William, Will, Willie, Bill, or Billy Richardson may refer to:
Government and politics
Ireland
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William Richardson (1656–1727), MP for Armagh and Hillsborough
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William Richardson (died 1755) (1690–1755), MP for Augher
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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
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William Richardson (1749–1822)
William Richardson (1749 – 23 March 1822) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament.
He was the son of William Richardson (1710–1758) of Rich Hill, County Armagh, Ireland and succeeded him to the Richhill estate when only a minor. H ...
, MP for Armagh
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Sir William Richardson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Richardson, 1st Baronet (after 1749 – 29 October 1830) was an Irish politician.
He was the son and heir of St George Richardson, MP for Augher (1755–1760) and Elizabeth Bunbury, daughter of Benjamin Bunbury of Kilfeacle, County T ...
(died 1830), MP for Augher and Ballyshannon
United States
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Bill Richardson
William Blaine Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary ...
(born 1947), Governor of New Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Energy, Congressman; 2008 Presidential candidate
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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
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H. L. Richardson (Hubert Leon "Bill" Richardson, 1927–2020), California state senator
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Willy Bo Richardson (born 1974), American artist
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William Richardson (Maryland politician) (1735–1825), Revolutionary War soldier
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William Richardson (Mississippi politician) (1951-1997), Mississippi politician and teacher
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William Richardson (South Carolina politician) (1743-1786), South Carolina politician
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William Adams Richardson (1821–1896), Treasury secretary
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William Alexander Richardson
William Alexander Richardson (January 16, 1811 – December 27, 1875) was a prominent Illinois Democratic politician before and during the American Civil War.
Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Richardson attended Transylvania University, and th ...
(1811–1875), U.S. senator from Illinois
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William B. Richardson (1874–1945), Minnesota state senator
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William Emanuel Richardson (1886–1948), U.S. representatives from Pennsylvania
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William Henry Richardson (1808–1878), Connecticut state legislator
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William M. Richardson (1774–1838), U.S. representative from Massachusetts, 1811–1814
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William Richardson (Alabama politician) (1839–1914), U.S. representative from Alabama, 1900–1914
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William P. Richardson (Ohio politician) (1824–1886), Republican politician from the state of Ohio, USA
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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
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(1864–1945), American co-founder and first Dean of Brooklyn Law School
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William P. Richardson (New York politician) (1848–1923), New York politician
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William S. Richardson (1919–2010), lieutenant governor of Hawaii
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William O. Richardson (born 1954), American politician
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William U. Richardson, lawyer and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Other
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William Richardson (colonial administrator) (died 1829), Deputy Governor of Anguilla
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William Westbrooke Richardson, High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770
Sports
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William Richardson (Cambridge University cricketer) (1861–1933), English cricketer with Cambridge University
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William Richardson (Worcestershire cricketer) (1894–1971), English cricketer with Worcestershire
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William Richardson (Derbyshire cricketer) (born 1938), English cricketer with Derbyshire
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William Richardson (New South Wales cricketer) (1866–1930), Australian cricketer with New South Wales
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Bill Richardson (athlete) (1903–1969), American Olympic runner
*William "Ginger" Richardson, known as
W. G. Richardson (1909–1959), English footballer
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William Richardson (footballer) (1880–1903), Australian rules footballer
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Billy Richardson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1959), English footballer
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Bill Richardson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1985), English footballer
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Bill Richardson (footballer, born 1943), English footballer
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Billy Richardson (died 2004), Irish soccer player
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Willie Richardson (1939–2016), American football wide receiver
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Bill Richardson (baseball) (1878–1949), American baseball player
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Willie Richardson (wrestler), member of Da Soul Touchaz
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Will Richardson (basketball) (born 1999), American basketball player
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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
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William Richardson (martyr) (1572–1603), beatified Roman Catholic martyr
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William Richardson (bishop) (1844–1915), Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar, 1895–1901
Academics
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William Richardson (antiquary) (1698–1775), English academic and antiquary
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William Richardson (classicist) (1743–1814), Scottish professor and scholar
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William Richardson (astronomer) (1796–1872), British astronomer
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William J. Richardson (1920–2016), American philosopher
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William C. Richardson (born 1940), President of Johns Hopkins University, 1990–1995
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William D. Richardson (born 1951), Director of the UCL Wolfson Institute since 2012
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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
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William Anthony Richardson (1795–1856), sea captain and early California entrepreneur
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William Blaney Richardson (1868–1927), American-Nicaraguan naturalist
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W. P. Richardson (trade unionist) (William Pallister Richardson, 1873–1930), British trade unionist
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William R. Richardson (born 1929), U.S. Army general
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William R. Richardson (Medal of Honor), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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William Richardson (songwriter), Tyneside songwriter
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Will Richardson (educator), author and blogger
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Bill Richardson (journalist) (1909–1986), British newspaper editor
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Bill Richardson (broadcaster) (born 1955), Canadian radio broadcaster and author
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Billy Richardson (Pony Express rider)
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