William, Will, Willie, Bill, or Billy Richardson may refer to:

Government and politics

Ireland

William Richardson (1656–1727) William Richardson (1656–1727) was an Irish politician. He was the son of Major Edward Richardson of Legacorry (aka Richhill Castle), County Armagh, MP for County Armagh and his wife Anne Sacheverell, daughter of Francis Sacheverell and Dorothy ...

, MP for Armagh and Hillsborough * William Richardson (died 1755) (1690–1755), MP for Augher *

William Richardson (1710–1758) William Richardson (1710 – 1758) was an Irish landowner from Richhill, County Armagh. He was High Sheriff of Armagh in 1737 and represented County Armagh in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the ...

, MP for Armagh * William Richardson (1749–1822), MP for Armagh * Sir William Richardson, 1st Baronet (died 1830), MP for Augher and Ballyshannon

United States

* Bill Richardson (born 1947), Governor of New Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Energy, Congressman; 2008 Presidential candidate *

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 Progressiv ...

(William Richardson, 1865–1943), 25th governor of California *

H. L. Richardson Hubert Leon "Bill" Richardson (December 28, 1927 – January 13, 2020) was an American gun rights activist and former politician who founded Gun Owners of America (GOA) in 1976 and served as a California state senator from 1966 to 1989. Early ...

(Hubert Leon "Bill" Richardson, 1927–2020), California state senator * Willy Bo Richardson (born 1974), American artist *

William Richardson (Maryland politician) William Richardson (August 17, 1735 – June 24, 1825) was a Maryland politician and Continental Army officer. Early life William Richardson was born on August 17, 1735, in Talbot County, Maryland. He was the son of Ann (née Webb) and William ...

(1735–1825), Revolutionary War soldier * William Richardson (Mississippi politician) (1951-1997), Mississippi politician and teacher * William Richardson (South Carolina politician) (1743-1786), South Carolina politician *

William Adams Richardson William Adams Richardson (November 2, 1821 – October 19, 1896) was an American lawyer who served as the 29th United States secretary of the treasury from 1873 to 1874. During his tenure, the Panic of 1873 swept the nation and caused a depress ...

(1821–1896), Treasury secretary * William Alexander Richardson (1811–1875), U.S. senator from Illinois * William B. Richardson (1874–1945), Minnesota state senator * William Emanuel Richardson (1886–1948), U.S. representatives from Pennsylvania * William Henry Richardson (1808–1878), Connecticut state legislator *

William M. Richardson William Merchant Richardson (January 4, 1774 – March 15, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Biography He was born in Pelham in the Province of New ...

(1774–1838), U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1811–1814 *

William Richardson (Alabama politician) William Richardson (May 8, 1839 – March 31, 1914) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Athens, Alabama to William Richardson and Anne Davis, Richardson served in the Civil War, fighting for the Confederacy. Civil War Richardson en ...

(1839–1914), U.S. representative from Alabama, 1900–1914 * William P. Richardson (Ohio politician) (1824–1886), Republican politician from the state of Ohio, USA *

William P. Richardson (law school dean) William Payson Richardson (November 6, 1864 – August 29, 1945) was the co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School, a position he held for the years 1901–1945. He was also a legal scholar, and authored many books. Biography Richardson w ...

(1864–1945), American co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School * William P. Richardson (New York politician) (1848–1923), New York politician *

William S. Richardson William Shaw Richardson (December 22, 1919 – June 21, 2010) was an American attorney, political figure, and chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court from 1966 to 1982. Prior to his service as the top jurist in Hawaii, Richardson was li ...

(1919–2010), lieutenant governor of Hawaii * William O. Richardson (born 1954), American politician * William U. Richardson, lawyer and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Other

* William Richardson (colonial administrator) (died 1829), Deputy Governor of Anguilla * William Westbrooke Richardson, High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770

Sports

* William Richardson (Cambridge University cricketer) (1861–1933), English cricketer with Cambridge University * William Richardson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1894–1971), English cricketer with Worcestershire * William Richardson (Derbyshire cricketer) (born 1938), English cricketer with Derbyshire * William Richardson (New South Wales cricketer) (1866–1930), Australian cricketer with New South Wales * Bill Richardson (athlete) (1903–1969), American Olympic runner *William "Ginger" Richardson, known as

W. G. Richardson William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as W.G. Richardson and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with teammate Bill Richardson, was an English professional footballer, who played as a centre forw ...

