Richard Peterson may refer to:
Richard Peterson (fencer) (1940–2018), New Zealand fencer and lawyer Richard Peterson (tennis) (1884–1967), Norwegian Olympic tennis player Richard A. Peterson (aviator) (1923–2000), American fighter pilot and architect Richard A. Peterson (sociologist) (1932–2010), American sociologist and professor of sociology Richard E. Peterson (1920–2009), American politician Richard L. Peterson (born 1972), American behavioral economist and psychiatrist Dickie Peterson (1946–2009), American bassist and lead singer for Blue Cheer Minty Peterson, fictional character in EastEnders
See also Richard Peters (disambiguation)