John Richards
# John Richards

John Richards may refer to:

## Law

* John Richards (Salem witch trials) (died 1694), one of the judges of the Salem witch trials
* John Richards (Attorney General) (1790–1872), Irish judge
* John E. Richards (1856–1932), California Supreme Court justice
* John K. Richards (1856–1909), Ohio Attorney General
* John Goddard Richards (1794–?), Irish barrister and justice of the peace

## Music

* Johnny Richards (1911–1968), jazz musician and composer
* John Richards (musician) (born 1966), British musician and academic
* John Richards (radio personality), radio disc jockey at KEXP in Seattle

## Politics

* John Richards (Pennsylvania politician) (1753–1822), United States congressman from Pennsylvania
* John Richards (New York politician) (1765–1850), United States congressman from New York
* John Richards (British politician) (1780–1847), Member of the House of Commons from England
* John Fletcher Richards (1818–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman
* John L. Richards, mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1886
* John Richards (Australian politician) (c. 1842–1913), writer on mining and politician in South Australia
* John Richards (Canadian politician) (1857–1917), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
* John Gardiner Richards Jr. (1864–1941), governor of South Carolina
* John Richards (scholar) (born 1944), Canadian politician and scholar

## Religion

* John Harold Richards (1869–1952), Anglican priest
* John Richards (bishop of St David's) (1901–1990), Bishop of St David's
* John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet) (1933–2003), Bishop of Ebbsfleet

## Sports

* John R. Richards (1875–1947), American football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ohio State University
* John Richards (racing driver) (born 1948), American former racing driver
* John Richards (footballer) (born 1950), English footballer

## Other

* John Richards (soldier) (1669–1709), Irish artillery officer
* John Richards (actor), English stage actor
* John Inigo Richards (1731–1810), English landscape painter
* John Morgan Richards (1841–1918), American businessman and entrepreneur
* John Francisco Richards II (1896–1918), World War I aviator
* John Richards (Royal Marines officer) (1927–2004), lieutenant-general of the Queen's household in the United Kingdom
* John Baker Richards, governor of the Bank of England, 1826–1828
* John F. Richards (1938–2007), historian of South Asia
* John S. Richards, American librarian
* John Richards, founder and chairman of the Apostrophe Protection Society
* John Richards, Australian writer and podcaster, known for Boxcutters, Outland, and Night Terrace
