Lord Lucan's birth name is Richard John Bingham.

Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born December 18, 1934) was or is a British peer who disappeared November 8, 1974, after his children's nanny was found murdered. Lord Lucan's current whereabouts are unknown, and many, including his wife, presume him to be dead. One account says that while being hidden by a friend in his private zoo, Bingham was killed by a tiger. Another that he committed suicide by scuttling his boat at sea. Investigations of sightings in Australia, India, and other places have proven to be false.

Charles Bingham Lucan has written:

'An essay on the use and necessity of establishing a militia in Ireland, and some hints towards a plan for that purpose. By a country gentleman'

Richard Bingham has written:

'Richard Bingham's poems and short stories'

Richard Martin Bingham died in 1992.