Richard Clogg (born 1939 at Rochdale) is a British historian.
Richard Clogg studied history at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated as Master in 1963.
From 1969 on, he was teaching modern Greek history at King's College London, first as lecturer, then reader, finally from 1988 to 1995 as professor of Balkan history.
[citation needed] Clogg's best-known work A Concise History of Greece (1992) set new standards in the field, was translated into several languages, and was awarded with the Runciman Award in 1993.
Clogg himself was decorated with the Gold Cross of the Greek Order of Honour by the President of Greece in 2002.