Around the world, Richards (Richards 
, リチャーズ 
, Ричардс 
) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female forename. The forename Richards is habitual in Latvia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Panama, where it is a rare masculine name, and Cuba. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and Brazil. Predominantly, Richards is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Richards | Australia, Jamaica, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| リチャーズ | Japan |
| Ричардс | Ukraine, Russia |
| ריצ'רדס | Israel |
Richards is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| lewis richards (1752-1832) (b. 1752) |
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rees g. richards Pennsylvania Soldier, Ohio politician, GB (b. 1842) |
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deforest richards American politician (1846-1903), US (b. 1846) |
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grant richards Richards, (Franklin Thomas) Grant (1872–1948), publisher and writer, GB (b. 1872) |
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| fordyce s. richards American politician – Minnesota -- "F.S." Territorial House 1852 (District 4), US (b. 1822) |
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addison richards actor, US (b. 1887) |
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| whitmore lionel richards UK judge (b. 1868) |
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| lee greene richards American artist (1878-1950), US (b. 1878) |
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| rees richards Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer, GB (b. 1886) |
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| collen edward melville richards British Army officer, GB (b. 1888) |
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| wynn richards American photographer, US (b. 1888) |
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graham richards English theoretical chemist, GB (b. 1939) |
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| leyton richards (b. 1879) |
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| dickinson woodruff richards American physician, Nobel Prize recipient (1895-1973), US (b. 1895) |
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| ray richards American football player and coach (1906-1974), US (b. 1906) |
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