Richard Preston (born 1954) is an American writer.
Richard Preston may also refer to:
Richard Preston (MP) (1768–1850), English legal author and politician Richard Preston (clergyman) (c. 1791–1861), Nova Scotia religious leader and abolitionist Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond (died 1628), Scottish court favourite of King James VI Richard Franklin Preston (1860–1929), Canadian physician and political figure Richard Preston, a pen-name of Jack Lindsay (1900–1990) Australian-born British author