Sir Richard Linton (10 March 1879 – 21 September 1959) was a New Zealand-born Australian politician.
He was born in Palmerston North to land valuer James Linton and Ann Kibblewhite.
In 1924 Linton established the Big Brother Movement, which gave assisted passage to British youths to work on Australian farms.
In 1933 he resigned from politics to become Agent-General for Victoria in London; he held this position until 1934 and was knighted in 1936.
During World War II he was Officer in Charge of the services inquiry and advice bureau.