Richard Kirby (or Kirkby) may refer to: Richard Kirkby (c. 1625–1681), English politician Richard Kirby (cricketer) (1861–1947), Australian cricketer Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1657–1703), Royal Navy captain Sir Richard Kirby (arbitrator) (1904–2001), Australian industrial relations arbitrator Rick Kirby (born 1952), British sculptor See also Richard Kirby Ridgeway (1848–1924), Irish soldier