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Richard Lamm Richard Douglas "Dick" Lamm (born September 12, 1935 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American politician and lawyer. He served three terms as Governor of Colorado as a Democrat (1975–1987) and ran for the Reform Party's nomination for President of the United States in 1996.
Richard Landwehr Richard Landwehr has been the author of numerous books about the Waffen-SS, its foreign (that is, non-German) volunteers in particular. He has been putting out a magazine called Siegrunen on that topic "[f]or more than 25 years".
Richard Lathe Richard Lathe is a molecular biologist and a former professor at the University of Strasbourg and Edinburgh University, where he worked for the Centre for Genome Research and the Centre for Neuroscience. He was assistant director at the biotech company Transgene in Strasbourg, a principal scientist at ABRO, Edinburgh, and Co-Director of the Biotechnology College ESBS based in Strasbourg.
Richard Laurence Richard Laurence (born in Bath 1760; died in Dublin 1838) was an English Hebraist and Anglican churchman. He was made Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1814, and Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, in 1822.
Richard Laurence Millington Synge Richard Laurence Millington Synge (born Liverpool, October 28 1914, died Norwich, August 18 1994) was a British biochemist, and winner of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the invention of partition chromatography.
Richard Lavigne In 1991, the late Bishop John Marshall suspended Richard Lavigne from active ministry because of verifiable allegations of sexual abuse and because Lavigne was convicted of sexual abuse in Franklin County Massacuestts.
Richard Law (jurist) Richard Law (March 7, 1733– January 26, 1806) was an American lawyer, jurist and statesman from New London, Connecticut. He was one of Connecticut's delegates to the Continental Congress in 1777 and from 1781 to 1782.
Richard Layard Peter Richard Grenville Layard known as Richard Layard, (born 15 March 1934), is a British economist. He was founder-director in 1990 of, and is a current programme director at, the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.
Richard Le Gallienne Richard Thomas Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947) was an English man of letters, very much associated with the literary world of London in the 1890s; after that he resided in the USA, without altering his period style. The American actress Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) was his daughter, by his second marriage.
Richard Leadbetter Richard Leadbetter is a magazine writer and editor who has worked on some of the best-selling videogame magazines of the past twenty years including Computer & Videogames, Mean Machines, Mean Machines Sega, Maximum, Official Sega Saturn Magazine and PlayStation World.
Richard Leakey Richard Erskine Frere Leakey (born 19 December 1944 in Nairobi, Kenya), is a paleontologist, archaeologist and conservationist. He is the second of the three sons of the archaeologists Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey, the younger brother of Colin Leakey.
Richard Lederer Richard Lederer (born 1938) is an American author and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language, and his use of oxymorons. His column, "Looking at Language", is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
Richard Lee McNair Richard Lee McNair, (born December 9, 1958, in Duncan, Oklahoma) was serving two life sentences for murder, attempted murder, and burglary for crimes committed in North Dakota when he escaped in April 2006 from a federal maximum-security prison facility in Pollock, Louisiana. Federal officials said he escaped by burying himself under mail bags and escaping from a mail processing facility.
Richard Leibler Richard Leibler (1914–2003) was an American mathematician and cryptanalyst. While working at the NSA, he and Solomon Kullback formulated the Kullback-Leibler divergence, a measure of similarity between probability distributions which has found important applications in information theory.
Richard Leigh (author) Richard Leigh (born 1943) is a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey and currently living in England. Author with Michael Baigent and Henry Lincoln, of the best-seller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982) and its sequel The Messianic Legacy.
Richard Leiterman Richard Leiterman (March 7, 1935 - July 14, 2005) was a well-known Canadian cinematographer, best known for documentary and feature film work in the 1960s and 1970s. His cinéma vérité, or direct camera, style helped define Canadian cinema at the time.
Richard Leman Richard Alexander Leman (born July 13, 1959) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he secured the bronze medal with his team.
Richard Levinson Richard Levinson (August 7, 1934 - March 12, 1987) was an American writer and producer who often worked in collaboration with William Link. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in 1956.
