Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old Englis ...
origin.
The prefix
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...
is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
derived from the
Old French
Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...
''ric'' ("power") and ''hard'' ("brave"/"hardy"). The suffix ''-son'' denotes "son/descendant of". The names Richard and Richardson are found in records as early as 1381 in
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
, England. There are variant spellings including the
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include:
A
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A. J. Richardson
A. J. Richardson (born June 2, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Boise State and was signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted free ...
(born 1995), American football player
*
Abby Sage Richardson
Abby Maria Sage Richardson ( – ) was an American author, dramatic reader, and actress. She was at the center of a notorious 1870 murder trial after her former husband, Daniel McFarland, shot and killed her second husband, Albert D. Richardson.
...
(1837–1900), American writer and center of a notorious murder trial
*
Adam Richardson
Adam Scott Richardson (born 20 August 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Prior to moving to ...
Angela Richardson
Angela Joy Richardson (born 21 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford since the 2019 general election.
Political career
In May 2019, Richardson stood for electi ...
, British Member of Parliament elected 2019
*
Anthony Richardson (disambiguation) Anthony Richardson may refer to:
Sports
*Anthony Richardson (American football) (born 2002), American football player
*Anthony Richardson (basketball)
Anthony Lamont Richardson (born July 29, 1983) is an American former professional basketball pl ...
Anna Ryder Richardson
Anna Caroline Ryder Richardson (born 29 January 1964) is a British interior designer and television presenter. She is known for being a designer on the BBC shows ''Changing Rooms'' and the subject of ''Chaos at the Zoo'', which documents her ...
, British interior designer
*
Anne Richardson (disambiguation) Anne or Ann Richardson may refer to:
* G. Anne Richardson (born 1956), chief
* Anne Vavasour (fl. 1580s), married name Richardson
* Anne Richardson (lawyer) see Obaidullah (detainee)
Obaidullah (born 1980) is a citizen of Afghanistan who was on ...
, multiple people
* Antoan Richardson (born 1983), Bahamian Major League Baseball outfielder and coach
*
April Richardson
April Richardson (born May 1, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian. She was a round table regular on the television show ''Chelsea Lately'' and a frequent contestant on ''@midnight''. She is from Atlanta, Georgia.
Early life
Richardson was ...
(born 1979), American stand-up comedian
*
Archibald Read Richardson
Archibald Read Richardson FRS (21 August 1881 – 4 November 1954) was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra
Algebra () is one of the broad areas of mathematics. Roughly speaking, algebra is the study of mathematical ...
, British mathematician
*
Arlan Richardson
Arlan Richardson is the Professor of Geriatric Medicine and the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Aging Research at OUHSC and Senior VA Career Scientist at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center. His research interests include Calorie Restriction a ...
, American Professor of Geriatric Medicine
*
Arnold Richardson
Arnold W. Richardson (born October 2, 1928) is a Canadian curler. He played third for the "World famous Richardsons", which won four Briers and four World Curling Championships.
The team consisted of two brothers (skip Ernie and Garnet and ...
(born 1928), Canadian curler
*
Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson
Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson MA, BSc., (12 September 1883 – 5 December 1949) was an Australian scientist noted for dry farming research, who became founding director of Waite Research Institute then director of the organisation now known a ...
(1883–1949) Australian scientist and administrator
*
Art Richardson
Art Richardson was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played in one game for the Chicago Browns in .
Richardson went hitless in four at bats in his only career game. He also made one fielding error
In baseball statistics, an error i ...
, American Major League Baseball second baseman
*
Arthur Richardson (disambiguation) Arthur Richardson may refer to:
*Arthur Richardson (Australian cricketer) (1888–1973), Australian Test cricketer
*Arthur Richardson (politician) (1860–1936), British Member of Parliament for Nottingham South and Rotherham
* Arthur Richardson (fo ...
, multiple people
*
Ashley Richardson
Ashley C. Richardson (born June 27, 1965), sometimes credited as Ashley Montana, is an American former model. She appeared on the cover of ''Elle'' a total of seven times and on the cover of '' Cosmopolitan'' twice. She also appeared six times in ...
, American supermodel
*
Athol Richardson
Athol Railton Richardson (15 May 1897 – 22 May 1982) was an Australian politician and judge. Richardson represented the Electoral district of Ashfield for the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party from 11 May 1935 until 5 February 1952 ...
Ben Richardson
Benjamin T. Richardson, (born 21 September 1975) is an English cinematographer, television producer and director. He is best known for his work on the films ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' (2012), ''The Fault in Our Stars (film), The Fault in ...
