Richard Stearns may refer to:
- Richard Stearns (computer scientist) (born 1936), American theoretical computer scientist
- Richard Stearns (World Vision), president of the evangelical charity World Vision
- Richard Gaylore Stearns (born 1944), United States federal judge
- Richard Stearns (sailor) (born 1927), American Olympic sailor
- R. H. Stearns (1824–1909), tradesman, philanthropist, and politician from Massachusetts