Researching Richard Pipes
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 207 people with the Pipes surname? In that year Pipes was ranked number 3372 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Pipes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Pipes and the Pipes Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 427 people with the Pipes surname in the UK? Pipes is now ranked number 3638 for popularity in the UK. |
Pipes Family History Databases
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Pipes surname in the USA? Pipes is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Pipes
Richard Pipes
Richard Edgar Pipes ( July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American academic who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. He published several books critical of communist regimes throughout his career. In 1976, he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership. Pipes was the father of American historian Daniel Pipes.
Pipes was born to a Jewish family in Cieszyn, Poland, which fled the country as refugees after it was invaded by Nazi Germany. Settling in the United States in 1940, he became a naturalized citizen in 1943 while serving in the United States Army Air Corps.From 1958 to 1996, Pipes worked at Harvard University.
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