Richardson (family name)

Richardson is an English family name .

Origin and meaning

The patronymic name means "son of Richard " and thus corresponds to ( Lower ) German names such as Riechers , Rickerts and Rickert .

variants

• Richards
• Swedish: Richardsson

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Aimee Richardson (born 1997), British actress
• Alan Richardson (1904–1978), Scottish pianist and composer
• Alexander Richardson (1887–1964), British bobsledder
• Antonio Richardson ( American football player ) (born 1992), American football player
• Asher Richardson (* 1993), New Zealand badminton player

B.

• Barry Richardson (* 1969), English goalkeeping coach and soccer goalkeeper
• Ben Richardson (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
• Ben Richardson (curler) , American curler
• Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828-1896), British medic
• Bill Richardson (* 1947), American politician
• Brad Richardson (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bruce Richardson (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player

C.

• Cameron Richardson (* 1979), American actress
• Carmen Belen Richardson (1930–2012), Puerto Rican actress and comedian
• Carsten Richardson , German navigator
• Charles Leslie Richardson (1908–1994), British officer in the British Army
• Charles Scott Richardson (* 1955), Canadian novelist and book designer
• Colin Richardson , British music producer

D.

• Dave Richardson (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
• David Richardson ( American football player ) (born 1981), American football player
• David Richardson (figure skater) (born 1987), British figure skater
• David Richardson (actor) (born 1987), Australian actor
• David P. Richardson (1833-1904), American politician
• Debra Richardson (* 1961), American beach volleyball player
• Demian Richardson (* 1970), American jazz trumpeter
• Derek Richardson (born 1976), American actor
• Dick Richardson (1934-1999), English boxer
• Dominique Richardson (* 1992), American soccer player
• Dorota Czerner-Richardson (* 1966), Polish writer, see Dorota Czerner
• Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957), English writer

E.

• Edward Cleland Richardson (1871–1954), British skiing pioneer
• Egerton Rudolph Richardson (1912–1988), Jamaican diplomat
• Elliot L. Richardson (1920–1999), American lawyer and politician
• Emeline Hill Richardson (1910–1999), American archaeologist
• Eugene Richardson , American basketball player

F.

• Ferdinando Richardson (approx. 1558–1619), English nobleman and composer
• Frank Richardson (soccer player) (1897–1987), English soccer player
• Frank Richardson (Director) (1898–1962), American director
• Frank Richardson (swimmer) (born 1962), Nicaraguan swimmer
• Frazer Richardson (* 1982), English football player
• Friend Richardson (1865–1943), American politician

G

• Garth Richardson , Canadian music producer
• George Richardson (1737/38 – approx. 1813), Scottish architect
• George F. Richardson (1850–1923), American politician
• Gloster Richardson (1941-2020) American football player
• Gordon Richardson, Baron Richardson of Duntisbourne (1915-2010), British banker, lawyer and politician
• Graham Richardson (born 1949), Australian politician
• Greg Richardson (born 1958), American boxer

H

• Haley Lu Richardson (* 1995), American actress
• Hamilton Richardson ( Ham Richardson ; 1933-2006), American tennis player
• Harriet Richardson (1874-1958), American zoologist
• Harry A. Richardson (1853–1928), American politician
• Harry Ward Richardson (* 1938), American economist and spatial planner
• Heather Richardson (* 1989), American speed skater and speed skater
• Helen Richardson-Walsh (* 1981), British field hockey player
• Henry Richardson (archer) (1889–1963), American archer
• Henry Richardson (film editor) (born 1936), American film editor
• Henry Handel Richardson (actually Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson ; 1870–1946), Australian author
• Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886), American architect
• Huey Richardson (born 1968), American football player
• Hugh Richardson (1826–1913), Canadian judge
• Hugh Edward Richardson (1905–2000), British diplomat and Tibetologist

I.

