Richard Basset or Bassett may refer to: Richard Basset (died between 1135 and 1144), royal judge and sheriff during the reign of King Henry I of England Richard Basset, 1st Baron Basset of Weldon (died 1314), English noble Richard Bassett (priest) (1777–1852), Welsh cleric Richard Bassett (Delaware politician) (1745–1815), American lawyer and politician Richard Bassett (Indiana politician) (1846–1905), Indiana Baptist minister and state legislator Richard H. Bassett (1900–1995), American impressionist painter
SS Richard Bassett, American ship, launched 1942, named after the Delaware politician