Richard Stanford may refer to:
Richard Stanford (Kent cricketer) (1754–1792), English cricketer Richard Stanford (Sussex cricketer), English cricketer Richard Stanford (American politician) (1767–1816), U.S. Representative from North Carolina Richard Stanford (Stafford MP), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford 1382–1402 and relative of Hugh de Stanford Richard Stanford (rugby union) (born 1986), rugby union footballer Richard Stanford (British Army officer), British general