John Harris may refer to:

Politics

Australia

John Harris (Australian settler) John Harris (1754 – April 1838) was a military surgeon, naval officer and landowner, who arrived in New South Wales on the second fleet and ultimately became one of the major landowners in New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. ...

(1754–1838), military surgeon, magistrate, and landowner *

John Harris (New South Wales politician) John Harris (10 August 18387 November 1911) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in Maghera in County Londonderry to John Harris and Nancy Ann McKee. His family migrated to Sydney in 1842. He attended the University of Sydney, ...

(1838–1911), Australian colonial politician, mayor of Sydney * John Harris (Victorian politician) (1868–1946), Australian politician and Country Party minister * John Harris (Australian politician) (1890–1974), Australian senator

United Kingdom

* John Harris (MP for Hampshire) (died 1429), English MP for

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

1415 * John Harris (MP for Grampound), English MP for

Grampound Grampound () is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in the Cornwall (district), Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal and ...

, 1555 * John Harris (MP for West Looe) (c. 1564–1623), English MP for West Looe, 1614 *

John Harris (MP for Montgomery) John Harris may refer to: Politics Australia * John Harris (Australian settler) (1754–1838), military surgeon, magistrate, and landowner * John Harris (New South Wales politician) (1838–1911), Australian colonial politician, mayor of Sydney ...

(died 1626), MP for Montgomery, 1601 *

John Harris (Bere Alston MP) John Harris (c. 1586 – 6 March 1657) of Hayne in the parish of Stowford in Devon and of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall, was a Member of Parliament. Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Arthur Harris (1561-1628) of Hayne and of Ken ...

(1586–1657), English MP for Bere Alston and Launceston * John Harris (Royalist) (1596–1648), English MP for Liskeard, 1628, 1640, 1644 * John Harris (died 1677) (1631–1677), English MP for Liskeard * John Harris (merchant), British Member of Parliament for

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

, 1708 *

John Harris (courtier) John Harris (c. 1690 – 5 October 1767) was a British courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons for forty years from 1727 to 1767. He was a Member of Parliament for Helston from 1727 and then sat for Ashburton from 1741 to 1767. ...

(died 1767), British Member of Parliament for Ashburton * John Harris (1703–1768), British Member of Parliament for Barnstaple * John Harris (Bristol) (1725–1801), English merchant who was Mayor of Bristol in 1790 *

John Dove Harris John Dove Harris (1809 – 20 November 1878) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1874. Harris was the son of Richard Harris former MP for Leicester and his wife Fanny Dove, daughter of William Do ...

(1809–1878), English Liberal politician *

John Harris (engineer) John Harris (16 July 1812 - 20 July 1869) was a railway engineer who worked on the Stockton and Darlington Railway from 1836 to 1847. Personal life He was born on 16 July 1812 in Maryport, Cumbria, the son of William Harris, a sailcloth manufac ...

(1812–1869), railway engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1836–47. *

John Harris (anti-slavery campaigner) Sir John Hobbis Harris (29 July 1874 – 30 April 1940) was an English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician. Family Harris was born in Wantage, Oxfordshire. His father, also John Hobbis Harris, was a plumber and l ...

(1874–1940), English missionary, campaigner against slavery, and Liberal Party politician *

John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich John Henry Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich, (5 April 1930 – 11 April 2001) was an English journalist, political aide and politician. After serving as a local councillor and political advisor and aide to a number of Labour politicians includ ...

(1930–2001), British political aide and politician for Labour and Liberal Democrats *

John Quincey Harris John Quincey Harris (1815 – 3 August 1846) was a British Whig politician. Harris was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme at the 1841 general election but was unseated via election petition on 11 May 1842 due to bri ...

(1815–1846), British Whig politician

United States

John Harris (New York politician) John Harris (September 26, 1760 – November 1824) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, (cousin of Robert Harris) and was born at Harris Ferry, Pennsylvania (now Harrisburg). He moved to Aurelius, New York, becoming ...

(1760–1824), Congressman from New York *

John Harris (Wisconsin politician) John H. Harris (August 29, 1856 – July 24, 1933) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Antwerp, New York, Harris went to Ives Seminary in Antwerp. In 1897, Harris moved to Clinton Junction, Wisconsin and then to Spring Pra ...

