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:
“We are taking the Nautilus down for the last time.”
—Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason)
“The treasures of Cathay were never found.
In this America, this wilderness
Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound,
The generations labor to possess
And grave by grave we civilize the ground.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)