Richard Armstrong may refer to: Richard Armstrong (author) (1903–1986), winner of the 1948 Carnegie medal for children's literature Sir Richard Armstrong (British Army officer) (1782–1854), British army officer Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor) (born 1943), British conductor Richard Armstrong (Hawaii missionary) (1805–1860), missionary and educator Richard Armstrong (museum director) (born 1949), American museum director Richard Armstrong (politician) (1815–1880), UK MP for the Irish borough constituency of Sligo, 1865–1868 Richard Lee Armstrong (1937–1991), American-Canadian geologist