Richard Wright may refer to:
- Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), African-American novelist, writer, poet, essayist
- Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), also known as Rick Wright, English musician, founding member of Pink Floyd
- Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist and musician, band member of Correcto
- Richard Wright (footballer) (born 1977), England football goalkeeper
- Richard B. Wright (born 1937), Canadian novelist
- Richard R. Wright (1855–1947), American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur
- Richard Wright (MP), MP for Dorchester
- Richard Wright (Unitarian) (1764–1836), Unitarian minister
- Richard Cotsman Wright (1841–1921), Canadian architect
- Richard G. Wright (born 1962), American photographer and short filmmaker
- Richard L. Wright (born 1943), American political leader
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or wright:
“If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.”
—Cliff Richard (b. 1940)
“I never walked through the streets of any city with as much satisfaction as those of Philadelphia. The neatness and cleanliness of all animate and inanimate things, houses, pavements, and citizens, is not to be surpassed.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)