Richard Bailey may refer to:
- Richard Bailey (historian) (born 1947), historian of African American history in Alabama
- Richard Bailey (photographer), Australian fashion photographer; see List of Vogue (US) cover models
- Richard Eugene Bailey, creator of Hughes Television Network in 1956
- Richard W. Bailey (1939–2011), American linguist
- Richard William Bailey (1885–1957), British mechanical engineer and research engineer
- Richard Bailey, convicted for a series of horse killings and involvement in the murder of heiress Helen Brach
- Richard Bailey, keyboardist with the band Trapeze
- Richard Bailey, mayor of Coronado, California
- Richard Bailey, drummer for Jeff Beck, Johnny Nash, Bob Marley, and others