Richard Cohen may refer to:

• Richard Cohen (columnist) (born 1941), syndicated columnist for the Washington Post
• Richard Cohen (fencer) (born 1947), British Olympic fencer and author of Chasing the Sun
• Richard A. Cohen (born 1952), advocate of conversion therapy
• Richard B. Cohen (born 1952), billionaire and owner of C&S Wholesale Grocers
• Richard E. Cohen, congressional correspondent for National Journal
• Richard I. Cohen (born 1946), professor of Jewish History at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Richard M. Cohen (1948–2024), journalist, television news producer, husband of Meredith Vieira
• Richard S. Cohen (1937–1998), American lawyer and Maine Attorney General
• Rich Cohen (born 1968), author of Tough Jews, The Avengers, Lake Effect, and Sweet and Low
• J. Richard Cohen, former president of the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Richard Cohen, New York City real estate developer and former husband of Paula Zahn
• Dick Cohen (born 1949), Minnesota state senator