Zachary Richard

American musician, singer and poet
Person human Q3574532
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Zachary Richard

Summary

Zachary Richard is a human[1]. Born in Scott[2], he… he was born on September 8, 1950[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4] and film actor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Zachary Richard's place of birth was Scott[2].
  • Zachary Richard was born on September 8, 1950[3].
  • Zachary Richard held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Zachary Richard's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Zachary Richard's professions included film actor[5].
  • Zachary Richard was educated at Tulane University[8].
  • Zachary Richard received the Officer of Arts and Letters[9].
  • Zachary Richard received the Member of the Order of Canada[10].
  • Zachary Richard received the Prix Champlain[11].
  • Zachary Richard is recorded as male[12].
  • Zachary Richard's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Zachary Richard's genre is Cajun music[14].
  • Zachary Richard's genre is country music[15].
  • Zachary Richard's Commons category is recorded as Zachary Richard, Montreal 2013-06-19[16].
  • Zachary Richard's family name is recorded as Richard[17].
  • Zachary Richard's given name is recorded as Zachary[18].
  • Zachary Richard's official website is recorded as https://www.zacharyrichard.com[19].
  • Zachary Richard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Zachary Richard's start of work period is recorded as 1972[21].
  • Zachary Richard's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1950-09-08[25]

  • Genre(s): cajun, singer-songwriter, zydeco[26]

  • Community tags: cajun, quebec, singer-songwriter, zydeco[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2b1999ba-5256-4e9b-84be-4a23b9283e84[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Zachary Richard's place of birth was Scott[2]. He was born on September 8, 1950[3].

Education

Zachary Richard's education included a stint at Tulane University[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4] and film actor[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of Arts and Letters[9], a grade of an order[29], in France[30]; Member of the Order of Canada[10], a grade of an order[31], in Canada[32]; and Prix Champlain[11], a literary award[33], in Canada[34].

Why It Matters

Zachary Richard ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Zachary Richard born?

Zachary Richard's place of birth was Scott[2].

What did Zachary Richard do for work?

Zachary Richard worked as singer-songwriter[4] and film actor[5].

Where did Zachary Richard go to school?

Zachary Richard was educated at Tulane University[8].

What awards did Zachary Richard receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters[9], Member of the Order of Canada[10], and Prix Champlain[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Zachary
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Family name Richard
    Country of citizenship United States
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