John Hill may refer to:

Business

John Henry Hill John Henry Hill (September 11, 1791July 1, 1882) was a United States businessman, educator and member of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, chiefly identified with teaching and missionary work in Greece. Biography He was born ...

(1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary * John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter * John Hill (Australian businessman) (1847–1926), Australian coach-horse operator * John J. Hill (1853–1952), English-born American stonemason and builder *

John A. Hill John Alexander Hill (February 22, 1858 – January 24, 1916) was a co-founder of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, the predecessor corporation of today's S&P Global and McGraw-Hill Education. In the 1880s, prior to entering the publishing busin ...

(1858–1916), American editor and publisher, co-founder of McGraw-Hill *

John Sprunt Hill John Sprunt Hill (March 17, 1869 – July 29, 1961) was a North Carolina lawyer, banker and philanthropist who played a fundamental role in the civic and social development of Durham, North Carolina, the expansion of the University of North Caro ...

(1869–1961), American lawyer, banker and philanthropist * John W. Hill (1890–1977), American public relations executive

Entertainment

John William Hill John William Hill or often J.W. Hill (January 13, 1812 – September 24, 1879) was a British-born American artist working in watercolor, gouache, lithography, and engraving. Hill's work focused primarily upon natural subjects including landscape ...

(1812–1879), British-born American artist * John Hill (cartoonist) (1889–1974), New Zealand cartoonist *

John Hill (game designer) John Evans Hill (February 21, 1945 – January 12, 2015) was an American designer of military board wargames, as well as rules for miniature wargaming. He is best known as the designer of the Avalon Hill board game ''Squad Leader'' and the Am ...

(1945–2015), American designer of ''Squad Leader'' and other wargames *

Dean Koontz Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as thriller (genre), suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror fiction, horror, fantasy, science fiction, Mystery fiction, mystery, and sati ...

or John Hill (born 1945), American author * John Stephen Hill (born 1953), Canadian actor *

John Hill (screenwriter) John Hill was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was originally from Prairie Village, Kansas. He got his start in Hollywood when he penned the 1976 TV movie '' Griffin and Phoenix'', starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh. ...

(died 2017), American screenwriter and television producer * John Hill (actor) (born 1978), American musical theater actor *

John Hill (conductor) John Thomas Hill KS RAM (c. 1843 – ) was a church organist, choirmaster and orchestra conductor in Australia. He is remembered for his brief marriage to the ''prima donna'' Ilma de Murska. History Hill entered the Royal Academy of Music in 18 ...

(1843–?), Australian church organist and choirmaster *

John Hill (musician) John Hill is an American guitarist best recognized as a member of The Apples in Stereo and Dressy Bessy. Hill, a college friend of drummer Hilarie Sidney and bassist Jim McIntyre, joined The Apples in January, 1994 after the departure of lead ...

(active from 1993), American guitarist with the Apples in Stereo and Dressy Bessy *

John Hill (record producer) John Graham Hill is an American record producer and songwriter. Best known for his work in alternative rock music, Hill produced the entirety of Cage the Elephant's fifth album ''Social Cues'' (2019), which won Best Rock Album at the 62nd Annua ...

(active 2008 and after), American record producer, songwriter, and musician * John Hill (active 1968), English bassist in

Band of Joy Band of Joy (sometimes known as Robert Plant and the Band of Joy) were an English rock band formed in 1966. Various line-ups of the group performed from 1966 to 1968 and from 1977 to 1983. Frontman Robert Plant revived the band's name in 2010 ...

* John Hill, British conspiracy theorist and creator of the 2007 documentary '' 7/7 Ripple Effect''

Military

John Hill (courtier) Major-General John Hill (died 19/22 June 1735) was a British army officer and courtier during the reign of Queen Anne. While of no particular military ability, his family connections brought him promotion and office until the end of Anne's reig ...

(before 1690–1735), British general and courtier, brother of Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham * John Hill (British Army officer) (fl. 1777–1783), British Army officer during the American War of Independence *

John Hill (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral Sir John Hill (1774 – 20 January 1855) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Hill entered the navy at a young age, probably after ...

(c. 1774–1855) *

John Hill (Indian Army officer) John Hill may refer to: Business * John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary * John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter * John Hill (Australian businessman) (1847� ...

