The first tree was officially planted on the site by Dr Barbe Baker—founder of the men of the trees—on 16 September 1981.
Richard Nixon | Richard Wagner | Richard Strauss | Richard Branson | Cliff Richard | Richard Gere | Richard Burton | Richard Hammond | Richard | Richard Dawkins | Josephine Baker | Little Richard | Richard Feynman | Richard Attenborough | Richard M. Daley | Richard I of England | Chet Baker | Richard Thompson | Richard Francis Burton | Tom Baker | Richard Thompson (musician) | Richard Pryor | Richard Linklater | Richard III of England | Richard Petty | Richard II | Richard II of England | Richard E. Byrd | Maurice Richard Arena | James Baker |
MCL cite John Woolman, Mahatma Gandhi, Tom Regan, Robert Hart, Helen and Scott Nearing, Richard St. Barbe Baker, Adele Curtis and Henry Bailey Stevens as examples of compassionate living individuals.
Among the composers who have written works for him are Felix Werder, Richard St. Clair, Geoffrey Allen and Michael Bertram.