Ryszard ([ˈrɨʂart]) is the Polish equivalent of "Richard", and may refer to:

• Ryszard Andrzejewski (born 1976), Polish rap musician, songwriter and producer
• Ryszard Bakst (1926–1999), Polish and British pianist and piano teacher of Jewish/Polish/Russian origin
• Ryszard Bartel (1897–1982), Polish engineer, aircraft designer, pioneer and aviator
• Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish politician and historian, specialist in the history of the January Uprising
• Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (1817–1879), Polish poet, translator, folklorist, and nationalist
• Ryszard Białous (1914–1992), Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the AK-Szare Szeregi
• Ryszard Bober (born 1956), Polish politician, Vice-Chairperson of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly
• Ryszard Bogusz (born 1951), Lutheran theologian, bishop of the diocese Wroclaw of the Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland
• Ryszard Bolesławski (1889–1937), Polish film director, actor and teacher of acting
• Ryszard Bosek (born 1950), former volleyball player from Poland, played in the team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Ryszard Bugaj (born 1944), Polish politician and economist, former advisor to Lech Kaczyński
• Ryszard Bugajski (1943–2019), Polish film director and screenwriter
• Ryszard Ćwikła (1946–1992), Polish alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics
• Ryszard Cyroń (born 1965), retired Polish football player
• Ryszard Czarnecki (born 1963), British-born Polish politician, Member of the European Parliament
• Ryszard Czerniawski (1952–2019), Polish lawyer and economist
• Ryszard Czerwiec (born 1968), Polish football player
• Ryszard Dembinski (1924–2008), Polish Cavalry officer and D-Day Veteran
• Ryszard Długosz (born 1941), Polish former wrestler
• Ryszard Engelking (born 1935), Polish mathematician
• Ryszard Filipski (1934–2021), Polish actor
• Ryszard Gajewski (born 1954), Polish mountaineer
• Ryszard Galla (born 1956), Polish politician
• Ryszard Garnys (born 1947), retired Polish triple jumper
• Ryszard Gawlor (born 1943), Polish luger who competed in the late 1960s
• Ryszard Głowacki (born 1937), Polish engineer of geology, writer and publicist
• Ryszard Grobelny (born 1963), mayor of Poznań since 1998
• Ryszard Gryglewski (1932–2023), Polish physician
• Ryszard Grzegorczyk (1939–2021), former Polish football player
• Ryszard Horowitz (born 1939), born in Kraków, Poland
• Ryszard Jankowski (born 1960), retired Polish footballer (goalkeeper)
• Ryszard Jedliński (born 1953), former Polish handball player
• Ryszard Kaczorowski hon GCMG (1919–2010), the last President of the Polish government in exile
• Ryszard Kaczyński (born 1954), Polish politician
• Ryszard Kalisz (born 1957), Polish politician
• Ryszard Kapuściński (1932–2007), Polish journalist whose dispatches in book form brought him a global reputation
• Ryszard Katus (born 1947), Polish athlete, competed mainly in the men's decathlon
• Ryszard Knosala (born 1949), Polish politician
• Ryszard Kole, Polish-American pharmacologist
• Ryszard Komornicki (born 1959), retired Polish footballer, currently manager of Górnik Zabrze
• Ryszard Koncewicz (died 2001), Polish soccer player as well as a coach
• Ryszard Kornacki (born 1940), it a Polish poet and essayist from Międzyrzec Podlaski
• Ryszard Kosiński (1955–2010), Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1970s
• Ryszard Kotla (born 1947), Polish travel writer, tour guide, activist, journalist, academic teacher and lifeguard instructor
• Ryszard Kubiak (1950–2022), Polish rower who competed in three Olympics
• Ryszard Kukliński (1930–2004), Polish colonel and Cold War spy
• Ryszard Kulesza (1931–2008), Polish footballer, coach and official
• Ryszard Jaxa-Małachowski Kulisicz, Peruvian architect of Polish and Slovak origin
• Ryszard Kunze (born 1939), Polish fencer
• Oskar Ryszard Lange (1904–1965), Polish economist and diplomat
• Ryszard Legutko (born 1949), Polish professor of philosophy, writer and politician