, British cinematographer
*Sir
Benjamin Ward Richardson
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (31 October 1828 – 21 November 1896) was a British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the M ...
Blake Richardson (drummer)
Cartland Blake Richardson is the drummer for American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me, as well as the drummer for Glass Casket. Joining in early 2005, Richardson replaced Between the Buried and Me's former drummer Jason Roe. ...
Brad Richardson
Bradley Benjamin Stanley Richardson (born February 4, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He last played with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, Los A ...
Bryan Richardson
Bryan Anthony Richardson (born 24 February 1944) is a former English cricketer. Richardson was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Richardson made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against ...
(born 1944), English cricketer
*
Bucky Richardson
John "Bucky" Powell Richardson (born February 7, 1969, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the NFL's Houston Oilers. He is married to Tracey and has three children name ...
(born 1969), American football quarterback
*
Burton Richardson
Burton Merrele Richardson (born September 29, 1949, in Portland, Oregon) is an American television announcer.
Career
He announced ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' from 1989 to 1994, where he became known for his long-drawn-out introduction of the show's ...
(born 1949), American television announcer
C
*
Calvin Richardson
Calvin Richardson (born December 16, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. In 1999, he released his debut solo album ''Country Boy''.
Career
In the mid 1990s, Richardson went solo and signed with Universal Records. His debut al ...
(born 1976), American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
*
Cameron Richardson
Cameron Richardson (born September 11, 1979) is an American Film producer, producer, actor, actress and Model (person), model, who portrayed Chloe Carter on the CBS television miniseries ''Harper's Island'' in 2009.
Early life
Born in Baton Ro ...
(born 1979), American actress and model
*
Cameron Richardson
Cameron Richardson (born September 11, 1979) is an American Film producer, producer, actor, actress and Model (person), model, who portrayed Chloe Carter on the CBS television miniseries ''Harper's Island'' in 2009.
Early life
Born in Baton Ro ...
The Richardson Gang
The Richardson Gang was an English crime gang based in South London, England in the 1960s. Also known as the "Torture Gang", they had a reputation as some of London's most sadistic gangsters. Their alleged specialities included pulling teeth o ...
Chris Richardson
Christopher Michael Richardson (born February 19, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter who was the fifth-place finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''.
Personal life
Richardson was born in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ...
(born 1984), American singer-songwriter
* Christian Richardson (born 1972), Irish TV presenter and radio DJ
*
Claude Richardson
Claude Sartoris Richardson (11 June 1900 – 22 February 1969) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and became a lawyer by career.
He was first elected in a by-election at the St. L ...
(1900–1969), Canadian politician
* Clif Richardson (1943–2020), American politician
* Clint Richardson (born 1956), American professional basketball player
*
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson (born 3 November 1932) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Orange Free State in South Africa from 1950 to 1965.
A right-handed opening batsman, Clive Richardson played his first matches for Orange Free Sta ...
(born 1932), South African cricketer
*
Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres.
Career
Some of the bands he has worked for include:
* 3 Inch ...
, British record producer, mixer and recording engineer
*
Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres.
Career
Some of the bands he has worked for include:
* 3 Inch ...
(born 1958), English motorcycle speedway rider
*
Constance Stewart-Richardson
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (later Matthew; ; 1883–1932) was a British dancer and author.
Biography
She was a daughter of Francis Mackenzie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl of Cromartie (1852–1893) and sister of Sibell Lilian Blunt-M ...
(1883–1932), British dancer and author
* Curtis B. Richardson (born 1956), American politician
*
Cyril Richardson
Cyril Joseph Richardson (born December 27, 1990) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor, where he was a unanimous All-American.
...
(1909–1976), English-born American Christian theologian
*
Cyril Richardson
Cyril Joseph Richardson (born December 27, 1990) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor, where he was a unanimous All-American.
...
(born 1990), American football guard
D
*
Damien Richardson (disambiguation) Damien Richardson may refer to:
* Damien Richardson (footballer), Irish football manager and former player
* Damien Richardson (American football)
* Damien Richardson (actor)
Damien Richardson (born 2 August 1969) is an Australian film, televi ...
, multiple people
*
Danny Richardson
Daniel Richardson (January 25, 1863 – September 15, 1926) was an American second baseman in professional baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (PL), Washington Senators, Brooklyn Grooms ...
(1863–1926), American professional baseball player
* Darrell C. Richardson (1918–2006), American Baptist minister, bibliographer and author
* Darwin Richardson (1812–1860), Mormon pioneer
*
Daryl Richardson
Daryl Lashay Richardson (born April 12, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Abilene Christian.
