Richard Yates may refer to: People. Richard Yates (actor) (1706–1796), English comic actor. Richard Yates (antiquary) (1769–1834), English cleric. Richard Yates (politician, born 1815) (1815–1873), 13th governor of Illinois (1861–1865), U.S. Senator from Illinois (1865–1871), U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1851–1855), member of Illinois House of Representatives (1842–1845, 1848–1849) Richard Yates Jr. (1860–1936), his son, 22nd governor of Illinois (1901–1905), U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1919–1933) Dick Yates (1921–1976), Welsh footballer.
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