Richard Boyle may refer to: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566–1643), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington and 2nd Earl of Cork (1612–1698), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a cavalier Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (1675–1740), British military officer and statesman Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1727–1807), Irish peer and Member of Parliament Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (1694–1753) Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868), British politician Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906), politician in Canada's Northwest Territories Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork (1829–1904), British politician Richard Boyle (archbishop of Tuam) (c. 1574–1644), Archbishop of Tuam Richard Boyle (bishop of Ferns and Leighlin) (died 1682) Richard Boyle (canoeist) (born 1961), New Zealand sprint canoeist Richard Boyle (MP) (died 1665), MP for County Cork Richard Boyle (rowing) (1888–1953), British rowing coxswain; medallist at the 1908 Summer Olympics Richard Boyle (soldier) (died 1649), Anglo-Irish Royalist officer Richard Vicars Boyle (1822–1908), Irish civil engineer Dickie Boyle (1869–?), Scottish professional footballer for Everton Richard Boyle (astronomer) (born 1943), astronomer at the Vatican Observatory Richard Boyle (journalist), screenwriter and protagonist for the 1986 film Salvador