(1856–1933), Wisconsin state senator and businessman * John S. Harris (1825–1906), United States Senator from Louisiana * John T. Harris (1823–1899), United States Representative and lawyer from Virginia *

John Harris (Alaska politician) John Harris (born October 15, 1957, in Glennallen, Alaska) is an American politician and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He served as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2008. He was first elected in 1998 and represents the 12th dist ...

(born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives * John F. Harris (political aide) (born 1962), chief of staff for Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich * John F. Harris (politician) (died 1913), American lawyer and politician from Greenville, Mississippi

Elsewhere

* John Hyde Harris (1825/6–1886), New Zealand politician and cricketer *

John Bruce Harris John Bruce Harris (April 9, 1903 – October 1, 1983) was an educator, general merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Torch River from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwea ...

(1903–1983), Canadian political figure in Saskatchewan *

John Gordon Harris John Gordon Harris (15 November 1947 – 10 September 2019) was a Canadian policeman, widely regarded as one of the most honored officers of the Hamilton Police Service. Football player Harris was born in Toronto, the son of a policeman. As an ...

(1947–2019), Canadian policeman

Academics

* John Harris (Warden) (1588–1658), English academic, clergyman, Warden of Winchester College * John Harris (college head) (1802–1856), Congregational minister and college president * John Howard Harris (1847–1925), president of Bucknell University, 1889–1919 *

John Harris (bioethicist) John Morley Harris, FMedSci, FRSA, FRSB (born 21 August 1945), is a British bioethicist and philosopher. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manchester and founded the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation. Education Harris w ...

(born 1945), professor of bioethics and think tank director *

John Harris (physicist) John William Harris (born March 14, 1950) is an American experimental high energy nuclear physicist and D. Allan Bromley Emeritus Professor in the Physics Department at Yale University. His research interests are focused on understanding high ene ...

(born 1950), physics professor at Yale University * John R. Harris (1934–2018), professor of economics at Boston University * John Harris (phonologist), Irish linguist *

John Harris (psycholinguist) John Harris is an Irish psycholinguist and Emeritus Professor of Psycholinguistics at Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legal ...

, Irish linguist * John Harris (biblical scholar), Australian biblical scholar and creolist

Business

* John Harris Sr. (1673–1748), trader who settled and established Harrisburg, Pennsylvania * John Harris (surveyor) (died 1772), farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia * John Harris Jr. (settler) (1716–1791), American storekeeper and frontiersman *

John Williams Harris John Williams Harris (1808–4 February 1872) was a New Zealand trader, whaler, and farmer. He was born in Cornwall, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or ...

(1808–1872), New Zealand trader, whaler, and farmer * John Harris (manufacturer) (1841–1887), Canadian businessman and manufacturer *

John P. Harris John Paul Harris (December 4, 1871 – January 26, 1926) was a Pittsburgh businessman and politician who opened the world's first theater devoted entirely to showing Motion pictures. Business career Harris was born on December 4, 1871, to John a ...

(1871–1926), Pittsburgh businessman * John C. Harris (born 1943), owner of Harris Farms

Entertainment and writers

John Harris (writer) John Harris (c. 1666 – 7 September 1719) was an English writer, scientist, and Anglican priest. He is best known as the editor of the '' Lexicon Technicum: Or, A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' (1704), the earliest of the ...

(1666–1719), English writer, scientist, and Anglican priest * John Harris (spinet maker) (died 1772), Boston maker of spinets and harpsichords *

John Harris (publisher) John Harris (1756–1846) published children's books in England from the end of the 18th century to the mid-19th century, creating innovative and popular new styles. Apprenticed to Thomas Evans (bookseller, born 1739), Thomas Evans he found emplo ...

(1756–1846), English bookseller and printseller * John Harris Jr. (artist) (1791–1873), English artist *

John Harris (poet) John Harris FRHS (14 October 1820 – 7 January 1884) was a Cornish poet. He became a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in April 1879 for being ″''distinguished in letters''″. Harris was born and raised in a two-bedroom cottage on the ...

(1820–1884), Cornish poet * John H. Harris (entertainment) (1898–1969), American, first owner of the Ice Capades *

John Harris (novelist) John Harris (18 October 1916 – 7 March 1991) was a British novelist. He published a series of crime novels featuring the character Inspector Pel, and war books. He wrote with his own name, and also with the pseudonyms of Mark Hebden and Max He ...

