Rich (surname)
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Rich is a surname. Many people with this surname originally had the surname "Reich" yet dropped the 'e' to change it to "Rich."
Notable Riches
- Adam RichAdam RichAdam Rich is an American actor.-Career:Rich is most remembered for his role as the youngest son, Nicholas Bradford, on the television series Eight is Enough, which ran for five seasons, from 1977-1981. After leaving that show, he made guest appearances on The Love Boat, CHiPS, Fantasy Island, The...
(born 1968), U.S. actor - Adrienne RichAdrienne RichAdrienne Cecile Rich is an American poet, essayist and feminist. She has been called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century."-Early life:...
(born 1929), U.S. poet - Buddy RichBuddy RichBernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
(1917-1987), world-famous drummer - Charlie RichCharlie RichCharles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...
, American singer and musician - Claudius James RichClaudius James RichClaudius James Rich , British business agent, traveller and antiquarian scholar,-Biography:Rich was born near Dijon....
, British orientalist - Heather RichMurder of Heather RichThe murder of Heather Rose Rich took place on the night of October 2, 1996 on a remote bridge over a creek in Texas. Rich, a 16-year-old sophomore high school student from Waurika, Oklahoma, had been driven to the location by three young men, two of them her schoolmates...
, an Oklahoma high-school student murdered in 1996 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandHenry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and of Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and the younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick...
(1590-1649), English courtier and soldier - Henry RichHenry RichSir Henry Rich, 1st Baronet was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was created a baronet in 1863....
(d. 1869), British politician - Herb RichHerb RichRichard Herbert Rich was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants....
(1928), American 2x All-Pro football player - Hugo Rich (aka Olaf Dietrich), Australian criminal (Dietrich v The QueenDietrich v The QueenDietrich v The Queen was an important case decided in the High Court of Australia on 13 November 1992. It concerned the nature of the right to a fair trial, and under what circumstances indigent defendants should be provided with legal aid by the state...
) - Irene RichIrene RichIrene Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies.-Career:Born Irene Luther in Buffalo, New York, Rich worked for Will Rogers, who used her in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere , The Strange Boarder , Jes' Call Me Jim , Boys Will Be Boys and The Ropin'...
(1891-1988), U.S. actress - Jodee RichJodee RichJohn David "Jodee" Rich is an Australian businessman, who founded Imagineering Ltd, a microcomputer software and hardware distributor, One.Tel Ltd, an Australian based telecommunications company, and PeopleBrowsr, a data mining, analytics and brand engagement service provider. at events around...
, Australian businessman - John RichJohn Rich (producer)John Rich was an important director and theatre manager in 18th century London. He opened the New Theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields and then the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and began putting on ever more lavish productions...
(1692-1761), 18th century English producer and theatre manager - John RichJohn Rich (musician)John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
(born 1974), U.S. musician - John Tyler RichJohn Tyler RichJohn Tyler Rich was a U.S. Representative from and the 23rd Governor of the US state of Michigan.-Early Life in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Michigan:...
(1841-1926), U.S. politician - Katherine Rich (born 1967), New Zealand politician
- Marc RichMarc RichMarc Rich is an international commodities trader and entrepreneur. He is best known for founding the commodities company Glencore. He was indicted in the United States on federal charges of illegally making oil deals with Iran during the late 1970s-early 1980s Iran hostage crisis and tax evasion...
(aka Marc David Reich) (born 1934), U.S. businessman - Martin RichMartin RichMartin Rich , was a German opera and symphonic conductor.Rich played the piano form the age of 5. He studied in Berlin under Franz Schreker. He conducted at places such as Bologna in Italy, and Grant Park, in Illinois as well as the Metropolitan Opera. From 1970 to 1986 he headed the Philharmonic...
(1905-2000), German conductor - Matty RichMatty RichMatty Rich, born Matthew Statisfield Richardson , is a film director and screenwriter who broke into the film world with the 1991 film Straight Out of Brooklyn which was financed by credit cards and donations. Rich also plays a major character in the film...
