Richard Cecil may refer to:

• Richard Cecil (priest) (1748–1810), Anglican clergyman
• Richard Cecil (courtier) (died 1552), English courtier and father of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
• Richard Cecil (poet) (born 1944), American poet
• Lord Richard Cecil (1948–1978), British soldier and journalist
• Richard Cecil (died 1633) (1570–1633), English politician