Famous People with Name Dick

Dick Oland Klein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Oland Klein: was an American athlete and businessman who founded the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls in 1966. He also served as the team’s first general manager and later worked as a scout for the Phoenix Suns.

Dick Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Wilson: was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999).Dick Wilson was born in Preston, Lancashire, England to an Italian father, Aldo DiGuglielmo, and an English mother, Victoria Wilson. His father performed in vaudeville; his mother was a singer. In late 1916, his father moved the family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where he spent his childhood in the Corktown neighbourhood and on the Mountain, attending Queen Victoria and Sacred Heart Schools. He had a Hamilton Spectator newspaper route and got his start in show business with a part-time job at CHML radio in Hamilton at age fifteen. Not wanting to be typecast as Italian, DiGuglielmo Anglicized his first name and took his mother's maiden name as a surname when performing. DiGuglielmo and Wilson are also etymologically similar names].

Dick Dale            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Dale: is an American singer and musician, best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the TV variety show The Lawrence Welk Show.A native of Algona, Iowa, he served in the United States Navy during World War II after graduation from Algona High School. His entertainment career began when he worked for several bands such as Harold Loeffelmacher and his Six Fat Dutchmen Old-Time Band when he was discovered by Lawrence Welk in 1951.

Dick Sargent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Sargent: was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of "the second Darrin Stephens" on the television series Bewitched.Born in Carmel, California, Sargent had appeared in films since his debut in 1956. When Dick York was forced to leave the Bewitched series owing to health problems in 1969, Sargent stepped into the role. He had first been offered the role in 1964 but was under contract to Universal Studios and unable to accept it.[citation needed] Sargent played Darrin until the show ended in 1972.

Dick Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Gregory: is an American comedian, social activist, writer and entrepreneur.Dick 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. Influenced to stand up for civil rights by his early surroundings of poverty and violence, Gregory became the first comedian to successfully perform for both black and white audiences.[citation needed]

Dick Stockton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dick Stockton: was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia.

Nancy E. Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nancy E. Dick: was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a Democrat and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor.She served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives before being elect

Samuel Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Dick: was an American physician who was a delegate for New Jersey to the Confederation Congress in 1784 and 1785.Dick was first elected to represent Salem in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1777. He was also appointed collector of customs for the state's wes

Robert Paine Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Paine Dick: was an attorney, North Carolina Supreme Court justice (1868–1872), and United States District Court judge (1872–1898). Originally a Democrat, Dick served as United States attorney for the District of North Carolina from 1853 to 1861. He was a delegate to

Paul Wyatt Dick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Wyatt Dick: is a lawyer and former Canadian politician. Dick was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 general election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton. In 1983, he became Deputy House Leader of the parliamentary Opposition Tory party. He was re-elected as an MP in the 1988 election for the redistributed riding of Lanark—Carleton, and was moved to the position of Minister of Supply and Services in 1989.