Richard Peters may refer to:

  • Richard Peters (priest) (1704–1776), Pennsylvania colonial minister,
  • Richard Peters (Continental Congress) (1744–1828), also known as Richard Peters, Jr., Pennsylvania jurist, Continental Congressman, Continental Army official
  • Richard Peters (reporter) (1780–1848), also known as Richard Peters, Jr., Reporter of Decisions to the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Richard Peters (Atlanta) (1810–1889), founder of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Richard Peters (clubman) (1848–1921), American railroad engineer
  • Richard Peters (American football) (1920–1973), American football coach at Ottawa University
  • Richard Stanley Peters (1919–2011), British philosopher
  • Richard Peters (cricketer) (1911–1989), English cricketer
  • Rick Peters (born 1966), American actor
  • Ricky Peters (born 1955), baseball center fielder

See also

  • Richard Peter (1895–1977), German press photographer and photojournalist
  • Richard Peter (Paralympian)
  • Richard Peterson (disambiguation)
  • Peter Richards (disambiguation)