Richard Russell
Richard Russell may refer to:
Politics
- Richard M. Russell (1891–1977), American politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
 - Richard Russell Jr. (1897–1971), governor and U.S. Senator from Georgia
 - R. J. Russell (Richard John Russell, 1872–1943), British dental surgeon and Liberal politician
 - Richard Russell (MP for Dunwich), Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunwich, 1420–1427
 - Richard Russell (MP for City of York) (died 1435), MP for City of York
 
Sports
- Richard Russell (rugby union) (1879–1960), English rugby union footballer
 - Richard Russell (rugby league) (born 1967), English rugby league footballer
 - Dick Russell (footballer) (1922–1974), Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide
 - Richard Russell (tennis) (1945–2025), Jamaican tennis player
 
Other
- Richard Russell (bishop) (ca. 1630–1693), English bishop of Portalegre and Viseu in Portugal
 - Richard Russell (doctor) (1687–1759), English doctor from the 18th century
 - Richard Russell Sr. (1861–1938), chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
 - Richard Joel Russell (1895–1971), American geologist and geographer
 - Richard Russell (Dow Theory) (1924–2015), American stock market letter writer
 - Richard Russell (record producer) (born 1971), British record producer and owner of XL Recordings
 - Richard T. Russell, British computer scientist
 - USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), a United States Navy attack submarine, 1975–1994
 - Richard Russell, American airport ground worker who stole and crashed a commercial airplane in 2018
 - Dick Russell (author), American investigative journalist, author, and environmental activist