John Duncan may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Duncan (painter) John Duncan (1866–1945) was a Scottish Symbolism (arts), Symbolist painter. Much of his work, apart from portraits, depicted Matter of Britain, Arthurian legends, Celtic mythology, Celtic folklore, and other mythological subjects. Biography ...

(1866–1945), Scottish painter *

John Duncan (artist) John Duncan is an American multi-platform artist whose body of work includes performance art, Installation art, installations, contemporary music, video art and experimental film, often involving the extensive use of recorded sound. His music is ...

(born 1953), American artist and musician *

Big John Duncan John Duncan (born August 14, 1958), better known as Big John Duncan, is a Scottish musician who was the guitarist for the punk band The Exploited during their classic lineup from 1979 to 1984.Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discograph ...

(born 1958), Scottish punk musician * John Duncan (harpist) (1904–1998), English musician

Law, military, and politics

John Duncan (Australian politician) Sir John James Duncan (12 February 1845 – 8 October 1913) was a politician in the colony and State of South Australia. History Duncan was born the elder son of (sea) Captain J. Duncan (died 24 April 1880) in Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotlan ...

(1845–1913), South Australian pastoralist and politician *

John Duncan (Canadian politician) John Morris Duncan (born December 19, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Canada from 1993 to January 2006 and again from October 2008 until August 2015. On August 6, 2010, he was appointed to the Canadia ...

(born 1948), MP from British Columbia * John Duncan (New Zealand politician) (1848–1924), New Zealand politician * John D. C. Duncan Jr. (1884–1958), American politician and lawyer * John Edward Duncan (1884–1959), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council *

John Duncan (US Administration) John M. Duncan was born September 26, 1945, in Oak Park, Illinois. President George W. Bush nominated Duncan to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs on February 28, 2001. Duncan served as Administrative Assistant to the ...

(born 1945), U.S. Department of the Treasury * John Riley Duncan (1850–1911), Texas lawman * John Duncan Sr. (1919–1988), U.S. Representative from Tennessee * John S. R. Duncan (1921–2006), British administrator in Sudan, then diplomat, high commissioner and ambassador *

Jimmy Duncan (politician) John James Duncan Jr. (born July 21, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1988 to 2019. An attorney, former Criminal Court judge, and former long serving member of the Army National Guard, published auth ...

(John James Duncan, Jr., born 1947), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, son of John Duncan, Sr., above *

John Duncan (diplomat) John Stewart Duncan OBE (born 17 April 1958) is a British diplomat. He was Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament and UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 2006–11. In June 2013, he was appoint ...

(born 1958), British diplomat, ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament 2006–11 *

John Alton Duncan John Alton Duncan (1932–2007) was a Manitoba lawyer and judge. Biography He received his call to the Bar on October 1, 1958. He began his legal career practising law in Morden with the firm of Duncan and Duncan, and then later with Duncan Hansse ...

(1932–2007), Manitoba judge *

John Duncan (British Army officer, born 1872) Major general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir John Duncan, (24 February 1872 – 17 September 1948) was a British Army officer who commanded the Shanghai Defence Force. Military career Duncan was educated at the Royal Military College, and ...

(1872–1948), British general *

John Duncan (British Army officer, born 1870) Major general (United Kingdom), Major-General Francis John Duncan (16 May 1870 – 1960) was a senior British Army officer. Military career Educated at Shrewsbury School, Duncan was commissioned into the Royal Scots on 21 September 1889. After ...

(1870–1960), British general

Religion

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John Dongan John Dongan ''Donegan, Donnegan, Donkan, Duncan(died 1413) was a medieval Manx prelate. After holding the position of Archdeacon of Down, he held three successive bishoprics, Man and the Isles (Sodor), then the see of Derry and lastly, ...

(fl. ), Manx religious leader * John Duncan (writer) (1721–1808), English miscellaneous writer and army chaplain *

John Duncan (theologian) John Duncan (1796 – 26 February 1870), also known as "Rabbi" Duncan, was a minister of religion, minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900), Free Church of Scotland, a missionary to the History of the Jews in Hungary, Jews in Hungary, ...

(1796–1870), aka Rabbi Duncan, Scottish religious leader and educator *

John Duncan (priest) The Ven. John Finch Duncan (born 9 September 1933) was the Archdeacon of Birmingham from 1985 to 2001. Duncan was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield; University College, Oxford; and Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was ordained i ...

