Richardson (surname)
Richardson is an English surname most commonly found in North East England. The prefix Richard is a given name popularised during the Middle English period derived from the Germanic ric and hard. The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of". The names Richard and Richardson are found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire, England. There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include: Dickson, Dixon.
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- A. J. Richardson, American football player
- Abby Sage Richardson, American writer and center of a notorious murder trial
- Adam Richardson, Australian rules footballer
- Al Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Alan, Allan, or Allen
- Albert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Alexander or Alex
- Alice Richardson, English rugby union player
- Amos Augustus Richardson, Canadian politician
- Andrea Richardson, American pathologist and physician-scientist
- Andrew Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Andrew or Andy
- Angela Richardson, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
- Anthony Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Anthony
- Antonio Richardson, American football offensive tackle
- Anna Richardson (presenter), British television presenter
- Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer
- Anne Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Antoan Richardson, Bahamian Major League Baseball outfielder and coach
- April Richardson, American stand-up comedian
- Archibald Read Richardson, British mathematician
- Arlan Richardson, American Professor of Geriatric Medicine
- Arnold Richardson, Canadian curler
- Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson Australian scientist and administrator
- Art Richardson, American Major League Baseball second baseman
- Arthur Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ashley Richardson, American supermodel
- Athol Richardson, Australian politician and judge
B
- Barbara Richardson, wife of Bill Richardson
- Barry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ben Richardson, British cinematographer
- Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, British physician
- Bert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bertram Richardson, English cricketer
- Blake Richardson (drummer), American drummer
- Blake Richardson (singer), American singer
- Bob Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Bob or Bobby
- Bonnie Richardson, American track and field athlete
- Brad Richardson, Canadian professional ice hockey centre
- Brian Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Brooke Skylar Richardson, American woman guilty of infanticide
- Bryan Richardson, English cricketer
- Bryant Richardson, American politician
- Bucky Richardson, American football quarterback
- Burton Richardson, American television announcer
C
- Calvin Richardson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
- Cameron Richardson, American actress and model
- Cameron Richardson, Australian rules footballer
- Carl Richardson, American football coach
- Carsten Richardson, early 17th-century Holsteinian-Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer
- Cecil R. Richardson, USAF chaplain
- Chad Richardson, Canadian musician
- Charles Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "Charles Richardson"
- Charlie and Eddie Richardson, leaders of The Richardson Gang in Britain
- Charlotte Caroline Richardson, British poet and writer
- Chris Richardson (politician), American politician from Colorado
- Chris Richardson, American singer-songwriter
- Christian Richardson, Irish TV presenter and radio DJ
- Claude Richardson, Canadian politician
- Clif Richardson, American politician
- Clint Richardson, American professional basketball player
- Clive Richardson, South African cricketer
- Colin Richardson, British record producer, mixer and recording engineer
- Colin Richardson, English motorcycle speedway rider
- Constance Stewart-Richardson, British dancer and author
- Curtis B. Richardson, American politician
- Cyril Richardson, English-born American Christian theologian
- Cyril Richardson, American football guard
D
- Damien Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Danny Richardson (baseball), American professional baseball player
- Darrell C. Richardson, American Baptist minister, bibliographer and author
- Darwin Richardson, Mormon pioneer
- Daryl Richardson, American football running back
- Dave Richardson (footballer)
- David Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Dave or David
- Davis Richardson, American politician from Maryland
- Dawn Richardson, American rock drummer, teacher, and writer
- Dennis Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Derek Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Desmond Richardson, American dancer
- Devin Richardson, American football player
- Diana Richardson, American politician
- Dick Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dominique Richardson, Bermudian footballer
- Don Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Donna Richardson, American fitness and aerobics instructor
- Dorothy Richardson, English writer
- Dot Richardson, American softball player
- Douglas Richardson, US genealogist and historian
- Doug Richardson, American screenwriter and novelist
- Dustin Richardson, American professional baseball pitcher
- D'Vontrey Richardson, American professional baseball player
E
- Earl Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edgar Preston Richardson, American art historian and museum director
- Edmund Richardson, American entrepreneur
- Edward Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Edward, Eddie or Ted
- Edwin Hautenville Richardson, British Army officer and service dogs training specialist
- Eimear Richardson, Irish cricketer
- Elena Carter Richardson, American ballerina and dance instructor
- Elizabeth Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elliot Richardson, American politician
- Emanuel Richardson, American college basketball coach
- Emeline Hill Richardson, American classical archaeologist
- Erasmus Richardson, American politician
- Eric Richardson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Eric Richardson (American football), American wide receiver
- Ernest Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernie Richardson (footballer), English professional footballer
- Ernie Richardson, Canadian curling champion
- Esther K. Richardson, Hawaii territorial representative
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- Ferdinando Richardson, English courtier and musician
- Fiona Richardson, Australian politician
- Frances Mary Richardson Currer, British heiress and book collector