• Ian Richardson (1934-2007), Scottish actor
• Irmtraud Richardson (* 1945), German correspondent and moderator

J

• Jack Richardson (actor, 1870) (1870–1960), American actor
• Jack Richardson (soccer player, 1880) (1880– ??), English soccer player
• Jack Richardson (actor, 1883) (1883–1957), American actor
• Jack Richardson (soccer player, 1910) (1910– ??), English soccer player
• Jack Richardson (engineer) (1920–2011), British chemical engineer and author
• Jack Richardson (producer) (1929-2011), Canadian music producer
• Jack Richardson (jazz musician) , Canadian jazz musician
• Jack Richardson (soccer player, 1933) (born 1933), English soccer player
• Jack Richardson (actor, 1934) (1934–2007), American actor
• Jack Richardson (writer) (1934–2012), American writer
• Jackson Richardson (* 1969), French handball player
• James Richardson (African explorer) (1809-1851), British missionary, abolitionist and African explorer
• James Richardson (film producer) , British film producer
• James Richardson (dart player) (born 1974), English dart player
• James Richardson (presenter) , British television presenter
• James Armstrong Richardson (1922-2004), Canadian politician
• James Burchill Richardson (1770–1836), American politician
• James D. Richardson (1843-1914), American politician
• James M. Richardson (1858–1925), American politician
• James O. Richardson (1878–1974), American naval officer
• James T. Richardson (* 1941), American sociologist, professor of sociology and law
• Jane Richardson (* 1941), American biochemist and university professor
• Jason Richardson (basketball player) (born 1981), American basketball player
• Jason Richardson (athlete) (born 1986), American hurdler
• Jenny Richardson (* 2004), British actress
• Jeremy Richardson (born 1983/1984), American basketball player
• Jerome Richardson (1920-2000), American jazz musician
• Jerry Richardson (born 1936), American football player; Owner of the Carolina Panthers
• Jillian Richardson (* 1965), Canadian sprinter
• Jim Richardson (born 1941), British musician
• Jim Richardson (photographer) (born 1947), American photographer and author
• Jimmy Richardson (1911–1964), English football player
• Jo Richardson (1923–1994), British politician
• Joanna Richardson (1925–2008), British literary scholar, biographer and translator
• Joely Richardson (born 1965), British actress
• 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
• Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745) British painter
• Joseph Richardson (1778–1871), American politician
• Josh Richardson (born 1993), American basketball player
• Julie Richardson (* 1967), New Zealand tennis player
• Justin Richardson , American writer

K

• Kat Richardson (* 1964), American writer
• Kate Richardson (gymnast) (born 1984), Canadian gymnast
• Kate Richardson (swimmer) (born 1987), British swimmer
• Kate Richardson-Walsh (born 1980), British field hockey player
• Kate Anderson-Richardson (* 1973), Australian long-distance runner
• Katherine Richardson (* 1954), Danish oceanographer specializing in marine biology
• Kathleen Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow (born 1938), British nobleman and clergy
• Kayla Anise Richardson (* 1998), American-Filipino athlete
• Kaylin Richardson (* 1984), American ski racer
• Keith Richardson (chess player) (1942-2017), English chess player
• Keith Richardson (tennis player) (born 1953), American tennis player
• Ken Richardson (1911–1997), English racing driver
• Kevin Richardson (soccer player) (born 1962), English soccer player
• Kevin Richardson (singer) (born 1971), American singer
• Kevin Richardson (zoologist) (* 1974), South African zoologist and animal rights activist
• Kevin Michael Richardson (born 1964), American actor and voice actor
• Kieran Richardson (* 1984), English football player
• Kym Richardson (* 1958), Australian politician

L.

• LaTanya Richardson (born 1949), American actress
• Laura Richardson (* 1962), American politician
• Laura J. Richardson (* 1963), American soldier, Lieutenant General in the United States Army
• Laurence R. Richardson (1911-1988), New Zealand zoologist and parasitologist
• Lawrence Richardson (Bishop) (also Laurence Richardson ; 1700 / 1701–1753), Irish religious, Bishop of Kilmore
• Lawrence Richardson Jr. (1920–2013), American classical philologist and classical archaeologist
• Lee Richardson (actor) (1926–1999), American theater and film actor
• Lee Richardson (singer) (born 1926), American rhythm and blues singer
• Lee Richardson (soccer player) (born 1969), English soccer player and coach
• Leonard Richardson (1881–1955), South African long distance and obstacle runner
• Lewis Fry Richardson (1881–1953), British meteorologist and peace researcher
• Lisa Richardson (* 1966), Danish curler
• Logan Richardson (* 1980), American jazz musician
• Louise Richardson (* 1958), Irish political scientist
• Luke Richardson (* 1969), Canadian ice hockey player

M.

