Richard Taylor

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Richard Taylor is the name of:

• Richard Taylor (colonel) (1744–1829), Father of Zachary Taylor
• Richard Taylor (general) (1826–1879), Confederate general in the American Civil War
• Richard Taylor (philosopher) (1919–2003), American metaphysical philosopher
• Richard Taylor (editor) (1781–1858), English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals
• Richard Taylor (soldier), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Richard R. Taylor (1922–1978), American surgeon general
• Richard E. Taylor (born 1929), Canadian laureate of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Richard Taylor (UK politician) (born 1934), Independent Kidderminster Member of Parliament
• Richard Taylor (skater) (1981–2004), Welsh skater
• Richard Taylor (movies), head of Weta Workshop
• Richard Taylor (musician), former member of Gin Blossoms
• Richard Taylor (mathematician) (born 1962), involved in completing the proof of Fermat's last theorem
• Richard S. Taylor, Nazarene theologian.
• Richard Taylor (Hollyoaks), a character in UK soap opera Hollyoaks
• Richard Mansfield Taylor, real name of Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)
• Richard John Taylor, British film and television editor

Two Australian rules footballers have been named Richard Taylor:

• • Richard Taylor (footballer) is a former Hawthorn and West Coast Eagles player in the AFL.
  • Dick Taylor (Australian rules footballer) was a player with Melbourne and North Melbourne in the VFL.