(1866–1935), British general *

John Hamar Hill Group Captain John Hamar Hill, (28 December 1912 – 21 July 1998) was a British Royal Air Force officer, who commanded No. 222 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain. Early life Hill was born on 28 December 1912 and educated at Dover Colleg ...

or Johnnie Hill (1912–1998), British Royal Air Force officer *

John Thomas Hill General John Thomas Hill (10 January 1811 – 15 April 1902) was a senior British Army officer. Military career He was born in Pilton, Devon and commissioned as an ensign in the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 13 March 1827. He was promoted to lieute ...

(1811–1902), British Army officer

Politics

United Kingdom

John Hill (died 1408) Sir John Hill (died 1408) of Kytton in the parish of Holcombe Rogus, and of Hill's Court in the parish of St Sidwell in the City of Exeter, both in Devon, was a Justice of the King's Bench from 1389 to 1408. He sat in Parliament for a number o ...

, English Member of Parliament and Justice of the King's Bench *

John Hill (MP for Wycombe) John Hill may refer to: Business * John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary * John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter * John Hill (Australian businessman) (1847– ...

(fl. 1436), English MP for Wycombe *

John Hill (MP for Dorchester) John Hill (c. 1589–1657) of Dorchester was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and ...

(1589–1657), English Member of Parliament for Dorchester *

Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

of the Hill baronets of Hawkstone (1740–1824), British MP for Shrewsbury *

John Hill (mayor) John Hill JP (1829–1909) was a magistrate, mayor of the city of Bradford, and textile manufacturer. Hill was born on 5 January 1829. The family moved to Bradford in 1845. John Hill started work in a factory during his teenage years and bega ...

JP (1829–1909), English mayor of the city of Bradford, magistrate, and textile manufacturer *

John Hill (British politician) John Edward Bernard Hill (13 November 1912 – 6 December 2007) was a British barrister, farmer and Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Norfolk for 19 years, from 1955 to 1974.

(1912–2007), British Member of Parliament and Member of the European Parliament

United States

John Hill (North Carolina politician) John Hill (April 9, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born near Germanton, North Carolina, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1816. ...

(1797–1861), United States Representative from North Carolina * John Y. Hill (1799–1859), American builder and Kentucky state legislator *

John Hill (Virginia politician) John Hill (July 18, 1800 – April 19, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Thomas Harris. Biography Born in New Canton, Virginia, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Washington Academy (now Washi ...

(1800–1880), United States Representative from Virginia * John Hill (New Jersey politician) (1821–1884), United States Representative from New Jersey *

John Fremont Hill John Fremont Hill (October 29, 1855 – March 16, 1912) was an American businessman and politician. He served in a number of positions in Maine government, including as the 45th governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. Hill was born in Eliot, Maine ...

(1855–1912), governor of Maine * John Philip Hill (1879–1941), United States Representative from Maryland * John Jerome Hill (1918-1986), American politician *

John Hill (Texas politician) John Luke Hill Jr. (October 9, 1923 – July 9, 2007) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1985 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 69th secretary ...

(1923–2007), American lawyer and politician * John Hill (Florida politician) (born 1931)

Elsewhere

John Hill (Australian politician) John David Hill (born 3 December 1949), Australian politician, represented the electoral district of Kaurna in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. Born ...

(born 1949), member of the South Australian House of Assembly

Science

John Hill (botanist) Sir John Hill (1714 – 22 November 1775) was an English composer, actor, author and botanist. He contributed to contemporary periodicals and engaged in literary battles with poets, playwrights and scientists. He is remembered for his illustr ...

(1716–1775), English botanist, editor, journalist, and novelist *

John Christopher Columbus Hill John Christopher Columbus Hill (November 15, 1828February 16, 1904) was a Texan citizen who, at age 13, accompanied his brother and father on the Mier Expedition. He was captured, adopted by the Mexican president Santa Anna, and eventually became ...

(1828–1904), American engineer * Sir John McGregor Hill (1921–2008), British nuclear physicist and administrator *

John Edwards Hill John Edwards Hill (11 June 1928 – 6 May 1997) was a British mammalogist who described 24 species and 26 subspecies during his career. Early life and education Hill was born on 11 June 1928 in the small hamlet of Colemans Hatch in East Sussex, ...

