Richard (surname)
Richard can be a surname. Variations include: Ricard, Riccard, Richard, Ritchard, Richardson, Richardsson, Ricquart, Rijkaard, Rickaert, Ryckewaert
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 27.4% of all known bearers of the surname Richard were residents of Tanzania, 25.9% of France, 14.0% of the United States, 8.7% of Nigeria, 7.0% of Canada, 2.0% of Madagascar, 1.9% of Haiti, 1.5% of Sudan, 1.3% of Togo and 1.2% of Kenya.In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
- 1. Collectivity of Saint Martin
- 2. Pays de la Loire
- 3. Centre-Val de Loire
- 4. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- 5. Brittany
- 6. Grand Est
- 7. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 8. Normandy
People
A
- Achille Richard, French botanist and physician
- Adam Richard, Australian comedian
- Alain Richard, French politician
- Alison Richard, English academic administrator
- Ambrose D. Richard, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Antoine Richard, French athlete
- Antoine Richard du Cantal, French doctor, veterinarian, agronomist and politician
B
- Bernard Richard, Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician
C
- Carl J. Richard, American historian
- Charles Richard, Canadian politician
- Charles-Louis Richard, French Catholic theologian
- Charlie Richard, American football player and coach
- Chris Richard (baseball), American baseball player
- Chris Richard (basketball), professional basketball player
- Christian Rémi Richard, Malagasy politician and diplomat
- Clayton Richard, American baseball player
- Clément Richard, Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician
- Cliff Richard, English pop star
- Clovis-Thomas Richard, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Colette Richard, French actress
- Cyprien Richard, French alpine skier
D
- Darryl Richard (American football), American football player
- Davius Richard, American football player
- Dawn Richard (model), American model and actress
- Dawn Richard (singer), Haitian-American singer, songwriter, and dancer
- Deb Richard, American golfer
- Dee Richard, American politician
- Doug Richard, British-based American businessman
E
- Edmond Richard (cinematographer), French cinematographer
- Edmond Richard (writer), French writer
- Édouard Richard, Canadian historian and politician
- Emily Richard, British actress
- Eric Richard, English actor
- Ernest Richard, Canadian businessman and politician
- Etienne Richard, French composer, organist and harpsichordist
F
- Fabrice Richard, French footballer
- Ferdinand Richard, French musician
- Firmine Richard, Guadeloupean actress
- Fleury François Richard, French painter
- François-Marie-Benjamin Richard, French archbishop
G
- Gabriel Richard, French-American Roman Catholic priest turned politician
- Gary Richard American football player
- George Anderson Richard, mine manager in Queensland, Australia
- Georges Richard, French automobile pioneer
- Gerry Richard, Canadian curler and coach
- Graham Richard, American politician
- Guy A. Richard, Canadian judge
H
- Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Henry Richard, Welsh Congregational minister and Member of Parliament
I
- Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, British politician
J
- J. R. Richard, American baseball player
- Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamey Richard, American football player
- Jean-Baptiste-Trefflé Richard, Canadian farmer, notary and politician
- Jean-Claude Richard, French painter and engraver
- Jean-Louis Richard, French actor, film director and scriptwriter
- Jean-Marc Richard (ice hockey), retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Jean-Marc Richard (TV and radio presenter), Swiss radio and television personality
- Jean-Marie Richard, Canadian politician
- Jean Michel Claude Richard, French botanist
- Jean-Pierre Richard, French writer and literary critic
- Jean-Thomas Richard, Canadian politician
- Jean Richard (actor), French actor
- Jean Richard (historian), French historian
- John Richard, Canadian judge
- Joseph-Adolphe Richard, Canadian politician
- Jules Richard (mathematician), French mathematician
K
- Kris Richard, American football coach
L
- Larry Richard, American basketball player
- Lee Richard, American baseball player
- Lorraine Richard, Canadian politician
- Louis Claude Richard, French botanist
M
- Marcel Richard, French Catholic priest and Greek paleographer
- Mary Richard, Canadian aboriginal activist and politician
- Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Maurice Richard (politician), Canadian politician
- Mark Richard, American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet
- Marthe Richard, French prostitute and spy who later became a politician
- Michael Richard (photographer), American rock musician and photographer
- Michael Wayne Richard, American rapist and murderer
- Michel Richard, French chef
- Mike Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mireille Richard, Swiss ski mountaineer
- Monique Richard, Canadian politician
N
- Naicka Richard, known as Naïka, American-born singer and songwriter
- Natalie Richard, Canadian television personality
- Nathalie Richard, French actress
- Nelly Richard, French-born cultural theorist now based in Chile
O
- Oliver G. Richard, American businessman
- Olivier Jules Richard, French botanist
P
- Pascal Richard, Swiss racing cyclist
- Paul Richard, Mayor of New York from 1735 to 1739
- Philippe Richard, French actor
- Pierre Richard, French actor
R
- Robert Ri'chard, American television and movie actor
- Rod Richard, American athlete
- Ron Richard, American politician
- Ronald G. Richard, American Marine Corps officer
- Ruth Richard, American baseball player
S
- Sabrina Richard, French weightlifter
- Stanley Richard, American football player
T
- Ted Richard, Canadian politician and lawyer
- Timothy Richard, Welsh Baptist missionary to China
- Tyran Richard, American model
V
W
- Wendy Richard, English actress
- Will Richard, American basketball player
Z
- Zachary Richard, American Cajun singer/songwriter and poet
- , Russian and French dancer of French origin, the wife of Louis Mérante