John Barton may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Barton (writer) John Barton (15th century) was an English writer on Lollardy. Barton appears to have flourished in the reign of Henry V of England, Henry V, to whom he dedicated his 'Confutatio Lollardorum.' A manuscript copy of this work is preserved in the libr ...

, 15th century English writer on Lollardy *

John Barton (director) John Bernard Adie Barton, CBE (26 November 1928 – 18 January 2018), was a British theatre director and teacher whose close association with the Royal Shakespeare Company spanned more than half a century. Early life John Barton was the son of ...

(1928–2018), English theatre director and founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company *

John Barton (poet) John Barton (born 1957) is a Canadian poet. Early life Barton was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1957 and was raised in Calgary. Education Barton studied at the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Quebec, University of Vi ...

(born 1957), Canadian poet

Law and politics

* John Barton (MP) (1614–1684), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660 *

John Barton (public administrator) John Saxon Barton (13 April 1875 – 2 September 1961) was a New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator. He was born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia on 13 April 1875. He was one of the two commissioners put in ...

(1875–1961), New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator * John J. Barton (1906–2004), Mayor of Indianapolis

Religion

John Barton (missionary) John Barton (1836–1908) was an English Anglican missionary in India. He served as the founding principal of the Cathedral Mission College in Kolkota in 1865. Early life Born at Eastleigh, Hampshire, on 31 December 1836, he was the sixth child ...

(1836–1908), English Anglican priest * John Barton (priest) (born 1936), British Anglican priest *

John Barton (theologian) John Barton (born 17 June 1948) is a British Anglican priest and biblical scholar. From 1991 to 2014, he was the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College. In ad ...

(born 1948), British theologian and professor

Sports

John Barton (footballer, born 1866) John Barton, known as Jack Barton, (5 October 1866 – 22 April 1910) was an English footballer. He played at international level once for England while on the books of Blackburn Rovers. A native of Blackburn, Jack Barton started out, like m ...

(1866–1910), English international footballer * John Barton (footballer, born 1953), English footballer * John Barton (rugby league), English rugby league footballer *

John Barton (rugby union) John Barton (19 March 1943 - 12 January 2021) was an English rugby union international. Born in Meriden, West Midlands, Meriden, Warwickshire, Barton was a lock and occasional number eight, who gained four England national rugby union team, Eng ...

(1943–2021), English rugby union footballer

Others

John Barton (Quaker) John Barton (1755–1789) was one of nine English Quaker members of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which was set up in 1787 by William Wilberforce and two other Anglicans.

(1755–1789), English abolitionist *

John Barton (engineer) Sir John Barton (5 August 1771 – 25 August 1834) was an English engineer. Information He created a micrometer, which he called the "Atometer" that was used for measuring small distances using a differential-screw technique, a ruling engine, ...

(1771–1834), English engineer noted for his engravings using his Ruling Engine * John Barton (economist) (1789–1852), English economist *

John Rhea Barton John Rhea Barton (April 1794 – January 1, 1871) was an American orthopedic surgeon remembered for describing Barton's fracture. Early life Barton was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in April 1794. He was the son of Elizabeth (née Rhea) ...

(1794–1871), American orthopedic surgeon * John Kennedy Barton (1853–1921), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy *

John Barton (businessman) Robert John Orr Barton (23 August 1944 – 4 December 2021) was a British businessman, who was chairman of Next plc and EasyJet. Early life Barton was born in August 1944, in Lahore during the British Raj. He was educated at Gordonstoun, comple ...

(1944–2021), English businessman, chairman of Next plc and EasyJet * John P. Barton (born 1934), British and American applied nuclear scientist

Characters

* John Barton (''Emmerdale''), a fictional character in British soap ''Emmerdale'' *John Barton, a fictional character in Mrs. Gaskell's short story ''

Mary Barton ''Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life'' was the Debut novel, first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in 1848. The story is set in the English city of Manchester between 1839 and 1842, and deals with the difficulties ...