| The most famous people with the name Richard are: | | | | the number of web pages, discussion forums, |
| 10. Richard Petty, Race Car Driver | | | | photos, videos, etc that are available online. |
| 9. Richard Lewis, Stand Up Comedian and Actor | | | | Not making the list were Richard Avedon - |
| 8. Richard Dreyfuss, Movie Actor ( Jaws, Close | | | | Photographer, Richard Hatch - Survivor Game Show |
| Encounters of the Third Kind) | | | | Winner, Richard Belzer - Actor (Homicide: Life on the |
| 7. Richard Prince, American Painter and Photographer | | | | Street) and Stand Up Comedian, Richard Daley - |
| 6. Richard Pryor, Stand Up Comedian and Film Actor | | | | Chicago Mayor, Richard Adams - Author (Watership |
| 5. Richard Burton, Movie Actor (Cleopatra, Equus) | | | | Down), Richard Lugar - United States Senator from |
| 4. Richard Curtis, English Screenwiter and Actor | | | | Indiana, Richard Russo - Author (Empire Falls), Richard |
| (Bridget Jones's Diary, Blackadder) | | | | Dawson - Actor (Hogan's Heros) and Game Show |
| 3. Richard Branson, Billionaire Entrepreneur | | | | Host (Family Feud), and Richard Carstone - a |
| 2. Richard Gere, Movie Actor (An Officer and a | | | | character in Charle's Dickens novel Bleak House. |
| Gentleman, Chicago) | | | | I was surprised that the artists (Avedon and Prince) |
| ...and the most famous Richard is no real surprise... | | | | did so well while the authors (Adams and Russo) did |
| 1. Richard Nixon, Former President of the United | | | | not, but perhaps having a lot of images online helps |
| States of America. | | | | build popularity. Not really surprising that the major |
| I compiled this list by searching for the names listed | | | | movie stars (Gere, Burton, and Dreyfuss) were high |
| on a number of search engines and ranking them by | | | | on the list or that President Nixon was number one. |