Place names In the United States: Ricketts, Iowa Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania People Anthony Ricketts (b. 1979), former professional squash player Arthur Ricketts, (1913–2000), English cricketer Bertha Louise Ricketts, original name of Cid Ricketts Sumner (1890–1970), American novelist Charles Ricketts (1876–1931), artist/illustrator Charles Spencer Ricketts (1788?-1867), commander Claude V. Ricketts (1906–1964), United States naval admiral Donovan Ricketts (b. 1977), Jamaican footballer, goalkeeper with Los Angeles Galaxy Ed Ricketts (1897–1948), literary figure and marine biologist Hermine E. Ricketts (1956–2019), Jamaican-born American architect Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871–1910), American pathologist Joe Ricketts (b. 1941), brokerage founder, billionaire James B. Ricketts (1817–1887), American Civil War general Juan Landázuri Ricketts (1913–1997), cardinal from Peru L. D. Ricketts (1859–1940), geologist, mining engineer and banker, namesake of Caltech's Ricketts House Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, gay rights activist, daughter of Joe Ricketts Mark Scott Ricketts (b. 1957), Comics Writer and Artist Dr. Matthew Ricketts (–), first African American to be elected to the Nebraska legislature, 1892 Michael Ricketts (b. 1978), English footballer Milton Ernest Ricketts (1913–1942), United States Navy Lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient. Palmer C. Ricketts (1856–1934), mechanical engineer, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1901 – 1934 Pete Ricketts (b. 1964), U.S. politician Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, senior British diplomat R. Bruce Ricketts (1839-1918), artillery officer in the American Civil War Robert M. Ricketts (1920-2003), US orthodontist Rohan Ricketts (b. 1982), English soccer player Sam Ricketts (b. 1981), Welsh footballer Tosaint Ricketts (b. 1987), Canadian footballer Thomas Ricketts (1901–1967), youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas S. Ricketts, investment bank CEO William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1956), philatelist, of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania Vessels Others Ricketts baronets, Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom See also Rickets, a medical condition with softening of the bones