• Maisie Richardson-Sellers (born 1992), British actress
• Marcia Richardson (born 1972), British athlete
• Marie Richardson (born 1959), Swedish actress
• Mark Richardson (musician) (born 1970), British drummer
• Mark Richardson (athlete) (born 1972), British sprinter
• Mark Richardson (ice hockey player) (born 1986), British ice hockey player
• Matthew Richardson (* 1999), Australian track cyclist
• Melvyn Richardson (* 1997), French handball player
• Micheal Ray Richardson (born 1955), American basketball player and coach
• Miles Richardson (born 1963), British actor
• Miranda Richardson (born 1958), British actress

N

• Nancy Richardson , American film editor
• Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), English actress
• Neil Richardson (1930-2010), British composer
• Norman Richardson (born 1977), American basketball player

O

• Origen D. Richardson (1795–1876), American politician
• Owen Willans Richardson (1879-1959), English physicist

P

• Paddy Richardson (born around 1950), New Zealand writer
• Passion Richardson (* 1975), American sprinter
• Patricia Richardson (born 1951), American actress
• Paul Richardson (born 1992), American football player
• Peter Richardson (* 1970), British boxer
• Peter D. Richardson (* 1935), British-American engineer
• Philip Richardson (marksman) (1865–1953), British marksman and politician
• Philip Richardson (Bishop) (born 1958), New Zealand Anglican Bishop
• Pooh Richardson (born 1966), American basketball player

Q

• Quentin Richardson (born 1980), American basketball player

R.

• Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), English actor
• Reginald Richardson (1912–1997), Canadian-American physicist
• Richard Taswell Richardson (1852–1930), English lawyer and tennis player
• Robert Richardson (officer) (1929–2014), British officer and Lieutenant General in the Army
• Robert Richardson (journalist) (born 1940), British journalist and detective writer
• Robert Richardson (cameraman) (born 1955), American cameraman
• Robert Richardson (ski racer) (1927-2004), Canadian ski racer
• Robert Charlwood Richardson, Jr. (1882–1954), American general
• Robert Charlwood Richardson III (1918-2011), American general
• Robert Coleman Richardson (1937–2013), American physicist
• Robert D. Richardson ( Robert Dale Richardson ; 1934–2020), American literary scholar and biographer
• Robert Earl Richardson (1877–1935), American ichthyologist
• Robert S. Richardson ( Robert Shirley Richardson ; 1902–1981), American astronomer and science fiction author
• Robert V. Richardson ( Robert Vinkler Richardson ; 1820–1870), American general
• Robin Richardson (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Rodney Richardson (1917–2005), American jazz musician
• Rufus Byam Richardson (1845-1914), American archaeologist
• Russell Richardson , American actor

S.

• Salli Richardson (* 1967), American actress
• Sam Richardson (track and field athlete) (1917-1989), Canadian track and field athlete
• Sam Richardson (actor) , American actor
• Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), English writer
• Sha'Carri Richardson (* 2000), American sprinter
• Shannon Guess Richardson (* 1977), American actress and assassin
• Sheldon Richardson (born 1990), American football player
• Simon Richardson (cyclist, 1966) (* 1966), British track cyclist in the disabled sport
• Simon Richardson (cyclist, 1983) (* 1983), British road cyclist
• Steve Richardson (born 1972), Irish squash player

T

• Terry Richardson (* 1965), American photographer
• Thomas Richardson (figure skater) ( Thomas Dow Richardson , also Tyke Richardson ; 1887–1971), British figure skater and author
• Thomas Richardson (tennis player) , American tennis player
• Thomas J. Richardson (* 1961), American computer scientist
• Tony Richardson ( Cecil Antonio Richardson ; 1928–1991), British director, screenwriter and producer
• Tony Richardson ( American football player ) ( Antonio Richardson , b.1971), American football player

W.

• Wally Richardson (born 1930), American guitarist
• William Richardson (roller skater) , American roller skater
• William Richardson (singer) (1869–?), American singer
• William Richardson (track and field athlete) (1903-1969), American middle-distance runner
• William A. Richardson (1795–1856), American captain, entrepreneur, and landowner
• William Adams Richardson (1821–1896), American lawyer and politician
• William Alexander Richardson (1811–1875), American politician
• William B. Richardson (1874–1945), American politician
• William Emanuel Richardson (1886–1948), American politician
• William M. Richardson (1774-1838), American politician
• William N. Richardson (1839–1914), American lawyer and politician
• William P. Richardson (1824–1886), American lawyer, officer and politician
• William R. Richardson (* 1929), American general in the US Army
• William S. Richardson (1919–2010), American lawyer and politician