Richard Evans
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Literary figures
- Richard J. EvansRichard J. EvansRichard John Evans is a British academic and historian, prominently known for his history of Germany.-Life:Evans was born in London, of Welsh parentage, and is now Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College...
(born 1947), English historian on the subject of Germany before and during World War II - Richard Paul EvansRichard Paul EvansRichard Paul Evans is an American author.-Biography:Evans graduated from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children...
(born 1962), American author of books with Christian themes; best known for 1995's The Christmas Box - Richard Evans (British author)Richard Evans (British author)Richard Evans , is author of Kosmonaut Zero.-Music:From 1980 to 1997, Evans was a guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter in a number of bands, appearing on the following albums:...
(born 1964), English writer in the science fiction and future noir genres; Machine Nation, Robophobia - Richard D. Evans (American author) (born 1966), American writer in the science fiction and future noir genres; 1632 universe short stories
Sports personalities
- Dick Evans (American football)Dick Evans (American football)Dick Evans is a former player in the National Football League.-Career:Evans played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1940 NFL season and the 1943 NFL season. During the two season in between, he played with the Chicago Cardinals....
, American football player - Dick Evans (footballer)Dick Evans (footballer)Richard "Dick" Evans was an English footballer, who played at outside-right, spending most of his career with Burslem Port Vale as well as a two-year spell at Southampton where he won two Southern League championships....
(1875–1942), English footballer - Richard Evans (footballer)Richard Evans (footballer)Richard Evans is a Welsh professional football player. He has been capped by Wales U21s and is currently playing for Aberaman Athletic.-Career:...
(born 1983), Welsh football midfielder; played for Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday and Shrewsbury - Richard Evans (rugby league)Richard Evans (rugby league)Richard "Dick" Evans is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, Swinton, and Salford, playing at , i.e. number 9.-International honours:...
, rugby league footballer of the 1970s for Wales, Barrow, Swinton, and Salford - Richie EvansRichie EvansRichard Ernest Evans , was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame lists this achievement as "one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports"...
(1941–1985), American racecar driver in NASCAR
Spiritual leaders
- R. C. EvansR. C. EvansRichard Charles Evans was a Canadian apostle and member of the First Presidency in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who became the leader of a schismatic sect that separated from the RLDS Church in 1918.Evans was born in St. Andrews in Argenteuil County, Province of...
(1861–1921), Canadian leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; led schism in 1918 - Richard L. EvansRichard L. EvansRichard Louis Evans was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , the president of Rotary International , and the writer, producer, and announcer of Music and the Spoken Word for forty-one years .He received a BA and MA from the University...
(1906–1972), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and radio announcer
Visual artists
- Richard Evans (designer)Richard Evans (designer)Richard Evans was born on 30 March 1945 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. He studied fashion design at Nottingham School of Art and graphic design at Leicester College of Art. He worked as a graphic designer in the 1970s at Hipgnosis studio, designers of many famous rock album covers...
(born 1945), English creative artist for record album covers - Dick Evans (artist)Dick Evans (artist)Dick Evans is a sculptor and installation artist who lives and works in New York. His pieces are often concerned with the individual’s subjective and often apocalyptic relationship to nature and culture...
(born 1976), London based artist and curator - Richard Evans (portrait painter)Richard Evans (portrait painter)Richard Evans , was an English portrait-painter and copyist.Evans was for some years pupil and assistant to Sir Thomas Lawrence, for whom he painted drapery and backgrounds and made replicas of his works. He also made copies after Nash and other artists. He resided for many years in Rome, copying...
People in the entertainment industry
- Dik EvansDik EvansRichard "Dick" ' Evans is the brother of David "The Edge" Evans, guitarist for rock band U2.The Evans brothers both played guitar in the initial line-up of the band, known as "The Hype," sharing their homemade guitar....
, Irish rock guitarist, also known as Dick Evans - Richard Evans (AI researcher)Richard Evans (AI researcher)Richard Evans is an artificial intelligence specialist working in computer games.He is currently collaborating with Andrew Stern on an unannounced game funded by ngmoco....
, computer game developer - Richard Evans (actor)Richard Evans (actor)Richard Evans is a retired American actor, best known for his work in television.Throughout his career, Evans has guest starred in TV series such as Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Sea Hunt, Cheyenne, The Rifleman, The Fugitive, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Men from Shiloh, Star Trek: The...
(born 1935) - Richard Evans (radio presenter)Richard Evans (Radio Presenter)Richard William Gilmour Evans , is a Welsh journalist and Broadcaster.He was educated at Llanelli Boys Grammar Technical School, and studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath before studying journalism at City University, London...
(born 1958), British radio presenter - Richard Bunger EvansRichard Bunger EvansRichard Bunger Evans, also known as Richard Bunger, is an American composer and pianist who worked with John Cage and subsequently wrote "the classic book on John Cage," The Well-Prepared Piano. Evans has composed and performed music for opera and musical theatre, including works for the Bohemian...
(born 1942), American composer
Others
- Richard Evans (businessman)Richard Evans (businessman)Sir Richard Harry Evans, CBE, Hon FRAeS less formally known as Dick Evans, was formerly chairman of BAE Systems.In 2001 he became Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire...
(born 1942), English business executive, known as Dick Evans; chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire - Richard B. Evans (Dick Evans), former Alcan President & CEO, Interim Chairman and CEO, Constellium
- Richard Thomas EvansRichard Thomas EvansRichard Thomas Evans was a British Liberal Party politician.-Before Parliament:Evans was educated at the University of Wales. During the Great War he served in Europe and attained the rank of Captain. In 1918 he married Edith Rhys Williams. In 1923 he published the book Aspects of the Study of...
(1890–1946), British Liberal Party politician - Richard Evans (Australian politician)Richard Evans (Australian politician)Richard Evans is a former Australian politician, who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member in the Australian House of Representatives. He was the member for Cowan from 1993 to 1998. He was CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia until October 2007 and was the Executive Director of the...
(born 1953), Australian Liberal Party member, represented Cowen in the House of Representatives, 1993–1998 - The defendant in the landmark Supreme Court case Romer v. EvansRomer v. EvansRomer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 , is a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with civil rights and state laws. It was the first Supreme Court case to deal with LGBT rights since Bowers v...
See also
- Richard Evans SchultesRichard Evans SchultesRichard Evans Schultes may be considered the father of modern ethnobotany, for his studies of indigenous peoples' uses of plants, including especially entheogenic or hallucinogenic plants , for his lifelong collaborations with chemists, and...
(1915–2001), American ethnobotanist, conservationist and author; curator and professor at Harvard, 1953–1985 - List of people named Evans
- Evans (surname)Evans (surname)Evans is a family name of Welsh, and possibly Cornish, origin. Within the United Kingdom it is the 8th most common surname, being most common in the city of Swansea, Wales. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname.-Origin:...