Richard Steele (1672–1729) was an Irish writer and politician .
Richard Steele may also refer to:
- Richard Steele (footballer), Northern Mariana Islands footballer
- Richard Steele (minister) (1629–1692), English Presbyterian minister and Puritan author
- Richard Steele (referee) (born 1944), American boxing referee
- Richard L. Steele, phycologist using the standard author abbreviation R.L.Steele
- Sir Richard Steele (public house), a public house in London