Richard Lewis Spencer Richard Lewis Spencer is an African American musician and teacher. He played tenor sax player for Otis Redding's band, played behind Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions with the Winstons,and won a Grammy Award for his composition Color Him Father which he recorded as lead singer with The Winstons.
Richard Lewontin Richard Charles "Dick" Lewontin (born March 29, 1929) is an American evolutionary biologist, geneticist and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical basis of population genetics and evolutionary theory, he pioneered the notion of using techniques from molecular biology such as gel electrophoresis to apply to questions of genetic variation and evolution.
Richard Lichfield Richard Lichfield (died 1630) was a barber surgeon in Cambridge, England, during the late 16th and early 17th century, and in 1597 wrote a pamphlet sharply criticising the writer Thomas Nashe, which for many years was believed to be the work of Gabriel Harvey.
Richard Liles Richard Liles, born 25 February, 1973 is an American musician and the former drummer from the alternative rock band 3 Doors Down. After leaving the 3 Doors Down, the band replaced him with Daniel Adair, and then Greg Upchurch.
Richard Lippold Richard Lippold (3 May 1915–22 August 2002) was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium. Lippold was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked as an industrial designer from 1937 to 1941.
Richard Lloyd Parry Richard Lloyd Parry is a British foreign correspondent. He is the Asia Editor of The Times of London, based in Tokyo, and is the author of In the Time of Madness, a non-fiction book about Indonesia and East Timor.
Richard Lochhead Richard Neilson Lochhead (born May 24, 1969) is a Scottish politician and Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray. He was an MSP for North East Scotland from the 1999 election and re-elected at the 2003 election, but resigned in March 2006 in order to fight the Moray by-election.
Richard Long (actor) Richard Long (December 17, 1927 - December 21, 1974) was an American actor best known for his leading roles in the TV series The Big Valley and Nanny and the Professor as well as several appearances as "Gentleman Jack Darby" in TV's Maverick. Long also played private detective Rex Randolph as a series lead in both Bourbon Street Beat and 77 Sunset Strip, replacing Roger Smith in the latter show when Smith had to drop out due to health problems.
Richard Long (broadcaster) Richard Long is a former New Zealand broadcaster, best known in that country as television newsreader, first with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), and then with Television New Zealand (TVNZ). He co-hosted the main news bulletin on TV One, with Judy Bailey.
Richard Longstreet Tea Richard Longstreet Tea was a Civil War hero who won the Medal of Honor for heroism on April 23, 1875 during the Indian Wars. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February, 1842 and died in Prescott, Arizona on September 14th, 1911.
Richard Losick Richard Losick is an American molecular biologist whose research interests include RNA polymerase, gene transcription, and bacterial development. Richard Losick is the Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology at Harvard University.
Richard Louis Richard Louis is the author of The Dons of Necropolis, published by Infinity in June of 2006 and will shortly release The Dons of Necropolis Book II and Book III. He is also a Professor, Funeral Director and Author graduated from Farmingdale State University with a Mortuary Science Degree and minored in literature and writing.
Richard Lounsbery Foundation The Richard Lounsbery Foundation is a philanthropic organisation which "aims to enhance national strengths in science and technology" (in the United States) by supporting research projects, science education and key scientific policy issues through seed money or partial support. It "aims to achieve high impact by funding novel projects and forward-looking leaders.
Richard Lovett Richard Lovett (Ricardus de Louvet) was a Seigneur of Upper Normandy who accomanpied William the Conqueror into England in 1066. His sons, William and Robert Lovett were rewarded with land grants in England that were listed in the Doomsday Books and stayed with the family into the twentieth-century.
Richard Luce, Baron Luce Richard Napier Luce, Baron Luce GCVO, PC, DL (born 14 October 1936) was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II from 2000 to 2006, and was previously Governor of Gibraltar and a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister.
