Richard Richards may refer to:
- Sir Richard Richards (1752–1823), British judge and MP for Helston
- Richard Richards (1787–1860) (1787–1860), British MP for Merioneth
- Richard Meredyth Richards (1821–?), justice of the peace, and high sheriff for the county of Merionethshire
- Sir Richard Richards (Australian politician) (1863–1920), Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Richard W. Richards (1893–1985), Australian explorer with Ross Sea Party 1914–17, awarded the Albert Medal
- Richard Richards (Utah politician) (1932–2015), Republican candidate for US Representative from Utah; Chairman of Republican National Committee
- Richard N. Richards (born 1946), NASA astronaut
- Richard Richards (agronomist), winner of 2014 Rank Prize in Nutrition
- Rick Richards, guitarist