• Ryszard Lubicz, fictional character from Polish television series Klan
• Ryszard Malachowskis (born 1965), retired male decathlete
• Ryszard Marchlik (1939–2015), Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960s
• Ryszard Marczak (born 1945), former long-distance runner from Poland
• Ryszard Marzec (1931–1972), Polish field hockey player
• Ryszard Mordarski (born 1976), Polish slalom canoeist who competed in the mid-1990s
• Ryszard Musielak (born 1950), one of the leaders of the Polish illegal Solidarity union in Toruń
• Ryszard Nowak, Polish politician, member of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) party
• Ryszard Oborski (born 1952), Polish sprint canoeist
• Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949), Polish bryologist
• Ryszard Ostrowski (born 1961), male former track and field middle distance runner from Poland
• Ryszard Pacławski (born 1958), Polish lawyer, Scoutmaster and former Chief Scout from 1991 to 2000
• Ryszard Parulski (1938–2017), Polish fencer
• Ryszard Pawłowski (born 1950), Polish alpine and high-altitude climber and photographer
• Ryszard Pędrak-Janowicz (1932–2004), Polish luger
• Ryszard Peryt (1947–2019), Polish opera director, conductor, producer and actor
• Andrzej Ryszard Piątkowski (1934–2010), Polish sabreur and Olympic medallist
• Ryszard Piec (1913–1979), Polish soccer player
• Ryszard Pilarczyk (born 1975), former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events
• Ryszard Podlas (born 1954), Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres
• Ryszard Przecicki (1934–2009), Australian businessman, chairman of Visy Industries
• Ryszard Przybysz (1950–2002), Polish handball player
• Ryszard Reiff (1923–2007), Polish politician, lawyer, publicist and resistance fighter
• Ryszard Riedel (1956–1994), lead singer of the blues-rock band Dżem
• Ryszard Rumianek (1947–2010), the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
• Ryszard Schnepf, Polish politician, deputy foreign minister from 2007 to 2008
• Ryszard Ścigalski (born 1954), Polish former wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Ryszard Seruga (born 1953), Polish slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s and 1980s
• Krzysztof Ryszard Sikora (born 1959), Polish politician
• Ryszard Siwiec (1909–1968), the first person to commit suicide by self-immolation in protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia
• Ryszard Skowronek (born 1949), retired male decathlete from Poland
• Ryszard Skwarski (1930–1996), Polish sprint canoeist
• Ryszard Sobczak (born 1967), Polish fencer
• Ryszard Stadniuk (born 1951), Polish rower
• Ryszard Stanibula (born 1950), member of the Polish People’s Party
• Ryszard Staniek (born 1973), former Polish football midfielder
• Ryszard Świętochowski (1882–1941), Polish politician, publicist and engineer
• Ryszard Syski (1924–2007), Polish-American mathematician
• Ryszard Szurkowski (1946–2021), retired road bicycle racer from Poland
• Ryszard Szymczak (1944–1996), former Polish football player
• Ryszard Tarasiewicz (born 1962), retired Polish football player
• Ryszard Tomczyk (born 1959), Polish politician, a historian, and a member of Local government
• Ryszard Torzecki (1925–2003), Polish historian, specializing in the Polish-Ukrainian relations
• Ryszard Tylewski (born 1952), Polish sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1970s
• Ryszard Wasko, Polish artist in multimedia, photography, film, video, installation, painting, and drawing
• Ryszard Wawryniewicz (born 1962), Polish politician
• Ryszard Wieczorek (born 1962), manager of the Polish football team Górnik Zabrze
• Ryszard Wójcik (born 1956), retired Polish football referee
• Ryszard Wolny (born 1969), Polish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling
• Ryszard Zakrzewski, Polish traveler, topographer, and an officer in the Russian Army who lived in the 19th century
• Ryszard Zbrzyzny (born 1955), Polish politician
• Ryszard Zub (1934–2015), Polish fencer