Famous People with Name Richardson

Richardson A. Scurry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richardson A. Scurry: was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, fighting at the Battle of San Jacinto, and later, a lawyer, a judge and an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Mark Hunter Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Mark Hunter Richardson: is a former New Zealand cricketer. He represented New Zealand in 38 Tests from 2000 to 2004. During his cricketing career he played for Auckland, Buckinghamshire and Otago. His nickname, "Rigor", is short for Rigor Mortis, given to him on account that he

Ruth Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ruth Richardson: served as New Zealand's Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993, and is known for her strong pursuit of free-market economic reforms (her opponents sometimes called it "Ruthanasia").

Henry Handel Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Henry Handel Richardson: was an Australian author.The family lived in various towns across Victoria during Richardson's childhood and youth, including Chiltern, Queenscliff, Koroit and, most happily, Maldon, where her mother was postmistress. Richardson left Maldon to become a boarder at Presbyterian Ladies' College (PLC) in Melbourne in 1883, attending from the ages of 13 to 17. (This experience was the basis for The Getting of Wisdom, a coming of age novel admired by H. G. Wells.)

Howard James Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Howard James Richardson: was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Richmond and Melbourne. Richardson, who was born in Narre Warren, played his early football at Berwick before making his debut for Richmond in the 1915 VFL season. He made sporadic appearances over the next couple of seasons and after not playing at all in 1918 he crossed to Melbourne. Richardson took the field only once at Melbourne and finished his league career with 20 games and 14 goals. At Hobart in 1924, Richardson played his only first-class cricket match with Victoria taking on Tasmania. He was his state's best bowler in the first innings when he took 4/34 and also contributed an unbeaten 29 with the bat.

Kyle Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Kyle Richardson: is a freestyle swimmer from Australia.