James Richardson may refer to:
Politicians James Armstrong Richardson (1922–2004), Canadian politician James Burchill Richardson (1770–1836), Governor of South Carolina, 1802–1804 James D. Richardson (1843–1914), Democrat from Tennessee, U.S. House Minority Leader, 1899–1903 James M. Richardson (politician) (1858–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky James Richardson (Liberal politician) (1846–1921), Liberal Member of Parliament for Armagh James Richardson (political consultant) (born 1984), Republican political strategist James Richardson (Massachusetts) (1771–1858), lawyer, businessman, and member of the Massachusetts Senate
Sports James Richardson (darts player) (born 1974), English darts player James Richardson (footballer) (1885–1951), Scottish footballer for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, and Ayr United Jimmy Richardson (1911–1964), English footballer James Richardson Spensley (1867–1915), English doctor, footballer and manager, considered to be the father of football in Italy James Richardson (sportsman) (1903–1995), English cricketer and rugby union player
Military James Cleland Richardson (1895–1916), Canadian bagpiper and recipient of the Victoria Cross James L. Richardson (1909–1987), United States Army lieutenant general James M. Richardson (general) (born 1960), United States Army lieutenant general James O. Richardson (1878–1974), United States Navy admiral
Others James Richardson (explorer) (1809–1851), British explorer of the Sahara James Richardson (poet) (born 1950), American poet James Richardson, owner of Spadina Hotel, Toronto James Richardson (presenter) (born 1966), British television presenter associated with Italian football James Richardson (1819–1892), Canadian businessman James Richardson & Sons Jim Richardson (born 1941), English jazz bassist and session musician (1904-1980), Gaspé Peninsula business James Richardson Corporation, Australian corporation involved with furniture, hospitality, real estate, and the duty-free retail businesses James Armstrong Richardson Sr. (1885–1939), Canadian businessman James Joseph Richardson (1935–2023), American man wrongly convicted of the murder of his children James Smith Richardson (1883–1970), Scottish architect, antiquarian and archaeologist James T. Richardson (born 1941), American sociologist who wrote extensively about new religious movements, popularly called cults