Richard Baxter (disambiguation)

Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymn-writer, theologian, and controversialist.

Richard Baxter may also refer to:

• Richard Baxter (actor) (c. 1593–c. 1667), English actor
• Richard Baxter (rugby union) (born 1978), English rugby union player
• Richard Xavier Baxter (1821–1904), Roman Catholic priest and Jesuit
• Richard Reeve Baxter (1921–1980), American jurist