理查·格奥尔格·施特劳斯（德语：Richard Georg Strauss，1864年6月11日－1949年9月8日），德国作曲家、指挥家。他与以写圆舞曲著称的小约翰·施特劳斯为代表的维也纳施特劳斯家族完全没有关系，一般都以全名理查·史特劳斯（R. Strauss）称呼，以与该家族的众多成员相区分。

他的父亲是当时有名的法国号演奏家弗朗茨·施特劳斯，从小就受到父亲的音乐教导，八岁的时候开始学小提琴。他的父亲的教导非常注重古典主义，但理乍得·施特劳斯本身的音乐最后却成为后期浪漫派，以及20世纪现代音乐的重要组成部分。

Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; his tone poems, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony; and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.