Namesakes
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football
(football) Les Richter 2011 
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Burton Richter 1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Jason James Richter 1980-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Gerhard Richter 1932-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 geologist, 1 physicist
Charles Francis Richter 1900-1985
Burton Richter 1931-2018
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(bronze/gold) Halina Górecka (a.k.a. Richter) 1960; 1964 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Annegret Richter 1972; 1976 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ulrike Richter 1976 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Dirk Richter 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Julia Richter 2012 rowing
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Conrad Richter 1951 The Town