James Richardson

James Richardson may refer to:

Politicians

• James Armstrong Richardson (1922–2004), 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 (politician) (1858–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• James Richardson (Liberal politician) (1846–1921), Liberal Member of Parliament for Armagh
• James Richardson (political consultant) (born 1984), Republican political strategist
• James Richardson (Massachusetts), member of the Massachusetts Senate

Sports

• James Richardson (darts player) (born 1974), English darts player
• James Richardson (footballer) (1885–1951), 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
• James Richardson (sportsman) (1903–1995), English cricketer and rugby union player

Military

• James M. Richardson (general) (born 1960), lieutenant general in the United States Army
• James Cleland Richardson (1895–1916), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James L. Richardson, United States Army general
• James O. Richardson (1878–1974), admiral in the United States Navy prior to World War II

Others

• James Richardson (explorer) (1809–1851), British explorer of the Sahara
• James Richardson (poet) (born 1950), American poet
• James Richardson, owner of Spadina Hotel, Toronto
• James Richardson (presenter) (born 1966), British television presenter associated with Italian football
• James Richardson (1819–1892), Canadian businessman
  • James Richardson & Sons
• Jim Richardson (born 1941), English jazz bassist and session musician
• James Richardson Corporation, Australian corporation involved with furniture, hospitality, real estate, and the duty-free retail businesses
• James Armstrong Richardson Sr. (1885–1939), Canadian businessman
• James Joseph Richardson (born 1935), American man wrongly convicted of the murder of his children
• James Smith Richardson (1883–1970), Scottish architect, antiquarian and archaeologist
• James T. Richardson (born c. 1943), American sociologist who wrote extensively about new religious movements, popularly called cults