John Bell may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Zephaniah Bell John Zephaniah Bell (1794–1883) was a Scottish artist. Life He was born in Dundee, where his father William Bell was a tanner, businessman and banker; James Stanislaus Bell was his brother. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and then ...

(1794–1883), Scottish artist *

John Bell (sculptor) John Bell (1811–1895) was a British sculptor, born in Bell's Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His family home was Hopton Hall, Suffolk. His works were shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and he was responsible for the marble group represen ...

(1812–1895), British sculptor * John Hyslop Bell (1833–1920), Scottish journalist, newspaper owner and editor * J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), American historian, artist and art critic * John Bell (radio personality) (born 1934), American disc jockey *

John Bell Jr. (artist) John Bell Jr. (October 4, 1937 – November 8, 2013) was an Americans, American painter and sculptor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Bell was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on October 4, 1937, the son of Oklahoma-born parents John Sr. and ...

(1937–2013), American painter and sculptor *

John Bell (Australian actor) John Anthony Bell (born 1 November 1940) is an Australian actor, theatre director and theatre manager. He has been a major influence on the development of Australian theatre in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Early life Bell was born ...

(born 1940), Australian actor and director *

John Kim Bell John Kim Bell (born October 8, 1952) is Canada’s first Indigenous symphony-orchestra conductor, the founder of the country’s precedent-setting National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (today known as Indspire) and the National Aboriginal Ach ...

(born 1952), Canadian conductor *

John Bell (special effects artist) John Bell is a special effects artist who was nominated at the 62nd Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual effects for his work on the film '' Back to the Future Part II''. His nomination was shared with Steve Gawley, Michael Lantieri ...

, Academy Award nominated special effects artist *

John Bell (rock musician) John Farmer Bell (born April 14, 1962) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and occasional mandolin player for the American rock band Widespread Panic. Bell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from University School in 1980. He atte ...

(born 1962), American guitarist and lead singer for Widespread Panic *

John P. Bell John P. Bell (born June 1, 1979) is an American digital artist, educator, and software developer at Dartmouth College and the University of Maine whose work centers on creative collaboration and digital culture. History Bell began developing so ...

(born 1979), American digital artist, educator and software developer * John Bell (Scottish actor) (born 1997), Scottish actor

Law, politics and government

John Bell (Leominster MP) John Bell (by 1508 – 1533/44), of Leominster, Herefordshire, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leominster (UK Parliament constituency), Leominster in 1529. References

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(fl. 1508–1533/44), English MP for Leominster *

John Bell (Winchelsea MP) John Bell II (by 1514 – 1543 or later), of Winchelsea, Sussex, was an English politician. A wood exporter and privateer, he was made Mayor of Winchelsea for 1535–36 and 1541–42. He was then elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchels ...

(fl. 1514–1543), English MP for Winchelsea *

John Bell (barrister) John Bell, KC, FRS (23 October 1764 – 6 February 1836) was an English barrister and equity lawyer. Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, Bell was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating senior wrangler in 1786 and becoming a fellow. He e ...

(1764–1836), English barrister *

John Bell (New Hampshire politician) John Bell (July 20, 1765March 22, 1836) was the 12th governor of New Hampshire from 1828 to 1829. Samuel Bell, a brother, was the eighth governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823. John Bell was born on July 20, 1765, in Londonderry in the ...

(1765–1836), American politician, governor of New Hampshire *

John R. Bell (military officer) John R. Bell (ca. 1785–April 11, 1825) was an American military officer who served during the War of 1812. He taught and was a commandant of cadets at West Point in 1819. In 1820, he was the journalist and a leader for the Long's Expedition of 182 ...

(c. 1785–1825), governor of East Florida, 1821 *

John Bell (Ohio politician) John Bell (June 19, 1796 – May 4, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two months in 1851, filling a vacancy created by his predecessor’s death. Life and career Born in Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, Bell received a limited education. He ...

