Richard Carter or Rich Carter may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Richard Carter (actor) (1953–2019), Australian actor
• Richard Carter (musician) (fl. 1728–1757), English violinist and composer

Politics and government

• Richard Carter (MP for Cornwall) (1617–1668), MP for Cornwall
• Richard Henry Carter (1817–1880), Virginia planter, politician and Confederate officer during the American Civil War

Science

• Richard Carter (histopathologist) (born 1934), British histopathologist
• Rich Carter (born 1971), American chemistry professor

Sports

• Richard Carter (American football) (1919–2002), American football and basketball coach
• Richard Carter (cricketer) (1891–1969), English cricketer
• Dick Carter (1916–1969), American baseball pitcher, coach, and manager

Other

• Richard Carter (land agent) (fl. 1846), English land agent and surveyor
• Richard Carter (Royal Navy officer) (died 1690), English officer in the Royal Navy
• Richard B. Carter (1877–1949), American ink manufacturer
• Samuel Christian, founder of the Philadelphia Black Mafia who also went by the name Richard Carter

See also

• Rick Carter (born 1950), American production designer and art director