Richard Patterson

Richard Patterson may refer to:

• Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886-1966), U.S. ambassador
• Richard Patterson (artist) (born 1963)
• Richard North Patterson, writer
• Richard Patterson, sailor on the whaleship Essex
• Richard Patterson (musician), drummer in several Canadian bands, particularly from the 1960s and 1970s, including 3s a Crowd
• Richie Patterson, New Zealand weightlifter