Richard Lugner Richard Lugner (born October 11, 1932) is a successful Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry, a Viennese society figure, and a former political candidate not affiliated with any of the Austrian political parties. Lugner has been nicknamed Mörtel ("Mortar", as in masonry) by the media, while his fourth wife, Christina (born June 2, 1968), is generally known as Mausi ("Little Mouse").
Richard Luyt Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt (1915 – 1994) was the colonial Governor of British Guiana in 1964-66. He installed Forbes Burnham of the People's National Congress (PNC) as premier of a coalition government with a small business-oriented conservative party in 1964; however, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) came first in the election.
Richard Lynn Richard Lynn (1930- ) is a British Professor Emeritus of Psychology,Call for re-think on eugenics BBCNews Friday, 26 April, 2002 known for his work on intelligence and differential psychology. Lynn's major research has been into race differences and sex differences in intelligence, and he currently sits on the editorial boards of the scientific journals Intelligence and Personality and Individual Differences.
Richard Lynn Scott Richard Lynn Scott (born 1952 in Illinois) is a billionaire entrepreneur. An attorney by trade, he founded Columbia Hospital Corporation in 1987, which merged with the Hospital Corporation of America in 1994 to become Columbia/HCA, the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world.
Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL (7 August 1870-16 June 1924) was a British Peer. The son of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, he succeeded to the barony upon the death of his father.
Richard M. Daley Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, powerful member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003.
Richard M. Kleberg Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr. (1887-1955) was a seven-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district over the period 1931-1945 and an heir to the King Ranch in South Texas.
Richard M. Langworth Richard M. Langworth CBE (born 1941- ) is a Moultonborough, New Hampshire and Eleuthera, Bahamas based author of books and magazine articles, specializing in automotive history, automobile makes, brands and American and European automobile manufacturers.
Richard M. Longfellow Richard Moses Longfellow (24 June 1867- 17 May 1951) was a United States Army Private awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on 16 May 1899. Private Longfellow was part of Young's Scouts and is buried in Normal Hill Cemetery in Lewiston, Indiana.
Richard Maitland Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496‑August 1, 1586), was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet. He was served heir to his father, Sir William Maitland of Lethington, Haddingtonshire, and Thirlestane, Berwickshire, on 15 October 1515.
Richard Manitoba Richard 'Handsome Dick' Manitoba (AKA The Handsomest man in Rock n' Roll) (born Richard Blum in The Bronx, New York, January 29 1954) is an American musician and radio personality, best known for his 30-year stint as lead singer of the proto-punk New York City band, The Dictators.
Richard Manning Jefferies Richard Manning Jefferies, a longtime state legislator and Governor of South Carolina from 1942 to 1943, was born in Union County, SC on February 27, 1888. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1910 and moved to the town of Ridgeland.
Richard Mansfield Richard Mansfield (May 24 1857-August 30 1907) was an American actor born in Berlin best known for his performances in Shakespeare plays, Gilbert and Sullivan operas and for his portrayal of the dual title roles in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. His mother was Madame Rudersdorff (1822-1882), the singer, and his father, Maurice Mansfield (d.
Richard Mantell Richard Mantell (born on August 17, 1981 in Bridgwater, Somerset) is an English field hockey full back, who made his international senior debut for the national squad on February 10, 2003. He is nicknamed Rick or Ricky or Tricky, and played club hockey for Canterbury.
Richard Marcinko Richard 'Dick' Marcinko (born November 21 1940 in Lansford, Pennsylvania), who often calls himself the Rogue Warrior (also the title of his best-selling book), is one of the United States' most accomplished and recognized special operations experts, with over 30 years of experience in a variety of specialties including counter-terrorism, intelligence and special operations. He has a B.
Richard Marius Richard Curry Marius (July 29, 1933–November 5,1999) was a Reformation scholar, a novelist of the American South, a speechwriter, and a teacher of writing and English literature at Harvard University. Marius was widely published, leaving behind major biographies of Thomas More and Martin Luther, four novels set in his native Tennessee, several books on writing, and a host of scholarly articles for academic journals and mainstream book reviews.
