Richard John Carwardine CMG FBA FRHistS FLSW (born 12 January 1947) is a Welsh historian and academic.

[1] Born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of John Francis Carwardine and Beryl Jones, he attended Maesycwmmer Primary School and Monmouth School, before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as William Jones Exhibitioner, graduating BA in modern history 1968 (MA 1972).

While a student at Oxford, Carwardine played the role of Cornelius in the film Doctor Faustus (1967) with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

He was a Rhodes Professor of American History & Institutions at Oxford University and a fellow of St Catherine's College from 2002 to 2009.

[2] Elected President of Corpus Christi College, he took office in January 2010, becoming a pro vice-chancellor of Oxford University.