John or Jack Henry may refer to: *

John Henry (folklore) John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. ...

, the folklore character and subject of eponymous ballad

People

Politicians

John Henry, Margrave of Moravia John Henry of Luxembourg ( cs, Jan Jindřich, german: Johann Heinrich; 12 February 1322 – 12 November 1375),Spock Bet ...

(1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire *

John Henry (Maryland politician) John Henry (November 1750December 16, 1798) was the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born at his family's estate (''Weston''), located near Vienna in Dorchester County. Early life John Henry was born ...

(1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland * John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller * John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky *

John Franklin Henry John Franklin Henry was a preacher, farmer, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885. He was born in Mississippi. He was lampooned as wanting t ...

Mississippi state representative * John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois *

John Snowdon Henry John Snowdon Henry (30 September 1824 – 30 October 1896) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. Family life He was the eldest son of Alexander Henry, founder of A & S Henry & Co, a Manchester-based firm of cotton merch ...

(1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire * J. L. Henry (John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge *

John Henry (Australian politician) John Henry (1 September 1834 – 14 September 1912) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Treasurer of Tasmania. Henry was born in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, the third of seven sons of John Hen ...

(1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania *

Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry (Johannes Heinrich Friedrich Werner Konrad Rainer Maria; Slovak: ''Ján Henrich'', Hungarian: ''János Henrik''; 28 March 1931, in Innsbruck – 14 April 2010, in Innsbruck) was a prince ...

(1931–2010), Hungarian prince *

John Henry (Ontario politician) John G. Henry (born July 30, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was mayor of Oshawa from 2010 to 2018 and is currently chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Background Henry was born in Oshawa. The son of General Motors worke ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario * John Henry (Cook Islands politician), Cook Islander politician

Sportsmen

John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) John Michael Henry (September 2, 1863 – June 11, 1939) was an outfielder and starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Baltimore Orioles (1885), Washington Nationals (1886) and New Yor ...

(1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher *

John Henry (catcher) John Park Henry (December 26, 1889 – November 24, 1941) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Henry batted and threw right-handed. He attended Amhers ...

(1889–1941), American baseball catcher * Jack Henry (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2004), Australian rules footballer for Essendon *

Jack Henry (American football) John Henry is a former American football coach. Henry's National Football League (NFL) coaching career began with the Pittsburgh Steelers during Chuck Noll's final two season as head coach (1990–91). Henry then moved on to coach at the Universi ...

(fl. 1990s), American football player and coach * John Henry (footballer) (born 1971), Scottish footballer * Jack Henry (footballer, born 1998), Australian rules footballer for Geelong

Other people

John Henry (actor) John Henry (1738-October 16, 1794) was an Irish-born actor and early American actor and theatre manager. Career Henry was born in Dublin, performed there and in London, and went to Jamaica with Charles Storer and his family about 1762. He ma ...

(1738–1794), Irish and early American actor *

John Joseph Henry John Joseph Henry (November 4, 1758 – April 15, 1811) was an American private soldier, lawyer, and judge from Pennsylvania in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Henry, the son of William Henry of Lancaster and Ann Wood Henry, was bor ...

(1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier * John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy *

Seán Ó hEinirí Seán Ó hEinirí (Seán Ó hInnéirghe, 26 March 1915 – 26 July 1998), known in English as John Henry, was an Irish seanchaí and a native of Cill Ghallagáin, County Mayo. He is known for his storytelling. Notably, Seán was a monolin ...

(1915–1998), known in English as John Henry, Irish storyteller and last known monolingual speaker of the Irish language * Jack Henry (industrialist) (1917–2003), New Zealand industrialist * Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American former child actor known as John Henry Jr. *

John Henry (judge) Sir John Steele Henry (born 3 July 1932) is a New Zealand jurist and former Court of Appeal judge, and member of the well-known Henry family. Henry was born in 1932 in Auckland, the son of former High Court judge, the Hon. Sir Trevor Henry. H ...

(born c.1933), New Zealand jurist * John Henry (toxicologist) (1939–2007), English toxicologist *

John Raymond Henry John Raymond Henry (August 11, 1943 – November 1, 2022) was an American sculptor. Henry's sculpture has been described as huge welded steel drawings.John Ruthell Henry (1951–2014), American serial killer *

John W. Henry John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and investor and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, ''The B ...

(born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams * John B. Henry Jr. (1916-2013), United States Air Force general *John Henry (born c. 1972), American vocalist in the band Darkest Hour *John Henry, a stage name of British comedian Norman Clapham (1879–1934) *Jon Henri, a pseudonym used by American cartoonist Joe Simon

In art, media, and entertainment

Characters

*John Henry, a character/ stage name of the comedian Norman Clapham, popular in BBC radio in the 1920s *John Henry, character in the 2006 comic series '' The Transformers: Evolutions'' *John Henry, character in the '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' science-fiction TV series * John Henry (DC Comics), alter ego of John Wilson, character in DC Comics *

Steel (John Henry Irons) Steel is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a genius engineer who built a mechanized suit of armor that replicates Superman's powers and bears Superman's logo. Initially, he sought to replace Superman af ...

, character from DC Comics, more commonly known as the superhero Steel

Film

*John Henry, a character in the 1963 film '' All the Way Home'' * ''John Henry'' (2000 film), a short film in the ''Disney's American Legends'' series * ''John Henry'' (2020 film), a dramatic thriller film starring Terry Crews and Ludacris

Literature

* ''John Henry'' (novel), a 1931 novel by Roark Bradford *'' John Henry, an American Legend'' (1971), a children's book by Ezra Jack Keats * ''John Henry'' (picture book) (1994) a children's picture book by Julius Lester

Music

* ''John Henry'' (album), a 1994 album by They Might Be Giants *"John Henry" or "John Henry Blues", a song recorded by

DeFord Bailey DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an American country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. He was one of the first performers to be introduced on Nashville radio station WSM's Grand Ole Opry, the first African-A ...

* ''John Henry'' (musical), a 1940 Broadway musical based on the 1931 novel

Other uses

John Henry (horse) John Henry (March 9, 1975 – October 8, 2007) was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Ole Bob Bowers (by Prince Blessed) out of Once Double (by Double Jay). John Henry had 39 wins with $6,591,860 in earnings, wa ...

(1975–2007), American Thoroughbred race horse *

Jack Henry & Associates Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is an American technology company and payment processing service for the financial services industry. It serves more than 9,000 customers nationwide, and operates through three primary brands. Headquartered in Mone ...

, an American information technology company *John Henry, an American brand of clothing, originated by Henry Grethel, now owned by Perry Ellis International