Richard Middleton may refer to: Richard Middleton (Lord Chancellor) (died 1272), English theologian, philosopher and Lord Chancellor Richard Barham Middleton (1882–1911), British poet and ghost story writer Richard Middleton (priest) (died 1641), Anglican Dean of St David's Richard Middleton (musicologist), English musicologist and academic Richard Middleton (political agent) (1846–1905), English Conservative activist Rick Middleton (born 1953), ice hockey player Rick Middleton (American football) (born 1951), former American football player