Richards is a Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname. It is based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. In 1881 people with this surname were primarily located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England. By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to these areas. The name is derived from the Germanic ric ("power") and hard ("brave"/"hardy").
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- Aaron Richards, vocalist for the label Monstercat
- Ahmmon Richards (born 1998), American football player
- Alan Richards (born 1958), Royal Navy Vice Admiral and Chief of Defence Intelligence
- Albert Richards (disambiguation)
- Alfred Richards (disambiguation)
- Alden Richards (born 1992), Filipino actor and host
- Alma Richards (1890âÂÂ1963), American athlete
- Alun Richards (1929âÂÂ2001), Welsh novelist
- Amy Richards (born 1971), American activist, writer, feminist and art historian
- Angela Richards (born 1944), British actress
- Ann Richards (actress) (1917âÂÂ2006), Australian actress
- Ann Richards (singer) (1935âÂÂ1982), American jazz singer
- Ann Richards (1933âÂÂ2006), American politician, 45th Governor of Texas
- Anna Richards (born 1964), New Zealand rugby union international
- Anne Richards (born 1964), Scottish chief executive officer of the investment management company Fidelity International
- Anthony Charles Richards, British Army officer and equerry
- Ariana Richards, American actress
- Ariel Florencia Richards, Chilean writer and scholar of visual arts
- Asim Richards (born 2000), American football player
- J. August Richards, American actor
B
- Barry Richards, "Dancing Barry" dancer at basketball games
- Barry Richards (cricketer), South African cricketer
- Beah Richards, American actress and writer
- Ben Richards (disambiguation), various people and fictional characters
- Beresford Richards, Canadian politician
- Bernard Richards, British computer scientist
- Billie Mae Richards, Canadian voice actress
- Bob Richards (disambiguation)
- Brad Richards, Canadian ice-hockey player
- Brandon Richards, former National High School Record holder in pole vault, son of Bob Richards
- Brooke Richards, American model
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D
- Davey Richards, American wrestler
- David Richards (disambiguation)
- Dean Richards (footballer), English footballer
- Dean Richards (rugby player), English rugby union international
- DeForest Richards, American banker and politician
- Deke Richards, American songwriter and music producer
- Deleon Richards, American gospel singer
- Denis Richards, British historian
- Denise Richards, American actress
- Dick Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Dickinson W. Richards, American physiologist
- DiDi Richards (born 1999), American basketball player
- Dig Richards (1940âÂÂ1983), Australian rock and roll singer
- Donna Richards, pseudonym of American comics artist Don Rico
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I
J
- J. Havens Richards, American Jesuit educator
- J. Kirk Richards, American artist
- J. R. Richards, American singer
- Jack Richards (disambiguation)
- Janet Radcliffe Richards, British feminist philosopher
- Jann Arden Anne Richards, Canadian singer known as Jann Arden
- Jason Richards, New Zealand racing driver
- Jeff Richards (disambiguation)
- Jesse Richards, American artist
- Jim Richards (disambiguation)
- Jo-Anne Richards South African author and journalist
- John Richards (disambiguation)
- Jonelle Richards, New Zealand equestrian
- Joseph Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Julian C. Richards, British archaeologist and broadcaster
- Julian D. Richards, British archaeologist
- Justin Richards, British writer
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M
N
O
P
R
- Rabbit Richards, American poet
- Ralph Richards (1809âÂÂ1883), New York politician
- Ray Richards, US American football player
- Raymond Richards (born 1987), Japanese American wakeboarder
- Regina Richards, American singer
- Renée Richards (born 1934), American tennis player
- Rhys Richards, New Zealand historian and ethnographer
- Richard Lee Richards (1960âÂÂ2021), American man who was fatality shot by a police officer
- Richard N. Richards, American astronaut
- Richard Walter Richards (1894âÂÂ1986), Australian Antarctic explorer
- Richard Watkins Richards (1863âÂÂ1920), Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Robert Richards (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Robert L. Richards, American screenwriter
- Ron Richards (disambiguation), several people
- Rosalind Richards, Welsh television soap actress
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