Short forms

• Cornish: Hicca
• Czech: Ríša
• Dutch: Ries
• English: Rick, Rich, Dick, Dickie, Rik, Ric
• Estonian: Riho
• Esperanto: Rikĉjo
• Finnish: Riku
• Hungarian: Ricsi, Ricsike, Rics
• Icelandic: Rikki
• Latvian: Rič
• Lithuanian: Ryčka, Rytis
• Polish: Rysio, Rysiek, Ryś
• Portuguese: Rico, Ric
• Slovak: Rišo, Riško, Riči
• Spanish: Cayo (Guatemala)
• Greek: Στούκος (Stoúkos)

Pet forms

• English: Ricky, Rickie, Rikki, Richie, Richi, Richy, Rich, Hick,^[5] Dick, Dickie, Ritchie, Dickon

References

Cognates/transliterations

In Altaic languages

• Azerbaijani: Riçard
• Japanese: リチャード (Richādo)
• Korean: 리처드
• Turkish: Reşad, Reşat, Rişar

In Indo-European languages

Germanic

• Afrikaans: Riekert, Ryk
• Dutch: Rijkert, Rikkert, Richard, Rick, Reichard
• Gothic: RekkareÞ (Reccared)
• Icelandic: Ríkharð, Ríkharður
• Low German: Ri(c)kert, Richard
• Scandinavian: Rickard, Richard, Rikard, Ríkarður

Romance

• Catalan and Occitan: Ricard
• French: Richard, pronounced as "ree-shar"^{[needs IPA]}
• Italian: Riccardo
• Latin: Richardus
• Portuguese and Spanish: Ricardo

Celtic

• Breton: Richarzh
• Cornish: Richard
• Irish: Risteárd, Riocard
• Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart
• Welsh: Rhisiart

Slavic

• Belarussian: Рычард (Richard)
• Croatian: Rikard
• Czech: Richard
• Polish: Ryszard
• Russian: Ричард (Richard)
• Slovak: Richard
• Slovene: Rihard
• Ukrainian: Річард (Richard)

Other

• Armenian: Հռիքարտոս (Hṙikartós)^[4]
• Esperanto: Rikardo
• Greek: Ριχάρδος (Richárdos)
• Latvian: Ričards, Rihards
• Lithuanian: Ričardas
• Persian: ریچارد (Ritchard)

In Afroasiatic languages

• Arabic: ريتشارد (Rytshrd, Ritshrd, Rytshard, Ritshard)
• Hebrew: ריצ'רד (Richard)

In Uralic languages

• Finnish: Rikhard
• Hungarian: Richárd
• Saami: Rikkar
• Estonian: Richard

In Other languages

• Basque: Rikard
• Chinese: 理查德 (Lĭchádé)

Scientists

• Richard Lee Armstrong (1937-1991), American-Canadian geologist
• Richard Dawkins (born 1941), English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author
• Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
• Richard D. James (born 1952), American mechanician and materials scientist
• Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840-1902), Austro-German baron, psychiatrist and author of the foundational work Psychopathia Sexualis.
• Richard Leakey (born 1944), politician, paleoanthropologist and conservationist
• Richard von Mises (1883-1953), Austrian-American scientist and mathematician, brother of Ludwig von Mises
• Richard Swedberg (born 1948), Swedish sociologist at Cornell University

Other

• Richard Armstrong (1903-1986), English author, recipient of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature
• Richard Assman (born 1934), Canadian gas station owner who became famous as "Dick Assman"
• Richard Bergh (1858-1919), Swedish painter
• Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972), Austrian-Japanese count, founding president of the Paneuropean Union for 49 years.
• Richard Donner (born 1930), American film director and producer
• Richard Edlund (born 1940), American special effects cinematographer
• Richard Garriott (born 1961), British-American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut
• Richard von Hegener (1905–1981), German official, primary organizer of Action T4 Nazi euthanasia program
• Richard Helms (1842-1914), Australian naturalist
• Richard Hermann (1919-2010), Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality
• Richard Hwan (born 1992), Hong Kong model-TV host based in the Philippines
• Richard Lester (born 1932), American film director based in the UK
• Richard Ling (born 1954), Shaw Foundation professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• Richard Lugner (born 1932), Austrian entrepreneur and Viennese society figure
• Richard Matt (1966–2015), American convicted murderer and prison escapee
• Richard Maury (1882–1950), American naturalized Argentine engineer
• Richard Oetker (born 1951), German businessman, CEO of Dr. Oetker since 2010
• Richard Scarry (1919-1994), American children's author and illustrator
• Richard Sorge (1895–1944), Soviet military intelligence officer
• Richard von Volkmann (1830-1889), prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction
• Richard Williams (born 1933), Canadian-British animator
• Richard D. Zanuck (1934-2012), American film producer
• Richard de Zoysa (1958-1990), Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor, who was abducted and murdered on 18 February 1990.

