Richard Spencer may refer to:
Politicians
- Richard Spencer (died 1414), MP for Salisbury
- Richard Spencer (Royalist) (1593–1661), English politician and Royalist
- Richard Spencer (Maryland politician) (1796–1868), American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
- Richard Austin Spencer, MP for St. Helens
- Richard V. Spencer (born 1954), United States Secretary of the Navy 2017–2019
Other
- Richard B. Spencer (born 1978), American neo-Nazi and white supremacist
- Richard Spencer (Royal Navy officer) (1779–1839)
- Richard Lewis Spencer, American musician
- Richard Spencer (journalist) (born 1965), British journalist
- F. Richard Spencer (born 1951), Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.
- Richard Spencer (athlete) (born 1955), Cuban former high jumper
- Richard Ball Spencer (1812–1897), British marine painter
- Rick Spencer (singer) (born 1952), American folk singer-songwriter and musical historian
- Rick Spencer (Hollyoaks), a character in Hollyoaks