John Dobson may refer to:
People
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John Dobson (academic) (1690–1724), warden of New College, Oxford
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John Dobson (architect)
John Dobson (9 November 17878 January 1865) was a 19th-century English Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical architect. During his life, he was the most noted architect in Northern England. He designed more than 50 churches and 100 private hou ...
(1787–1865), British architect
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John Dobson (amateur astronomer)
John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 – 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awarene ...
(1915–2014), popularizer of astronomy and the Dobsonian telescope
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John Dobson (Canadian politician)
John Dobson (8 September 1824 – 27 January 1907) was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 23 February 1892 until his death.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of John Dobson and Mary Henry, he was educated at the Publ ...
(1824–1907), Canadian senator
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John Dobson (Northern Ireland politician)
John Dobson (7 May 1929 - 12 September 2009) was a former solicitor and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Lurgan, Dobson studied at Lurgan College and Trinity College Dublin. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected t ...
(1929–2009), Northern Irish politician
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John Dobson (priest) (born 1964), British priest and Dean of Ripon
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John Dobson (rugby union, born 1886) (1886–1936), Scotland international rugby union player
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John Dobson (rugby union coach)
John Dobson is a South African rugby union coach, currently the head coach of United Rugby Championship side .
Career
Playing career
As a player, Dobson played as a hooker for , as well as amateur club sides in the Western Province Super Lea ...
, South African rugby union coach
Places
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John Dobson and McFadden Parks, a combined park system in Chehalis, Washington
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