Richard Clayton may refer to:
Richard Clayton (dean of Peterborough) (died 1612), English churchman and academic Richard Clayton (academic) (died 1676), academic and administrator at University College, Oxford Richard Clayton (Irish judge) (1702–1770), Member of Parliament for Wigan, 1747–1754 Sir Richard Clayton, 1st Baronet (1745–1828), English translator Rice Richard Clayton (1798–1879), Member of Parliament for Aylesbury, 1841–1847 Richard Clayton (clergyman) (1802–1856), English clergyman of Newcastle upon Tyne Richard Clayton (actor) (1915–2008), American actor Richard Clayton (Royal Navy officer) (1925–1984) Richard Henry Michael Clayton (1907–1993), English novelist who wrote under the pseudonym William Haggard
See also Dick Clayton (disambiguation) Clayton Richard (born 1983), American baseball pitcher Clayton (disambiguation)