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 (1858–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• James Nicholson Richardson (1846–1921), Liberal Member of Parliament for Armagh
• James Richardson (political consultant) (born 1984), Republican political strategist

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
• James Richardson (cricketer) (1903–1995), English cricketer

Military

• James Richardson (1759–1832), Lieutenant in the Provincial Marine, during the War of 1812 -- see Governor Simcoe
• 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) (1809–1851), British explorer of the Sahara
• James Richardson (poet) (born 1950), American poet
• James Richardson (Toronto hotelier) (died 1904), see Spadina Hotel
• James T. Richardson (born c. 1943), American sociologist who wrote extensively about new religious movements, popularly called cults
• James Richardson (presenter) (born 1966), British television presenter associated with Italian football
• James Armstrong Richardson, Sr. (1885–1939), Canadian businessman
• 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
• James Richardson (1819-1892) (1819–1892), Canadian businessman
• James Joseph Richardson (born 1935), American man wrongly convicted of the murder of his children
• James Richardson (vincentian) (1906–1996), American vincentian and Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission