Richard Lawrence may refer to:
- Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) (1800/1801–1861), attempted to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson
- Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) (1906–1974), U.S. athlete; bronze medal winner at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Richard A. Lawrence, Sr. (1906–1993), mayor of Melbourne, Florida (1949–1953, 1962)
- Richard Lawrence (art director)
- Richard Lawrence (cricketer), English professional cricketer
- Richard Lawrence (politician) (born 1942), Republican politician in Vermont
- Richard Lawrence (Labour Candidate) (born 1987), Ecclesall Labour Candidate
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or lawrence:
“I think that Richard Nixon will go down in history as a true folk hero, who struck a vital blow to the whole diseased concept of the revered image and gave the American virtue of irreverence and skepticism back to the people.”
—William Burroughs (b. 1914)
“There was ease in Casey’s manner as he stepped into his place,
There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face;”
—Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863–1940)