Richard Harris

Australian anaesthetist and cave diver
Person human Q61599457
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Summary

Richard Harris was born on 1964[1]. He has worked as a cave diver[2], writer[3], orator[4], and filmmaker[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,233 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[7]
  • Field of work: cave diving[8]
  • Position held: Lieutenant Governor of South Australia[9]
  • Educated at: Flinders University[10], James Cook University[11]
  • Award received: Star of Courage[12], Australian of the Year[13], Medal of the Order of Australia[14], Order of the Direkgunabhorn[15]
  • Member of: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Academic degree: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery[18]
  • Family name: Harris[19]
  • Given name: Richard[20], James[21], Dunbar[22]
  • Participant in: Tham Luang cave rescue[23]
  • Nickname: Harry[24]
  • Social media followers: 14,100[25], 15,600[26]
  • P14750: 93A0-EDEE-6EE8-82CB-1A47[27]

Why It Matters

Richard Harris is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Richard Harris do for work?

Richard Harris worked as a cave diver[2], writer[3], orator[4], and filmmaker[5].

Where did Richard Harris go to school?

Richard Harris was educated at Flinders University[10] and James Cook University[11].

What awards did Richard Harris receive?

Honors received include Star of Courage[12], Australian of the Year[13], Medal of the Order of Australia[14], and Order of the Direkgunabhorn[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved . honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . australianoftheyear.org.au. Retrieved . australianoftheyear.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . governor.sa.gov.au. Retrieved . governor.sa.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Ethan-Malverde · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 5
    Position held → Lieutenant Governor of South Australia
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'ha', 'th', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Flinders University, James Cook University
    P14750 → 93A0-EDEE-6EE8-82CB-1A47
    Date of birth → +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  3. 18w ago · Pangalau · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → nm4277431
    Award received → Star of Courage, Australian of the Year, Medal of the Order of Australia +1
    Youtube channel id → UCPIDacKQpzj8hiLBDv4RWCQ
    X (twitter) username → drharry64
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Richard Harris at the state funeral of Peter Buckskin (DSCF7663).jpg"
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