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- Richard Leigh (martyr)Richard Leigh (martyr)Blessed Richard Leigh was an English martyr born in Cambridgeshire. He studied in Reims and Rome and was ordained in Rome in 1586. On his return to England he was arrested in London and banished. He returned to England again and was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1588...
(1561–1588), Catholic martyr - Richard Leigh (poet)Richard Leigh (poet)Richard Leigh , English poet, was the younger son of Edward Leigh and Elizabeth Talbot of Rushall, Staffordshire. He entered Queen’s College, Oxford in 1666 at age sixteen. Sources rumor that, after school, Leigh left Oxford for London and became an actor in the Duke of York’s or King's Company...
(1649/50-1728) - Richard Leigh (author)Richard Leigh (author)Richard Harris Leigh was a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey, USA to a British father and an American mother, who spent most of his life in the UK. Leigh earned a BA from Tufts University, a Master's degree from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D...
(1943–2007), co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail - Richard Leigh (songwriter)Richard Leigh (songwriter)Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
(born 1951), American country music songwriter - Richard Leigh (musician), free-improvising musician, member of the MusicsMusics (magazine)Musics was an independent magazine launched with Issue No. 1 April/May 1975 of MUSICS an impromental experivisation arts magazine. It was dedicated to the coverage of free improvised music. Its need was originally suggested in a conversation between Evan Parker and Madelaine and Martin Davidson.In...
collective - Richard H. Leigh, Commander, U.S. Pacific FleetCommander, U.S. Pacific FleetCommander, U.S. Pacific Fleet , is the title of the United States Navy officer who commands the United States Pacific Fleet. Originally established in 1907 as a two-star rear admiral's billet, the position has been held by a four-star admiral since March 19, 1915.Between 1907 and December 6, 1922,...
, 1932–33 - Richard Leigh (cricketer)Richard Leigh (cricketer)Richard Leigh was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearances in first-class matches from 1806 to 1809 ....
, English cricketer