(1928–1997), British mammalogist * John Hill (physician) (1931–1972), American plastic surgeon

Sports

Baseball and cricket

* John Hill (English cricketer) (1867–1963), English cricketer * John Hill (baseball) (1876–1922), American Negro leagues player * John Hill (Irish cricketer) (1912–1984), Irish cricketer * Jack Hill (cricketer) (1923–1974), Australian cricketer * John Hill (New Zealand cricketer) (1930–2002), New Zealand cricketer * John Hill (Queensland cricketer) (born 1956), Australian cricketer *

Pete Hill John Preston "Pete" Hill (October 12, 1882 – November 19, 1951) was an American outfielder and manager (baseball), manager in baseball's Negro league baseball, Negro leagues from 1899 to 1925. He played for the Philadelphia Giants, Leland Giants ...

(John Preston Hill, 1882–1951), American baseball player

Football and rugby

* John Ethan Hill (1865–1941), American mathematician and college football coach * John Hill (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1891–1892), Scottish footballer * Johnny Hill (footballer) (1884–1???), Scottish footballer *

Jack Hill (footballer, born 1897) John Henry Hill (2 March 1897 – April 1972) was an English association football, footballer who played for various teams including Burnley F.C., Burnley and Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United between 1920 and 1934. He made 11 appearances ...

(1897–1972), English football player and manager * John Hill (rugby union) (fl. 1925), Australian rugby union player * John Hill (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s * John Hill (American football) (1950–2018), American football player * John Hill (New Zealand footballer) (born 1950), Irish-born New Zealand footballer *John

Mac Hill John McMahon "Mac" Hill (22 March 1925 – 24 September 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Beechworth where he won their 1947 best and fairest awa ...

(1925–1995), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood *John

Tye Hill John Tye Hill (born June 3, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, earning consensus All-America ...

(born 1982), American football player

Other sports

Johnny Hill Johnny Hill (14 December 1905 – 27 September 1929) was a Scottish boxer who was British flyweight champion from May 1927, European champion from March 1928, and World champion from August 1928, until his death at the age of 23. He was the fir ...

(1905–1929), Scottish boxer * John Hill (boat racer) (1933–1993), British powerboat racer *

John Hill (wrestler) John Steele Hill (July 8, 1941 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known under the ring names Guy Mitchell, The Stomper and "Gentleman" Jerry Valiant. During his career, he held the top singles titles in Australia and Va ...

(1942–2010), Canadian wrestler *

John Hill (ice hockey) John Hill (born November 26, 1960) is an American former ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings sp ...

(born 1960), American ice hockey coach

Other people

John Hill (classicist) John Hill FRSE (27 April 1747 – 7 December 1805) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh. In 1783 he was one of the joint founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life He was born in St Andrews on ...

(1747–1805), Scottish minister and classicist *

John Hill (explorer) John Hill (c. 1810 – 11 August 1860) was an English explorer of South Australia and part of the European land exploration of Australia, European exploration of Australia. Hill was the first European to see and traverse the Clare Valley. An en ...

(c. 1810–1860), English explorer of South Australia *

John Edward Gray Hill Sir John Edward Gray Hill (1839–1914) was an English solicitor specialised in maritime law. He was also known as an art collector and travel writer. Life He was son of Arthur Hill of Tottenham, born there on 18 September 1839. His father was ...

(1839–1914), English solicitor * John H. Hill (1852–1936), American lawyer, educator, school administrator, and soldier *

John Cathles Hill John Cathles Hill (1857 – 5 April 1915) was a property developer and brick manufacturer who was influential in the development of parts of suburban north London. Early life John C. HillPress coverage of Hill during his lifetime almost neve ...

(1857–1915), Scottish architect * John Hill (bishop) (1862–1943), English clergyman, inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Hulme *

John Hill (trade unionist) John Hill (30 July 1863 – 16 January 1945) was a British trade union leader. Born in Govan, he worked in the Glasgow shipyards from the age of twelve, later taking an apprenticeship as a plater. He became active in the United Society of Bo ...

(1863–1945), British trade unionist * John Wesley Hill (1863–1936), chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee * John Hill (police officer) (1914–2004), British HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales *

John deKoven Hill John deKoven Hill (1920–1996) was an American architect, honorary chairman of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and editorial director of ''House Beautiful'' magazine. Biography Hill decided to become an architect early on in his life, but ...

(1920–1996), American architect * John T. Hill (born 1934), teacher and author * A pseudonym used by

Victor Barker Victor Barker, born Lillias Irma Valerie Barker (27 August 1895 – 18 February 1960) and called Valerie Arkell-Smith after marriage and who also went by the pseudonyms John Hill and Geoffrey Norton, was a transgender man who is notable for h ...

Fictional characters

* John Hill, a character in ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American television sitcom, created by Glen and Les Charles, Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/C ...