Richard Baker
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Richard Baker or Richie Baker may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Richard Baker (broadcaster) (1925–2018), British broadcaster
Richard Baker (composer) (born 1972), British composer and conductor
Richard A. Baker (makeup artist) (born 1950), known as Rick, American special makeup effects artist
Richard Baker (game designer), American author and game designer
Richard Anthony Baker (1946–2016), British radio producer and author
Richard Foster Baker (1857–1921), American director and actor
Machine Gun Kelly (rapper) (Richard Colson Baker, born 1990), American rapper and actor
Two Ton Baker (Dick Baker, 1916–1975), American singer
Business
Richard Baker (merchant) (1819–1875), American merchant
Richard C. Baker (1858–1937), UK/US businessman, President of Pacific Coast Borax and Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
Richard Baker (American businessman, born 1946) (1946–2009), American businessman and surf apparel executive for Ocean Pacific
Richard Baker (British businessman, born 1962), former chief operating officer of Asda Stores Ltd.
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