Ritchie

Ritchie as a name is a surname, and may also occur as a given name or diminutive. It may refer to:

Surname

• Albert Ritchie (1876–1936), governor of Maryland 1920-35
• Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (1890-1954), Afrit, crossword compiler
• Allison Ritchie (born 1974), Australian politician
• Andrew Jackson Ritchie (1868–1948), president of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
• Andy Ritchie (English footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Andy Ritchie (Scottish footballer) (born 1956), Scottish footballer
• Brian Ritchie (born 1960), guitarist for Violent Femmes band
• Byron Ritchie (born 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Cedric Ritchie, Canadian businessman
• Charles Ritchie (diplomat) (1906–1995), Canadian diplomat
• Charles Thomson Ritchie (1838–1906), 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee PC
• Chris Ritchie (born 1949), retired Vice Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy
• Clint Ritchie (1938–2009), American actor
• Darren Ritchie (born 1975), Scottish long jumper
• Dave Ritchie (football coach), Canadian Football League coach
• Dave Ritchie (ice hockey) (1892–?), hockey player
• David Ritchie (1812–1867), American politician
• David Edward Ritchie, American auctioneer
• David George Ritchie (1853–1903), Scottish philosopher
• Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), American computer scientist
• Donald A. Ritchie (born 1945), Historian of the United States Senate
• Edgar Ritchie (1916–2002), Canadian diplomat
• Edward Samuel Ritchie (1814–1895), American inventor and physicist
• Elsie Ritchie, American actress
• Fiona Ritchie (born 1960), radio broadcaster
• George G. Ritchie (1923–2007), American doctor
• Gordon Ritchie (born 1918), Canadian surgeon and politician
• Grant Ritchie (actor)
• Greg Ritchie (born 1960), Australian cricketer
• Guy Ritchie (born 1968), British filmmaker
• Henry Peel Ritchie (1876–1958), British Navy officer
• Ian Ritchie (producer), composer and musician
• Ian Ritchie (architect) (born 1947), British architect
• Ian Ritchie (entrepreneur), Scottish businessman
• Jean Ritchie (born 1922), American folk singer and songwriter
• Jill Ritchie (born 1974), American actress
• Jon Ritchie (born 1974), American football player
• John Ritchie (newspaper owner) (1778-1881), owner of The Scotsman
• John Ritchie (abolitionist) (1817–1887), American abolitionist
• John Ritchie (footballer born 1941) (1941–2007), English footballer
• John Ritchie (footballer born 1944) (born 1944), English footballer
• John Ritchie (Maryland) (1831–1887), U.S. Representative from Maryland
• John Ritchie (merchant) (died 1790), Scottish merchant, judge and politician
• John Ritchie (Scottish footballer) (born 1947), Scottish footballer
• John Simon Ritchie (1957–1979), English musician better known as Sid Vicious
• John William Ritchie (1808–1890), Canadian lawyer and politician
• John Ritchie Findlay (1824–1898), Scottish newspaper owner and philanthropist
• Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet (1880–1954), Scottish philanthropists
• Sir John Edmund Ritchie Findlay (2nd Baronet) (1902–1962), Scottish politician
• John Ritchie Findlay (1824–1898), Scottish newspaper owner and philanthropist
• Joseph Ritchie (c. 1788–1819), English surgeon, explorer and naturalist
• Joseph C. Ritchie, mayor of Newport News, Virginia (1976–1986)
• Josiah Ritchie (1870–1955), British tennis player
• June Ritchie (born 1938), English actress
• Kate Ritchie (born 1978), Australian actress
• Ken Ritchie (born 1946), British psephologist
• Kelly Ritchie (born 1977), Shankill Rd Loyalist
• Larry Ritchie, jazz drummer (1950s–1960s)
• Leitch Ritchie (1800–1865), Scottish novelist and journalist
• Margaret Ritchie (politician) (born 1958), Northern Irish politician
• Mark Ritchie (born 1951), Minnesota Secretary of State
• Michael Ritchie (film director) (1938–2001), American film director
• Michael Ritchie (artistic director) (born 1957), artistic director of Center Theatre Group
• Neil Ritchie (1897–1983), British general
• Oscar W. Ritchie (1909–1967), African American educator and sociologist
• Paul Ritchie (footballer born 1969) (born 1969), Scottish football player playing for East Fife
• Paul Ritchie (footballer born 1975) (born 1975), Scottish football player formerly playing for Dundee United
• Phil Ritchie (born 1978), American lead singer of the band Lennex
• Ray Ritchie, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
• Richmond Ritchie (1854–1912), Indian-born British civil servant
• Robert James Ritchie (born 1971), American rapper and singer-songwriter better known as Kid Rock
• Roland Ritchie (1910–1988), Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
• R. Stephen Ritchie (born 1942), American Air Force General
• Scott Ritchie (born 1989), Military Geographic Technician (Responsible for saving the lives of 3 Arctic polar bears.)
• Steve Ritchie (born 1950), pinball and video game designer
• Thomas Ritchie (1778-1854), American journalist
• Todd Ritchie (born 1971), former Major League Baseball pitcher (1997–2004)
• Walter Potter Ritchie (1892–1965), Scottish member of the British Army in World War I
• William Ritchie (editor) (1781-1831), editor of The Scotsman
• William Ritchie (physicist) (1790-1837), experimented and wrote on heat, electricity, and elasticity
• William Johnstone Ritchie (1813–1892), Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Given name

• Ritchie Blackmore (born 1945), English guitarist, founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow
• Ritchie Valens (1941–1959), American singer, songwriter and guitarist

Diminutive

• Richard David Court (born 1952), English-Brazilian singer and songwriter

Companies

• Grant, Ritchie and Company, a Scottish engineering company
• Ritchie Navigation, Inc., U.S. marine compass and instrument manufacturer since 1850

Fictional characters

• Robert Ritchie (TV character), West Wing character

Places

• Ritchie's Archipelago
• Ritchie County, West Virginia
• Fort Ritchie, Maryland
• Ritchie South Africa

See also

• Richard
• Richie, alternate spelling
• Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
• Baron Ritchie of Dundee
• The Ritchie Family
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