John Richardson may refer to:

Arts

*John Richardson (1766–1836), actor who founded the travelling

Richardson's Theatre Richardson's Theatre or Richardson's Show was a travelling fairground theatre founded in 1798 by John Richardson (1766–1836), which performed in London and the surrounding area in the early nineteenth century. History Richardson began his ca ...

in 1798 *

John Richardson (actor) John Richardson (19 January 1934 – 5 January 2021) was an English actor who appeared in films from the late 1950s until the early 1990s. He was a male lead in Italian genre films, most notably Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960) with Barba ...

(1934–2021), English actor *

John Richardson (art historian) Sir John Patrick Richardson, (6 February 1924 – 12 March 2019) was a Great Britain, British art historian and biographer of Pablo Picasso. Richardson also worked as an industrial designer and as a reviewer for ''The New Observer''. In 1952, ...

(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) John Richardson (20 August 1817 – 30 April 1886) was an English poet. Living near Keswick all his life, he contributed to local cultural life, and published poetry, some in the local dialect. Life He was born at Stone House in Naddle Vale, near ...

(1817–1886), English poet *

John Richardson (special effects designer) John Richardson (born June 10, 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the ''James Bond'' film series ('' Casino Royale'', '' Moonraker'', ''Octopussy'', ''A View to a Kill'', ''The Living Dayli ...

(born 1946), British designer of visual effects *John Richardson (born 1947), Jayadev Das, drummer for

The Rubettes The Rubettes are an English pop/glam rock band put together in 1974 after the release of " Sugar Baby Love", a recording assembled of studio session musicians in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, the then head of A&R at Polydor ...

Business and industry

John Richardson (businessman) The Hon. John Richardson ( – 18 May 1831) was a Scots-Quebecer and arguably Montreal's leading businessman in his time. In trade, he was in partnership with his first cousin, John Forsyth (loyalist), John Forsyth. A member of the Beaver ...

(c. 1754–1831), Canadian businessman *

John Grubb Richardson John Grubb Richardson (13 November 1813 – 1891) was an Irish linen merchant, industrialist and philanthropist who founded the model village of Bessbrook near Newry in 1845, in what is now Northern Ireland. Five years later he founded a maj ...

(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 Major General John Soame Richardson, (16 March 1836 – 9 June 1896) was a British Army officer and Commander of the Forces in colonial New South Wales. Richardson was born in Heydon, Norfolk, England, and entered the British Army in 1854. ...

(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

Politics

John Richardson (colonial administrator) John Richardson (16 March 1679 – 25 December 1742) was a British colonial administrator who served as the deputy governor of Anguilla There have been many colonial governors of Anguilla. The official title of the position began as Deputy Gover ...

(1679–1741), deputy governor of Anguilla * John Peter Richardson II (1801–1864), governor of South Carolina *

John Richardson (New Zealand politician) Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson (4 August 1810 – 6 December 1878) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician, and a cabinet minister. Military career Richardson was born in Bengal, India. His father was Robert Richardson, a civil servant o ...

(1810–1878), speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council, 1868–1879 *

John Richardson (New South Wales politician) John Richardson (181022December 1888) was an Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on three occasions (1851–1854, 1855–1856 and 1868–1887) and a member of the New ...

(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 John Peter Richardson III (September 25, 1831 – July 6, 1899) was the 83rd governor of South Carolina from 1886 to 1890. Family and early life Richardson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina, to John Peter Richardson II, a former G ...

(1831–1899), governor of South Carolina *

John Richardson (Ontario MPP) John Richardson (April 5, 1843 – August 26, 1915) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1904 as a Liberal member. He was born in Scarborough, Canada West ...

(1844–1915), Ontario farmer and politician *

John Richardson (born 1886) John Richardson (September 30, 1886 – January 24, 1976) was an American attorney and political figure from Massachusetts. Early life Richardson was born on September 30, 1886, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to John and Louisa Storrow (Cabot) ...

