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 Trickle

First Name Dick
Last Name Trickle
Born on October 27, 1941
Died on May 16, 2013 (aged 71)

Richard Leroy Trickle, mostly referred to as "Dick", was an American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All Pro, IMCA, NASCAR, and USAC.

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Dick McAuliffe

First Name Dick
Last Name McAuliffe
Born on November 29, 1939
Died on May 13, 2016 (aged 76)

Richard John McAuliffe was an American professional baseball shortstop / second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the [[Detroit Tigers (1960–73) and Boston Red Sox (1974–75). He was a part of the Tigers' 1968 World Series championship, and was known for his unusual batting stance. A left-handed hitter, McAuliffe held his hands very high with an open stance that faced the pitcher. As the pitcher delivered to home plate, he moved his forward (right) foot to a more conventional position before swinging.

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Dick Slater

First Name Dick
Last Name Slater
Born on May 19, 1951
Died on October 18, 2018 (aged 67)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Richard Van Slater better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Dick Quax

First Name Dick
Last Name Quax
Born on January 1, 1948
Died on May 28, 2018 (aged 70)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Theodorus Jacobus Leonardus "Dick" Quax was a Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician.

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Dick Johnson

First Name Dick
Last Name Johnson
Born on September 30, 1953
Died on June 9, 2020 (aged 66)

Richard S. Johnson was the morning news co-anchor and a street reporter for NBC-owned television station WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Before coming to WMAQ-TV in 2002, he was a longtime reporter/anchor at rival WLS-TV.

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Dick Farney

First Name Dick
Last Name Farney
Born on November 14, 1921
Died on August 4, 1987 (aged 65)

Farnésio Dutra e Silva, better known as Dick Farney, was a Brazilian (jazz) pianist, pop-composer, and "crooner" popular in Brazil from the late 1940s to the mid 1970s and 1980s.

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Dick Van Patten

Richard Vincent Van Patten
First Name Dick
Last Name Patten
Born on December 9, 1928
Died on June 23, 2015 (aged 86)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Richard Vincent Van Patten was an American actor, comedian, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, whose career spanned seven decades of television. He was best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the ABC television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough.

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Dick Ebersol

First Name Dick
Last Name Ebersol
Born on July 28, 1947 (age 78)

Duncan "Dick" Ebersol is an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics.

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Dick Goddard

Richard D. Goddard
First Name Dick
Last Name Goddard
Born on February 24, 1931
Died on August 4, 2020 (aged 89)

Richard Duane Goddard was an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist. From 1966 until his retirement in 2016, he was the evening meteorologist at WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, initially affiliated with the CBS Television Network, from 1994 onward with the Fox Broadcasting Company. Goddard holds the Guinness World Record for longest career as a weather forecaster after passing Canadian meteorologist Peter Coade.

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Dick Smothers, Jr.

First Name Dick
Last Name Jr.
Born on April 26, 1964 (age 61)

Dick Smothers Jr. is an American former pornographic actor. He is the eldest of three children born to comedian Dick Smothers and his first wife, Linda.

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