Richardson

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Richardson is an Anglo Saxon patronymic surname. The prefix Richard, is a given name derived from the Old English ric ("power") and heard ("brave"/"hardy"). The suffix -son denotes "son/descendant of".The name Richard and Richardson is found in records as early as 1381 in Yorkshire.^[1] There are variant spellings including the Swedish Richardsson. People with the name Richardson or its variants include:

• Anna Richardson (presenter), British television presenter
• Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer
• Archibald Read Richardson, British mathematician
• Ashley Richardson, American supermodel
• Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (1828-1896), British physician
• Bill Richardson, American politician
• Charlie and Eddie Richardson, leaders of The Richardson Gang in Britain
• David H. S. Richardson, British/Canadian lichenologist
• Dick Richardson, British cricketer
• Dick Richardson (boxer), British boxer
• Don Richardson (businessman), British commercial developer
• Dorothy Richardson (1873-1957), English writer
• Elliot Richardson (1920-1999), American politician
• E.S. Richardson (1875-1950), Louisiana educator and former president of Louisiana Tech University
• Frazer Richardson, Scottish footballer
• George F. Richardson (1850-1923), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Graham Richardson, Australian politician
• Helen Richardson (field hockey), English field hockey player
• Henry Handel Richardson, Australian writer
• Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), American architect
• Ian Richardson, British actor
• Israel Bush Richardson (1815-1862), American general
• Leam Richardson, English footballer
• James O. Richardson (1878-1974), American admiral
• Jane S. Richardson (born 1941), American biochemist
• Jason Richardson, American basketball player
• Jiles Perry Richardson (The Big Bopper) (1930-1959), American rock and roll musician
• Jo Richardson, British politician
• Joely Richardson, British actress
• John Richardson (actor), English actor
• John Richardson (1766-1836), founder and owner of Richardson's Theatre
• John Richardson (author) (1796-1852), Canadian novelist
• Sir John Richardson (naturalist) (1787-1865), Scottish naturalist
• Jorge Richardson (1976-), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
• Kevin Richardson (musician), former member of the Backstreet Boys
• Kevin Michael Richardson, American voice actor
• Kieran Richardson, English footballer
• Kym Richardson, Australian politician
• Lewis Fry Richardson (1881-1953), English mathematician
• Luke Richardson (1969-), Canadian hockey player
• Marc, Debra, and Jacob Richardson, Canadian victims of the Richardson family murders in 2006
• Mark Richardson (athlete), British athlete
• Mark Richardson (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
• Mark Richardson (musician), British drummer with Feeder
• Miranda Richardson, British actress
• Natasha Richardson (1963-2009), British actress
• Neil Richardson (composer), British composer
• Neil Richardson (footballer), English footballer
• Nick Richardson, English footballer
• Origen Richardson (1795-1876), American politician
• Owen Willans Richardson (1879-1959), English physicist
• Paul Richardson (organist), ballpark organist
• Peter Richardson, British comedian, actor, writer, and director
• Quentin Richardson, NBA basketball player
• Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), British actor
• Richard Richardson MP (c. 1664-1714), British politician
• Richie Richardson, West Indian cricketer
• Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (1882-1954), American general
• Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist
• Roger Wolcott Richardson, American mathematician
• Rupert N. Richardson (1891-1988), Texas historian
• Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), English novelist
• Stuart Richardson, bassist for the Welsh band Lostprophets]
• Thomas Richardson (wrestler), American wrestler
• Tom Richardson (1870-1912), English fast bowler (cricket)
• Tony Richardson (1928-1991), British movie director
• Tony Rickardsson, Swedish racing driver
• Vic Richardson (1894-1969), former Australian cricketer
• William S. Richardson, American politician

References

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