John Richardson (governor) (1679 -1741), Deputy Governor of AnguillaJohn G. Richardson (born 1957), former Speaker of the Maine House and current candidate for Governor.John S. Richardson (1828–1894), United States Congressman from South Carolina, 1879–1883Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson (1810–1878), Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council, 1868–1879John Richardson (Canadian MP) (1932–2010), Canadian politicianJohn Peter Richardson II (1801–1864), United States Representative from South CarolinaJohn Peter Richardson III (1831–1899), Governor of South CarolinaJohn Richardson (Ontario MPP) (born 1844), Ontario farmer and politicianJohn Richardson, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1969–1977)John Richardson (Australian politician) (born 1938), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Sports
John Maunsell Richardson (1846–1912), First class cricketer, Member of Parliament and twice winner of the English Grand NationalJohn Richardson (cricketer, born 1856) (1856–1940), First class cricketer for Derbyshire County Cricket ClubJohn Richardson (cricketer) (1908–1985), First class cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket ClubJohn Richardson (American football) (born 1945), American football player for the Miami Dolphins
Others
John Richardson (Quaker) (1667–1753)Sir John Richardson (naturalist) (1787–1865), Arctic explorer and naturalistSir John Richardson (judge) (1771–1841), judge in the Court of Common PleasJohn Richardson (author) (1796–1852), Canadian novelistJohn Richardson (actor) (born 1934)John Richardson (convict) (died 1882), Australian convict who accompanied several exploring expeditions as botanical collectorJohn Richardson (special effects designer) (born 1946), British designer of visual effects, Academy Award winner of 1987John Richardson (Bishop of Bedford) (born 1937), Church of England bishopJohn Richardson (translator) (died 1625), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1615 to 1625John Richardson (art historian) (born 1924), art historian, Picasso biographerJohn Richardson (businessman) (died 1831), Canadian businessmanJohn M. Richardson (born 1938), American University professor, system dynamics and Sri Lanka scholarJohn H. Richardson (1913–1998), C.I.A. Station Chief in Saigon in early 1960s, see Albanian SubversionJohn Richardson (orientalist), Oxford editor of A Dictionary; Persian, Arabic and English (1717)John Richardson (comics), artist and writer of comic books, see 2000 AD (comics)John Wigham Richardson (1837–1908), British shipbuilderJohn Richardson (Archdeacon of Nottingham) (1849–1924), priest in the Church of EnglandJohn Richardson (Archbishop of Fredericton) (1868–1938), Anglican Church of Canada bishopJohn Grubb Richardson (died 1891), major Irish industrialist who founded the model village of Bessbrook near NewryJohn Richardson (Dean of Bradford) (born 1950), priest in the Church of EnglandJohn Richardson (drummer) (born 1964), an American rock drummer from Illinois
