| Richard Cottam | |||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Provo, Utah, US | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Patricia Cottam | ||||||||||||||||
| Children: | 2 daughters and 2 sons | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Dick Cottam | ||||||||||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Serviceyears: | 1953–1958 | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard W. Cottam (1924–1997) was an American political scientist, Iranist and a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative in Iran.
Cottam was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission for the Church. He was in the United States Navy during World War II.