Richard Mitchell (1929–2002) was an American professor of English and classics.

Richard Mitchell may also refer to:

Politicians

• Richard Mitchell (MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
• Richard H. Mitchell (1869–1933), New York politician and judge
• Bob Mitchell (British politician) (Richard Charles Mitchell, 1927–2003), English politician

Musicians

• Richard G. Mitchell (born 1956), film composer
• Blue Mitchell (Richard Allen Mitchell, 1930–1979), American trumpeter

Others

• Mike Mitchell (cricketer) (Richard Arthur Henry Mitchell, 1843–1905), English amateur cricketer
• Richard Mitchell (cricketer, born 1913), Grenadian-born Trinidadian cricketer
• Richard B. Mitchell, American emergency and disaster management specialist
• Richard F. Mitchell, justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
• Richard P. Mitchell, history professor at the University of Michigan
• R. Bland Mitchell, Episcopal bishop
• Rick Mitchell (Richard Charles Mitchell, 1955–2021), Australian track and field athlete
• Richard Mitchell (EastEnders), fictional character