College career
Richard ...
Davy Richardson
David Richardson-Page (born 21 October 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He was nicknamed Rocky and The Face.
Career
Richardson was well renowned for having the worst r ...
Desmond Richardson
Desmond Richardson is an American dancer, actor and co-founder, and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He has mastered a wide range of dance forms including hip hop, classical, modern, classical ballet, and contemporary balle ...
, American dancer
*
Diana Richardson
Diana Richardson (born January 16, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York Assembly. She was elected on the Working Families Party line in a 2015 special election to replace Karim Camara in the 43rd district, whic ...
Donna Richardson
Donna Richardson Joyner (born November 3, 1962) is an American fitness and aerobics instructor, author and ESPN television sports commentator. Widely known for her series of fitness videos, she was appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush to ...
(born 1962), American fitness and aerobics instructor
*
Dorothy Richardson
Dorothy Miller Richardson (17 May 1873 – 17 June 1957) was a British author and journalist. Author of ''Pilgrimage'', a sequence of 13 semi-autobiographical novels published between 1915 and 1967—though Richardson saw them as chapters of o ...
(1873–1957), English writer
*
Dot Richardson
Dorothy Gay Richardson (born September 22, 1961) is an American physician and former two-time gold medal-winning Olympian softball player at shortstop. Richardson is currently the head coach at Liberty. Richardson played college softball at UCLA ...
(born 1961), American softball player
*
Douglas Richardson
Douglas Charles Richardson (born April 16, 1951, Sacramento, California) is an American genealogist, historian, lecturer, and author based in Salt Lake City in Utah. He has researched cases involving all periods of American research from colonia ...
(born 1951), US genealogist and historian
* Doug Richardson, American screenwriter and novelist
*
Dustin Richardson
Dustin A. Richardson (born January 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played for the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. Richardson also pitched for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Int ...
(born 1984), American professional baseball pitcher
* D'Vontrey Richardson (born 1988), American professional baseball player
Edgar Preston Richardson
Edgar Preston Richardson (December 2, 1902 – March 27, 1985), also known as E. P. Richardson, was an American art historian, museum director, author, and curator. Richardson served as director of the Detroit Institute of Arts (1945–1962) and ...
(1902–1985), American art historian and museum director
*
Edmund Richardson
Edmund Richardson (June 28, 1818 − January 11, 1886) was an American entrepreneur who acquired great wealth during the mid-19th century by producing and marketing cotton in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunci ...
Elliot Richardson
Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and public servant who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate ...
(1920–1999), American politician
*
Emanuel Richardson
Emanuel "Book" Richardson is a former American college basketball coach most recently an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball program, where he had been since the 2009–10 season. He has previously been an assistant coach a ...
Eric Richardson (American football)
Eric Richardson (born April 18, 1962) is an American former wide receiver who played for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for San Jose State and Monterey Peninsula College. Richardson was selected by the Bills in the second round ...
Ferdinando Richardson
Ferdinando Richardson (also known as Sir Ferdinando Heyborne) (c. 1558–1618) was an English composer, musician, and courtier.
He was a pupil of Thomas Tallis, and various works for the keyboard by him survive in the manuscript collection know ...
(1558–1618), English courtier and musician
*
Fiona Richardson
Fiona Catherine Alison Richardson (22 November 1966 – 23 August 2017) was an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2006 until her death in 2017, representing the electorate of Northc ...
(1966–2017), Australian politician
*
Frances Mary Richardson Currer
Frances Mary Richardson Currer (3 March 1785 – 28 April 1861) was a British heiress and book collector.
Life
Frances Mary Richardson Currer was born shortly after the death of her father, Henry Richardson Currer in 1785. Shortly before he died, ...
Friend Richardson
Friend William Richardson (born William Richardson; December 1, 1865September 6, 1943) was an American newspaper publisher and politician, most famous for supporting a 1923 gun control bill aimed at Chinese and Latinos. A member of the Progressi ...
(1865–1943), American newspaper publisher and politician
Garth Richardson
Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian record producer and music engineer. He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson (Alice Cooper, The Guess Who, Badfinger, Poco), a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s. Gart ...
Geordie Richardson George Edward Gordon Richardson (1835–1905) was a New Zealand merchant and ship owner. See Richardson & Co later part of Williams & Kettle. He was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county ...
Gerry Richardson
Superintendent Gerald Irving Richardson (2 November 1932 – 23 August 1971) was a British police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary and is one of the highest-ranking officers to be murdered in the line of duty in Great Britain. In 1972 he ...
