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) John Henry (1738-October 16, 1794) was an Irish-born actor and early American actor and theatre manager. Career Henry was born in Dublin, performed there and in London, and went to Jamaica with Charles Storer and his family about 1762. He mad ...

(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 John Raymond Henry (August 11, 1943 – November 1, 2022) was an American sculptor. Henry's sculpture has been described as huge welded steel drawings. Education and distinctions Henry was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1943. He received hi ...

(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 John Vernon (or Vernor) Henry (1767 – October 22, 1829) was an American lawyer and politician. Life John V. Henry was born in 1767, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Vernor Henry. He was admitted to the bar in 1782. He was a Federalist member ...

(1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller *

John Flournoy Henry John Flournoy Henry (January 17, 1793 – November 12, 1873) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born at Scott County, Kentucky, Henry attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical Co ...

(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) John Clyde Henry, known as Jack Henry, was an Australian communist party member and former leader of its Queensland branch. Early life and career Henry was born in the Northern New South Wales town of Coramba (just outside Coffs Harbour) in 190 ...

(1904–1976) *

John Henry (Ontario politician) John G. Henry (born July 30, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was mayor of Oshawa from 2010 to 2018 and is currently chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Background Henry was born in Oshawa. The son of General Motors work ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario *

John Henry (Cook Islands politician) John Mokoenga Tikaka Henry (born c. 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. Henry is a nephew of former Prime Minister of the Cook ...

, Cook Islander politician *

John Henry Mitchell John Henry Mitchell was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He represented Simcoe Southwest in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929. References See also * 17th Parliament of Ontario The 17th Legislative Assembly of Onta ...

, Canadian politician from Ontario

Sportsmen

John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) John Michael Henry (September 2, 1863 – June 11, 1939) was an outfielder and starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Baltimore Orioles (1885), Washington Nationals (1886) and New York ...

(1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher *

John Henry (catcher) John Park Henry (December 26, 1889 – November 24, 1941) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Henry batted and threw right-handed. He attended Amher ...

(1889–1941), American baseball catcher *

John Henry (footballer) John Henry (born 31 December 1971) is a Scottish former footballer. During his career, Henry played for Clydebank, Kilmarnock, Falkirk, Airdrie, St Johnstone, Queen of the South and Dumbarton. After retiring as a player, Henry joined the coac ...

(born 1971), Scottish footballer

Other people

John Henry, Margrave of Moravia John Henry of Luxembourg (, ; 12 February 1322 – 12 November 1375), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Count of Tyrol from 1335 to 1341 and Margrave of Moravia from 1349 until his death. Early life Henry was born at Mělník, the third ...

(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) John Henry ( – 1853) was a spy and adventurer of mysterious origins. He sold documents called the Henry letters to the United States suggesting treason by Federalists on the eve of the War of 1812 with Great Britain. The Henry letters helped ...

(c. 1776 – 1853), British spy *

J. L. Henry John Lane Henry (October 18, 1831 – October 21, 1907) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from January 1889 to May 1893. He served in the Texas Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas Hous ...

(John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge *

John Henry (judge) Sir John Steele Henry (born 3 July 1932) is a New Zealand jurist and former Court of Appeal judge, and member of the well-known Henry family. Biography Henry was born in 1932 in Auckland, the son of former High Court judge, the Hon. Sir Trevor ...

(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 John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pengu ...

(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 Norman Clapham (3 September 1879 – 14 May 1934) was a British comedian, who performed under the stage name John Henry. He was known for his pioneering work in radio comedy, and his early commercial recordings in the genre. He killed himself aft ...

(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 DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an American old-time musician and songwriter considered to be the first African American country music star. He started his career in the 1920s and was one of the first performers to be int ...

* ''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 Henry E. Grethel (born November 20, 1931) is an American fashion designer, merchandiser and marketer. He was born in Syracuse, New York, and is known for his American sportswear collections which make use of sophisticated colors and fine fabrics. ...

, now owned by Perry Ellis International