Richard Lawrence may refer to:
- Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) (1800/1801–1861), attempted to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson
- Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) (1906–1974), U.S. athlete; bronze medal winner at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Richard A. Lawrence, Sr. (1906–1993), mayor of Melbourne, Florida (1949–1953, 1962)
- Richard Lawrence (art director)
- Richard Lawrence (cricketer), English professional cricketer
- Richard Lawrence (politician) (born 1942), Republican politician in Vermont
- Richard Lawrence (Labour Candidate) (born 1987), Ecclesall Labour Candidate
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or lawrence:
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
—Larry Forrester, U.S. screenwriter, Hideo Oguni, and Ryuzo Kikushima. Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku. Admiral Yamamoto (Soh Yamamura)
“Of course in war all madnesses come out in a man, that is the fault of war not of a man or a nation.”
—Frieda Lawrence (1879–1956)