Richard Taylor may refer to:

Entertainment

Richard Taylor (cartoonist) Richard Taylor (1902–1970) was a Canadian cartoonist best known for his cartoons in the magazine ''The New Yorker'' and in Playboy. He signed his work R.Taylor. Canadian comics historian John Bell (historian), John Bell called Taylor "one of ...

(1902–1970), Canadian cartoonist, ''The New Yorker'' magazine *

Richard Norton-Taylor Richard Seymour Norton-Taylor (born 6 June 1944) is a British editor, journalist, and playwright. He wrote for ''The Guardian'' on defence and security matters from 1975 to 2016, and was the newspaper's security editor. He now works for the i ...

(born 1944), British editor, journalist, and playwright *

Richard Taylor (British writer) Richard Taylor (born 1967) is a British author, broadcaster and practising lawyer best known for his books, television and radio programmes on Christian imagery, symbolism, history and law. Biography Taylor was born in London, where he attended H ...

(born 1967), writer and broadcaster * Richard Taylor (film director) (1933–2015), British documentary film director * Richard John Taylor (born 1985), British film editor, writer, and director *

Richard Taylor (filmmaker) Sir Richard Leslie Taylor (born 8 February 1965) is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film Theatrical property, prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop. Early life Taylor was born in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, C ...

(born 1965), head of Wētā Workshop special effects studio *

Richard Taylor (Hollyoaks) The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2003, in order of first appearance. Nathan Rogers Nathan Rogers, played by Jay Thomas, was the boyfriend of Nick O'Connor (Darren Br ...

, a character in UK soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Richard Taylor, former member of American rock band

Gin Blossoms Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, '' New Miserable Experience'', and the first single released from that al ...

Military

* Richard Taylor (colonel) (1744–1829), father of U.S. president Zachary Taylor *

Richard Taylor (Confederate general) Richard "Dick" Taylor (January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879) was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confederate States Army, servi ...

(1826–1879), son of U.S. president Zachary Taylor, Confederate general in the American Civil War * Richard Taylor (Medal of Honor) (1834–1890), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Richard H. Taylor (1870–1956), American Medal of Honor recipient * Richard Taylor (British Army officer) (1819–1904), British general * Richard R. Taylor (1922–1978), American lieutenant general and Surgeon General of the United States Army

Politics

* Richard Taylor (by 1517–73 or later), MP for

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the secon ...

* Richard Taylor (died 1641), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1629 * Richard Taylor (Royalist) (1620–1667), of Clapham, Bedfordshire * Richard Taylor (died 1699), English MP for East Retford *

Richard Taylor (British politician) Richard Thomas Taylor (7 July 1934 – 26 June 2024) was an English medical doctor and politician. He served as an independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010. He was co-leader of the National Health Action Party. ...

(1934–2024), British politician, Independent Member of Parliament * Richard Molesworth Taylor (1835–1919), New Zealand politician * Richard Taylor (Canadian politician) (1915–1991), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Religion

Richard Taylor (missionary) Richard Taylor (21 March 1805 – 10 October 1873) was a Church Missionary Society (CMS) missionary in New Zealand. He was born on 21 March 1805 at Letwell, Yorkshire, England, one of four children of Richard Taylor and his wife, Catheri ...

(1805–1873), missionary in New Zealand * Richard Vickerman Taylor (1830–1914), English priest and historian *

Richard S. Taylor The Nazarene Theological College (NTC) is a theological college located in the Thornlands suburb of Redland City in Queensland, Australia. NTC is a member institution of the Sydney College of Divinity. History In 1952, the General Council of ...

(1912–2006), Nazarene theologian

Science

Richard Taylor (editor) Richard Taylor (18 May 1781 – 1 December 1858) was an English Natural history, naturalist and publisher of scientific journals. He became joint editor of the ''Philosophical Magazine'' in 1822 and went on to publish the ''Annals of Natural Hi ...

(1781–1858), English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals *

Richard Cowling Taylor Richard Cowling Taylor (18 January 1789 – 26 October 1851) was an English surveyor and geologist. Life Taylor, third son of Samuel Taylor, farmer, was born at Hinton, Suffolk, on 18 January 1789. He was educated at Halesworth, and articled to M ...

(1789–1851), English surveyor and geologist * Richard Charles Taylor (born 1950), American philosopher *

Richard Clyde Taylor Richard Clyde Taylor (November 5, 1919 – October 30, 2003) was an American philosopher renowned for his contributions to metaphysics and virtue ethics. He was also an internationally known beekeeper. Biography Richard C. Taylor was born i ...

(1919–2003), American metaphysical philosopher and commercial beekeeper * Richard E. Taylor (1929–2018), Canadian laureate of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics *

Richard Taylor (mathematician) Richard Lawrence Taylor (born 19 May 1962) is a British mathematician working in the field of number theory. He is currently the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University in California. Taylor received ...

(born 1962), involved in completing the proof of Fermat's last theorem

Sports

* Dick Taylor (Australian rules footballer) (1901–1962), AFL player whose real name is Richard * Richard Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1973), former Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles player in the AFL * Richard Taylor (footballer, born 1957), English footballer * Richard Taylor (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Richard Taylor (American football) (born 1985), American football cornerback * Richard Taylor (cross-country skier) (born 1938), American cross-country skier * Richard Taylor (skater) (1981–2004), Welsh skater *Richard Mansfield Taylor, real name of Jeff Richards, American minor league baseball player and actor

Others

* Richard Taylor (pirate) (

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1721), pirate captain also known as John Taylor * Richard Taylor (campaigner) (1948/49–2024), Nigerian civil servant and anti youth violence campaigner, father of Damilola Taylor