(1932–1971), murdered English police officer
* Glen Richardson (born 1955), Canadian professional ice hockey player
*
Gloria Richardson
Gloria Richardson Dandridge (born Gloria St. Clair Hayes; May 6, 1922 – July 15, 2021) was an American civil rights activist best known as the leader of the Cambridge movement, a civil rights action in the early 1960s in Cambridge, Maryland, ...
(1922–2021), American civil rights leader
*
Gloster Richardson
Gloster Van Richardson (July 18, 1942 – February 27, 2020) was a professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Jacks ...
Greg Richardson
Greg Richardson (born February 7, 1958) is a former professional boxer who was WBC Bantamweight Champion between February 25, 1991, and September 19, 1991.
Early life, family and education
Richardson was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He was ra ...
Hadley Richardson
Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (November 9, 1891 – January 22, 1979) was the first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway. The two married in 1921 after a courtship of less than a year, and moved to Paris within months of being married. In Paris, ...
(1891–1979), first wife of American author Ernest Hemingway
*
(1933–2006), American tennis player
* Hamilton Richardson (born 1820), American businessman
*
Hardy Richardson
Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson (April 21, 1855 – January 14, 1931), also known as "Hardie" and "Old True Blue", was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1875 to 1892 with a brief minor league comeback in 1898. He ...
Heather Richardson-Bergsma
Heather Bergsma (''née'' Richardson; born March 20, 1989) is an American former Speed skating, speed skater who competed between 2006 and 2020.
Career
Bergsma is a native of North Carolina. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter O ...
Howard Richardson (disambiguation) Howard Richardson may refer to:
* Howard Richardson (footballer) (1894–1959), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
* Howard Richardson (playwright) (1917–1985), American playwright
* Col. Howard Richardson (born 1922), pilot of the 1958 Ty ...
Iliff David Richardson
Iliff David "Rich" Richardson (April 9, 1918 – October 10, 2001) was simultaneously a US Navy ensign and a US Army major while fighting with the Philippine resistance against Japan during World War II. He recounted his exploits to author I ...
Ivie Richardson
Ivie John Richardson (16 January 1895 – 10 January 1960) was a male tennis player from South Africa.
In 1924 Richardson and his compatriot partner Jack Condon competed in the men's doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and reac ...
(1895–1960), South African tennis player
*
Ivor Richardson
Sir Ivor Lloyd Morgan Richardson (24 May 1930 – 29 December 2014) was an eminent New Zealand and Commonwealth jurist and legal writer and a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Education
He was a student at Timaru Boys' H ...
Jackie Richardson
Jackie Richardson (born January 4, 1947) is a Canadian singer and actress. Richardson is known for her screen roles in '' Turning to Stone'', ''The Gospel According to the Blues'', '' The Doodlebops'', and '' Sins of the Father''. She is also kn ...
, Canadian singer and actress
*
Jackson Richardson
Jackson Richardson (born 14 June 1969) is a retired French handball player. As the captain of the French handball team, he was the flag carrier during the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Athens on 13 August 2004.
Biography
Richardson started ...
(born 1969), French handball player
*
Jake Richardson
Jacob Matthew Richardson (born February 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' and the series ''Fudge''.
Career
Richardson landed his first acting role in 1995 at the a ...
Jay Richardson
Jay Richardson (born January 27, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he majored in African Studies. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 20 ...
Jerry Richardson
Jerome Johnson Richardson Sr. (born July 18, 1936) is an American businessman, former NFL player and former owner in the National Football League (NFL). He established the Carolina Panthers franchise, which he owned for 23 years.
Early life and ...
(born 1936), American NFL player
* Jess Richardson (1930–1975), American Professional Football player
*
Jhye Richardson
Jhye Avon Richardson (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian cricketer. He made his debut in domestic cricket in October 2015, and made his international debut for the Australia national cricket team in February 2017.
Domestic and franchise ...
(born 1996), Australian cricketer
* Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) (1930–1959), American rock and roll musician
*
Jillian Richardson
Jillian Cheryl Richardson-Briscoe (born March 10, 1965 in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is a three-time Olympian. In 1988, she equalled Marita Payne's Canadian 400 metres rec ...
(born 1965), Canadian athlete
*
Jim Richardson
James Anthony Richardson (born 16 February 1941, Tottenham, London) is an English jazz and rock bassist and session musician. He was a member of the progressive rock band If.
Career
An original member of pioneering British jazz-rock band, ...
