Richard Boyle

Richard Boyle may refer to:

  • Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
  • Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington and 2nd Earl of Cork (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (1675–1740), British military officer and statesman
  • Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th earl of Cork (1694–1753)
  • Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1727–1807), Irish peer and Member of Parliament
  • Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868)
  • Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork (1829–1904), British politician
  • Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906), politician in Canada's Northwest Territories
  • Richard Boyle (bishop) (c. 1574–1644), Archbishop of Tuam
  • Richard Boyle (rower) (1888–1953), British rower; medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • Richard Boyle (canoeist) (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist
  • Richard Boyle (MP) (died 1665), MP for County Cork

Famous quotes containing the word boyle:

    The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.
    —John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890)