Richard Wright may refer to:

• Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), African-American novelist
• Richard B. Wright (1937–2017), Canadian novelist
• Richard Wright (painter) (1735–1775), marine painter
• Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist and musician, band member of Correcto
• Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), founding member of Pink Floyd

• Richard Wright (MP) (1568–1639), MP for Dorchester from 1597 to 1598
• Richard L. Wright (born 1943), American political leader
• Richard R. Wright (1855–1947), American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur

• Richard Wright (cricketer, born 1877) (1877–1942), English cricketer
• Richard Wright (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1991), English cricketer
• Richard Wright (footballer) (born 1977), retired English football goalkeeper

• Richard Wright (headmaster) (1572–1638), headmaster of Eaton College 1611
• Richard Wright (Unitarian) (1764–1836), Unitarian minister
• Richard Cotsman Wright (1841–1921), Canadian architect
• Richard R. Wright Jr. (1878–1967), American sociologist
• Richard T. Wright (born 1951), American criminologist
• Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright, a character in the TV series Magnum, P.I., named Orville "Rick" Wright in the 2018 series reboot

• Dick Wright (disambiguation)
• Ricky Wright (disambiguation)