Richard Taylor may refer to:

Entertainment

* Richard Taylor (cartoonist) (1902–1970), Canadian cartoonist, ''The New Yorker'' magazine * Richard Norton-Taylor (born 1944), British editor, journalist, and playwright * Richard Taylor (British writer) (born 1967), writer and broadcaster * Richard Taylor (film director) (1933–2015), British documentary film director * Richard John Taylor (born 1985), British film editor, writer, and director *

Richard Taylor (filmmaker) Sir Richard Leslie Taylor (born 8 February 1965) is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film Theatrical property, prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop. Early life Taylor was born in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, C ...

(born 1965), head of Wētā Workshop special effects studio * Richard Taylor (Hollyoaks), a character in UK soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Richard Taylor, former member of American rock band Gin Blossoms

Military

* Richard Taylor (colonel) (1744–1829), father of U.S. president Zachary Taylor * Richard Taylor (Confederate general) (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) (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), English MP for East Retford * Richard Taylor (British politician) (1934–2024), British politician, Independent Member of Parliament * Richard Molesworth Taylor (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) (1781–1858), English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals * Richard Cowling Taylor (1789–1851), English surveyor and geologist * Richard Charles Taylor (born 1950), American philosopher * Richard Clyde Taylor (1919–2003), American metaphysical philosopher and commercial beekeeper * Richard E. Taylor (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) (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), English footballer * Richard Taylor (American football) (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 * Richard Taylor (campaigner) (1948/49–2024), Nigerian civil servant and anti youth violence campaigner, father of Damilola Taylor