(1909–1959), English footballer * William Richardson (footballer) (1880–1903), Australian rules footballer * Billy Richardson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1959), English footballer *

Bill Richardson (footballer, born 1908) William Richardson (14 February 1908 – August 1985) was an English association football, footballer who played as a centre half. Biography Richardson was born in Great Bridge, West Midlands, Great Bridge, Tipton, and as a youngster played ...

(1908–1985), English footballer * Bill Richardson (footballer, born 1943), English footballer * Billy Richardson (died 2004), Irish soccer player *

Willie Richardson Willie Louis Richardson (November 17, 1939 – February 8, 2016) was an American professional American football, football wide receiver who played in the National Football League. He played nine seasons with the History of the Baltimore Colts, ...

(1939–2016), American football wide receiver *

Bill Richardson (baseball) William Henry Richardson (January 24, 1878 – November 6, 1949) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1901 St. Louis Cardinals of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply ...

(1878–1949), American baseball player * Willie Richardson (wrestler), member of Da Soul Touchaz * Will Richardson (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player *

Will Richardson (American football) Will Richardson Jr. (born January 4, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State. Professional career Richardson was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round (129th ...

(born 1996), American football player

Religion

* William Richardson (martyr) (1572–1603), beatified Roman Catholic martyr * William Richardson (bishop) (1844–1915), Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar, 1895–1901

Academics

William Richardson (antiquary) William Richardson (1698–1775) was an English academic and antiquary, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1736. Life Born at Wilshamstead, on 23 July 1698, he was son of Samuel Richardson, vicar of Wilshamstead, near Bedford, by his w ...

(1698–1775), English academic and antiquary *

William Richardson (classicist) William Richardson FRSE (1 October 1743 – 3 November 1814) was a Scottish classicist and literary scholar. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life Born in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, he was the son of Rev. James ...

(1743–1814), Scottish professor and scholar *

William Richardson (astronomer) William Richardson (2 February 1796 – 23 March 1872) was a notable British astronomer at Greenwich Observatory who was later accused of murder. Richardson was an amateur scientist who had an interest in the field of astronomy and was appoint ...

(1796–1872), British astronomer *

William J. Richardson __NOTOC__ William John Richardson, S.J. (2 November 1920 – 10 December 2016) was an American philosopher, who was among the first to write a comprehensive study of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, featuring an important preface by Heideg ...

(1920–2016), American philosopher *

William C. Richardson William Chase Richardson (May 11, 1940 – May 18, 2021) received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College (Connecticut) and a Master in Business Administration degree (1964) and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1971).Stacy Hanna, "'I ...

(born 1940), President of Johns Hopkins University, 1990–1995 * William D. Richardson (born 1951), Director of the UCL Wolfson Institute since 2012 *

William Bebb Richardson William Bebb Richardson (29 February 1912, Pasadena, California – 25 January 2006, Lindsay, California) was an American mammalogist. The two mammalian species names for Richardson's mountain rat and Richardson's shrew mouse are associated with the ...

(1912–2006), American mammalogist

Other

* William Anthony Richardson (1795–1856), sea captain and early California entrepreneur * William Blaney Richardson (1868–1927), American-Nicaraguan naturalist *

W. P. Richardson (trade unionist) William Pallister Richardson (25 February 1873–8 August 1930), known as W. P. Richardson, was a British trade unionist. Richardson was born in Usworth, County Durham. His father was killed in 1885, while working in the Usworth Colliery. A f ...

(William Pallister Richardson, 1873–1930), British trade unionist * William R. Richardson (born 1929), U.S. Army general * William R. Richardson (Medal of Honor), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * William Richardson (songwriter), Tyneside songwriter *

Will Richardson (educator) Will Richardson is an author and speaker on educational technology. He has many published works, including the book, ''Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms,'' and the edublog Weblogg-ed which he wrote from 2001 to 2 ...

, author and blogger *

Bill Richardson (journalist) Sir William Robert Richardson (16 January 1909 – 16 January 1986) was a British newspaper editor. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at the age of 14 Richardson began working for the ''Co-operative News'', serving as editor of the paper from 193 ...

(1909–1986), British newspaper editor *

Bill Richardson (broadcaster) Bill Richardson (born 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. Richardson received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976. After spending a year in Montpellier, he moved to Vancouver, where he completed a ...

(born 1955), Canadian radio broadcaster and author * Billy Richardson (Pony Express rider) {{hndis, Richardson, William