(1796–1869), U.S. Representative, mayor of two cities in Ohio, and probate judge *

John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell (February 18, 1796September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee's most prominent antebellum politicians,Jonat ...

(1796–1869), U.S. House Speaker, Secretary of War, Senator, and presidential candidate *

John Montgomerie Bell John Montgomerie Bell (11 February 180416 October 1862) was an advocate of the Scottish bar, and Sheriff of Kincardine. Life He was born at Paisley on 11 February 1804, the son of John Bell and elder brother to Alexander Montgomerie Bell. H ...

(1804–1862), advocate of the Scottish bar, and sheriff of Kincardine *

John Bell (Liberal politician) John Bell (6 August 1809 – 5 March 1851) was a Whig politician in the United Kingdom. He is notable as a Member of Parliament who was declared of unsound mind but there was no way of removing him from his seat until his death two years later. ...

(1809–1851), British politician, MP for Thirsk * John Bell (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin state assemblyman in 1853 *

John Alexander Bell John Alexander Bell (1829 – 30 August 1901) was a pastoralist and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Bell was born in County Kildare, Ireland in 1829 to Thomas Bell and his wife Sarah (née Alexander). He arrived in ...

(1829–1901), member of the Queensland Legislative Council *

John William Bell John William Bell (March 18, 1838 – July 5, 1901) was a farmer and Ontario political figure. He representing Addington in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1901. He was born in ...

(1838–1901), Canadian politician *

John Hedley Bell John Hedley Bell (September 6, 1840 – March 16, 1897) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal. He was born in London Township, Upper Canada The Province of Upper ...

(1840–1897), politician in Manitoba, Canada *Sir

John Charles Bell Sir John Charles Bell, 1st Baronet (1843–1924) was a British businessman and Lord Mayor of London from 1907 to 1908. Biography John Charles Bell was born on 4 September 1843. He was elected a Sheriff of the City of London in 1901 (serving Octo ...

(1843–1924), British businessman and Lord Mayor of London *

John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell (13 December 1846 – 29 January 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at Pr ...

(1846–1929), Canadian politician *

John Calhoun Bell John Calhoun Bell (December 11, 1851 – August 12, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. Biography Born near Sewanee, Tennessee, Bell was the son of Harrison and Rachel Laxon Bell. He attended public and private schools in Franklin C ...

(1851–1933), U.S. Representative from Colorado * John C. Bell (lawyer) (1861–1935), Pennsylvania lawyer *

John R. Bell (trade unionist) John Robert Bell (1862 – 25 August 1924) was a British trade unionist and political activist. Born in County Durham, Bell grew up in South Shields. He became a sailor at an early age, and travelled widely. He lived in the United States fo ...

(1862–1924), British trade union leader and political activist * John C. Bell Jr. (1892–1974), American judge and governor of Pennsylvania * John J. Bell (1910–1963), U.S. Representative from Texas * John O. Bell (1912–2000), American ambassador to Guatemala *

John Bell (Florida politician) John W. Bell (September 16, 1916 – June 1, 1982) was an American politician from Florida. Bell was born in New York and came to Florida in 1946. An attorney, he attended Columbia University and Columbia Law School Columbia Law School (CLS) ...

(1916–1982), American politician, Florida State Representative and State Senator *

John Bell (legal scholar) John Bell is Emeritus Professorship of Law (1973), Professor of Law (1973) at the University of Cambridge and a Oxbridge Fellow, Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He served as General Editor of the Cambridge Law Journal from 2010 to 201 ...

, British professor of law and fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge *

John Peter Bell John Peter Bell is a former Canadian ambassador. He was concurrently appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mali and Niger then to Upper Volta and to the Ivory Coast. He later became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent ...

, Canadian diplomat *

John Bell (Virginia politician) John Joseph Bell (born January 29, 1963) is an American politician and a retired United States Air Force officer. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia Senate, representing the 13th district from 2020 to 2024. From 2016 to 2020 he served as a mem ...

