Richard Lawrence may refer to: Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) (c. 1800–1861), attempted to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) (1906–1974), American athlete; bronze medal winner at the 1936 Winter Olympics Richard Lawrence (art director) Richard Lawrence (cricketer), English cricketer Richard Lawrence (politician) (1942–2022), American politician Richard D. Lawrence (1930–2016), U.S. Army general Richard Lawrence, Labour candidate for Ecclesall in the Sheffield City Council election, 2012