(born 1933), English Archdeacon of Birmingham from 1985 to 2001

Sports

Art Duncan Captain William James Arthur Duncan (July 4, 1891 – April 13, 1975) was a Canadian aviator and a professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. In 1926 he served as the first team captain, head coach, and general manager of the ...

(John Arthur Duncan, 1891–1975), Canadian ice hockey player * John

Ross Duncan John Ross Frederick Duncan (born 25 March 1944) is a former Australian cricketer who played one Test in 1971. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Duncan was brought into the Test team for the Fifth Test at Melbourne which replaced the Victoria seco ...

(born 1944), Australian cricketer *

John Duncan (footballer) John Pearson Duncan (22 February 1949 – 8 October 2022) was a Scottish football player and manager. He guided Chesterfield to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1997. Playing career Born in Dundee, Duncan played as a forward for Dundee, Tottenham H ...

(1949–2022), Scottish football player and manager *

John William Duncan John William Duncan (1885-1963) was a Welsh international field hockey player. Education He was born in 1885 in Cardiff, son of John Thomas Duncan of Llandaff. He was educated at Chard School, Somerset before arriving at Abingdon School, in Ja ...

(1885–1963), Welsh field hockey player

Others

John Duncan (author) John D. Duncan (1938 – September 21, 2022) was an American author and historian. A retired history professor, and a twelfth-generation native of South Carolina, he lived the majority of his life in Savannah, Georgia. Between 1977 and 2022, he a ...

(1938–2022), American writer *

John Duncan (botanist) John Duncan (19 December 1794 – 9 August 1881) was a Scottish weaver and botanist. Early life Duncan was born at Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, on 19 December 1794. His mother, Ann Caird, was not married to his father, John Duncan, a weave ...

(1794–1881), Scottish weaver and botanist *

John Duncan (neuroscientist) John Duncan (born 16 May 1953) is a British neuroscientist. After completing his education at the University of Oxford in 1976, Duncan worked for two years with Michael Posner at the University of Oregon, and then worked at the Medical Research ...

, (born 1953), British neuroscientist *

John Duncan (surgeon) John Duncan, Legum Doctor, LLD Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRCSEd Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (18 August 1839 — 24 August 1899) was a Scottish surgeon best known for his surgical teaching at the University of Edinburgh Medic ...

(1839–1899), Scottish surgeon, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh *

John Duncan (weaver) John Duncan (fl. 1800–1818) was a Scottish weaver who wrote an authoritative book about weaving in 1808. Biography John Duncan came from Glasgow, but nothing has so far been found about his ancestry. He was the inventor of a patent tambouring ...

(), Scottish writer on weaving *

John Duncan (traveller in Africa) John Duncan (1805–1849) was a Scottish explorer in Africa. Life He was born in 1805 at Culdoach near Kirkcudbright, the son of a farmer. He had a strong frame and little education. When seventeen years old he enlisted in the 1st Regiment of L ...

(1805–1849), Scottish traveller in Africa *

John Charles Duncan John Charles Duncan (February 8, 1882 – September 10, 1967) was an American astronomer. His work spanned astronomy’s transition from a focus on observation and location measurement to astrophysics. He was well known for his basic college textb ...

(1882–1967), American astronomer *

John H. Duncan John Hemenway Duncan (January 21, 1854 – October 18, 1929) was an American architect. Life and career Duncan was the designer of the Wolcott Hotel. One of the most famous architects in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, his po ...

(1855–1929), American architect * John Holt Duncan (1820–1896), one of eight founders of Beta Theta Pi, a college fraternity at Miami University * John S. Duncan (born 1955), British neurologist

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan (actor) John Bowman Duncan (December 7, 1923 – February 8, 2016) was an American actor. In addition to managing several business ventures, he made appearances at comic book conventions and collectors' shows worldwide. Biography Career Johnny Dunc ...

(1923–2016), American actor *

Johnny Duncan (bluegrass musician) John Franklin Duncan (September 7, 1932 – July 15, 2000) was an American bluegrass and skiffle musician. He became popular in Britain in 1957 with " Last Train to San Fernando", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Biography Du ...

(1931–2000), American skiffle and bluegrass musician *

Johnny Duncan (country singer) John Richard Duncan (October 5, 1938 – August 14, 2006) was an American country music singer-songwriter, best known for a string of hits in the mid- to late 1970s. In his career, he released 14 studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia R ...

(1938–2006), American country-music singer *

Johnny Duncan (footballer) John Duncan (14 February 1896 – 14 March 1966), nicknamed "Tokey", was a Scottish football player and manager, who is most notable for his time at Leicester City. He captained the club to its greatest ever league finishes of third and second ...