John Alford may refer to:

Politicians

* John Alford (MP for Hedon) (died 1600), Member of Parliament (MP) for

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Kingston upon Hull, Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the cross ...

* John Alford (Parliamentarian) (c. 1590–1649), MP for New Shoreham in the Long Parliament *

John Alford (died 1691) John Alford (1 October 1645 – 16 May 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1679 and 1690. Alford was the son of Sir Edward Alford of Offington and his second wife Ann Corbet. His father died wh ...

(1645–1691), MP for Midhurst and Bramber

Others

* John Alford (lutenist) (fl. 16th c.), English lutenist and translator of a treatise on the lute *

John Alford (actor) John Alford (born John James Shannon; 30 October 1971) is a British actor. He played Robbie Wright in the BBC series ''Grange Hill'' (1985–90) and Billy Ray in the ITV series '' London's Burning'' (1993–98). He also had three Top 30 hits on ...

(born 1971), Scottish-born English actor * John Alford (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer *

John Alford (professor) John Alford (1686 – 29 September 1761) was the founder of the professorship of natural religion, moral philosophy, and civil polity in Harvard University. Alford was a member of the council. He died at Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1761, aged 75. ...

(1686–1761), established chair at Harvard * John M. Alford (1915–1988), U.S. Navy admiral * John Alford (priest) (1919–1995), Church of England priest *

John R. Alford John R. Alford is a political science professor at Rice University, known for his research with John R. Hibbing in the field of genopolitics. He has also testified as an expert witness in several court cases pertaining to Congressional redistri ...

(fl. 1980s–2020s), American political scientist *John Alford (born 1939), member of

The Allisons The Allisons were an English pop duo consisting of Bob Day (born Bernard Colin Day; 2 February 1941 – 25 November 2013) and John Alford (born Brian Henry John Alford, 31 December 1939 – 13 November 2023). They were marketed as being brother ...

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