Richard Phillips may refer to:

• Richard Phillips (American painter) (born 1962), artist from the United States
• Richard Phillips (athlete) (born 1983), sprinter from Jamaica
• Richard Phillips (chemist) (1778–1851), British chemist
• Richard Phillips (English painter) (1681–1741), London portrait painter
• Richard Phillips (merchant mariner) (born 1955), captain of the MV Maersk Alabama taken hostage by Somali pirates in April 2009
• Richard Phillips (MP) (c. 1640–1720), British Member of Parliament for Ipswich
• Sir Richard Phillips (publisher) (1767–1840), British author and publisher, founder of the Monthly Magazine
• Richard D. Phillips, American economist
• Rich Phillips, American radio personality
• Richie Phillips (1940–2013), American executive director
• Ricky Phillips (born 1952), American musician
• Dick Phillips (1931–1998), American baseball player
• Dick Phillips (high jumper) (born 1929), winner of the high jump at the 1949 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

• Richard Philipps (disambiguation)
• Richard Phillipps, pen name of Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)