Richard Bentley (1662–1742) was an English theologian, classical scholar and critic.
Richard Bentley may also refer to:
Richard Bentley (writer) (1708–1782), son of the classical scholar; playwright and engraver, associate of Thomas Gray and Horace Walpole Richard Bentley (publisher) (1794–1871), British publisher Richard Bentley (athlete) (born 1960), Guamanian Olympic hurdler Richard Irvine Bentley (1854–1909), British surgeon, superintendent and medical officer Richard Bentley (MP), in 1420, Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury
See also Dick Bentley (1907–1995), Australian comedian and actor