Richard Austin may refer to: Richard Austin (colonist) (1598–1638), came to Massachusetts colony on Bevis in 1638 Richard Austin (punchcutter) (c. 1765–1830), British punchcutter Richard W. Austin (1857–1919), United States Representative for Tennessee Richard Bevan Austin (1901–1977), United States federal judge Richard Austin (conductor) (1903–1989), British orchestra conductor Richard H. Austin (1913–2001), African American politician, Secretary of State of Michigan Richard G. Austin (weightlifter) (born c. 1929), American weightlifter Richard Cartwright Austin (born 1934), American writer and environmental theologian Rick Austin (baseball) (born 1946), American baseball player Richard G. Austin (politician) (born 1948), politician from Illinois Richard Austin (cricketer) (1954–2015), West Indian cricketer Victor Milan (born 1954), American science fiction writer, used the pseudonym Richard Austin Rick Austin (politician) (born 1966), Georgia State Representative