(1886–1976), American attorney and political figure *

John Richardson (Canadian MP) BGen John Alexander "Jack" Richardson (1 December 1932 – 2 June 2010) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2002. His career was in education and defence. During his term with the Canadian Forces, he attained the rank of ...

(1932–2010), Canadian politician *

John Richardson (Australian politician) John Ingles Richardson (born 15 March 1938) is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Forest Hill in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 2002. Richardson was born in Shepparton to shopkeeper William Richardso ...

(born 1938), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly *

John G. Richardson John G. Richardson (June 29, 1957 – June 16, 2020) was an American politician and consultant from Maine. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served as Maine's Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Speaker of ...

(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) John Richardson (1580–1654) was an English bishop of the Church of Ireland. He was nominated Bishop of Ardagh on 8 April 1633 and consecrated in September that year. He was also Archdeacon of Derry from 1622 to 1634; and Archdeacon of Connor ...

(1580–1654), English bishop of the Church of Ireland *

John Richardson (Quaker) John Richardson (1667–1753) was an English Quaker minister and autobiographer. Early life John Richardson was born in 1667, probably in the village of North Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire, where his father, William Richardson (1614–1679), ...

(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) John Richardson (6 June 1896 – 3 June 1978) was an Indian Anglican bishop and politician. Childhood and youth Richardson was born into a Car Nicobarese family and named Ha Chev Ka. In 1906 he was sent to Burma, to attend school at S.P.G. ...

(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) John Richardson (born Linton, Cambridgeshire, c. 1564 – 1625) was a Biblical scholar and a Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1615 until his death. Life He was born ‘of honest parentage’ at Linton, Cambridgeshire. John Richardso ...

(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) Sir John Richardson Royal Society of London, FRS FRSE (5 November 1787 – 5 June 1865) was a Scotland, Scottish naval surgeon, natural history, naturalist and Arctic explorer. Life Richardson was born at Nith Place in Dumfries the son of Gabr ...

(1787–1865), Arctic explorer and naturalist *

John Richardson (convict) John Matthew Richardson (28 April 1797 – 28 July 1882) was an Australian convict who accompanied several exploring expeditions as a botanical collector. Biography Richardson was born in England on 28 April 1797 at Slinfold in Sussex. He worke ...

(1797–1882), Australian convict who accompanied several exploring expeditions as botanical collector *

John Richardson (philosopher) John Richardson (born 1951) is a professor of philosophy at New York University. He is best known for his books on Heidegger and Nietzsche. Education and career A graduate of Harvard University in 1972, he earned his Ph.D. from the Universit ...

(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

Sports

John Maunsell Richardson John Maunsell Richardson Justice of Peace, JP Deputy Lieutenant, DL (Great Limber, Caistor, Lincolnshire 12 June 1846 – Westminster, London, 22 January 1912), known to his friends as the "Cat", was a cricketer who played First-class cricket ...

(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) (born 1935), 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 * John Richardson (baseball), American baseball player *

John Richardson (footballer, born 1945) John Richardson (20 April 1945 – January 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back, most notably for Derby County. Career Richardson started out as an apprentice at Derby County before signing his first profession ...

(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) Stanley John Richardson (1 April 1947 — 5 December 2019) was a Welsh rugby union international. Richardson was born in the village of Blaencwm and attended Treherbert Secondary Modern School. A prop, Richardson earned two Test caps for Wales. T ...

(1947–2019), Welsh rugby union player

Others

John Richardson (judge) Sir John Richardson (1771–1841) was an English lawyer and judge. Life The third son of Anthony Richardson, a merchant of London, he was born at Copthall Court, in the Parish of St. Bartholomew, London, on 3 March 1771. He was educated at Harro ...

(1771–1841), English lawyer and judge in the Court of Common Pleas * John Richardson, Baron Richardson (1910–2004), British physician