Richard Allen

Richard, Rick, or Dick Allen may refer to:

Artists

Dick Allen (poet) (1939–2017), American poet, literary critic and academic
Richard Allen (abstract artist) (1933–1999), British painter
James Moffat (author) (1922–1993), Canadian-British novelist, wrote as Richard Allen, among other pseudonyms
Richard J. Allen (writer) (born 1959), American television writer
Richard James Allen (born 1960), Australian poet, dancer and filmmaker

Dick Allen (1942–2020), American baseball player
Dick Allen (footballer) (1921–1977), Australian footballer for Collingwood
Dick Allen (bowler) (born 1978), American ten-pin bowler
Richard Allen (field hockey) (1902–1969), Indian field hockey player
Rick Allen (mountaineer), (1954–2021), Scottish climber

Richard "Pistol" Allen (1932–2002), American musician, drummer for the Funk Brothers on Motown Records
Rick Allen (drummer) (born 1963), British musician with the rock band Def Leppard
Rick Allen (keyboardist) (born 1946), American musician with The Box Tops
Rick Allen (organist) (born 1940s), American blues, rock and R&B organist and pianist
Richard Allen (born 1963), American musician, conductor, composer, performer
Richie Allen, a name used for recordings in the 1960s by Richard Podolor (1936–2022), American guitarist and record producer

R. G. Allen (1833–1886), California and Idaho Territory legislator
Richard Allen (Canadian politician) (1929–2019), historian and politician in Ontario, Canada
Richard Allen (Irish politician) (died 1800), member of parliament for Harristown
Richard Allen (Texas politician) (1830–1909), Texas politician and civic leader
Richard V. Allen (1936–2024), American National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan
Rick Allen (politician) (born 1951), American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia
Richard D. Allen (1938–2009), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Richard J. Allen (politician) (1933–2021), member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature

Dick Allen (film editor) (1944–2007), English film editor
Richard Allen (abolitionist) (1803–1886), draper, philanthropist and abolitionist in Dublin
Richard Allen (bishop) (1760–1831), African-American bishop, founder of AME Church
Richard L. Allen (1803–1869), United States agricultural writer
Richard Allen (publisher) (1814–1884), publisher in Nottingham
Richard William Allen (1867–1955), English mechanical engineer
Rick Allen (sportscaster) (born 1969), American motorsports announcer
Richard K. Allen (born c. 1974), Anchorage district attorney
Richard Knapp Allen (1925–1992), American entomologist and marine zoologist
Richard Allen (film scholar) (born 1959), American film scholar