Richard Markle Richard (Rick) Markle (1971 – 2006) was a poet, an artist, and a celebrated, meticulous rotoscope artist lead. His most recent movie work was on Charlotte's Web, where he "created" Templeton the rat.
Richard Marlow The English choral conductor and organist, Richard Marlow, was Organ Scholar and later Research Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He studied with Thurston Dart, writing a doctoral dissertation on the 17th-century virginalist, Giles Farnaby.
Richard Marsh (author) Richard Marsh (1857-1915) was the pseudonym of the British author born Richard Bernard Heldman. He is best known for his supernatural thriller The Beetle, published in the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula and initially even more popular.
Richard Martin Stern Richard Martin Stern (born March 17, 1915 in Fresno, California; died October 31, 2001 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American novelist. Stern began his writing career in the 1950's with mystery tales of private investigators, winning a 1959 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, for The Bright Road to Fear.
Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary singer, songwriter and record producer. He had a string of successful hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Right Here Waiting," "Hazard," and "Hold On to the Nights.
Richard Massingham Richard Massingham (January 31, 1898 – April 1, 1953) was a British actor who is principally noted for starring in most public information films made in the 1940s and early 1950s. After working in medicine and making amateur films, Massingham set up Public Relationship Films Ltd in 1938 when he noticed that there was no specialist agency making short educational films for the public.
Richard Mather Richard Mather (1596 - 1669), American Congregational clergyman, was born in Lowton, in the parish of Winwick, near Liverpool, England, of a family which was in reduced circumstances but entitled to bear a coat-of-arms.
Richard Mathers Richard 'Richie' Mathers (Born 24 October 1983 in Leeds) is an English rugby league player for the Leeds Rhinos in the English Super League competition and also plays for England and a great Great Britain prospect. His position of choice is fullback
Richard Matvichuk Richard Matvichuk (born February 5, 1973 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an NHL defenseman, currently signed with the New Jersey Devils. Although he was born in Edmonton, Richard was rasied in the near by city of Fort Saskatchewan.
Richard Mayer Richard E. Mayer is an American educational psychologist who has made significant contributions to theories of cognition and learning, especially as they relate to problem solving and the design of educational multimedia.
Richard Mayne Sir Richard Mayne KCB (27 November 1796–26 December 1868) was a barrister and the joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police. With an incumbency of 39 years, he was also the longest-serving Commissioner in the force's history, as well as the youngest on his appointment.
Richard Møller Nielsen Richard Møller Nielsen (born August 19, 1937), nick-named Ricardo, is a Danish former football (soccer) player and current football manager. His greatest triumph came when he coached the Danish national football team which surprisingly won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 1992) tournament.
Richard McBride Sir Richard McBride, KCMG (December 15, 1870 – August 6, 1917) was a British Columbian politician and founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901.
Richard McCourt Richard McCourt (born 12 August 1976 in Sheffield, England, where he attended Tapton School) is a television presenter and radio presenter best known as one half of children's television duo Dick and Dom. He is also the brother of television presenter James McCourt.
Richard McGarvie Justice Richard Elgin McGarvie AC QC (21 May 1926 - 24 May 2003) was a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria from 1992 to 1997. He was born and brought up on his parents’ dairy farm at Pomborneit East in Victoria, Australia.
Richard McGonagle Richard McGonagle (born October 22, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American voice actor. He has done many roles such as Fourarms on Ben 10, Bato in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and General Grievous in Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Richard McKelvey Richard McKelvey (1944 – 2002) was a political scientist, specializing in mathematical theories of voting. He received his BS in Mathematics from Oberlin College, MA in Mathematics from Washington University in St.
Richard McKinney Richard ("Rick") McKinney (born 12 October 1953) is an archer and author from Muncie, Indiana in the United States. He is the author of Rick McKinney: The Simple Art of Winning, an instructional guide for Olympic recurve archers published in 1996.