(born 1941), English jazz bassist
* Jo Richardson, British politician
* Jock Richardson (1911–1986), Scottish footballer
*
Joely Richardson
Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series ''Nip/Tuck'' (2003–10) and Katherine Parr in the Showtime series ''The Tudors'' (2010). She has also appea ...
, British actress
*
John Richardson (disambiguation) John Richardson may refer to:
Academia
* John Richardson (translator) (1564–1625), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1615–1625
*John Richardson (orientalist) (1740/1–1795), Oxford editor of ''A Dictionary; Persian, Arabic and English'', ...
Josh Richardson
Joshua Michael Richardson (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, earning first-tea ...
(born 1993), American professional basketball player
*
Julie Richardson
Julie Richardson (born 30 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She won seven doubles titles during her career.
WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
ITF finals
Singles (4–4)
Doubles (1 ...
, former professional tennis player
*
Julieanna Richardson
Julieanna L. Richardson (born June 10, 1954) is an American Harvard-trained lawyer and the founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution based in Chicago, Illinois, committed to prese ...
(born 1954), American lawyer
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Kane Richardson
Kane William Richardson (born 12 February 1991) is an Australian international cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the Melbourne Renegades.
Since 2013, Richardson has played international cricket for Australia in both One Day Internatio ...
born (1991), Australian international cricketer
*
Kareem Richardson
Kareem Andre Richardson (born August 8, 1974) is an American basketball coach who is the former head coach at the University of Missouri–Kansas City
The University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) is a public research university in Kansas Ci ...
Kelly Richardson
Kelly Richardson (born 1972) is a Canadian artist working with digital technologies to create hyper-real landscapes.
Early life and education
Richardson was born August 2, 1972, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. From 1994 to 1997, she studied at th ...
Kieran Richardson
Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger, left-back, or central midfielder.
Richardson began his career as a trainee at West Ham United, going on to play senior footba ...
, English footballer
*
Kieron Richardson
Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in '' Hollyoaks'', having previously appeared in '' Heartbeat'' as Ricky Smith. He won the British Soap Award for Best Ons ...
(born 1986), English actor
*
Kyle Richardson
Kyle Davis Richardson (born March 2, 1973) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter. He played college football at Arkansas State University and went on to have a ten-year professional career. He played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europ ...
(born 1973), American National Football League punter
*
Kyle Richardson
Kyle Davis Richardson (born March 2, 1973) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter. He played college football at Arkansas State University and went on to have a ten-year professional career. He played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europ ...
(born 1987), Australian freestyle swimmer
*
Kym Richardson
Kym Charles Richardson (born 16 March 1958) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives between 2004 and 2007, representing the South Australian electorate of Kingston.
Early life
Richardson ...
, Australian politician
L
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LaTanya Richardson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson ( Richardson; born October 21, 1949) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
Richardson has appeared in films includi ...
(born 1949), American actress and producer
*
Laura Richardson
Laura Richardson (born April 14, 1962) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
She previously represented the 55th district in the California State Assembly fo ...
Leam Richardson
Leam Nathan Richardson (born 19 November 1979) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Wigan Athletic.
As a player, Richardson played for Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Notts Cou ...
, English footballer
*
Leander Richardson
Leander Pease Richardson (February 28, 1856 – February 2, 1918) was an American journalist, playwright, theatrical writer and author.Lee Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
*
Leigh Richardson
Leigh Richardson (26 April 1924 – 27 October 2008) was a Honduran-born Belizean politician. Richardson served as the leader of the People's United Party in the 1950s, and also as mayor of Belize City.
Early life
Richardson was born to Belizea ...
Leon Richardson
Leonard “Leon” Richardson (born 12 February 1957) is an Antiguan former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and 1000m time trial events at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad an ...
(born 1957), Antiguan cyclist
* Levi Richardson (1851–1879), American gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter
* Lewis Richardson, English boxer
*
Lewis Fry Richardson
Lewis Fry Richardson, FRS (11 October 1881 – 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician, physicist, meteorologist, psychologist, and pacifist who pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting, and the application of s ...
(1881–1953), English mathematician
* Linsdall Richardson (1881–1967), British geologist
* Liza Richardson, American music supervisor
* Lloyd Richardson, Sint Maarten politician and physician
* Lorne Richardson (born 1950), Canadian Football League defensive back
* Louie Richardson (born 1985), professional Canadian football defensive end
*
Louise Richardson
Dame Louise Mary Richardson (born 8 June 1958 ) is an Irish political scientist whose specialist field is the study of terrorism. In January 2016 she became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, having formerly served as the Principa ...
