Richard Temple

Richard Temple may refer to:

  • Richard Temple (opera singer) (1847–1912) was an English opera singer, actor and stage director
  • Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet (1826–1902), British colonial administrator and politician
  • Sir Richard Carnac Temple (1850–1931), Nineteenth century writer on India and Burma.
  • Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham (1675–1749), British soldier and politician
  • Richard Temple, a novel by Patrick O'Brian


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