John Bennett may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Bennett (actor) John David Bennett (8 May 1928 – 11 April 2005) was an English actor. Early life Bennett was born in Beckenham, Kent, to Alfred Bennett and Bessie Bennett (née Rudnidsky). He was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained ...

(1928–2005), British actor * John Bennett (composer) (c. 1735–1784), British composer and organist * John Bennett (drummer), drummer of the UK doom metal band The Prophecy * John Bennett (potter) (1840–1907), British ceramic artist *John Bennett, American trombonist, founding member of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen * Johnny Bennett (born 1998), British actor

Military

* John A. Bennett (1936–1961), the last person executed by the US military * John Bradbury Bennet (sometimes misspelled Bennett, 1865–1930), American Army brigadier general *John Bennett, Royal Navy recipient of the Ushalov Medal for his role in the Second World War Arctic convoys

Politics

* John Benett (1773–1852), British Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire * John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589), MP for Heytesbury and Westbury * John Bennett (Australian politician) (1942–2019), Tasmanian politician * John Bennett (Canadian politician) (1832–1912), Ontario farmer and political figure * John Bennett (English barrister) (c. 1658–1723), British politician * John Bennett (Irish politician) (c. 1720–1792), Irish politician, barrister and judge * John Bennett (Victorian politician) (1824–1859), lawyer and politician in colonial Victoria *

John Bennett (watchmaker) Sir John Bennett (15 October 1814 – 3 July 1897) FRAS was a clockmaker and watchmaker. He was described by one biographer as a "flamboyant personality who seems to have aroused in his contemporaries varying degrees of ridicule, hostility ...

(1814–1897), watchmaker and briefly Sheriff of London * John B. Bennett (1904–1964), U.S. Representative from Michigan * John D. Bennett (1911–2005), New York politician and judge * John E. Bennett (judge) (1833–1893), Arkansas Supreme Court Justice and South Dakota Supreme Court Justice * John J. Bennett Jr. (1894–1967), American lawyer and politician * John O. Bennett (born 1948), New Jersey state senator and acting governor (for 4 days) * John R. Bennett (fl. 2010s), Oklahoma politician *

John Robert Bennett Sir John Robert Bennett Order of the British Empire, KBE (August 8, 1866 – October 23, 1941) was a merchant and politician in Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West (provincial electoral district), St. John ...

(1866–1941), Newfoundland politician *

John Bennet (judge) Sir John Bennet (1553 – 15 February 1627) was a judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1597 and 1621. His career ended in controversy after he was found guilty of extorting bribes and excessive fees. Education Benne ...

(1553–1627), English judge and politician

Religion

* John C. Bennett (1804–1867), American physician and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * John George Bennett (1891–1957), American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church * John P. Bennett (1914–2011), Arawak priest and linguist

Science and medicine

* John Caister Bennett (1914–1990), South African astronomer * John E. Bennett (scientist) (born 1933), American physician-scientist * John G. Bennett (1897–1974), British mathematician, scientist, technologist, industrial research director, mystic and author * John Hughes Bennett (1812–1875), English physician, physiologist and pathologist * John Joseph Bennett (1801–1876), British botanist * John Makepeace Bennett (1921–2010), Australian pioneer of computer science * John Whitchurch Bennett (1790–1853), British army officer and naturalist

Sport

* John Bennett (athlete) (born 1930), American long jumper, Olympic silver medal winner (1956) * John Bennett (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer * John Bennett (cricketer, born 1777) (1777–1857), English cricketer * John Bennett (cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1928), English cricketer * John Bennett (diver) (1959–2004), first scuba diver beyond 1,000 feet * John Bennett (field hockey) (1885–1973), British Olympic field hockey player * John Bennett (footballer, born 1946), former professional footballer in England * John Bennett (footballer, born 1949), former footballer in England * John Bennett (hurler) (1934–2016), Irish hurler * John Bennett (ice hockey) (born 1950), retired American ice hockey left winger * Jon Bennett (racing driver) (born 1965), American racing driver *

John Bennett (racing driver) John Andrew Bennett (born 15 September 2003) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. He previously stood in for Enzo Fittipaldi for the last two rounds in , driving for the same te ...

(born 2003), British racing driver * Jack Bennett (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s

Writing

* John Bennett (author) (1865–1956), author and illustrator of children's books * John M. Bennett (born 1942), American poet

Other

* John Bennett (educator) (born 1948), Australian education administrator *

(1814–1897), watchmaker and local politician * John Cyril Bennett (1891–1957), British-born, US-based architect *John G. Bennett (1883–1929), Kansas City resident and victim of the Bridge Murder case * John S. Bennett (1911–1987), British spy during WWII * John Tuson Bennett (1937–2013), Australian solicitor and legal historian involved in Holocaust denial *

John Wheeler-Bennett Sir John Wheeler Wheeler-Bennett (13 October 1902 – 9 December 1975) was a conservative English historian of German and diplomatic history, and the official biographer of George VI, King George VI. He was well known in his lifetime, and ...

(1902–1975), English historian of German and diplomatic history * John W. F. Bennett (c. 1875–1943), American civil engineer and football player * John Bennett, a fictional character from the '' Ted'' franchise