Richard Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment RAS-1, stage name of Richard Arthur Smith, American musician Richard Bernhard Smith (1901–1935), American composer who wrote the lyrics to "Winter Wonderland" Richard Curson Smith, British television director and producer Richard H. E. Smith II, American software engineer, computer consultant and science fiction fanzine publisher Richard John Smith (1786–1855), British actor Richard Langham Smith (born 1947), British academic, head of music at the Open University Richard Penn Smith (1799–1854), American playwright Richard O'Brien (born 1942), stage name of Richard Timothy Smith, British-New Zealand writer and actor Richard Smith (American guitarist), jazz guitarist in California Richard Smith (artist) (1931–2016), English painter Richard Smith (English guitarist) (born 1971), English-born fingerstyle guitarist in Nashville, Tennessee Rick Smith (musician) (born 1959), member of English dance duo Underworld Richard Smith (screenwriter), Scottish screenwriter, film director, BAFTA-winning writer of Trauma Richard Smith (silent film director) (1886–1937), American silent film director Richard Zane Smith (born 1955), American sculptor

Journalism Richard Mills Smith (born 1946), American editor and journalist, Chairman of Newsweek magazine Richard Smith (editor), British medical doctor, former editor of the British Medical Journal

Military Richard Smith (soldier) (–1819), Canadian soldier and magistrate Richard Baird Smith (1818–1861), British engineer officer Richard Abel Smith (1933–2004), British Army officer Richard Smith (East India Company officer) (1734–1803), Commander-in-Chief, India

Politics R. Maclin Smith (1906–1971), American politician from Virginia Richard Smith (MP for Devizes), MP for Devizes, 1402 Richard Smith (died 1516), MP for Reading Richard Smith (died 1581), MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme Richard Smith (fl. 1584), MP for Cricklade Richard Smith (Canadian politician) (1931–1978), former Liberal MPP for Nipissing, Ontario Richard Smith (Continental Congress) (1735–1803), lawyer and New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress Richard B. Smith (New York politician) (1878–1937), New York politician Richard M. Smith (1828–1888), legislator from Mineral Point, Wisconsin Richard Smith (diplomat) (1934–2015), Australian diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Richard Joseph Smith (1819–1883), member of both the New South Wales Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Council Richard A. Smith (Connecticut politician), American politician in the Connecticut House of Representatives Ric Smith (Richard C. Smith, born 1944), Australian public servant Richard H. Smith (1945–2024), member of the Georgia House of Representatives Richard "Mouse" Smith (1949–2025), former President of the Delaware NAACP State Conference and a close friend to Joe Biden

Science Richard Smith (mining engineer) (1783–1868), English-born mining engineer and politician in Nova Scotia Richard Smith (historical geographer) (born 1946), British academic, historical geographer and demographer Richard A. Smith (physician) (1932–2017), African-American physician Richard Bowyer Smith (1837–1919), Australian inventor Richard D. Smith (born 1949), American chemist, Director of Pan-omics and Proteomics Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richard G. Smith (engineer) (1929–2019), director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center Richard G. Smith (geographer), British geographer Richard Harbert Smith (1894–1957), professor and researcher of aeronautical engineering Richard J. Smith (born 1948), American dentist, anthropologist, head of graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis R. N. Smith (Richard Norman Smith), president of the British Veterinary Association

Sports Richard Smith (rugby union, born 1973), former Wales international rugby union player Richard Smith (rugby league) (born 1973), rugby league player Richard Smith (footballer, born 1967), English footballer for Mansfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers Richard Smith (footballer, born 1970), English footballer for Leicester City, Cambridge United and Grimsby Town Richard Smith (wide receiver) (born 1980), American football player Richard Smith (American football coach) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans Richard Shore Smith (1877–1953), American football player and coach Rick Smith (American football executive), general manager of the Houston Texans Rick Smith (ice hockey) (born 1948), professional hockey player Richard Smith (field hockey) (born 1987), British field hockey player Richard Smith (rugby union, born 1987), Cardiff Blues centre Richard Smith (umpire) (born 1972), Irish cricket umpire Richard Smith (Costa Rican footballer) (born 1967), former footballer with Alajuelense, Antigua and Carmelita Richard Smith (sport shooter) (born 1950), American sports shooter Richard Smith (Barbadian cricketer) (1873–1954), Barbadian cricketer Richard Smith (Trinidadian cricketer) (born 1971), Trinidadian cricketer Richard Smith (South African cricketer) (born 1972), South African cricketer

Other Richard A. Smith (businessman) (1925–2020), American business executive Richard Smith (businessman) (1836–1919) managing director of Australian company Harris Scarfe Richard Smith (public historian), American historian focused on New England history Richard Gordon Smith (1858–1918), British traveller, sportsman and naturalist Dick Smith (entrepreneur) (Richard Harold Smith), Australian businessman Richard Norton Smith (born 1953), U.S. Presidential historian Richard Sharp Smith (1852–1924), English then American architect Richard Smith (merchant) (1707–1776), English merchant in the West Indies trade Richard Smith (settler) (1596–1666), one of earliest settlers of Rhode Island Richard Smith (bishop) (1568–1655), English Catholic Bishop, titular of Chalcedon in Asia Minor Richard Smith (book collector) (1590–1675), English book collector Richard William Smith (born 1959), Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Richard F. Smith (born c. 1961), American business executive Richard Tilden Smith (1865–1929), British businessman Richard Patrick Smith, Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad Sir Richard Smith, High Court judge of England and Wales

See also Dick Smith (disambiguation) Richard Smyth (disambiguation) Rick Smith (disambiguation)