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Richardson High School
Richardson High School is a public high school in Richardson, Texas, operated by RISD. It offers ten CTE magnet programs, including Cybersecurity and Culinary Arts.
Richardson number
The Richardson number (Ri) is a dimensionless number measuring the balance between buoyancy and shear in a stratified fluid, introduced by Lewis Fry Richardson in 1920.
Richardson, Texas
Richardson, Texas: a Dallas–Collin County suburb about 14 miles north of downtown Dallas on US 75, founded 1873 as a railroad town, incorporated 1925, population 119,469 (2020), known as the Telecom Corridor.
Richardson's ground squirrel
Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii, formerly Spermophilus richardsonii), the prairie "gopher" or flickertail, is a hibernating rodent of the northern Great Plains, 200-500 g, with a 3-4 hour annual female fertility window and recent emergency strychnine registration in Canada.
Richarlison
Richarlison de Andrade, Brazilian forward born 1997 in Nova Venécia; played for América-MG, Fluminense, Watford, Everton, and Tottenham; Copa América 2019 and Olympic 2020 winner; Europa League 2025 with Spurs.
Richat Structure
Richat Structure (Guelb er Richât), the Eye of the Sahara: a ~40 km eroded geological dome in Mauritania's Adrar Plateau, a Cretaceous alkaline igneous complex with CAMP gabbro sills (230–200 Ma), not an impact crater, a landmark visible from orbit.
Richaun Holmes
Richaun Diante Holmes, born 1993, American forward-center; Bowling Green standout drafted 37th overall in 2015 by the 76ers; 489 NBA games with five teams, later Panathinaikos.
Richelieu-class battleship
The Richelieu class was a pair of French fast battleships, Richelieu and Jean Bart, built in the late 1930s with eight 380 mm guns in two forward quadruple turrets.
Richemont
Richemont, formally Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, is a Swiss luxury goods group registered in Geneva and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, best known for owning Cartier.
Riches
Riches is a six-part 2022 British family drama created by Abby Ajayi, starring Deborah Ayorinde, Hugh Quarshie, and Sarah Niles, about a fight for control of the Flair & Glory black hair and beauty empire; cancelled by Prime Video in December 2023 after one season. Not the FX series The Riches.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards (Richard James Edwards, 1967–disappeared 1995), Welsh lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Manic Street Preachers, vanished from London's Embassy Hotel; his car was found near the Severn Bridge and he was declared presumed dead in 2008.
Richfield Coliseum
Richfield Coliseum was a 20,273-seat arena in Richfield Township, Ohio, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers 1974-1994 and a major concert venue; demolished 1999, its site is now grassland in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Richfield Oil Corporation
Richfield Oil Corporation was an American oil company based in Los Angeles that operated on the West Coast until its 1966 merger into Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).
Richie (film)
Richie (ரிச்சி) is a 2017 Tamil action crime drama directed by Gautham Ramachandran, starring Nivin Pauly as a coastal-town thug; an adaptation of Rakshit Shetty's 2014 Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandanthe, released 8 December 2017 to mixed reviews.
Richie Ashburn
Richie Ashburn ("Whitey", 1927-1997), American MLB center fielder for the Phillies 1948-59, Cubs, and 1962 Mets; two NL batting titles, 2,574 hits, .308 average, elite defensive putout records, then 35 years as a Phillies broadcaster; Hall of Fame 1995.
Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud (Richard Benaud, 1930-2015), Australian leg-spin all-rounder, first to 2,000 Test runs and 200 wickets, unbeaten captain of Australia in 28 Tests, later iconic Channel Nine and BBC cricket commentator.
Richie Cunningham
Richie Cunningham (Richard J. Cunningham), fictional everyman protagonist of ABC's Happy Days (1974–84), played by Ron Howard; Milwaukee middle child, married Lori Beth by phone, left for Hollywood as a screenwriter.
Richie Faulkner
Richie Faulkner (Richard Ian Faulkner, born 1980, London) is the British-American heavy metal guitarist who replaced K.K. Downing in Judas Priest in 2011 and plays in Elegant Weapons; known for the Painkiller solo, a 2021 onstage aortic dissection, and Invincible Shield.
Richie Furay
Richie Furay (born 1944, Yellow Springs, Ohio), American country-rock pioneer, founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (1997), Calvary Chapel pastor, solo artist from I've Got a Reason (1976) to In the Country (2022).
Richie Havens
Richie Havens (Richard Pierce Havens, 1941–2013), American folk singer and guitarist of the Greenwich Village scene, opened Woodstock 1969 and improvised "Freedom" from "Motherless Child"; known for open-D tuning, thumb-barred percussive strumming, and covers of Dylan and the Beatles.
Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin, who records as Plastikman, is a Canadian DJ and producer central to minimal techno, who co-founded the Plus 8 label in 1989 and the M_nus label in 1998.
Richie Incognito
Richie Incognito (Richard Dominick Incognito Jr., born 1983) is a former NFL offensive guard, four-time Pro Bowler with Rams, Dolphins, Bills, Raiders; central figure in the 2013 Dolphins bullying scandal.
Richie Jerimovich
Richard "Richie" Jerimovich, also "Cousin" or "Little Felon," is a fictional character in FX's The Bear, played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach; manager of The Beef turned front-of-house partner, Emmy-winning role.
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen, born Richard Dale Kotzen Jr., is an American guitar virtuoso, singer, and songwriter known for his work with Poison, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs, and Smith/Kotzen.
Richie Laryea
Richie Laryea (Richmond Mamah Laryea), Canadian right-back born 1995 in Toronto; plays for Toronto FC and Canada; 2022 World Cup player, ex-Orlando City and Nottingham Forest, 2026 MLS All-Star.
Richie McCaw
Richie McCaw, New Zealand openside flanker and All Blacks captain 2006-2015; 148 Tests, 110 as captain, won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups, three-time World Rugby Player of the Year.
Richie Moriarty
Richie Moriarty (born 1980) is an American actor, writer, and improviser from Rockville, Maryland, who plays ghost Pete Martino with an arrow through his neck on CBS's Ghosts.
Richie Myler
Richie Myler (Richard David Myler, born 1990, Widnes) is a retired rugby league half-back/fullback, now Hull FC chief executive; clubs Widnes, Salford, Warrington, Catalans, Leeds, York; 208 tries in 401 games, three Challenge Cups, Lance Todd Trophy 2020, England and Ireland international.
Richie Poulton
Richie Poulton was a New Zealand clinical psychologist at the University of Otago who led the Dunedin Study, a birth-cohort project following over 1,000 people for fifty years.
Richie Ramone
Richie Ramone (Richard Reinhardt, born 1957, New Jersey), Ramones drummer 1983-1987 on Too Tough to Die, Animal Boy and Halfway to Sanity; only Ramones drummer to write songs and sing lead; later solo albums and 2018 autobiography.