John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:

Military figures

* John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named *

John Baker (general) General John Stuart Baker (24 February 1936 – 9 July 2007) was a senior Australian Army officer. Entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1954, his career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Defence Force from 1995 t ...

(1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force * John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (c. 1855–?), American soldier * John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal * John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John C. Baker (1919–1996), US Army major general * John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer * John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient

Political figures

* John Baker (fl. 1388), English Member of Parliament (MP) for

Horsham Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

, 1388 * John Baker (died 1406), English MP for

Southwark Southwark ( ) is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark. The district, which is the oldest part of South London, developed ...

, 1406 * John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407 * John Baker (MP for Lewes), see

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...

* John Baker (died c.1421), English MP for

Helston Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the The Lizard, Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: ...

, 1414 * John Baker (fl. 1421), English MP for Devizes, 1421 * John Baker (died 1544) (by 1503–44), English MP for Radnorshire *Sir John Baker (died 1558) (1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons * John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford * John Baker (by 1531–1604/6), English MP for Horsham and Bramber * John Baker (MP for East Grinstead), English MP for

East Grinstead East Grinstead () is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the northeast corner of the county, bord ...

in 1648 * John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), British MP for Canterbury * John Baker (representative) (1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia *

John Baker (Australian politician) John Baker (28 December 1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from ...

(1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia * John Baker (1812–1897), American politician from Beverly, Massachusetts *Sir John Baker (Portsmouth MP) (1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth *

John Tamatoa Baker John Tamatoa Baker, also given as John Timoteo Baker, (1852 – September 7, 1921) was a Hawaiian politician, businessman, and rancher who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governors of Hawaii (island), Governor of t ...

(1852–1921), Hawaiian rancher, sheriff and governor * John Baker (Labour politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston *

John Baker (Wisconsin politician) John S. Baker was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the leg ...

(1869–?), American politician from Wisconsin * John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), American professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina * John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana * John Aaron Baker (1839–1919), American politician in Wisconsin * John S. Baker (1861–1955), American politician from Washington * Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician * John A. Baker Jr. (1927–1994), U.S. diplomat * John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician * John Baker II (1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843 * J. Edwin Baker (1899–1963), American politician, a member of the Florida Senate

Sports figures

Baseball

John Baker (baseball) John David Baker (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). In December 2015, Baker was hired as a Baseball O ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * John Franklin Baker or Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American professional baseball player * Johnnie "Dusty" Baker (born 1949), American baseball manager and former player

Gridiron football

* John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), professional football player, sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina * John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1942), American and Canadian football defensive end * John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter * Johnny Baker (guard) (1907–1979), American football player and coach * Johnny Baker (linebacker) (born 1941), American football linebacker and tight end * Jon Baker (linebacker) (1923–1992), American football linebacker * Jon Baker (placekicker) (born 1972), American football placekicker

Other sports

* John Baker (Australian footballer) (1918–1988), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer * John Baker (Ghanaian footballer), Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time * John Baker (musher) (born 1962/3), American dogsled racer * John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), American cross-country runner * John Baker (runner, born 1949), American middle-distance runner, 1969 All-American for the Maryland Terrapins track and field team * John Baker (rugby league) (born 1946), Australian rugby league footballer * John Baker (diver) (born 1951), British diver

Music

* John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (1937–1997), British composer and musician *John Baker, British musician and member of

The Korgis The Korgis are an English pop band known mainly for their hit single " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in 1980. The band was originally composed of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Andy Davis (born Andrew Cresswell-Davis 10 August 1949) and sin ...

(active since 1978) * John Bevan Baker (1926–1994), British composer *John Baker, composer for ToeJam & Earl (1991–1994) * Jon Baker (producer) (born 1960), British-Jamaican music industry executive *Jon Baker, musician (active 1989–1991), member of English indie rock band The Charlatans

Science

John Baker (biologist) John Randal Baker FRS (23 October 1900 – 8 June 1984) was an English biologist, zoologist, and microscopist, and a professor at the University of Oxford, where he was Emeritus Reader in Cytology. He received his D.Phil. at the University of ...

(1900–1984), British biologist and anthropologist * John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), British engineer *

John Gilbert Baker John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an England, English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949). Biography Baker was born in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, the son of John and Mary (née ...

(1834–1920), British botanist * J. N. L. Baker (John Norman Leonard Baker, 1893–1971), British geographer * John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant

Writers

John Baker (legal historian) Sir John Hamilton Baker (born 10 April 1944) is an English legal historian. He was Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge from 1998 to 2011. Biography Baker was born in Sheffield, the son of Kenneth Lee Vincent ...

(born 1944), English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge * John Roman Baker (born 1944), British playwright and activist

Religious figures

* John Baker (bishop) (1928–2014), Bishop of Salisbury *John Gilbert Baker (bishop) (1910–1986), bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau * John Baker (priest) (died 1745), English Anglican vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Others

* John Baker (barrister) (1711–1779), English barrister, Solicitor-General of the Leeward Islands (1750–1753) and diarist * John Baker (artist) (1726–1771), English flower painter * John Baker (stained glass artist) (1916–2007), British artist, teacher, conservator and author * John Wynn Baker (died 1775), Irish agricultural economist * John William Baker (c. 1775–1860), plantation owner in Cuba * John Baker (entrepreneur) (born 1976), Canadian businessman, founder and president of D2L *Jon Baker, fictional character in the American TV show ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays fr ...

Given name

* John Baker White (clerk of court) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant * John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia * John Baker White (British politician) (1902–1988), British politician