal, grandson of King George V and 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II 3Business people Richard L. Bloch (born 1929), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist. Richard Branson (born 1950), British businessman and founder of the Virgin Group of companies Richard DeVos (born 1926), American businessman and co-founder of Amway Richard Jacobs (1925–2009), real estate businessman and owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team Richard Rawlings (born 1969), star of American television show Fast N' Loud, owner of Gas Monkey garage, Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey Live Richard Velazquez (born 1973), PepsiCo Executive and first automotive designer at Porsche AG (Germany) of Puerto Rican descent Richard Warren Sears (1863–1914), co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and considered a promotional genius Richard Wilding, British businessman and academic 3Religious figures Saint Richard (disambiguation) Richard Baxter (1615 – 1691) English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-write