Fred Richard Nibley (April 29, 1913 – September 22, 1979) was an American violinist, composer, and educator.
He lived in a pioneer home on Main Street in Ephraim that was originally built for Canute Peterson, an early Mormon leader in the area.
[2] Richard was born in Medford, Oregon, to Alexander Nibley and Agnes Sloan.
Richard Nibley's great-grandfather Alexander Neibaur was the first Jew to join the LDS Church.
He died in the fall of 1979 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease).