Richard Busby | |
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| Born | 22 September 1606 Lutton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 6 April 1695 (aged 88)[1] Westminster, England |
| Education | Westminster School Christ Church, Oxford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Title | Head Master of Westminster School |
Richard Busby (/ˈbʌzbi/; 22 September 1606 – 6 April 1695) was an English Anglican priest who served as head master of Westminster School for more than fifty-five years. Among the more illustrious of his pupils were Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke, Robert South, John Dryden, John Locke, Matthew Prior, Henry Purcell, Thomas Millington and Francis Atterbury.