Birth Name: Zven Kruspe
Place of Birth: Wittenberge, East Germany (now part of Germany)
Date of Birth: June 24, 1967
Ethnicity: German
Richard Z. Kruspe is a German musician and guitarist of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the band Emigrate. He was originally given the name Zven Kruspe, but changed his name to Richard under the belief that everyone should be able to change their name.