Richard de Clare may refer to:
- Richard fitz Gilbert (died 1090), lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, ancestor of the Clare family.
- Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare (d. 15 April 1136), Anglo-Norman lord
- Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford (1094–1136), Anglo-Norman lord
- Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176), Cambro-Norman lord known as "Strongbow"
- Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1162–1218), known as Earl of Clare, led in negotiations for the Magna Carta
- Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1222–1262), also 2nd Earl of Gloucester
- Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex (1278–1318), killed at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea in Ireland
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or clare:
“See, see, King Richard doth himself appear,
As doth the blushing discontented sun
From out the fiery portal of the east.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I long for scenes where man has never trod A place where woman never smiled or wept There to abide with my Creator God And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept, Untroubling and untroubled where I lie The grass below, above, the vaulted sky.”
—John Clare (1793–1864)