- Frank Richardson, Australian rules footballer
- Frank Richardson, English footballer
- Frank Richardson, American film director and screenwriter
- Frank K. Richardson, American jurist
- Frazer Richardson, English footballer
- Frederick Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Friend Richardson, American newspaper publisher and politician
G
- Garnet Richardson, Canadian curler
- Garth Richardson, Canadian music producer and engineer
- Gary Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gemma Richardson, English boxer
- Geoff Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Geoff or Geoffrey
- Geordie Richardson, New Zealand merchant and ship owner
- George Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Richardson, murdered English police officer
- Glen Richardson, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Gloria Richardson, American civil rights leader
- Gloster Richardson, professional American football player
- Gordie Richardson, American professional baseball player
- Gordon Richardson, Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne, British banker and lawyer
- Grady Richardson, American football tight end
- Graham Richardson, Australian politician
- Graham Richardson, Canadian television journalist
- Greg Richardson, American boxer
- Gregory Richardson, Guyanese footballer
- Grover C. Richardson, American politician
- Guy Richardson, British rower
H
- H. Richardson, New Zealand cricketer
- H. L. Richardson, American politician
- Hadley Richardson, first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway
- Ham Richardson, American tennis player
- Hamilton Richardson, American businessman
- Hardy Richardson, American professional baseball player
- Harriet Richardson, American carcinologist
- Harry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Harry or Harold
- Heather Richardson-Bergsma, American speedskater
- Helen Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herbert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hester Dorsey Richardson, American author
- Holden C. Richardson, United States Navy officer and naval aviation pioneer
- Hollon Richardson, American Union Army officer
- Horace Richardson (American football), American football player
- Howard Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hugh Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
I
- Ian Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people: actor, footballers
- Iliff David Richardson, US officer
- Ira Richardson, American academic
- Israel Bush Richardson, American general
- Ivie Richardson, South African tennis player
- Ivor Richardson, New Zealand jurist and legal writer
J
- J. Richardson, English cricketer
- Jack Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackie Richardson, Canadian singer and actress
- Jackson Richardson, French handball player
- Jake Richardson, American actor
- James Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jane Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jase Richardson, American basketball player
- Jason Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jay Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jayme Richardson, Australian Paralympic cyclist
- Jeff Richardson (disambiguation), several people
- Jeramie Richardson, American football fullback
- Jerome Richardson, American jazz musician
- Jerry Richardson, American NFL player
- Jess Richardson, American Professional Football player
- Jhye Richardson, Australian cricketer
- Jiles Perry Richardson, American rock and roll musician
- Jillian Richardson, Canadian athlete
- Jim Richardson, English jazz bassist
- Jo Richardson, British politician
- Jock Richardson, Scottish footballer
- Joely Richardson, British actress
- John Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- John V. Richardson Jr., American professor
- Johnson William Richardson, first westbound rider for the Pony Express
- Johnstone Richardson, New Zealand rugby union player
- Jon Richardson, comedian
- Jonathan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jorge Richardson, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Joseph Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Joseph or Joe
- Josh Richardson, American professional basketball player
- Julie Richardson, former professional tennis player
- Julieanna Richardson, American lawyer
K
- Kane Richardson born, Australian international cricketer
- Kareem Richardson, American basketball coach
- Karena Richardson, British ice skater
- Kate Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Katherine Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Catherine, Cathy, Katharine, Katherine, Kathy, or Katie
- Kathleen Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kaylin Richardson, American alpine ski racer
- Keith Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kelly Richardson, Canadian artist
- Ken Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Ken or Kenneth
- Kent Richardson, American football cornerback
- Keresa Richardson, American politician
- Kevin Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kieran Richardson, English footballer
- Kieron Richardson, English actor
- Kyle Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kym Richardson, Australian politician
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- Lancelot Richardson, Australian military pilot
- LaTanya Richardson, American actress and producer
- Laura Richardson, American politician
- Lawrence Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Lawrence, Larry, or Laurence
- Leam Richardson, English footballer
- Leander Richardson, American journalist, playwright, theatrical writer and author
- Lee Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leigh Richardson, Honduran-born Belizean politician
- Len Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leon Richardson, Antiguan cyclist
- Levi Richardson, American gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter
- Lewis Richardson, English boxer
- Lewis Fry Richardson, English mathematician
- Linsdall Richardson, British geologist
- Liza Richardson, American music supervisor
- Lloyd Richardson, Sint Maarten politician and physician
- Logan Richardson, American musician
- Logan Richardson (boxer), English boxer
- Lorne Richardson, Canadian Football League defensive back
- Louie Richardson, professional Canadian football defensive end
- Louise Richardson, Irish academic, Principal of the University of St Andrews
- Luke Richardson, Canadian hockey player
- Lunsford Richardson, U.S. pharmacist
- Lyndel Richardson, Anguillan cricketer
- Lynn Richardson, Canadian artist and sculptor
- Lyon Richardson, American baseball player
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- Maisie Richardson-Sellers, English actress
