Richard Phillips (bii Ojo kerindinlogun Osu karun Odun 1955) je onisowo oju omi omo ile Amerika ti o je oga oko  MV Maersk Alabama nigba ti awon  ajalelokun ti Somalia fe ja oko naa gba ni Osu kerin Odun 2009.Igba ewe ati eko Won bi Phillips ni  Massachusetts, o kawe jade ni ile iwe Winchester High School ni Odun 1973.Phillips wo ile iwe giga  University of Massachusetts Amherst, o si pinu lati ka ofin gbogboogbo sugbon won gbe si Massachusetts Maritime Academy, nibi ti o ti kawe jade ni Odun 1979.. 
Ìrísí wọn dàbí ti smelts (ẹbí Osmeridae) ṣùgbọ́n ẹnu won kéré díẹ̀.Wọ́n maa ń rí wọn nínú òkun káàkiri gbogbo agbaye.. 