Richard Simpson may refer to:
- Richard Simpson (martyr) (c. 1553–1588), English Catholic priest, martyred during the reign of Elizabeth I
- Richard Simpson (writer) (1820–1876) Catholic writer and literary scholar
- Richard F. Simpson (1798–1882), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Richard M. Simpson (1900–1960), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Richard Simpson (politician) (b. 1942), Scottish politician
- Dick Simpson (born 1943), American baseball outfielder
- Chubb Rock, real name Richard Simpson, (b. 1968)
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or simpson:
“Stay on the beach. The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.”
—Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason)
“The sun is shining.
The shadows of the lovers have disappeared.
They are all eyes; they have some demand on me—
They want me to be more serious than I want to be.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)