Richard Thomas may refer to:
- Richard Thomas (Pennsylvania) (1744–1832), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Richard Thomas (cleric) (1753–1780), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian
- Richard Thomas (civil engineer) (1779–1858), English civil engineer
- Richard Thomas (Zarvona) (1833–1875), Confederate colonel and privateer known as "the French lady" during the American Civil War
- Richard Thomas (tin plate manufacturer) (1837–1916), British manufacturer and founder of Richard Thomas & Co Ltd.
- Richard Beaumont Thomas (1860–1917), managing director of Richard Thomas & Co Ltd.
- Richard Thomas (bishop) (1881–1958), Anglican bishop and Archdeacon in Australia
- Richard Thomas (Royal Navy officer) (1932–1998), Admiral and Black Rod in the House of Lords
- Richard Thomas (politician) (1932–2006), Canadian actor, broadcaster, environmentalist and politician
- Richard Thomas (lawyer) (born 1949), British lawyer and former Information Commissioner
- Richard Thomas (actor) (born 1951), American actor who appeared in The Waltons
- Richard Thomas (musician) (born 1964), British musician, writer, and comedy actor
- Richard Thomas (drummer), drummer on The Jesus and Mary Chain album, Automatic.
- Richard Thomas (author) (born 1967), American author
- Richard V. Thomas (1932–2010), former justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
- Richard Thomas (mathematician), professor of mathematics at Imperial College London
- Richard Darton Thomas (1777–1857), Royal Navy officer
- Dick Thomas (rugby union) (1883–1916), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Dick Thomas (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer
- Dick Thomas (singer) (1915–2003), American singing cowboy and actor
Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or thomas:
“In politics, victory is never total.”
—Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)
“Burning in the bride bed of love, in the whirl-
Pool at the wanting centre, in the folds
Of paradise, in the spun bud of the world.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)