Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Mary Richards 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry, 1 medicine
(chemistry) Theodore William Richards 1914
(medicine) Dickinson W. Richards 1956
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors
Beah Richards 1920-2000
Gavin Richards 1946-
Michael Richards 1949-
Denise Richards 1971-
Erin Richards 1983-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 cricket, 1 soccer
(cricket) Viv Richards 1952-
(basketball) Samantha Richards 1983-
(soccer) Jazz Richards 1991-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Gavin Richards 1946-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Keith Richards 1943-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 chemist
Theodore William Richards 1868-1928
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze/gold, 1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Alma Richards 1912 high jump
(silver) Tom Richards 1948 marathon
(bronze/gold) Bob Richards 1948; 1952; 1956 pole vault
(silver/bronze) Sandie Richards 2000; 2004 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Samantha Richards 2012 basketball
(bronze/gold) Sanya Richards-Ross 2004; 2008; 2012 4x400 m relay; 400 m
Other Leaders:
1 president
President George Maxwell Richards 2003-2013 Trinidad and Tobago
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Keith Richards 1989 The Rolling Stones