Richard Ward may refer to: People Richard Ward (footballer) (born 1973), former English footballer Richard Ward (British Army officer) (1917–1989) Richard Ward (actor) (1915–1979), African American actor Richard Ward (businessman) (born 1957), British businessman Richard Ward (governor) (1689–1763), governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Richard Ward (priest), Archdeacon of Cardigan, 1951–1962 Richard Ward (judge) (1916–1977), Australian jurist and politician Richard S. Ward (born 1951), professor of mathematics at Durham University Richard F. Ward (born 1951), American storyteller and professor Richard Ward (c.1990-2022), unarmed man killed by police at Liberty Point International Middle School Rich Ward (born 1969), guitarist Dick Ward (1909–1966), baseball player Rick Ward III (born 1982), Louisiana politician Sir Richard Warde or Ward (died 1578), English politician and royal official Other uses USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243), named for James R. Ward See also James R. Ward (James Richard Ward, 1921–1941), US Navy sailor who died on board the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the attack on Pearl Harbor Richard Ward Pelham (1815–1876), American blackface performer