Richard Meinertzhagen Colonel Richard Henry Meinertzhagen CBE DSO (March 3, 1878 - June 17, 1967) was a British soldier and intelligence officer with an interest in birds and Zionism. Due to irregularities and well-documented instances of fraud, his ornithological research and other published works are of questionable veracity.
Richard Meltzer Richard Meltzer (born May 11, 1945) was one of the earliest rock music critics. His first book wasThe Aesthetics of Rock, which evolved out of his undergraduate studies in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and graduate studies at Yale University.
Richard Melzer Richard Melzer (born December 8, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player for the Australian National Basketball League's New Zealand Breakers; he primarily plays power forward.
Richard Metcalfe Richard Metcalfe (born 21 November 1973 in Leeds, England) is a former Scottish rugby union footballer. At 7 feet Metcalfe was the tallest player to play international rugby, about six inches taller than typical second row height of about 6 ft 6 in.
Richard Metzger Richard Metzger (born October 25, 1965 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is the creative director of The Disinformation Company and host of their TV show '"Disinformation" which was aired for two seasons on Channel 4 in the UK as part of their late night "4Later" programming block. Called a "punk rock '60 Minutes' and 'wilder than 'Jackass' by the Los Angeles Times and Wired magazine repectively, the sixteen 30-minute episodes produced for C4 (and several segments never aired in the UK) were then cut down to four one-hour "specials" intended for the Sci-Fi Channel in America, but never aired due to the controversial nature of what was portrayed onscreen.
Richard Miller (singer) Richard Miller (born 1926) is a professor of singing at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and the author of numerous books on singing technique and vocal pedagogy. He sang as a lyric tenor with opera companies in Europe and America.
Richard Milton (scientific researcher) Richard Milton, scientific researcher and author of the best selling book 'The Facts of Life: Shattering the Myths of Darwinism'. This highly controversial non-fiction novel proposes this set of myths: the myth of accurate radiometric dating, the myth of uniformitarian geology, the myth of a gradualist fossil record, the myth of natural selection, the myth of the biogenetic law, the myth of vestigial organs, the myth of homology, and the myth of the missing link.
Richard Mique Richard Mique (18 September 1728 — 8 July 1794) was a neoclassical French architect born in Lorraine. He is most remembered for his picturesque hamlet for Marie Antoinette at Versailles, which, however, is not particularly characteristic of his working style.
Richard Mitchell (a.k.a. The Underground Grammarian) Richard Mitchell (1929-2002) was an English teacher at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University)from 1963 until his death in 2002. He became well-known in the 70s and 80s with the publication of The Underground Grammarian, a journal that he wrote, published, and distributed himself.
Richard Mitchelson Campbell Richard Mitchelson Campbell (28 August 1897 - 17 November 1974), often known as Dick Campbell, was a New Zealand economist, civil servant, and diplomat. He served as Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1958 following five years as the official secretary.
Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC (1680 - October 12, 1758) was a British military officer and nobleman. He became a field marshal in the British Army on November 29, 1757, less than a year before his death.
Richard Montague Richard Merett Montague (1930–1971) was an American mathematician and philosopher. His research focused on the foundations of logic and set theory, and pioneered a logical approach to natural language semantics which became known as Montague grammar.
Richard Montgomerie Richard Robert Montgomerie (born July 3, 1971, Rugby, Warwickshire) is an English cricketer who plays First Class cricket for Sussex. A right handed opener, he has previously represented Northamptonshire and Oxford University.
Richard Montgomery (politician) Richard Montgomery (born October 24, 1946 in Sevierville) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 12th district, which is comprised of part of Sevier County. He has served as a state representative since the 101st General Assembly and is currently on the House Education Committee, the House Commerce Committee, the House Rules Committee, the House Utilities and Banking Subcommittee, the House K-12 Subcommittee, and the Joint Select Committee on Children and Youth.
Richard Moody Col. Richard Clement Moody (February 13, 1813 in Barbados- March 31, 1887 in Bournemouth, England, was a Lieutenant-Governor, and later Governor, of the Falkland Islands, and the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia.