, Irish academic, Principal of the
University of St Andrews
(Aien aristeuein)
, motto_lang = grc
, mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best
, established =
, type = Public research university
Ancient university
, endowment ...
Lunsford Richardson
Lunsford Richardson (December 29, 1854 - August 21, 1919) was an American pharmacist from Selma, North Carolina, and the founder of Vick Chemical Company (which became Richardson Vicks Inc.).
Early life
Lunsford was born in 1854 on a farm near ...
(1854–1919), U.S. pharmacist
*
Lyndel Richardson
Lyndel Rashad Richardson (born 7 May 1986) is an Anguillan cricketer and current member of the Leeward Islands cricket team.
Playing career
He made his debut for Anguilla at the 2006 Stanford 20/20 Tournament in Antigua and made his first appea ...
(born 1986), Anguillan cricketer
* Lynn Richardson, Canadian artist and sculptor
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Maisie Richardson-Sellers
Maisie Richardson-Sellers is a British actress. She is known for her recurring role as Eva Sinclair on The CW series '' The Originals'', as well as her starring roles as King Saul of Israel's daughter Michal in the ABC Biblical series '' Of K ...
(born 1992), English actress
*
Malachi Richardson
Malachi Richardson (born January 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played one season of college basketball for Syracuse before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets ...
(born 1996), American professional basketball player
*Marc, Debra, and Jacob Richardson, Canadian victims of the
Richardson family murders
Three members of the Richardson family were murdered in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada in April 2006. The murders were planned and committed by the family's 12-year-old daughter Jasmine Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke, no ...
Marie Richardson
Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richa ...
Marion Richardson
Marion Elaine Richardson (9 October 1892 – 12 November 1946) was a British educator and author of books on penmanship and handwriting.
Biography
Marion Richardson was born on 9 October 1892 in Ashford, Kent, the second daughter of Walter Marsha ...
Mary Richardson
Mary Raleigh Richardson (1882/3 – 7 November 1961) was a Canadian suffragette active in the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom, an arsonist, a socialist parliamentary candidate and later head of the women's section of the Br ...
(1882/3?–1961), Canadian suffragette and vandalist
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Matterral Richardson
Matterral Richardson (born June 30, 1985) is a former American Football cornerback. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Arkansas.
Richardson has also played for the Houston ...
Maurice Howe Richardson
Maurice Howe Richardson (31 December 1851, Athol, Massachusetts – 2 August 1912) was an American surgeon.
Richardson, who qualified MD at Harvard Medical School in 1877 was appointed Moseley Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School in 1 ...
Milo Barnum Richardson Milo Barnum Richardson (February 13, 1849 – May 17, 1912) was president of the Barnum Richardson Company. He served as a state representative and a state senator. Richardson was the son of industrialist Leonard Richardson. Milo B. Richard ...
(1849–1912), American politician
* J. Milton Richardson (1913–1980), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas
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Miranda Richardson
Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for '' Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). ...
, British actress
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Naazim Richardson
Naazim Richardson (died 24 July 2020) was an American boxing trainer from Philadelphia. Richardson is most notable for training Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley, "Sugar" Shane Mosley, in addition to Steve Cunningham and Karl Dargan. He is also kno ...
Nicole Richardson
Nicole Richardson (born 26 June 1970 in Melbourne) is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also represented Australia in netball, winning gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Richard ...
(born 1970), Australian softball player
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Nolan Richardson
Nolan Richardson Jr. (born December 27, 1941) is a former American basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and led the Razorbacks to three F ...
(born 1941), American basketball head coach
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Nolan Richardson III
Nolan Richardson III (July 16, 1964 – May 13, 2012) was an American college basketball coach and the son of National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson.
Playing career
Richardson played for Booker T. Washington High S ...
Owen Willans Richardson
Sir Owen Willans Richardson, FRS (26 April 1879 – 15 February 1959) was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission, which led to Richardson's law.
Biography
Richardson was born in Dew ...
(1879–1959), English physicist
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Paddy Richardson
Paddy Richardson is a writer who lives in Dunedin, New Zealand. She has published two collections of short stories, ''Choices'' (Hard Echo Press, 1986) and ''If We Were Lebanese'' (Steele Roberts, 2003), and three novels, ''The Company of a Dau ...
, New Zealand writer
* Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete
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Patricia Richardson
Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement'', for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding L ...
, American actress
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Patricia Richardson
Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement'', for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding L ...
Perry Richardson
Perry Richardson (born July 7, 1958) is an American bass guitarist who played in FireHouse until 2000 and is currently the bassist of Stryper.
