title: Richard Peterson
text: # Richard Peterson
  
  Richard Peterson may refer to:
  
  * Richard Peterson (fencer) (1940–2018), New Zealand fencer and lawyer
  * Richard Peterson (tennis) (1884–1967), Norwegian Olympic tennis player
  * Richard A. Peterson (aviator) (1923-2000), American fighter pilot and architect
  * Richard A. Peterson (1932–2010), American sociologist and professor of sociology
  * Richard E. Peterson (1920–2009), American politician
  * Richard L. Peterson (born 1972), American behavioral economist and psychiatrist
  * Richard H. Peterson, founder of Peterson Electro-Musical Products
  * Dickie Peterson (1946–2009), American bassist and lead singer for Blue Cheer
  * Minty Peterson, fictional character in EastEnders
  