Richard Moore (Case Closed) Richard Moore, known as Kogoro Mori (毛利 小五郎 Mōri Kogorō) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan).
Richard Moore (Irish lawyer) Richard Moore (d 1858) was Attorney-General for Ireland during part of Lord John Russell's Whig Government 1846-1852, holding that office from 16 July 1846 to 21 December 1847. He was then appointed as a judge of the Irish Queen's Bench and remained a judge until his death.
Richard Moore(Outdoor Reporter) Richard Moore was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and grew up a dedicated hunter and fisherman.He is best known as a professional wildlife photographer,writer and president of Valley Nature Films LLC.
Richard Morton (physician) Richard Morton (1637-1698) was an English physician who was the first to state that tubercles were always present in the tuberculosis disease of the lungs. In Morton's time, this wasting disease was termed consumption, or by its Greek name of phthisis.
Richard Muir Sir Richard David Muir (1857-1924) was a prosecutor for the British Crown, widely regarded as the greatest of his time; he played a prominent role in many of the most sensational trials of the early part of the 20th century, most notably that of Hawley Harvey Crippen.
Richard Mulcahy General Richard James Mulcahy (10 May, 1886 – 16 December, 1971) was an Irish politician, leader of Fine Gael and Cabinet Minister. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence against the British.
Richard Murphy (poet) Richard Murphy (born 1927 in County Mayo, Ireland) is an Irish poet. He was awarded the Æ Memorial Award (1951); first prize, Guinness Awards, Cheltenham (1962); British Arts Council Awards (1967 and 1976); Marten Toonder Award (1980); Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1969); and American-Irish Foundation Award (1983).
Richard Murphy (screenwriter) Richard Murphy (May 8, 1912 - May 19, 1993) was an award winning screenwriter. The Boston, Massachusetts-born writer worked for Literary Digest in the 1930s before leaving in 1937 to work in the short film department at MGM.
Richard Murray Richard Murray is the Charlton Athletic Football Club Chairman. He is highly respected by most of the Charlton supporters and it is agreed that he has been a key to the football clubs success over the last decade.
Richard Myers General Richard Bowman Myers (born March 1, 1942) is a former general of the United States Air Force and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; as such, he was the United States military's highest ranking officer behind the President.
Richard N. Haass Richard Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951, Brooklyn) has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July of 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. The U.
Richard Naiff Richard Naiff is a pianist and flautist from London, England who has performed with the bands Soulsec, The Catacoustics, The Waterboys and The Icicle Works. Naiff is a classically trained musician, having joined the Guildhall School of Music at age ten.
Richard Newland Richard Newland (christened 2 March 1718 at Slindon, Sussex; died 29 May 1791 at Bath) was a noted English cricketer who played for the famous Slindon club under the patronage of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond.
Richard Nielsen Richard Nielsen of Houston, Texas, an amateur researcher on the linguistics and runology of the Kensington Runestone, grew up in a Danish-speaking home in California, earned a doctorate in materials science from the Technical University of Denmark, and developed an intense interest in the Kensington Runestone (KRS) while living in Scandinavia working as a consulting engineer.
Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi (en: Count Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi ja:リヒャルト・ニコラウス・栄次郎（his japanese name is Eijiro)・クーデンホーフ=カレルギー), (Tokyo, November 16, 1894 - Schruns, Vorarlberg, July 27, 1972) was an Austrian politician and geopolitician.
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace is the presidential library of Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States, located at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California. The nine acre (36,000 m²) campus is situated on and surrounding the grounds of the house where Nixon was born and spent his childhood, today in a suburban area of Orange County, California near California State Route 57 and California State Route 90 (Imperial Highway).
Richard Noble Richard Noble, OBE (born March 6, 1946, in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the ThrustSSC, which currently holds the land speed record which was set at Black Rock Desert.
Richard Norris Richard Norris is a London based music producer/engineer/musician, best known as a member of The Grid. He is also half of remix/DJ duo with Erol Alkan under the Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve moniker, under which they released an album of acid rock re-edits called Spring in the summer of 2006.

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