Military figures

• Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (c. 1306 – 1376), English military leader
• Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (1346–1397), English military commander
• Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726–1799), British naval commander in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars
• Richard "Dick" Marcinko (born 1940), U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran
• Richard Myers (born 1942), U.S. Air Force general, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000-2001) and Chairman (2001-2005)
• Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (c. 1660 – 1712), soldier and noted rake
• Richard Taylor (1826–1879), American Civil War Confederate general
• Richard Udugama (1911-1995), 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army

In sports

• Richard "Dick" Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler
• Richard "Dick" Ault (1925–2007), American Olympian
• Richard "Rink" Babka (born 1936), American discus thrower
• Richard "Dick" Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper
• Richard Bleier, major league baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Richard Chelimo (1972–2001), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Richard "Dick" Davis (born 1946), American football player
• Richard "Dick" Davis (born 1938), American football player
• Richard "Dick" Fencl (1910–1972), American football player
• Richard Freitag (born 1991), German ski jumper
• Richard Gasquet (born 1986), French tennis player
• Rich Houston (1945–1982), American football player
• Richard Johansson (1882-1952), Swedish figure skater, silver medalist at the 1908 Olympics
• Richard "Dick" Johnson (born 1945), Australian touring car driver & team owner
• Richard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football player
• Richard Kilty (born 1989), English sprinter
• Richard Kingi (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby Union player
• Richard Krajicek (born 1971), Dutch professional tennis player, Wimbledon winner in 1996
• Rick Lackman (1910–1990), American football player
• Richard Limo (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Richard Mateelong (born 1983), Kenyan runner
• Richard Medlin (born 1987), American football player
• Richard Moguena (born 1986), Chadian basketball player
• Richard Nerurkar (born 1964), British long-distance runner
• Richard Newland (1713–1778), English cricketer
• Richard Petty (born 1937), former NASCAR driver
• Richard Sears (1861–1943), winner of seven consecutive U.S. tennis championships
• Richard Sherman (born 1988), Defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks
• Richard "Dick" Stanfel (1927–2015), American football player
• Rich Stotter (born 1945), American football player
• Richard "Dick" Schweidler (1914–2010), American football player
• Richard Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler
• Richard "Dick" Tayler (born 1948), New Zealand long-distance runner
• Richard Thompson (born 1985), Trinidadian sprinter
• Richard Todd (born 1953), American football player in the NFL
• Richard Williams (born 1987), American basketball player
• Richard Witschge (born 1969), Dutch footballer who played as midfielder

Actors

• Richard Dean Anderson (born 1950), American actor
• Richard Armitage (born 1971), English actor
• Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur
• Richard Ayoade (born 1977), English comedian, actor, writer and director
• Richard Belzer (born 1944), American actor, author, and stand-up comedian
• Richard Burbage (1568–1619), English actor and theatre owner
• Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor
• Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett, (born 1936), American television talk show host
• Richard Chamberlain (born 1934), American actor
• Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality
• Richard Curtis (born 1956), British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters
• Richard Dreyfuss (born 1947), American actor
• Richard Gere (born 1949), American actor
• Richard Harris (1930–2002), Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer
• Richard Jaeckel (1926–1997), American actor
• Richard Kind (born 1956), American actor
• Richard Madden (born 1986), Scottish actor
• Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born 1946), American actor and comedian, known for the comedy duo Cheech & Chong
• Richard Pryor (1940–2005) an American stand-up comedian and actor
• Richard Roundtree (b. 1942), American actor
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980) Born Richard Henry Sellers, British actor
• Richard Schulefand (1923–1987), American actor and comedian professionally known as "Dick Shawn"
• Richard Simmons (1913–2003), American actor
• Richard Simmons (born 1948), American fitness personality and actor
• Richard Speight, Jr. (born Sept. 4, 1970), American actor
• Richard Thomas (born June 13, 1951), American actor
• Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925), is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer
• Richard Whiteley (1943-2005), Former Countdown host and UK TV personality

Explorers

• Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronaut
• Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat
• Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), U.S. Navy rear admiral, aviator and explorer
• Richard Masters (aka William Marsters), English sailor, cooper, trader and explorer
• Richard "Dick" Rutkowski, diving medicine pioneer

In music

Composers

• Richard Dybeck (1811-1877), Swedish lyricist who wrote the national anthem of Sweden
• Richard Heuberger (1850-1924), Austrian composer of operas and operettas, music critic, and teacher
• Richard D. James (born 1971), British composer and electronic musician, records music as Aphex Twin, among other monikers.
• Richard Mohaupt (1904-1957), German-American composer and conductor
• Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer and conductor
• Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer, writer, conductor and theatre director
• Rich Batsford pianist, composer and singer songwriter

Singers and musicians

• Richard "Big Daddy Ritch" Anderson, lead vocalist for American red dirt metal band Texas Hippie Coalition
• Richard Ashcroft (born 1971), former singer with The Verve
• Richard Butler (born 1956), lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs
• Richard Carpenter (born 1946), one half of The Carpenters
• Richard Henshall (born 1984), main composer, guitarist and keyboardist of Haken (band)
• Richard Manuel (1943–1986), pianist and vocalist of The Band
• Richard Wayne Penniman, known as "Little Richard" (born 1932), American Rock and Roll singer
• Richard Kruspe (born 1967), lead guitarist of Rammstein
• Richard Starkey, known as "Ringo Starr" (born 1940), drummer of The Beatles
• Richard Tauber (1891-1948), Austrian tenor
• Richard Wright (1943–2008), keyboard player for Pink Floyd

Aristocrats 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

Business 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

Religious figures

• Saint Richard (disambiguation)
• Richard Baxter (1615 – 1691) English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer.
• Richard of Dover (died 1184), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury
• Richard Foxe (c. 1448 – 1528), Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
• Richard of Poitiers (died c. 1174), monk of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, and author of historical works, treatises and poems.