Richard Holmes may refer to:
Entertainment Richard Holmes (biographer) (born 1946), British biographer Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist known as Richard "Groove" Holmes Rick Holmes (born 1963), American actor Richard Holmes (producer) (born 1963), independent film producer Rick Holmes (disc jockey) (1936–2015), American jazz disc jockey
Sports Richard Holmes (cricketer) (born 1952), English cricketer Richard Holmes (Canadian football) (born 1952), former Canadian Football League running back Richard Holmes (footballer) (born 1980), former footballer for Notts County Richard G. Holmes (born 1947), former Paralympic athlete and psychologist
Other Richard Rivington Holmes (1835–1911), British archivist and courtier Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British soldier and military historian Richard E. Holmes (born 1944), first black student to enroll at Mississippi State University Richard T. Holmes, American ornithologist Richard Winn Holmes (1923–1999), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court