Richard Edwards may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Richard Edwardes (1525–1566), English poet, dramatist and composer, alleged illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England Richard Edwards (musician), freelance trombone player and composer Richard Edwards, lead singer and songwriter of the band Margot & the Nuclear So and So's Richey Edwards, missing songwriter and rhythm guitarist of Welsh band the Manic Street Preachers Dickon Edwards (born 1971), diarist and front man of the band Fosca Richie Edwards (born 1974), latter-day bassist for The Darkness Rick Edwards (born 1979), British TV presenter
Military Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1773), commodore for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador for 1745 Richard Edwards (Royal Navy officer, died 1795) (c. 1715–1795), commodore for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador for 1757 and again in 1779 Richard S. Edwards (1885–1956), United States Navy admiral USS Richard S. Edwards, a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Politics Richard M. Edwards (1822–1907), member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1861–1862 Richard Edwards (educator) (1822–1908), Welsh American superintendent and college president Richard Edwards (Australian politician) (1842–1915), member of the Australian Parliament, 1901–1913 Richard Edwards (Welsh politician) (born 1956), former Welsh Labour politician
Sports Dick Edwards (basketball) (1930–1981), American basketball coach Dick Edwards (footballer) (1942–2025), English footballer Richard Edwards (footballer) (born 1983), Jamaican footballer Prof Edwards (Richard Martin Edwards, born 1940), cricketer from Barbados
Others Richard Edwards (fashion company), a New York fashion design company Richard Edwards (professor), an American economist and author Richard Lawrence Edwards, American geochemist