Richard Harris (disambiguation)
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Richard Harris may refer to:
- Richard HarrisRichard HarrisRichard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....
, Irish actor, singer and songwriter - Richard Deodatus Poulett HarrisRichard Deodatus Poulett HarrisRichard Deodatus Poulett Harris was an educationalist in England and Tasmania.-Family:Harris was born on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, the eldest son of Captain Charles Poulett Harris of the 60th Rifles Regiment, who was stationed there...
(1817–1899), English/Australian educator - Richard Harris (prospector)Richard Harris (prospector)Richard Tighe Harris was a Canadian miner and prospector.Richard Harris was born in Dummadonald, County Down, Ireland. However, attended Girard College, a private boarding school in Philadelphia, PA ....
(1833–1907), Canadian miner and prospector - Richard Reader Harris (KC) (1847–1909), English barrister, counselor to Queen Victoria, Methodist minister
- Richard Reader Harris (MP) (1913–2009), British Conservative politician
- Dick HarrisDick HarrisRichard M. "Dick" Harris is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He also was a member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. He represents the electoral district of Cariboo—Prince George, and formerly Prince...
(born 1944), Canadian politician - Rick HarrisRick HarrisRick Harris is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name , Black Bart. He is the son of the late George "Two Ton" Harris.-Career:Rick Harris started wrestling in 1975...
, American wrestler - Richard Harris (composer)Richard Harris (composer)Richard Harris is a London-based composer, arranger, transcriber, teacher and pianist.Richard Harris studied composition and orchestration at the University of Edinburgh, where his tutors included Kenneth Leighton...
, composer, teacher and pianist - Richard Harris (college principal)Richard Harris (college principal)Richard Harris was an academic at the University of Oxford and clergyman in the sixteenth century.-Life:Harris, from Herefordshire, obtained his B.A. degree from Oxford University on 3 November 1558 and his M.A. degree on 26 June 1562. He was appointed rector of Kentchurch, Herefordshire in 1571...
, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1573 to 1595 - Richard Harris (footballer)Richard Harris (footballer)Richard Harris is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Wycombe Wanderers during the late 1990s and early 2000s...
, English former footballer - Richard Harris (American football)Richard Harris (American football)Richard Drew Harris was an American football defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He was and All-American in 1970 for Grambling and was drafted in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was named All-Rookie in 1971, playing...
, (1948–2011), former NFL player & CFL coach - Richard Harris (television writer)Richard Harris (television writer)Richard Harris is a prolific British television writer, most active from the early 1960s to the mid-1990s. He writes primarily for the crime and detecitve genres, having contributed episodes of series like The Avengers, The Saint, The Sweeney, Armchair Mystery Theatre, and Target...
, British television writer - Dick Harris (Australian rules footballer)Dick Harris (Australian rules footballer)Richard 'Dick' Harris was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1934 and 1944 for the Richmond Football Club...
, former Australian rules footballer - Dickie HarrisDickie HarrisDickie Harris was an all-star defensive back with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League....
, (born 1950), American football player in the CFL - Richard A. HarrisRichard A. HarrisRichard A. Harris is a film editor with a career spanning nearly forty years. He graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California in 1956.-Awards:...
, American film editor - Richard Harris, member of doo-wop group, The MarcelsThe MarcelsThe Marcels were a doo-wop group known for turning American classical pop songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and signed to Colpix Records, with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss...
- Richard Harris (or Harrys), British fruiter to King Henry VIII
See also
- Richard Harries, Baron Harries of PentregarthRichard Harries, Baron Harries of PentregarthRichard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He was the 41st Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006. Since 2008 he has been the Gresham Professor of Divinity.-Education and army career:...
(born 1936), former Anglican Bishop of Oxford and broadcaster