James Richardson

James Richardson may refer to:

Politicians

• James Armstrong Richardson (1922–2004), former Canadian politician
• James Burchill Richardson (1770–1836), Governor of South Carolina, 1802–1804
• James D. Richardson (1843–1914), Democrat from Tennessee, U.S. House Minority Leader, 1899–1903
• James M. Richardson (1858–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• James Nicholson Richardson (1846–1921), Liberal Member of Parliament for Armagh

Sports

• James Richardson (darts player) (born 1974), English darts player
• James Richardson (footballer) (1885–?), Scottish footballer for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, and Ayr United
• Jimmy Richardson (1911–1964), English footballer
• James Richardson Spensley (1867–1915), English doctor, footballer and manager, considered to be the father of football in Italy

Military

• James Cleland Richardson (1895–1916), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James O. Richardson (1878–1974), admiral in the United States Navy prior to World War II

Others

• James Richardson (Cisco), Canadian businessman with Cisco Systems
• James Richardson (explorer of the Sahara) (1809–1851), British
• James Richardson (poet) (born 1950), American poet
• James Richardson (digital evangelist) Associate Professor of New Media Technology at the City University of New York
• James Richardson (Toronto hotelier), died 1904, see Spadina Hotel
• James T. Richardson, American sociologist who wrote extensively about new religious movements, popularly called cults
• James Richardson (television presenter), British television presenter associated with Italian football
• James Armstrong Richardson, Sr. (1885–1939), Canadian businessman
• James Scott Richardson (born 1974), Canadian white supremacist
• James Richardson Corporation, Australian corporation involved with furniture, hospitality, real estate, and the duty free retail businesses
• Jim Richardson (born 1941), English jazz bassist and session musician