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Richard Hoe

Born: 1812 Birthplace: New York City Rotary printing press—Hoe’s advanced printing press technology allowed…

Richard Petty

Born: July 2, 1937Auto racer 7-time winner of Daytona 500; 7-time NASCAR national champ (1964,67,71-72,74-75,79); first stock car driver to win $1 million in career; all-time NASCAR leader in races…

Henri Richard

Born: Feb. 29, 1936Hockey C leap year baby who played on more Stanley Cup championship teams (11) than anybody else; at 5-foot-7, known as the “Pocket Rocket ”; brother of Maurice.

Maurice Richard

Born: Aug. 4, 1921Hockey RW the “Rocket”; 8-time NHL 1st team All-Star; MVP in 1947; 1st to score 50 goals in one season (1944-45); 544 career goals; played on 8 Stanley Cup winners in Montreal.…

Bob Richards

Born: Feb. 2, 1926Track & Field pole vaulter, ordained minister and original Wheaties pitchman, remains only 2-time Olympic pole vault champ (1952,56).

Richard Pryor

actor, comedian, writerBorn: 12/1/1940Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois Grammy Award-winning film actor and comedian known for his rude, crude and hilarious characterizations of the dark side of the…

Richard Dreyfuss

actorBorn: 10/29/1947Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Energetic actor whose youthful looks belie the fact that he won a Best Actor Oscar 20 years ago (for The Goodbye Girl, 1978), and has been…

Richard Gere

actorBorn: 8/31/1949Birthplace: Philadelphia Handsome albeit sometimes wooden leading man who often portrays unstable or otherwise undesirable characters, with headline-grabbing roles in Looking…

Richard Crenna

actorBorn: 11/30/1927Birthplace: Los Angeles A lead and character player, he began his acting career on the radio serial Our Miss Brooks (1948–56) and later starred in the TV series The Real McCoys…

Richard Donner

director, producerBorn: 1939Birthplace: New York City An actor who later directed numerous TV series, including episodes of the Twilight Zone and The Fugitive, he moved into feature-film making in…