(1916–1991), British author *

John Harris (curator) John Frederick Harris OBE (13 August 1931 – 6 May 2022) was an English curator, historian of architecture, gardens and architectural drawings, and the author of more than 25 books and catalogues, and 200 articles. He was a Fellow and Curator ...

(1931–2022), English author, architectural historian *

John Harris (artist) John Harris (born 29 July 1948)
Alison Eldred (Artists' Agent) website. is a British artist and illustrator ...

(born 1948), painter and illustrator known for his science-fiction work * John T. Harris (artist) (1908–1972), painter, printmaker, educator *

John Harris (critic) John Rhys Harris (born 1969) is a British journalist, writer and critic. He is the author of ''The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock'' (2003); ''So Now Who Do We Vote For?'', which examined the 2005 UK general election; ...

(born 1969), music and politics journalist *

John F. Harris John F. Harris is an American political journalist who is the co-founder and global editor-in-chief of ''Politico''. With former partner Jim VandeHei, Harris founded ''Politico'' on January 23, 2007, and previously served as editor-in-chief unti ...

(born 1960s), author and writer for Politico.com *

John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his name ...

(John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, 1903–1969), English science fiction author * John Harris (software developer), computer programmer of Atari computer games

Military

* John Harris (USMC officer) (1793–1864), 6th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps * John Harris (Medal of Honor) (1839–?), Union Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient * Sir John Harris (RAF officer) (1938–2019), British Royal Air Force officer

Religion

* John Harris (bishop) (1680–1738), Bishop of Llandaff, 1729–1738 * John Harris (priest) (1932–2019), Dean of Brecon

Sports

Cricket

* John Hyde Harris (1825/6–1886), New Zealand politician and cricketer * John Harris (English cricketer) (1936–2019), for Somerset County Cricket Club

Football

* John Harris (Australian footballer) (1903–1993), with Collingwood and Hawthorn *

John Harris (footballer, born 1917) John Harris (30 June 1917 – 24 July 1988Sheffield United official matchday programme, 3 September 1988) was a Scottish footballer nicknamed "Gentleman John". Playing career Harris was the son of former Scottish international centre-forward ...

(1917–1988), Scottish footballer and manager *

John Harris (footballer, born 1939) John Harris (3 April 1939 – September 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall. Career Harris joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1955 as ...

(1939–2023), English footballer * John Harris (Irish footballer) (1896–1955), Northern Irish footballer and cricketer * John Harris (defensive back) (born 1933), former American football cornerback * John Harris (safety) (born 1955), former American football safety * John Harris (wide receiver) (born 1991), American football player * Tony Harris (footballer) (John Robert Harris, 1922–2000), Scottish footballer

Other sports

John Harris (canoeist) John Harris (born 28 May 1938) is a British canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the cap ...

(born 1938), British canoeist * John Harris (slalom canoeist) (born 1959), American slalom canoeist *

John Harris (athlete) John Harris (born 1945) is a former Paralympic athlete from Wales competing mainly in category 5 throwing events. In 1984 he became the world record holder in the discus winning gold at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Summer Paralympics, following ...

(born 1945), Welsh Paralympic athlete *

John Harris (golfer) John Richard Harris (born June 13, 1952) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Early life and amateur career Harris was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Roseau, Minnesota. He attend ...

(born 1952), professional golfer * John Harris (first baseman) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player * John Harris (pitcher), American Negro league pitcher * John Elmo Harris (1952–2005), professional wrestler and actor, whose ring name was Silo Sam

Other

John Harris (activist) Frederick John Harris (4 July 1937 – 1 April 1965) was a South African schoolteacher and anti-apartheid campaigner who turned to terrorism and was executed after a bomb attack on a railway station. He was Chairman of SANROC (the South African ...

(1937–1965), known as John Harris, anti-apartheid activist * John S. Harris (horticulturalist) (1826–1901), American horticulturalist *

John Richardson Harris John Richardson Harris (October 22, 1790 – August 21, 1829) was an American settler of Mexican Texas and the namesake of Harris County, Texas. He founded the town of Harrisburg, Texas, and Harris County, Texas is named in his honor. Family l ...

(1790–1829), early settler of Mexican Texas *

John Solomon Harris John Solomon Harris (1866–1945) was an English Jewish Pacifist, whose opposition to World War I and support of Jewish conscientious objectors cost him his job as Hazzan and Secretary of Liverpool's Princes Road Synagogue. Harris later abandoned ...

, English Jewish pacifist * John Harris (judge) (1769–1845), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court