Richard Parsons Explained

Richard or Dick Parsons may refer to:

• Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse (1702–1741), Irish freemason and founder member of the Hell-Fire Club
• Richard Parsons (convict) (fl. 1823–1824), Australian convict and explorer
• Richard C. Parsons (1826–1899), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Richard Parsons (bishop) (1882–1948), English Anglican bishop
• Dick Parsons (British Army officer) (1910–1998), British Army officer and marksman
• Richard Parsons (skier) (1910–1999), American Olympic skier
• Sir Richard Parsons (diplomat) (1928–2016), British ambassador to Hungary, Spain and Sweden
• Dick Parsons (coach) (born 1938), American basketball and baseball coach
• Richard Parsons (businessman) (1948–2024), American businessman, chairman of Citigroup and Time Warner
• Richard Parsons (author) (born 1966), English educational non-fiction author