Biography
Perry Richardson graduated Conway High School in Conway, South Carolina and went on to ...
(born 1963), American rock bassist
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Perry Richardson Bass
Perry Richardson Bass (November 11, 1914 – June 1, 2006) was an American heir, investor, philanthropist and sailor.
Early life
Perry Richardson Bass was born on November 11, 1914, in Wichita Falls, Texas.Leslie WaynePerry R. Bass, 91, Patriarch ...
Philip Richardson
Sir Philip Wigham Richardson, 1st Baronet, (26 January 1865 – 23 November 1953) was a British sport shooter and Conservative politician. He was the first son of John Wigham Richardson, the shipbuilder from Newcastle upon Tyne. He also compet ...
Phillip J. S. Richardson
Phillip J. S. Richardson (full name: Phillip John Sampey Richardson; 1875–1963) was a British writer on dancing."Philip J. S. Richardson" ''Oxford Dictionary of Dance'', 2000, p. 394
He was born in Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, UK, on 17 March 187 ...
(1875–1973), British writer on dance
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Pooh Richardson
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson Jr. (born May 14, 1966) is an American former basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 1989 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, ...
(born 1966), American basketball player
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Quentin Richardson
Quentin Lamar Richardson (born April 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who was formerly the director of player development for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Q-Rich", he p ...
(b. 1980), NBA basketball player
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Ralph Richardson
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He w ...
(1812–1897), New Zealand politician
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Ralph Richardson
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He w ...
(1902–1983), British actor
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Rex Richardson
Rex Richardson (born August 18, 1983) is an American politician from California who has served as the mayor of Long Beach, California since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Richardson was previously served as a member of the Long Beach Ci ...
Rico Richardson
Rico Richardson (born July 1, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Jackson State University. He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and San ...
Roger Wolcott Richardson
Roger Wolcott Richardson (30 May 1930 – 15 June 1993) was a mathematician noted for his work in representation theory and geometry. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and educated at Louisiana State University, Harvard University an ...
(1930–1993), American mathematician
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Roland Richardson Roland George Dwight Richardson (born May 14, 1878, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; died July 17, 1949, Antigonish, Nova Scotia) was a prominent Canadian-American mathematician chiefly known for his work building the math department at Brown University a ...
(1878–1949), Canadian-American mathematician
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Ron Richardson
Ronald E. Richardson (January 27, 1952 – April 5, 1995) was an American actor and operatic baritone. Richardson began his career in the mid-1970s appearing in regional theater and opera productions. He appeared in several Broadway musicals from ...
(1952–1995), American actor and operatic baritone
* Ronald Richardson (1927–1998), English cricketer
* Roy Richardson (born 1963), former Sint Maartener cricketer
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Rupert Richardson
Rupert Florence Richardson (January 14, 1930January 24, 2008) was an American civil rights activist and civil rights leader who served as the national president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1992 ...
(1930–2008), American Civil Rights activist
* Russell Richardson (born 1977), Australian professional rugby league footballer
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Ruth Richardson
Ruth Margaret Richardson (born 13 December 1950) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993. Her 1991 budget, which she dubbed the "Mother of all Budgets", formed the catalyst ...
(born 1950), New Zealand politician
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Salli Richardson
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield () is an American actress, director and producer. Richardson is known for her role as Angela in the film ''A Low Down Dirty Shame'' (1994) and for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the Syfy comedy-drama series '' ...
Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson (born October 22, 1971) is a Canadian interior designer and television personality who started out her career as a prop stylist in 1994. Since then, she has hosted several television series on design for HGTV in Canada. Sarah Ri ...
Sha'Carri Richardson
Sha'Carri Richardson ( ; born March 25, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break th ...
(born 2000), American sprinter
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Shane Richardson (rugby league)
Shane Richardson is the general manager of football of the Australian National Rugby League team, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Richardson rejoined the club in his current role in 2016 from the NRL, where he had served as the head of game strategy a ...
Shannon Richardson
Shannon Guess Richardson (née Rogers; born August 31, 1977) is an American convicted felon and former actress. She worked in television and film roles, including '' The Walking Dead'', but is best known for sending ricin-laced letters to U.S. ...
(born 1977), American actress and convicted felon
* Shaquille Richardson (born 1992), American football player
* Shaun Richardson (born 1985), Arena football linebacker
* Shayna Richardson (born 1984), student skydiver
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Sheldon Richardson
Sheldon Adam Richardson (born November 29, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Richardson ha ...
