'''John Richards''' may refer to:

{{tocright}} ==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 (1776–1833), governor of the Bank of England, 1826–1828 * John F. Richards (1938–2007), American historian of South Asia * John S. Richards (1892–1979), 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''

==See also== * Jonathan Richards (disambiguation) * Jack Richards (disambiguation) * John Richard (born 1934), Canadian Chief Justice

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