List of Famous people named Dick

Often it's a shorthand for Richard. Similar names: Richard, Dicky, Dickey, Dickie, Deke. Here are some famous Dicks:

Dick Rivers

Hervé Émile Forneri
First Name Dick
Last Name Rivers
Born on April 24, 1945
Died on April 24, 2019 (aged 74)

Hervé Forneri, known professionally as Dick Rivers, was a French singer and actor who began performing in the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll music in France. He was an admirer of Elvis Presley, who influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character, Deke Rivers, that Presley played in his second film, Loving You (1957).

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Dick Dale

Richard Anthony Monsour
First Name Dick
Last Name Dale
Born on May 4, 1937
Died on March 16, 2019 (aged 81)

Richard Anthony Monsour, known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album.

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Dick Enberg

First Name Dick
Last Name Enberg
Born on January 9, 1935
Died on December 21, 2017 (aged 82)

Richard Alan Enberg was an American sportscaster. Over the course of an approximately 60-year career, he provided play-by-play of various sports for several radio and television networks, including NBC (1975–1999), CBS (2000–2014), and ESPN (2004–2011), as well as for individual teams, such as UCLA Bruins basketball, Los Angeles Rams football, and California Angels and San Diego Padres baseball.

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Dick LeBeau

Charles Richard LeBeau is a former American football cornerback and coach in the National Football League (NFL). LeBeau was active with the NFL for 59 consecutive seasons, 14 as a player with the Detroit Lions and 45 as a coach. He spent the majority of his coaching career as a defensive assistant, most notably as the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Described as an "innovator" and "defensive football genius", he is considered to be one of the greatest defensive coordinators of all time.

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Dick Scobee

Francis Richard Scobee
First Name Dick
Last Name Scobee
Born on May 19, 1939
Died on January 28, 1986 (aged 46)

Francis Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer and astronaut. He was killed while he was commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.

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Dick Cavett

First Name Dick
Last Name Cavett
Born on November 19, 1936 (age 88)

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.

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Dick Advocaat

Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat

Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat is a Dutch former football player and current head coach of Feyenoord.

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Dick Miller

First Name Dick
Last Name Miller
Born on December 25, 1928
Died on January 30, 2019 (aged 90)
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Richard Miller was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese, with the distinction of appearing in every film directed by Dante. He was known for playing the beleaguered everyman, often in one-scene appearances. Miller's main roles in films included Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers, Piranha, The Howling, A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, Not of This Earth, Chopping Mall, Night of the Creeps, The Terminator, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers and Quake.

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Dick Rowland

First Name Dick
Last Name Rowland
Born on November 30, 1901 (age 123)

Dick Rowland or Roland was an African-American teenage shoeshiner whose arrest for assault in May 1921 was the impetus for the Tulsa Race Massacre. Rowland was 19 years old at the time. The alleged victim of the assault was a white, 17-year-old, elevator operator Sarah Page. She had declined to prosecute. According to conflicting reports, the arrest was prompted after Rowland tripped in Page's elevator on his way to a segregated bathroom, and a white store clerk reported the incident as an "assault" or a rape.

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Dick Pound

Richard William Duncan Pound
First Name Dick
Last Name Pound
Born on March 22, 1942 (age 83)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Richard William Duncan Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer and prominent spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.

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