Top Celebrity Names Starting With Dick

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   Dick Van Dyke

   Age 86 Male
   

   Actor, Comedian, Television Producer, Writer

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   Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke. Van Dyke starred in the films Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and for his starring roles in the television series The Dick Van Dyke Show, in the 1960s, as Rob Petrie, and Diagnosis: Murder, in the 1990s, as Dr. Mark Sloan.… read more

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   Dick Cheney

   Age 71 Male
   

   Vice President of the United States

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   Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001–2009), under George W. Bush. Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, but was primarily raised in Sumner, Nebraska, and Casper, Wyoming. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman William A. Steiger, eventually working his way into the White House during the Nixon and Ford administrations, where he served the latter as White House Chief of Staff.… read more

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   Dick Clark

   1929 - 2012 Male
   

   Businessman, Game Show Host, Radio/television Personality

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   Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark is an American game-show host, radio, television personality, and businessman. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.… read more

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   Dick Cavett

   Age 75 Male
   

   Television Host, Actor, Comedian

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   Richard Alva Cavett — known as Dick Cavett — is a former American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues. Cavett appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s.… read more

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   Dick Van Patten

   Age 83 Male
   

   Actor

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   Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Patten is an American actor, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television sitcom Eight is Enough. He began work as a child actor and was successful on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen plays as a teenager. He later starred in numerous television roles including the long running CBS television series, I Remember Mama and Young Dr. Malone.… read more

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   Dick Durbin

   Age 67 Male
   

   Lawyer, Politician

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   Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin is the senior United States Senator from Illinois and the Senate Majority Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Georgetown University Law Center. Working in state legal counsel throughout the 1970s, he made an unsuccessful run for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1978.… read more

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   Dick Butkus

   Age 69 Male
   

   American Football Player, Linebacker, Actor

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   Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus started as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. He played nine seasons in the NFL for the Chicago Bears. Billed at 6 ft 3 in, 245 lbs.… read more

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   Dick Gephardt

   Age 71 Male
   

   Majority Leader, Dick, Lawyer

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   Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt is a lobbyist and former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Gephardt served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005, serving as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995, and as Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004.… read more

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   Dick Ebersol

   Age 64 Male
   

   Elder, Adviser, Sports Person

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   Duncan "Dick" Ebersol is an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports, producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts.… read more

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    Dick Vitale

    Age 73 Male
    

    Sports Announcer, Coach, Broadcaster

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    Richard J. "Dick" Vitale, also known as "Dickie V", is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well known as a college basketball broadcaster and for the enthusiastic and colorful remarks he makes during games. He is known for his catchphrases such as "baby" and "diaper dandy" (outstanding freshman player). He has authored seven books and appeared in several movies.… read more

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    Dick Harris

    Age 67 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Richard 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 George–Bulkley Valley. He was first elected during the 1993 federal election and was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011.… read more

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    Dick Gregory

    Age 79 Male
    

    Comedian, Militant, Actor

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    Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory is an American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur. Gregory is an influential American comic who has used his performance skills to convey to both white and black audiences his political message on civil rights. His social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public.… read more

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    Dick Armey

    Age 71 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Richard Keith "Dick" Armey is a former U.S. Representative from Texas's (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor.… read more

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    Dick Spring

    Age 61 Male
    

    Politician, Hurler and Gaelic Footballer

    
    

    Richard "Dick" Spring is an Irish businessman and former politician. He was first elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) in 1981 and retained his seat until 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for the Environment (1982–1983), Minister for Energy (1983–1987) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993–November 1994, December 1994–1997). He also served as Tánaiste during those three governments.… read more

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    Dick Grayson

    Male
    

    Dick, Comedian, Detective

    
    

    Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940. The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the "Flying Graysons," Dick watches a mafia boss kill his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them.… read more

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    Dick Turpin

    4712 BC - 1739 Male
    

    Highwayman

    
    

    Richard "Dick" Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's profession as a butcher early in life, but by the early 1730s he had joined a gang of deer thieves, and later became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and murderer.… read more

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    Dick Wilson

    1934 - 1990 Male
    

    Politician, President

    
    

    Richard A. "Dick" Wilson was elected chairman (also called president) of the Oglala Lakota Sioux of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he served from 1972–1976, following re-election in 1974.… read more

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    Dick Zimmer

    Age 67 Male
    

    Republican Party Politician

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    Richard Alan "Dick" Zimmer is an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 1996 and 2008. In March 2010, he was appointed by Governor Chris Christie to head the New Jersey Privatization Task Force.… read more

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    Dick Dale

    Age 75 Male
    

    Musician, Guitarist

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    Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.… read more

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    Dick Advocaat

    Age 64 Male
    

    Dutch Football Manager and Footballer

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    Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team. He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team.… read more

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    Dick DeVos

    Age 56 Male
    

    Politician, Businessman, Billionaire

    
    

    Dick DeVos is a businessman and Republican politician from Michigan. The son of billionaire Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he served as CEO of the multi-level marketing consumer goods distribution company from 1993–2002. In 2005, DeVos launched the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in the history of Michigan, totaling more than $41 million. Ultimately, DeVos lost on November 7, 2006, to Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm.… read more

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    Dick Thornburgh

    Age 79 Male
    

    Governor, Politician, Attorney General

    
    

    Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S. Attorney General from 1988 to 1991.… read more

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    Dick Morrissey

    1940 - 2000 Male
    

    Musician, Composer, Jazz Musician

    
    

    Richard Edwin "Dick" Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor sax, soprano sax and flute.

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    Dick Emery

    1915 - 1983 Male
    

    Comedian and Character Actor

    
    

    Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery was an English comedian and actor. Beginning on radio in the 1950s, an eponymous television series ran from 1963 to 1981. He was the brother of Ann Emery.

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    Dick Williams

    1929 - 2011 Male
    

    Baseball Manager

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    Richard Hirschfeld "Dick" Williams was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967–69 and 1971–88, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs.… read more