Richard Perkins may refer to:

Richard Perkins (actor) (c. 1585–1650), English actor Richard Perkins (scientist), United States nuclear physicist Richard Perkins (figure skater), Canadian Olympic ice dancer Richard Perkins (politician) (born 1961), Nevada State Assembly leader Richard Perkins of Ufton, a member of the Perkins family of Ufton, Berkshire, England

See also Rick Perkins, Canadian politician Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969), American entrepreneur Richard Perkyn (fl. 1335), English politician