Richard Maxwell Eaton (born 1940) is an American historian, currently working as a professor of history at the University of Arizona.

He is also credited for his work on the social roles of Sufis, slavery, and cultural history of pre-modern India.

[2] His research is focused on the Deccan, the Bengal frontier, and Islam in India.

Some of his notable works include Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States and India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765, which gives a cultural and historical overview of India from the medieval period to the arrival of the British.

[3][4][5] Eaton has written and edited several books on India and related topics: