# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-m-richardson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:34:13.474Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-m-richardson"
name: "John M. Richardson"
slug: "john-m-richardson"
description: "John Michael Richardson is a retired four-star admiral in the United States Navy who previously served as the 31st Chief of Naval Operations. He served as the director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program from November 2, 2012, to August 14, 2015. While serving as Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, itself a joint Department of Energy and Department of Navy organization, Richardson was responsible for the command and safe, reliable operation of the United States Navy's nuclear propulsion program and for all the current United States naval reactors deployed for usage as well as all facilities needed to ensure safe operations. He is currently a member of Boeing's Board of Directors."
tagline: "Former Chief of Naval Operations"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1960-04-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump