John Richardson
John Richardson is the name of the following people:
- John Richardson (Orientalist) (1741 / 42–1795), British Orientalist and lexicographer
- John Richardson (naturalist) (1787–1865), Scottish natural historian and explorer
- John Richardson (writer) (1796-1852), Canadian writer
- John Richardson (art historian) (1924–2019), British art historian, art critic and curator
- John Richardson (actor) (born 1934), British actor
- John Richardson (special effects artist) (born 1945), British film animation technician
- John Richardson (drummer) (born 1947), British drummer
- John Richardson (philosopher) (* 1951), American philosopher
- John Richardson, Baron Richardson (1910-2004), British physician and life peer
- John M. Richardson (* 1960), American admiral
- John Peter Richardson Sr. (1801–1864), American politician
- John Peter Richardson junior (1831–1899), American politician
- John Reginald Richardson (1912–1997), Canadian-American physicist, see Reginald Richardson
- John S. Richardson (1828-1894), American politician