(born 1963), member of the Virginia State Senate *

John R. Bell IV John Richard Bell IV (born May 18, 1979) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented the 10th district (including Wayne, Greene, and Johnston counties) in the North Carolina House of Representatives since 201 ...

(born 1979), American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly

Literature

John Bell (traveller) John Bell (1691–1780) was a Scottish medical doctor and traveller. Life Bell was born at Antermony, near Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire, in Scotland. He studied medicine in Glasgow, and in 1714, set out for Saint Petersburg, where, through ...

(1691–1780), Scottish traveller and author *

John Bell (publisher) John Bell (1745–1831) was an English publisher. Originally a bookseller and printer, he also innovated in typography, commissioning an influential typeface that omitted the long s. He drew the reading public to better literature by ordering a ...

(1745–1831), English publisher *

John Bell (folk music) John Bell (c. 1783–1864) was a printer and avid collector of ballads who played a major part in the recording of the lyrics of popular songs in the north east of England. Life and death Bell was born in about 1783, it is thought in Newcastle, ...

(1783–1864), English folk song collector *

John Gray Bell John Gray Bell (21 September 1823 – 21 February 1866) was an English bookseller. He was the son of Thomas Bell (1785–1860), a house agent and surveyor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was born at Newcastle, and married, in 1847, Dorothy Taylor of ...

(1823–1866), English bookseller *

John Joy Bell John Joy Bell (7 June 1871 – 14 November 1934), known professionally as J.J. Bell, was a Scottish journalist and author. Life Born at 4 Bothwell Terrace in Hillhead, Glasgow he was the eldest son of James Taylor Bell, a tobacco manufacturer ...

(1871–1934), Scottish author *

John Bell (historian) John Bell (born 1952) is a Canadian comics historian and senior archivist at Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, Ontario). He specializes in the history of English Canadian comic books, and has curated a number of exhibitions and websites. He h ...

(born 1952), Canadian archivist and comic book historian

Religion

* John Bell (bishop of Mayo) (died 1541), clergyman in Ireland * John Bell (bishop of Worcester) (died 1556), English clergyman * John Bell (dean of Ely) (died 1591), English priest and academic *

John Bell (Wesleyan minister) John Bell (1788–1855) (19 October 1788 – 26 October 1855) was an English Wesleyan minister who came to Newfoundland as the senior man in a team of missionaries sent out by the British Wesleyan Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesley ...

(1788–1855), Wesleyan minister from England who came to Newfoundland *

John Bell (Australian priest) John Bell (12 November 1898 – 31 August 1983) was an Australian Anglican priest who was Dean of two cathedrals: St Peter's Cathedral, Armidale, and St George's Cathedral, Perth. He was also a noted radio broadcaster, known as the "Radio Pa ...

(1898–1983), Australian Anglican priest *

John L. Bell John Lamberton Bell (born 1949) is a Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland Minister (Christianity), minister. He is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist. He works throughout the world, lecturing in the ...

(born 1949), Scottish religious leader, musician, and composer

Science

John Bell (surgeon) John Bell (12 May 176315 April 1820) was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon. Life Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; an elder brother of Sir Charles Bell. After completing his professional education at Edinburgh, he carried on from 1790 in S ...

(1763–1820), Scottish anatomist and surgeon *

John Graham Bell John Graham Bell (July 12, 1812 – October 22, 1889) was an American taxidermist and collector. He traveled with John James Audubon John Stewart Bell John Stewart Bell (28 July 1928 – 1 October 1990) was a physicist from Northern Ireland and the originator of Bell's theorem, an important theorem in quantum mechanics, quantum physics regarding hidden-variable theory, hidden-variable theor ...

(1928–1990), physicist from Northern Ireland *

John Lane Bell John Lane Bell (born March 25, 1945) is an Anglo-Canadian philosopher, mathematician and logician. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. His research includes such topics as set theory, model theo ...

