Rickard Explained
Rickard is both an English surname and a masculine Swedish given name. It is of European origin and it is closely related to the given name Richard and the surnames Rickards and Richards.
People with the surname
- Bob Rickard (born 1945), founder and editor of the British magazine Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena
- Brenton Rickard (born 1983), breaststroke swimmer from Australia
- Bruce Rickard (1929–2010), Australian architect and landscape architect
- Cliff Rickard (born 1943), Australian Paralympic athlete, snooker player and table tennis player
- Clinton Rickard (1882–1971), Tuscarora chief known for founding the Indian Defense League, and for promoting Native American sovereignty
- Derek Rickard (born 1947), English footballer
- Diana Rickard (born 1953), Australian competition swimmer
- Doug Rickard (1939–2002), Australian-born space engineer
- Edgar Rickard (1874–1951), mining engineer and lifelong confidant of U.S. President Herbert Hoover
- Eva Rickard (1925–1997), activist for Māori land rights and for women's rights
- Frank Rickard (1884–1975), Canadian MP
- Georgia Rickard, Australian-born journalist, magazine editor, author and media commentator
- Jack Rickard (1922–1983), illustrator best known for his contributions to Mad magazine
- Jeff Rickard, sports broadcaster
- Jessie Louisa Rickard (1876–1963), also known as Mrs Victor Rickard, Irish literary novelist
- John Rickard (civil servant) (1940–2013), former Chief Economic Advisor to the British Government
- John Rickard (economist) (born 1945), Australian economist
- John T. Rickard (1913–2000), former Mayor of Santa Barbara, California
- Laurence Rickard (born 1975), English writer and comedian, one half of the comedy duo "Larry and George"
- Louise Rickard (born 1970), Welsh rugby union player
- Matt Rickard (born 1993), English football striker
- Pamela Rickard (1928–2002), Australian biochemist
- Ricky Rickard (born 1958), New Zealand professional wrestler
- Reuben Rickard (1841–1896), mining engineer and President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, California from 1891 to 1893
- Sam Rickard (born 1971), vision impaired Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia
- Stanley Rickard (1883–1976), New Britain-born Australian architect
- Steve Rickard (1929–2015), New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer, and promoter
- Tex Rickard (1870–1929), American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City
- Thomas Rickard (1865–1911), British born mining engineer and last President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, California from 1903 to 1909
- Thomas Arthur Rickard (1864–1935), British born mining engineer and publisher and writer on mining engineering subjects
- William Thomas Rickard (1828–1905), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
People with the given name
- Rickard Christophers (1873–1978), Brevet Colonel Sir (Samuel) Rickard Christophers was a British protozoologist and medical entomologist
- Rickard Deasy (1812–1883) Irish lawyer and judge
- Rickard Deasy (Farming Campaigner) (1916–1999), farmers' rights campaigner in Ireland
- Rickard de Bermingham (died 1322), aka Rickard Mac Fheorais, was Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry
- Rickard Engfors (born 1976) Swedish model, stylist and former drag queen
- Rickard Eriksson (born 1974), Swedish entrepreneur
- Rickard D. Gwydir (1844–1925), Confederate soldier, Indian agent, and early Washington pioneer
- Rickard Hallström (born 1973), Swedish curler
- Rickard Koch (born 1976), Swedish bandy player
- Rickard William Lloyd (1859–1933), Consulting Anaesthetist and author
- Rickard Näslin (born 1947), Swedish musician
- Rickard Nordstrand (born 1976), Swedish Light Heavyweight kickboxer
- Rickard Olsson (born 1967), Swedish television and radio presenter
- Rickard Persson (born 1959), Swedish politician
- Rickard Rakell (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey centre
- Rickard Rydell (born 1967), Swedish racing driver
- Rickard Sandler (1884–1964), Swedish Social Democratic politician
- Rickard Sarby (1912–1977), Erik Rickard Sarby was a Swedish sailor
- Rickard Sjöberg (born 1969), Per Rickard Arvid Sjöberg is a Swedish journalist, television presenter and game show host
- Rickard Söderberg (born 1975), Swedish tenor, singer and debater
- Rickard Söderberg (born 1975), Swedish tenor, singer and debater
- Rickard Strömbäck, Swedish footballer who played as a defender
- Rickard Wallin (born 1980), Swedish professional ice hockey centre
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