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