William, Bill, or Billy Richards may refer to:
Sportspeople
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Dicky Richards
William Henry Matthews "Dicky" Richards (26 March 1862 – 4 January 1903) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in 1889.
The match was the second in the 1888–89 series against the team led by Sir C. Aubrey Smith, and ca ...
(William Henry Matthews Richards, 1862–1903), South African cricketer
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Billy Richards (footballer, born 1874) (1874–1926), West Bromwich Albion football player
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Billy Richards (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1947), Bury FC football player, see 1903 FA Cup Final
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Billy Richards (footballer, born 1905)
William Edward Richards (August 1905 – 30 September 1956) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an outside right. He made 232 appearances in the Football League playing for Merthyr Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Ful ...
(1905–?), Welsh international footballer, played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham
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Will Richards (footballer) (born 1991), footballer for Shrewsbury Town F.C
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Bill Richards (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer; see
List of Sydney Roosters players
There have been over 1,200 rugby league footballers who have played for the Sydney Roosters in the premiership since its foundation in 1908. They are listed in order of cap
A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that ...
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Billy Richards (rugby union) (c. 1878–c. 1928), Australian rugby union player
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William M. Richards (1873–?), American college football player and coach
Other people
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William Richards (priest) (1643–1705), English clergyman and author
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William Richards (minister)
William Richards (1749–1818) was a Welsh Baptist minister; he spent much of his life in King's Lynn, in Norfolk, and wrote a history of the town. His other publications included a Welsh-English dictionary.
Life
Richards was born at Penrydd, ne ...
(1749–1818), Welsh Baptist minister
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William Richards (college administrator), president of Orange County Community College, Orange County, NY
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William Richards (missionary)
William Richards (August 22, 1793 – November 7, 1847) was a missionary and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Family life
William Richards was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts on August 22, 1793. His father was James Richards and mother ...
(1793–1847), missionary and politician in Hawaii
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William Richards (politician)
William Richards (born May 15, 1819), was a political figure in Prince Edward Island. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1872.
He was born in Swansea, Wales, the son of Captain William Richards, and ...
(1819–?), political figure in Prince Edward Island
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William A. Richards
William Alford Richards (March 9, 1849July 25, 1912) was an American surveyor, rancher and politician. He was the fourth Governor of Wyoming from January 7, 1895 until January 2, 1899; and also served as the 30th Commissioner of the General L ...
(1849–1912), American surveyor, rancher and politician, Governor of Wyoming
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William Buell Richards
Sir William Buell Richards (May 2, 1815 – January 26, 1889) was the first Chief Justice of Canada.
Richards was born in Brockville, Upper Canada, to Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell. He earned law degree at the St. Lawrence Academy in Po ...
(1815–1889), Canadian judge, Chief Justice of Canada
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William L. Richards (1881–?), Wisconsin State Senator
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William Trost Richards
William Trost Richards (November 14, 1833 – November 8, 1905) was an American landscape artist. He was associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Biography
William Trost Richards was born on November ...
(1833–1905), American landscape artist
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William Westley Richards (1789–1865), English gunmaker
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Bill Richards (musician)
Bill Richards (28 March 1923 – 28 February 1995) was a Canadian violinist, composer, arranger, and editor. His compositional output includes several film scores, a ''Flute Quartet'' (1964), and a number of fiddle tunes. He recorded two of his o ...
(1923–1995), Canadian violinist, composer, arranger, and editor
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G. William Richards (1918–2005), American Latter-day Saint composer and organist
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William Richards (Archdeacon of Berkshire)
The Ven William Richards (1643–1712) was Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1689 until 1698.
He matriculated from All Souls' College, Oxford in 1660; and became its Chaplain. He was Rector of Heythrop from 1675; and Vicar
A vicar (; Latin: '' ...
(1643–1712)
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William Upton Richards
William Upton Richards (1811–1873) was an English Anglican priest. He was a prominent Tractarian in the Church of England who served mostly notably as the vicar of All Saints, Margaret Street, London, from 1859 to 1873.
Richards was born 2 Mar ...
(1811–1873), Tractarian priest in the Church of England
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