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Rick Bayless
Rick Bayless, American chef and restaurateur of regional Mexican cuisine; Frontera Grill (1987), Topolobampo, XOCO, Bar Sótano in Chicago; James Beard Outstanding Chef 1995, Top Chef Masters 2009 winner.
Rick Beato
Rick Beato, American musician, producer, and YouTube educator from Rochester, New York; Ithaca College and New England Conservatory graduate; creator of Everything Music and the What Makes This Song Great? series, with over five million subscribers.
Rick Berman
Rick Berman (Richard Keith Berman), American TV producer who ran the Star Trek franchise 1987-2005: executive producer of The Next Generation, co-creator of Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, and producer of four Star Trek films.
Rick Blangiardi
Rick Blangiardi is an American Independent politician and former broadcast executive who has served as Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii since 2021, winning reelection in 2024 with 78% of the vote.
Rick Bockelie
Rick Marlow Bockelie (1902–1966) was a Norwegian sailor of KNS, Oslo, who won Olympic gold in the 8 metre class at Paris 1924 as crew of the yacht Bera, skippered by August Ringvold Sr.
Rick Bowness
Rick Bowness, born 1955, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canadian NHL coach, head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets since January 2026; record 2,726 games behind an NHL bench, 2020 Stanley Cup Final with Dallas, Jack Adams finalist 2024.
Rick Brattin
Rick Brattin is an American Republican politician, a Missouri state senator since 2020 and the 2026 Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Missouri's 5th District.
Rick Brunson
Rick Brunson (born 1972), NBA journeyman point guard (337 games, eight teams) and Temple Hall of Famer; NBA assistant coach with Denver, Bulls, Bobcats, Timberwolves, and Knicks; father and mentor of Jalen Brunson.
Rick Carey
Rick Carey (Richard John Carey, born 1963), American backstroke swimmer; triple gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (100 m and 200 m backstroke, medley relay), nine world records, 1983 Swimming World Swimmer of the Year, ISHOF inductee 1993.
Rick Carlisle
Rick Carlisle, born 1959, NBA head coach of the Pacers, Pistons, and Mavericks; won the 2011 title with Dallas and 1986 as a Celtics player; 11th coach to 1,000 wins.
Rick Caruso
Rick Caruso is an American billionaire real-estate developer who founded the Los Angeles company Caruso in 1987, built The Grove, and lost the 2022 mayoral election to Karen Bass.
Rick Colella
Rick Colella (Richard Phillip Colella, Jr., born 1951, Seattle) is an American breaststroke swimmer, 1976 Olympic 200 m breaststroke bronze medalist, 1972 and 1976 Olympian, and record-setting Masters swimmer.
Rick Crawford
Rick Crawford, born Eric A. "Rick" Crawford, is an American Republican politician who has represented Arkansas's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House since 2011.
Rick Crosson
Rick Crosson is an American Democratic politician and retired Army lieutenant colonel, the 2026 nominee for U.S. House in Wisconsin's 8th District against Rep. Tony Wied.
Rick Danko
Rick Danko (Richard Clare Danko, 1943–1999), Canadian bassist, fiddler, and singer; member of Ronnie Hawkins's Hawks, Bob Dylan's 1965 backing band, and the Band; sang "This Wheel's on Fire" and "It Makes No Difference"; fretless-bass pioneer; died of heart failure in Marbletown, NY.
Rick Davies
Rick Davies (1944–2025), English singer, keyboardist and co-founder of Supertramp with Roger Hodgson; voice and Wurlitzer pianist of "Goodbye Stranger" and "Bloody Well Right"; led the band after 1983; died of multiple myeloma.
Rick Deckard
Rick Deckard is the bounty-hunter protagonist of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner, played by Harrison Ford; his human-or-replicant ambiguity and later appearances in Blade Runner 2049 distinguish him.
Rick Dees
Rick Dees (Rigdon Osmond Dees III) is an American radio personality best known for the syndicated Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and the 1976 hit "Disco Duck."
Rick Demont
Rick DeMont (Richard James DeMont), American swimmer born 1956, won the 1972 Olympic 400 m freestyle at 16 but was disqualified for ephedrine in his asthma medication; first under 4 minutes for 400 m free (3:58.18, 1973 Worlds gold), later Arizona coach and artist.
Rick Dempsey
Rick Dempsey, American MLB catcher (1969-1992) for the Twins, Yankees, Orioles, Indians, Dodgers, and Brewers; 1983 World Series MVP with Baltimore, 1988 champion with Los Angeles, later Orioles coach and broadcaster.
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer (1947–2025), born Richard Dean Zehringer, American rock guitarist and producer; McCoys' "Hang On Sloopy" No. 1 in 1965, solo hit "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo," Grammy for producing "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro, born 1981 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is a former NHL goaltender drafted first overall by the New York Islanders in 2000, one of only two modern-era goalies so picked (with Fleury). Career 318 games, 130 wins, 2.87 GAA; record 15-year, $67.5M contract bought out July 3, 2013.
Rick Ducommun
Rick Ducommun (Richard Dennis Ducommun, 1952-2015), Canadian stand-up comedian and character actor; played Art Weingartner in The 'Burbs (1989), Gus in Groundhog Day, and Cindy's dad in Scary Movie; lost over 200 lb before his breakthrough.
Rick Dufay
Rick Dufay is an American guitarist, Aerosmith rhythm guitarist 1982–1984 replacing Brad Whitford, credited on Rock in a Hard Place, formerly solo artist behind Tender Loving Abuse (1980) and later Blue By Nature.
Rick Durrett
Rick Durrett, full name Richard Timothy Durrett, is an American probability theorist and Duke University professor known for stochastic spatial models and population genetics, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007.
Rick Edmonds
Rick Edmonds is an American Republican politician who served in the Louisiana House from 2016 to 2024 and now represents District 6 in the Louisiana Senate.
Rick Edwards
Rick Edwards (Richard Philip Edwards), English TV presenter, journalist and author born 1979 in Enfield, London; Cambridge natural sciences graduate; host of BBC One's !mpossible, BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast with Rachel Burden, Fighting Talk, and NBC's The Courtship.
Rick Famuyiwa
Rick Famuyiwa (born 1973) is an American director, writer, and producer known for The Wood, Brown Sugar, the Sundance hit Dope, and three episodes of The Mandalorian.
Rick Flag
Rick Flag: DC Comics father-and-son soldiers leading the Suicide Squad. Rick Flag Jr. debuted in Brave and the Bold #25 (1959); Rick Flag Sr. in Secret Origins #14 (1987). Played by Joel Kinnaman and Frank Grillo on screen.
Rick Fox
Rick Fox (born 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian former NBA forward, 1991 first-round pick, who won three Lakers championships (2000-02), later owned esports team Echo Fox, acted, and became a Bahamian opposition senator.