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Richard III

Richard III was King of England for just over two years in the 15th century, but the debate about him continues: Shall he be remembered as a visionary reformer and brilliant administrator, or as an…

Richard Hatch

Richard Hatch gained his place in pop culture history by winning the first edition of the CBS "reality show" Survivor in the year 2000. A corporate trainer from Rhode Island, Hatch outwitted and…

Richard Gere

Cool and handsome, yet mysteriously remote, Richard Gere has been an American movie star since the 1970s. He got early attention for his roles in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and Days of Heaven (…

Richard Petty

Richard Petty is known to NASCAR fans as "The King" and as the driver of "Ol' 43." He became a record-breaking legend over three decades of auto racing. Petty, the son of driver Lee Petty, drove his…

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson was an American writer best known for his story I Am Legend, and for his work on the classic television series The Twilight Zone. The New Jersey son of Norwegian immigrants, Matheson…

Michael Richards

Michael Richards spent nine seasons playing wacky neighbor Cosmo Kramer on the sitcom Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998. Richards worked the clubs of L.A. as a stand-up comedian before landing a job on…

Keith Richards

Keith Richards and a schoolmate, Mick Jagger, fell in together in the early 1960s and formed the rock band The Rolling Stones with Brian Jones. Losing and adding a few other band members along the…

Denise Richards

Denise Richards was a model-turned-actress when she got her breakthrough role as fresh-faced sci-fi soldier Carmen Ibanez in the sci-fi film Starship Troopers (1997, based on the Robert A. Heinlein…

Richard Branson

A billionaire businessman with a taste for derring-do, Richard Branson is the founder and CEO of the mega-corporation known as the Virgin Group. Branson's first business was music: he began selling…

Richard Attenborough

Name at birth: Richard Samuel AttenboroughRichard Attenborough was a filmmaker and actor, best known for directing epic movies such as Gandhi and, in front of the camera, as the rich guy who built…