(born 1971), U.S. film director and screenwriter - Michael RichMichael RichMichael Rich may refer to:* Michael Rich , German road bicycle racer* Michael D. Rich, executive vice president of the RAND Corporation*Mike Rich, American screenwriter...
(born 1969), German cyclist - Michael D. RichMichael D. RichMichael Rich is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the RAND Corporation, the institution's highest-ranking position, which he has held since November 2011. Mr. Rich became the fifth president and CEO of the Santa Monica, Calif.,-based research institution, succeeding James A. Thomson, who...
, U.S. executive - Mike RichMike RichMike Rich is an American screenwriter best known for his writing on sports-related films.-Early life:A graduate of Oregon State University's College of Business, Rich began his media career as a news reporter for a Portland radio station, KINK...
(born 1959), U.S. screenwriter - Patrick RichPatrick RichPatrick Rich is an English former semi-professional rugby league player who represented Oldham Roughyeds RLFC in the Northern Ford Premiership .-Playing career:...
, English rugby league player - Ralph M. RichRalph M. RichRalph McMaster Rich was an aviator of the United States Navy during World War II.Ralph McMaster Rich, born on 22 January 1916 in Denmark, North Dakota, enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on 12 October 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(1916-1942), U.S. aviator - Richard Rich, 1st Baron RichRichard Rich, 1st Baron RichSir Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich , was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated alms houses in Essex in 1564....
(1496-1567), Lord Chancellor - Richard RichRichard Rich (director)Richard Rich is an American film director, producer and writer known for his work in animation. He is president of Crest Animation Productions. Unlike most animation directors Rich has never worked as animator on a film....
, American animated film director - Richie Rich, U.S. ice skater, singer and fashion designer
- Richie RichRichie Rich (rapper)Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.He is currently signed to Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records.-Early years :His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoop's own words...
(aka Richard Serrel), U.S. rapper - Richie RichDJ Richie RichDJ Richie Rich , is a former record producer and turntablist who was best known as a member of the New York-based rap trio 3rd Bass. He was also known as Daddy Rich. He was part of The "Supermen" DJ crew which also included other top DJs such as Scratch, Clark Kent, Miz, Supreme, and Alladin...
, British disc jockey - Rishi RichRishi RichRishpal Singh Rekhi better known by his stage name Rishi Rich is a British Indian music producer born in Croydon, England and based in London...
(aka Rishpal Rekhi), British Asian music producer - Robert RichRobert Rich (musician)Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...
, U.S. musician - Robert Rich, pen name used by U.S. screenwriter and novelist Dalton TrumboDalton TrumboJames Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist, and one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry...
- Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619...
(1587-1658), British naval officer and politician - Sir Robert Rich, 4th BaronetSir Robert Rich, 4th BaronetField Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet was a British cavalry officer.-Career:Rich was commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards in 1700...
(1685-1768), British field marshal - Robert E. Rich, Sr.Robert E. Rich, Sr.Robert E. Rich Sr. was a food-processing pioneer who, in 1945, invented the first non-dairy whipped topping made from soybeans that could be frozen. He founded Rich Products Corporation which had sales of $2.5 billion on more than 2,300 products in 2005, the year before he died at age 92...
(1913-2006), U.S.food-processing pioneer - Sharon RichSharon RichSharon Rich has written eight books and edited and written over sixty magazine articles about 1930s singing stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. She was close friends for many years with Jeanette's older sister, actress Blossom Rock...
, U.S. biographer - Stephen RichStephen RichStephan Rich was an American believed to have worked for Soviet Military Intelligence during World War II. His code name with the GRU is given as "Sandi".-Venona:...
, World War II spy - Stephen Gottheil RichStephen Gottheil RichStephen Gottheil Rich , of New Jersey, was the son of Joseph S. Rich who helped found the Collectors Club of New York. Stephen Rich was an ardent stamp collector, and created some important specialized collections of stamps.-Collecting interests:...
(1890-1958), philatelist of New Jersey - Tommy RichTommy RichThomas Richardson , better known by his ring name, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, is a professional wrestler. He is best known for his wrestling career in Georgia and Memphis throughout the 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:...
(aka Thomas Richardson) (born 1956), U.S. professional wrestler