John Henry most commonly refers to: *

John Henry (folklore) John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railro ...

John Henry may also refer to:

People

Artists and entertainers

* John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor *

Seán Ó hEinirí Seán Ó hEinirí (26 March 191526 July 1998), known in English as John Henry, was an Irish ("traditional storyteller" or "bearer of the old lore") and a native of Cill Ghallagáin in County Mayo. Early life Ó hEinirí was born in Cill G ...

(1915–1998), known in English as John Henry, Irish storyteller and known monolingual speaker of the Irish language * Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American former child actor known as John Henry Jr. * John Raymond Henry (1943–2022), American sculptor *John Henry (born c. 1972), American vocalist in the band Darkest Hour *Jon Henri, a pseudonym used by American cartoonist

Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books ...

Politicians

John Henry (Maryland politician) John Henry (November 1750December 16, 1798) was the List of Governors of Maryland, eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born at his family's estate (''Weston''), located near Vienna, Maryland, Vienna in Dor ...

(1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland * John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller * John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky * John Franklin Henry, Mississippi state representative from 1884 to 1885 * John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois * John Snowdon Henry (1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire *

John Henry (Australian politician) John Henry (1 September 1834 – 14 September 1912) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Treasurer of Tasmania. Henry was born in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, the third of seven sons of John Hende ...

(1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania * Jack Henry (Australian communist) (1904–1976) * John Henry (Ontario politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario * John Henry (Cook Islands politician), Cook Islander politician * John Henry Mitchell, Canadian politician from Ontario

Sportsmen

* John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher * John Henry (catcher) (1889–1941), American baseball catcher * John Henry (footballer) (born 1971), Scottish footballer

Other people

* John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375), also Count of Tyrol *

John Joseph Henry John Joseph Henry (November 4, 1758 – April 15, 1811) was an American private soldier, lawyer, and judge from Pennsylvania in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Henry, the son of William Henry of Lancaster and Ann Wood Henry, was bo ...

(1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier * John Henry (spy) (c. 1776 – 1853), British spy * J. L. Henry (John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge * John Henry (judge) (born c. 1933), New Zealand jurist *

John Henry (toxicologist) John Anthony Henry (11 March 1939, Greenwich, England – 8 May 2007) was a professor specialising in toxicology in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. He conducted research on the health eff ...

(1939–2007), English toxicologist * John Ruthell Henry (1951–2014), American serial killer * John W. Henry (born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams * John B. Henry Jr. (1916–2013), United States Air Force general

In arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

*John Henry, a character/stage name of the comedian Norman Clapham (1879–1934) *John Henry, character in the 2006 comic series '' The Transformers: Evolutions'' *John Henry, character in the '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' science-fiction TV series * John Henry (DC Comics), alter ego of John Wilson, character in DC Comics *

Steel (John Henry Irons) Steel is a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a genius engineer who builds a mechanized suit of armor that mirrors Superman's powers. Steel initially seeks to replace Superman, who has been killed by Doomsday. After ...

, character from DC Comics, more commonly known as the superhero Steel

Film

* ''John Henry'' (2000 film), a short film in the ''Disney's American Legends'' series * ''John Henry'' (2020 film), a dramatic thriller film starring Terry Crews and Ludacris *John Henry, a character in the 1963 film '' All the Way Home''

Literature

* ''John Henry'' (novel), a 1931 novel by Roark Bradford *'' John Henry, an American Legend'' (1971), a children's book by Ezra Jack Keats * ''John Henry'' (picture book) (1994) a children's picture book by Julius Lester

Music

* ''John Henry'' (album), a 1994 album by They Might Be Giants *"John Henry" or "John Henry Blues", a song recorded by DeFord Bailey * ''John Henry'' (musical), a 1940 Broadway musical based on the 1931 novel

Other uses

John Henry (horse) John Henry (March 9, 1975 – October 8, 2007) was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Ole Bob Bowers (by Prince Blessed) out of Once Double (by Double Jay). John Henry had 39 wins with $6,591,860 in earnings, was ...

(1975–2007), American Thoroughbred race horse *John Henry, an American brand of clothing, originated by Henry Grethel, now owned by Perry Ellis International