John Richardson may refer to:
Arts John Richardson (1766–1836), actor who founded the travelling Richardson's Theatre in 1798 John Richardson (actor) (1934–2021), English actor John Richardson (art historian) (1924–2019), art historian, Picasso biographer John Richardson (author) (1796–1852), Canadian novelist John Richardson (drummer) (born 1964), American rock drummer from Illinois John Richardson (poet) (1817–1886), English poet John Richardson (special effects designer) (born 1946), British designer of visual effects John Richardson (born 1947), Jayadev Das, drummer for The Rubettes
Business and industry John Richardson (businessman) (c. 1754–1831), Canadian businessman John Grubb Richardson (1813–1891), major Irish industrialist who founded the model village of Bessbrook near Newry John Wigham Richardson (1837–1908), British shipbuilder on Tyneside John Kobina Richardson (1936–2010), Ghanaian industrialist
Military John M. Richardson (admiral) (born 1960), American naval admiral, Chief of Naval Operations John Soame Richardson (1836–1896), British army Major-General, Commander of the Forces New South Wales John Richardson (Australian Army officer) (1880–1954) John B. Richardson IV (born 1968), United States Army general John H. Richardson (CIA officer) (born 1913), senior CIA officer and station chief
Politics John Richardson (colonial administrator) (1679–1741), deputy governor of Anguilla John Peter Richardson II (1801–1864), governor of South Carolina John Richardson (New Zealand politician) (1810–1878), speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council, 1868–1879 John Richardson (New South Wales politician) (1810–1888), Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician John S. Richardson (1828–1894), United States congressman from South Carolina, 1879–1883 John Peter Richardson III (1831–1899), governor of South Carolina John Richardson (Ontario MPP) (1844–1915), Ontario farmer and politician John Richardson (born 1886) (1886–1976), American attorney and political figure John Richardson (Canadian MP) (1932–2010), Canadian politician John Richardson (Australian politician) (born 1938), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly John G. Richardson (1957–2020), speaker of the Maine House and candidate for governor John Richardson Jr. (1921–2014), US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1969–1977)
Religion John Richardson (bishop of Ardagh) (1580–1654), English bishop of the Church of Ireland John Richardson (Quaker) (1667–1753), English Quaker minister and autobiographer John Richardson (Archdeacon of Southwark) (1817–1904), Anglican priest John Richardson (Archdeacon of Nottingham) (1849–1924), priest in the Church of England John Richardson (archbishop of Fredericton) (1868–1938), Anglican Church of Canada bishop John Richardson (bishop of Car Nicobar) (1896–1978), Anglican bishop in India, also M.P. John Richardson (bishop of Bedford) (born 1937), Church of England bishop John Richardson (Dean of Bradford) (born 1950), priest in the Church of England John Richardson (Archdeacon of Derby) (1905–1991), Archdeacon of Derby John Richardson (Archdeacon of Cleveland) (1676–1735) John Richardson (dean of Kilmacduagh) (1669–1747)
Science John Richardson (translator) (1564–1625), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1615–1625 John Richardson (orientalist) (1740/1–1795), Oxford editor of A Dictionary; Persian, Arabic and English, 1777 Sir John Richardson (naturalist) (1787–1865), Arctic explorer and naturalist John Richardson (convict) (1797–1882), Australian convict who accompanied several exploring expeditions as botanical collector John Richardson (philosopher) (born 1951), professor of philosophy at New York University John Henry Richardson (1890–1970), British economics professor John M. Richardson (professor) (born 1938), American university professor, system dynamics and Sri Lanka scholar John Reginald Richardson (1912–1997), Canadian-American physicist John T. Richardson (1923–2022), American academic administrator and priest at DePaul University John V. Richardson Jr., American professor of information studies John S. Richardson (zoologist), Canadian zoologist and academic.
Sports John Maunsell Richardson (1846–1912), English cricketer, Member of Parliament and twice winner of the English Grand National John Richardson (Derbyshire cricketer) (1856–1940), English cricketer for Derbyshire County Cricket Club John Richardson (tennis) (1873–1???), South African Olympic tennis player Mick Richardson (John Mettham Richardson, 1874–1920), English footballer active in the 1890s John Richardson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1908–1985), English cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club John Richardson (South African cricketer) (1935–2020), South African cricketer for North Eastern Transvaal Jock Richardson (1906–1986), Scottish footballer John Richardson (American football) (born 1945), American football player for the Miami Dolphins JP Richardson (John Paul Richardson, born 2002), American football wide receiver John Richardson (baseball), American baseball player John Richardson (footballer, born 1945) (1945–2017), English football player for Derby County and Notts County John Richardson (footballer, born 1949) (1949–1984), English football player for Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot John Richardson (footballer, born 1966), English football player for Colchester John Richardson (rower) (born 1944), Canadian rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics John Richardson (rugby union) (1947–2019), Welsh rugby union player John Richardson (squash player) (born 1949), English squash player
Others John Richardson (judge) (1771–1841), English lawyer and judge in the Court of Common Pleas John Richardson, Baron Richardson (1910–2004), British physician
See also Jonathan Richardson (disambiguation) Jon Richardson (disambiguation)