John Nicholson may refer to:

In politics

* John Nicholson (Yarmouth MP), Member of Parliament for

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth ( ), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside resort, seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. Its fishing industry, m ...

1698–1700, 1702–08 * John Nicholson (New York politician) (1765–1820), United States Representative from New York * John A. Nicholson (1827–1906), United States Representative from Delaware * John Nicholson (New South Wales politician) (1840–1919), New South Wales politician *

John Robert Nicholson John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, (December 1, 1901 – October 8, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick (now Miramichi), he graduated from ...

(1901–1983), Canadian former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia * John Sanctuary Nicholson (1863–1924), British politician and soldier * John Nicholson (Western Australian politician) (1867–1941), Western Australian politician

In sports

* John Nicholson (footballer, born 1936) (1936–1966), English footballer * John Nicholson (Scottish footballer) (1888–1970), Scottish footballer * John Nicholson (racing driver) (1941–2017), New Zealand racing driver * John Nicholson (football secretary) (1864–1932), 'manager' of Sheffield United F.C. *

John Nicholson (athlete) John Patrick Nicholson (July 30, 1889 – April 2, 1940) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He ran in the final of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 110 mete ...

(1889–1940), American track and field athlete *

John Nicholson (cyclist) John Nicholson (born 22 June 1949) is a former cycle sport, cyclist from Australia. He competed for Australia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place. He also compete ...

(born 1949), cyclist from Australia * John Nicholson (Cambridge University cricketer) (1822–1861), English cricketer, played for Cambridge University in 1845 * John Nicholson (Northamptonshire cricketer) (1903–1950), English cricketer, played for Northamptonshire * Jack Nicholson (footballer) (1892–1967), former Australian rules footballer

In military

John Nicholson (East India Company officer) Brigadier General John Nicholson, (11 December 1822 – 23 September 1857) was an Anglo-Irish military officer who rose to prominence during his career in British India. Born in Ireland, Nicholson moved to the Indian subcontinent at a young ag ...

(1821–1857), Irish-born military figure known as the "Hero of Delhi" * John Nicholson (naval officer) (1756–1844), Continental Navy officer during the American Revolution * John W. Nicholson (born c. 1934), retired U.S. Army general *

John W. Nicholson Jr. John William "Mick" Nicholson Jr. (born 8 May 1957) is a retired United States Army four-star General (United States), general who last commanded U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the 41-nation NATO-led Resolute Support Mission from 2 Ma ...

(born 1957), U.S. Army general

In other fields

John Nicholson (poet) John Nicholson (29 November 1790 – 14 April 1843) was popularly known as the Airedale Poet and also as the Bingley Byron. His most notable work was ''Airedale in Ancient Times''. He died trying to cross the swollen River Aire near to Dixon Mi ...

(1790–1843), 'The Airedale Poet' * John Nicholson (orientalist) (1809–1886), English independent scholar * John Henry Nicholson (1838–1923), Australian writer *

John William Nicholson John William Nicholson, FRS (1 November 1881 – 3 October 1955) was an English mathematician and physicist. Nicholson is noted as the first to create an atomic model that quantized angular momentum as h/2π. Nicholson was also the first to cre ...

(1881–1955), English mathematician *Sir John Rumney Nicholson (1866–1939), British engineer * John Nicholson (author), Australian children's author * John Nicholson, engine driver and contributor to the invention of the

compound steam locomotive A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive which is powered by a compound engine, a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. The locomotive was only one application of compounding. Two and three stages were used in shi ...

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-de ...

(John Nicholson, born 1937), American actor *

John Lambert (martyr) John Lambert (died 1538) was an English Protestant martyr burnt to death on 22 November 1538 at Smithfield, London. Life Lambert was born John Nicholson in Norwich and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he became a friend and a colle ...

(John Nicholson, died 1538), English Protestant martyr * John Nicholson (priest) (1908–1983), Archdeacon of Doncaster from 1955 to 1959 * John Beauchamp Nicholson (1852–?), architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * John H. Nicholson (1889–1972), vice-chancellor of the University of Hull *

Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet Sir John Norris Nicholson, 2nd Baronet, KBE, CIE, MA, JP (19 February 1911 – 30 August 1993) was Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1980 to 1985.‘NICHOLSON, Sir John (Norris)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub ...

(1911–1993), Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight *

John Gambril Nicholson John Gambril (Francis) Nicholson (1866–1931) was an English school teacher, poet, and amateur photographer. He was one of the Uranians, a clandestine group of British men who wrote poetry idealizing the beauty and love of adolescent boys. As a ...

(1866–1931), English schoolteacher, poet, and amateur photographer

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