Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959) is best known as the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi, handles harmony and background vocals, and joins frontman Jon Bon Jovi in writing most of the band's songs over the course of their twenty year run. He has also released two solo albums, Stranger In This Town in 1991, and Undiscovered Soul in 1998.

Richie played on a recently released album called Lessons from a band called "Message". The album was recorded in the early 1980's.

He is married to actress Heather Locklear and has a daughter Ava Elizabeth born October 1997.

He has appeared in several movie and tv cameos, notably the film 'On The Line' as 'The Mick', and the 'Chris Isaak' show as himself. Recent ventures have seen him compose television theme tunes for both Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. He is a shareholder of the 'Philadelphia Soul', an AFL football team.

Over the years, Richie has been an ardent fundraiser for many charities, such as Dream Street, the Steve Young Foundation and Michael J Fox's Parkinson's charity.