Richard Carpenter may refer to:
- Richard Carpenter (musician) (born 1946), American musician and composer, formerly one half of the Carpenters
- Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) (1929–2012), British screenwriter and actor
- Richard Cromwell Carpenter (1812–1855), British 19th century architect
- Richard Carpenter (architect) (1841–1893), British Victorian architect, son of above
- Richard Carpenter (footballer) (born 1972), English football player
- Richard Carpenter (jazz composer), composer of Miles Davis's "Walkin'"
- Richard Carpenter (theologian) (1575–1627), English clergyman and theological writer
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or carpenter:
“See, see, King Richard doth himself appear,
As doth the blushing discontented sun
From out the fiery portal of the east.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the carpenter, and the beggar rivals the beggar, and the singer the singer.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)