William Richards
William, Bill, or Billy Richards may refer to:

Sportspeople
Dicky Richards (William Henry Matthews Richards, 1862–1903), South African cricketer
Billy Richards (footballer, born 1874) (1874–1926), West Bromwich Albion football player
Billy Richards (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1947), Bury FC football player, see 1903 FA Cup Final
Billy Richards (footballer, born 1905) (1905–?), Welsh international footballer, played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham
Will Richards (footballer) (born 1991), footballer for Shrewsbury Town F.C
Bill Richards (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer; see List of Sydney Roosters players
Billy Richards (rugby union) (c. 1878–c. 1928), Australian rugby union player
William M. Richards (1873–?), American college football player and coach

Other people
William Richards (priest) (1643–1705), English clergyman and author
William Richards (minister) (1749–1818), Welsh Baptist minister
William Richards (college administrator), president of Orange County Community College, Orange County, NY
William Richards (missionary) (1793–1847), missionary and politician in Hawaii
William Richards (politician) (1819–?), political figure in Prince Edward Island
William A. Richards (1849–1912), American surveyor, rancher and politician, Governor of Wyoming
William Buell Richards (1815–1889), Canadian judge, Chief Justice of Canada
William L. Richards (1881–?), Wisconsin State Senator
William Trost Richards (1833–1905), American landscape artist
William Westley Richards (1789–1865), English gunmaker
Bill Richards (musician) (1923–1995), Canadian violinist, composer, arranger, and editor
G. William Richards (1918–2005), American Latter-day Saint composer and organist
William Richards (Archdeacon of Berkshire) (1643–1712)
William Upton Richards (1811–1873), Tractarian priest in the Church of England