Richard Nugent may refer to: Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath (1583–1642), Irish nobleman and politician Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath (died 1684), Irish nobleman Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath (died 1714), Irish peer and Roman Catholic monk Richard Nugent, Lord Delvin (1742–1761), Irish duellist and Member of Parliament Richard Nugent (newspaperman) (1815–1858), Canadian newspaperman Richard E. Nugent (1902–1979), United States Air Force general during World War II Richard Bruce Nugent (1906–1987), American writer, painter and important figure in the Harlem Renaissance Richard Nugent, Baron Nugent of Guildford (1907–1994), British politician Richard Aherne (1911–2002), Irish actor sometimes credited as Richard Nugent Rich Nugent (born 1951), United States Representative from Florida's 11th Congressional District Richard Nugent, the bachelor character (played by Cary Grant) in 1947 comedy film The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer