Richard
- Pronunciation
- [Ri-chard]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Strong power
- Origin
- French
This German name means "powerful ruler."
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Richard
- Cliff Richard was a renowned British pop singer and musician.
- George Richards Minot was an eminent American medical researcher, who is remembered for his revolutionary achievement in field of hematology.
- Keith Richards is the co-founder and guitarist of the rock band, ‘The Rolling Stones’.
- Little Richard is a pop musician who laid the foundation for rock and roll music in America.
- Richard Attenborough was an actor and film director best known for his Academy Award winning movie, ‘Gandhi’.
- Richard Avedon was an acclaimed American portrait and fashion photographer.
- Richard Branson is the founder and chairman of Virgin Group of companies.
- Richard Burton was a stage and cinema actor from Wales.
- Richard Ford is an American writer.
- Richard Gere is a famous American actor and activist.
- Richard Harris was an Irish actor, singer, director, producer and writer.
- Richard Henry Dana, Jr. was an American lawyer, writer and social activist.
- Richard Jefferson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz.
- Richard Lewis is an American comedian.
- Richard Lower was a British physician who came up with several ground-breaking concepts in medical science.
- Richard Marx is a contemporary American pop singer, songwriter, and producer.
- Richard Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States and the only President to ever resign from office.
- Richard Wright was one of the most acclaimed African-American authors.
- Richard Wright (Musician) was an English musician, songwriter and singer, best known as the keyboardist of the rock band, ‘Pink Floyd’.
- Sir Richard Stone deserves a special place amongst contemporary economists.