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 (1909–1987), 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
  • (1904-1980), Gaspé Peninsula business
  • 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 (1935–2023), American man wrongly convicted of the murder of his children
  • James Smith Richardson (1883–1970), Scottish architect, antiquarian and archaeologist
  • James T. Richardson (born 1941), American sociologist who wrote extensively about new religious movements, popularly called cults