Humans known as Richardson include: Bill Richardson, American politician Dorothy Richardson (1873-1957), English writer Elliot Richardson (1920-1999), American politician Henry Handel Richardson (pen name utilized by Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson), Australian writer Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), American architect Ian Richardson, British actor J.P. Richardson (1930-1959), The Big Bopper, American rock and roll performer John Richardson, English actor John Richardson (1796–1852), Canadian novelist Sir John Richardson (1787-1865), Scottish naturalist Lewis Fry Richardson (1881-1953), English mathematician Miranda Richardson, British actress Natasha Richardson, British actress Owen Willans Richardson (1879-1959), English physicist Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), English actor Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), English novelist Tony Richardson (1928-1991), British movie director