Soko Richardson
Eulis Soko Richardson (December 8, 1939 – January 29, 2004) was an American rhythm and blues drummer. His career spanned almost fifty years, during which he performed and recorded with seminal groups including John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and ...
(1939–2004), American rhythm and blues drummer
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Spec Richardson
Harold Beland "Spec" Richardson (October 27, 1922 – April 12, 2016) was an American professional baseball executive. He served as the general manager of two Major League Baseball teams, the Houston Astros (1967–75) and San Francisco Giant ...
Stuart Richardson
Stuart Richardson (born 15 August 1973) is a Welsh musician. He is the bassist for the rock band No Devotion, formed by former members of Lostprophets and Geoff Rickly of Thursday. He is also the touring bassist for Thursday.
Career
Richardson ...
, bassist for the Welsh band
Lostprophets
Lostprophets (stylised as lostprophets) were a Welsh Rock music, rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997 by singer and lyricist Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer), Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze. The band was founded after their former band ...
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Susan Richardson (disambiguation) Susan Richardson may refer to:
* Susan Richardson
Susan Richardson is a retired American actress, best known for her role as Susan Bradford on the television series ''Eight Is Enough'', which she played from 1977 to 1981.
Early life
Born in C ...
, multiple people
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Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor. Also a two-time screenwriter, Richardson wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film ''Posse''.
Early life and education
He was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Chicago. He attended Farragut C ...
(born 1941), American film and television actor
* Sylvan Richardson, British guitarist and composer
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Sylvia Richardson
Sylvia Therese Richardson is a French/British Bayesian statistician and is currently Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge. In 2021 she became the president of the Royal Statistical ...
, French Bayesian statistician
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Terry Richardson
Terrence Richardson (born August 14, 1965) is an American fashion and portrait photographer. He has shot advertising campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Aldo, Supreme, Sisley, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent among others, and also done work for ma ...
(born 1965), American fashion photographer
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Terry Richardson (ice hockey)
Terrance Paul Richardson (born May 7, 1953) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He played 20 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues between 1973 and 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted f ...
Trent Richardson
Trenton Jamond Richardson (born July 10, 1990) is an American football running back for the Caudillos de Chihuahua of Fútbol Americano de México. He played college football for the University of Alabama, was recognized as an All-American, ...
Wally Richardson
Wallace Herman "Wally" Richardson (born February 11, 1974) is a former American football quarterback.
Professional career
Richardson played college football at Penn State.
He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 199 ...
, English footballer
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Wally Richardson
Wallace Herman "Wally" Richardson (born February 11, 1974) is a former American football quarterback.
Professional career
Richardson played college football at Penn State.
He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 199 ...
Wayne Richardson
Wayne Richardson (born 8 December 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
Collingwood Football Club snared Wayne Richardson from South Fremantle Football Club in 1965 before he had made his senio ...
(born 1946), Australian rules footballer
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Wendy Richardson
Wendy Richardson, OAM (born 1933) is one of Australia's most popular playwrights, best known as the author of ''Windy Gully''. Richardson lives in Mount Kembla near Wollongong, New South Wales. She is very active in the local community, worki ...
(born 1933), Australian playwright
* Wes Richardson (born 1930), Canadian curler
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Wilds P. Richardson
Wilds Preston Richardson (20 March 1861 in Hunt County, Texas – 20 May 1929) was an officer of the United States Army notable for being an explorer and geographer of Alaska in the early decades of the 20th century. During World War I, he was pr ...
(1861–1929), American explorer and geographer
* William Richardson (disambiguation) list of people named William, Bill, Billy, Will, or Willie
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Willis Richardson
Willis Richardson (November 5, 1889 – November 7, 1977) was an American playwright.
Biography
Willis Richardson was born on November 5, 1889 in Wilmington, North Carolina, a son of Willis Wilder and Agnes Ann (Harper) Richardson. His fami ...
(1889–1977), American playwright
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Willis Richardson
Willis Richardson (November 5, 1889 – November 7, 1977) was an American playwright.
Biography
Willis Richardson was born on November 5, 1889 in Wilmington, North Carolina, a son of Willis Wilder and Agnes Ann (Harper) Richardson. His fami ...
, American professional football player-coach
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Wyman Richardson
Wyman Richardson (3 August 1896, Marion, Massachusetts – 1953, Boston) was an American physician, medical school professor, amateur naturalist, and author, known for his 1947 book ''The House on Nauset Marsh''.
His father was the noted surgeon ...
(1896–1953), American physician and author
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* Yvette Richardson, American meteorologist and expert on severe convection/tornadoes