- Malachi Richardson, American professional basketball player
- Marc, Debra, and Jacob Richardson, Canadian victims of the Richardson family murders in 2006
- Marcus Richardson, American football linebacker
- Marcia Richardson, English athlete
- Marie Richardson, Swedish stage and film actress
- Margaret Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marion Richardson, British educator and author
- Mark Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marque Richardson, American actor
- Martin Richardson, British-American scientist
- Marvin Thomas Richardson, American politician
- Mary Richardson, Canadian suffragette and vandalist
- Matterral Richardson, American Football cornerback
- Matthew Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maurice Howe Richardson, US surgeon and inventor
- Max Richardson, Australian rules footballer
- Max Richardson (sailor), British sailor
- Mayte Richardson, American cleric
- Mel Richardson, American politician
- Michael Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Michael or Mike
- Micheal Ray Richardson, American basketball player and head coach
- Micheál Richardson, Irish actor
- Michele Richardson, American competition swimmer
- Mick Richardson, English footballer
- Midge Richardson, American nun and educator
- Milo Barnum Richardson, American politician
- J. Milton Richardson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Miranda Richardson, British actress
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- Naazim Richardson, American boxer and boxing trainer
- Nafesha Richardson, women rights' advocate and climate activist from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Naomi Sewell Richardson, American suffragist
- Natasha Richardson, British actress
- Neil Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nicholas Richardson, British Classical scholar
- Nick Richardson, English footballer
- Nicole Richardson, Australian softball player
- Nolan Richardson, American basketball head coach
- Nolan Richardson III, American college basketball coach
- Nolen Richardson, American baseball player
- Norman Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Norman or Norm
O
- Origen Richardson, American politician
- Owen Willans Richardson, English physicist
P
- Paddy Richardson, New Zealand writer
- Passion Richardson, American former sprint athlete
- Patricia Richardson, American actress
- Patricia Richardson, British politician
- Paul Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Perry Richardson, American rock bassist
- Perry Richardson Bass, an American heir, investor and philanthropist
- Peter Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Richardson, New Zealand Anglican bishop
- Phillip Richardson (cyclist), Trinidad cyclist
- Phillip J. S. Richardson, British writer on dance
- Pooh Richardson, American basketball player
Q
- Quentin Richardson, NBA basketball player
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- Ralph Richardson, New Zealand politician
- Sir Ralph Richardson, British actor
- Rex Richardson, American politician
- Ric Richardson, Australian litigant and inventor
- Richard Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Richard or Richie
- Rico Richardson, American football player
- Robert Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Richardson, Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Roger Wolcott Richardson, American mathematician
- Roland Richardson, Canadian-American mathematician
- Ron Richardson, American actor and operatic baritone
- Ronald Richardson, English cricketer
- Roy Richardson, former Sint Maartener cricketer
- Rupert Richardson, American Civil Rights activist
- Russell Richardson, Australian professional rugby league footballer
- Ruth Richardson, New Zealand politician
S
- Salli Richardson, American television and film actress
- Samuel Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Samuel or Sam
- Sarah Richardson, Canadian designer and television personality
- Scott Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sean Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sha'Carri Richardson, American sprinter
- Shane Richardson (rugby league), Australian rugby league administrator
- Shane Richardson (American football), American football coach and player
- Shannon Richardson, American actress and convicted felon
- Shaquille Richardson, American football player
- Shaun Richardson, Arena football linebacker
- Sheldon Richardson, American football defensive end
- Sid W. Richardson, Texas businessman and philanthropist
- Simon Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Simone Richardson, Dutch politician
- Soko Richardson, American rhythm and blues drummer
- Sophia Foster Richardson, American mathematician
- Spec Richardson, American baseball manager
- Steve Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Steve, Steven, or Stephen
- Stuart Richardson, bassist for the Welsh band Lostprophets
- Susan Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sy Richardson, American film and television actor
- Sylvan Richardson, British guitarist and composer
- Sylvia Richardson, French Bayesian statistician
T
- Terry Richardson, American fashion photographer
- Terry Richardson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Terry Richardson (rugby league), English professional rugby league footballer
- Thomas Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named "Thomas Richardson"
- Tim Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Todd Richardson, American politician
- Tom Richardson, English cricketer
- Tom Richardson, American Major League Baseball player
- Tony Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tracey Richardson, British diver
- Tre Richardson, American football player
- Trent Richardson, American football running back
U
- Udney Richardson, Canadian politician
V
- Vaughan Richardson, English organist and composer
- Victor Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people called Victor or Vic
- Virgil Richardson, multiple people called Virgil
W
- Wally Richardson, English footballer
- Wally Richardson, American football quarterback
- Walter Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named Walter
- Wayne Richardson, Australian rules footballer
- Wendy Richardson, Australian playwright
- Wes Richardson, Canadian curler
- Wilds P. Richardson, American explorer and geographer
- William Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named William, Bill, Billy, Will, or Willie
- Willis Richardson, American playwright
- Willis Richardson, American professional football player-coach
- Wyman Richardson, American physician and author
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- Yvette Richardson, American meteorologist and expert on severe convection/tornadoes