Politicians
* Richard Sutton (MP, died 1634), MP for Newport, Isle of Wight and Newtown, Isle of Wight * Richard Sutton (British Army officer) (1674–1737), British brigadier and Member of Parliament for Newark; UK ambassador to Denmark * Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet (1733–1802), English politician * Richard Sutton (Canadian politician) (c. 1815–1870), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick * Dick Sutton (1901–1982), Canadian politician * Richard Ike Sutton (1915-2001), American politicianSportsmen
* Richard Sutton (footballer) (born 1965), English former footballer * Ritchie Sutton (born 1986), English footballerOthers
*Sir Richard Sutton (lawyer) (died c. 1524), English lawyer, co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford * Richard Charles Sutton (1834–1915), architect based in Nottingham, England * Richard Lightburn Sutton (1878–1952), American dermatologist * Richard John Sutton (1938–2009), New Zealand legal academic and chess player * Richard S. Sutton (active from 1978), Canadian computer scientist * Richard Sutton (actor) (born 1978), British actor *The Sutton baronets **