Richard Potter may refer to:

• Richard Potter (businessman) (1817–1892), British businessman, chairman of the Great Western Railway company
• Richard Potter (magician) (1783–1835), American magician
• Richard Potter (British politician) (1778–1842), radical British Whig politician
• Richard Potter (Canadian politician) (1915–2009), Ontario MPP
• Rick Potter (born 1938), Canadian football player
• Dick Potter, tennis player, see Barry MacKay

• Richard Pottier (1906–1994), film director