(born 1945), mathematician and philosopher *Sir

John Bell (physician) Sir John Irving Bell (born 1 July 1952) is a Canadian-British immunologist and geneticist. From 2006 to 2011, he was President of the United Kingdom's Academy of Medical Sciences. Between 2002 and 2024, he held the Regius Chair of Medicine at ...

(born 1952), British–Canadian biologist *

John Cameron Bell John Cameron Bell (born July 10, 1953 in Ancaster, Ontario) is a senior cancer researcher at the OHRI. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife Sheila. Education John received his Bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from McMaster Universit ...

(born 1953), Canadian cancer researcher * John B. Bell (born 1954), American mathematician

Sport

John Bell (footballer, born 1886) John Bell (7 October 1886 – 27 December 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of John Bell (1855–1906), and Annie Carstairs Bell (1854–1935), ...

(1886–1917), Australian rules footballer killed during World War I *

John Bell (footballer, born 1901) John Barr Bell (5 April 1901 – 31 May 1973) was an English footballer who played as a winger. Club career A doctor by profession, Bell played football professionally with Chelsea in the early 1920s, between spells in Scotland with Quee ...

(1901–1973), English association football winger * John Bell (English cricketer) (1895–1974), English cricketer *

John Bell (1920s Scottish footballer) John James Bell (born 1891; date of death unknown) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, who played as a forward. Born in Dundee, the start of his playing career coincided with the First World War, and Bell played army footbal ...

, Scottish football striker *

John Bell (1930s Scottish footballer) John Bell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward. Bell played in the Scottish Leagues for Beith and Queen of the South before joining Preston North End. Bell was signed to Beith before leaving at the start of the 1932–3 ...

, Scottish football forward * John Bell (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1994), English football full back * Johnny Bell (Canadian football) (1921–1998), Canadian football player *

John Robert Bell John Robert Bell (June 12, 1922 – December 25, 2008) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning—now known as ...

(1922–2008), American college football coach and athletics administrator * John A. Bell (born 1929), American football coach * John Bell (field hockey) (born 1933), British Olympic hockey player *

John Bell (bowls) John Nicholson Bell (born 14 January 1947) is a former English lawn and indoor bowler, commentator and World Bowls President. Bowls career World Championships Bell won his first gold medal as part of the England team that won the team eve ...

(born 1947), British bowler * John Bell (footballer, born 1949), Australian rules footballer * John Bell (Australian cricketer) (born 1949), Australian cricketer * J. W. Bell (John-Wessel Bell, born 1990), South African-born rugby union player in Spain

Others

John Bell (artillerist) John Bell (1 March 1747 – 1 June 1798) was an English artillerist. He was the eldest son of a hatter at Carlisle, Cumbria, where he was born. His father ruined himself in attempts to discover the longitude. In 1765 Bell joined the artillery. H ...

(1747–1798), English artillerist *

John Bell (farmer) John Bell Sr (1750 – December 19, 1820) was an American farmer whose death was attributed to supernatural causes. He is a central figure in the Bell Witch ghost story of southern American folklore. In 1817, Bell contracted a mysterious affl ...

(1750–1820), central figure in the Bell Witch ghost story of southern American folklore *Sir

John Bell (British Army officer) General Sir John Bell (1 January 1782 – 20 November 1876) was a British soldier and magistrate. At the time of his death, he was the senior general of the British Army. Background Born at Bonytoun in the county of Fife, he was the son of Da ...

(1782–1876), British general and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey *

John Bell (explorer) John Bell () was born Isle of Mull, Scotland and emigrated to Canada where he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader and colonizer. He was one of the colonizers of the Yukon River."Dear Sir / I have great pleasure in informing you tha ...

(c. 1799–1868), Canadian explorer and Hudson's Bay Company governor *

John Thomas Bell John Thomas Bell (1878–1965) was, together with his two sons, the founder of Bellway, one of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country ...

(1878–1965), British businessman, founder of Bellway