Richard Boyle may refer to:
- Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland
- Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington and 2nd Earl of Cork (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier
- Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (1675–1740), British military officer and statesman
- Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th earl of Cork (1694–1753)
- Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1727–1807), Irish peer and Member of Parliament
- Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868)
- Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork (1829–1904), British politician
- Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906), politician in Canada's Northwest Territories
- Richard Boyle (bishop) (c. 1574–1644), Archbishop of Tuam
- Richard Boyle (rower) (1888–1953), British rower; medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Richard Boyle (canoeist) (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist
- Richard Boyle (MP) (died 1665), MP for County Cork
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