Richard Cook or Cooke may refer to:
Artists Richard Cook (artist 1784–1857), English artist Richard Cook (journalist) (1957–2007), British jazz writer, magazine editor and former record company executive Richard Cook (painter born 1947), British painter Richard B. Cook (1838–1916), British author Richard Martin Oscar Cook (1888–1952), British author Richard P. Cook (born 1949), English artist
Politicians Richard Cecil Cook (1902–1977), Australian judge Richard Cook, chairperson of the Unionist funding organisation Constitutional Research Council Richard Cook, candidate in the 2010 US House of Representatives elections in Mississippi for District 2 Richard Cook, member of parliament for Coventry Richard Cooke (MP for Lymington) (1561–1616), English-born politician Richard Cooke (MP for Preston) (died 1579), English politician
Other Dick Cook (Richard W. Cook), American film entertainment executive Richard Cook (safety researcher) (1953–2022), system safety researcher Richard E. Cook (1930–2024), general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Richard Cooke (archaeologist) (1946–2023), English archaeologist Richard J. Cook, American educator Richard Joseph Cooke (1853–1931), bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Richard M. Cook, American academic Richard W. Cook (1907–1992), American engineer Richard Cooke (footballer) (born 1965), English former footballer Rick Cook (architect) (born 1960), New York City architect Richard Cooke (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
See also Cook (surname), an occupational surname of English origin Dick Cooke, former American college baseball coach Rick Cook (writer) (James Richard Cook; 1944–2022), American author