Richard Taylor may refer to:

Entertainment

* Richard Taylor (cartoonist) (1902–1970), Canadian cartoonist, ''The New Yorker'' magazine *

Richard Norton-Taylor Richard Norton-Taylor (born 6 June 1944) is a British editor, journalist, and playwright. He wrote for ''The Guardian'' on defence and security matters from 1975 to 2016, and was the newspaper's security editor. He now works for the investigat ...

(born 1944), British editor, journalist, and playwright * Richard Taylor (British writer) (born 1967), writer and broadcaster *

Richard Taylor (film director) Richard Taylor (10 August 1933 – 24 February 2015) was a British documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or main ...

(1933–2015), British documentary film director * Richard John Taylor (born 1985), British film editor, writer, and director * Richard Taylor (filmmaker) (born 1960s), head of Weta Workshop special effects studio * Richard Taylor (Hollyoaks), a character in UK soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Richard Taylor, former member of American rock band

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Military

* Richard Taylor (colonel) (1744–1829), father of U.S. president Zachary Taylor *

Richard Taylor (Confederate general) Lieutenant-General Richard Scott "Dick" Taylor (January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879) was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confe ...

(1826–1879), son of U.S. president Zachary Taylor, Confederate general in the American Civil War * Richard Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1834–1890), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Richard H. Taylor (1870–1956), American Medal of Honor recipient *

Richard Taylor (British Army officer) General Sir Richard Chambré Hayes Taylor (19 March 1819 – 6 December 1904) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Joining the General Staff in 1860, he was the Bri ...

(1819–1904), British general * Richard R. Taylor (1922–1978), American lieutenant general and Surgeon General of the United States Army

Politics

* Richard Taylor (by 1517–73 or later), MP for

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* Richard Taylor (died 1641), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1629 * Richard Taylor (Royalist) (1620–1667), of Clapham, Bedfordshire *

Richard Taylor (died 1699) Richard Taylor (c. 1649 – 20 April 1699) was an English Member of Parliament. He was the only son of Major Samuel Taylor of Wallingwells Priory, Nottinghamshire. He succeeded his father in 1679. He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshi ...

, English MP for East Retford *

Richard Taylor (British politician) Richard Thomas Taylor, MBE, FRCP (born 7 July 1934) is an English medical doctor and politician. He served as an independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010. He was co-leader of the National Health Action Party. Bac ...

(born 1934), Independent Kidderminster Member of Parliament *

Richard Molesworth Taylor Richard Molesworth Taylor (1835 – 26 August 1919), also known as Sydenham Taylor, was a three-term New Zealand Member of Parliament. Born in London in 1835, he moved to Auckland on the ''Heather Bell'' in 1846. He travelled to Victoria in 18 ...

(1835–1919), New Zealand politician * Richard Taylor (Canadian politician) (1915–1991), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Religion

* Richard Taylor (missionary) (1805–1873), missionary in New Zealand * Richard Vickerman Taylor (1830–1914), English priest and historian * Richard S. Taylor (1912–2006), Nazarene theologian

Science

Richard Taylor (editor) Richard Taylor (18 May 1781 – 1 December 1858) was an English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals. He became joint editor of the '' Philosophical Magazine'' in 1822 and went on to publish the '' Annals of Natural History'' in 1838. ...

(1781–1858), English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals * Richard Cowling Taylor (1789–1851), English surveyor and geologist *

Richard Taylor (philosopher) Richard Clyde Taylor (November 5, 1919 – October 30, 2003), was an American philosopher renowned for his contributions to metaphysics. He was also an internationally known beekeeper. Biography Taylor received his PhD at Brown University, ...

(1919–2003), American metaphysical philosopher and commercial beekeeper *

Richard E. Taylor Richard Edward Taylor, (2 November 1929 – 22 February 2018), was a Canadian physicist and Stanford University professor. He shared the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics with Jerome Friedman and Henry Kendall "for their pioneering investigations ...

(1929–2018), Canadian laureate of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics * Richard Taylor (mathematician) (born 1962), involved in completing the proof of Fermat's last theorem

Sports

Dick Taylor (Australian rules footballer) Richard John Taylor (28 November 1901 – 25 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Richard Taylor (1865-1939), and Charlotte Taylor (1 ...

(1901–1962), AFL player whose real name is Richard * Richard Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1973), former Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles player in the AFL * Richard Taylor (footballer, born 1957), English footballer *

Richard Taylor (footballer, born 2000) Richard Akinfolarin Taylor (born 2 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side St Mirren. Career Taylor began his career at Burnley. In October 2018, Taylor joined Colne on loan, j ...

, English footballer *

Richard Taylor (American football) Richard Taylor (born November 5, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Jets as a street free agent in 2011. He played college football at the University of Maryland. Early years Taylor played tailback for ...

(born 1985), American football cornerback * Richard Taylor (cross-country skier) (born 1938), American cross-country skier * Richard Taylor (skater) (1981–2004), Welsh skater *Richard Mansfield Taylor, real name of Jeff Richards, American minor league baseball player and actor

Others

* Richard Taylor (pirate) (

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1721), pirate captain also known as John Taylor