John Phillips or Philips may refer to:

Academics

John Edward Philips John Edward Philips (born 1952) is an American historian. He is a retired Professor of International Society, Hirosaki University of Japan, with many works on African history. After taking his PhD in history at UCLA in 1992, he taught at severa ...

(born 1952), American historian * John Phillips (educator) (1719–1795), American educator and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy * John Phillips (lawyer), English law professor and head of King's College School of Law

Arts and entertainment

John Phillips (fl. 1570–1591) John Phillips (''fl''. 1570–1591) was an Kingdom of England, English writer and poet. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge but took no degree. He was a student of the classics, but in one place he describes himself as "student in Divi ...

, English writer and poet * John Phillips (author) (1631–1706), English author and secretary to John Milton * John Philips (1676–1709), British poet * John Phillips (artist) (1808–after 1842), English illustrator and portraitist *

John Sanborn Phillips John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949) attended Knox College in Illinois, where he worked on the student newspaper and met S. S. McClure. After earning an associate's degree, he entered Harvard College as a junior, and graduated in 1885, magna cum ...

(1861–1949), American writer and founder of ''McClure's Magazine'' * John Phillips (actor) (1914–1995), British actor * John Phillips (photographer) (1914–1996), Algerian-American photographer for ''Life'' magazine * John P. Marquand (a.k.a. John Phillips, 1924–1995), American novelist *

John Phillips (musician) John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In addition ...

(1935–2001), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, member of The Mamas and the Papas

Business and industry

* John Phillips (c. 1709–1775), English master carpenter * John Leigh Philips (1761–1814), English textile manufacturer and collector of art * John George Phillips (businessman) (1888–1964), American businessman, president of IBM *Sir J. G. Phillips (1911–1986), Australian economist, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Politics and law

U.S.

John Phillips (mayor) John Phillips (November 26, 1770 – May 29, 1823) was an American politician, serving as the first mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1822 to 1823. He was the father of Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Early l ...

(1770–1823), American politician, first mayor of Boston * John Phillips (Pennsylvania politician) (fl. 1821–1823), American congressman from Pennsylvania * John Phillips (Wisconsin politician) (1823–1903), American physician and politician *

John Finis Philips John Finis Philips (December 31, 1834 – March 13, 1919) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. ...

(1834–1919), U.S. Representative from Missouri * John Calhoun Phillips (1870–1943), American politician, Governor of Arizona * John R. Phillips (American politician) (1887–1983), American congressman from California * John R. Phillips (attorney) (born 1942), American diplomat and public interest attorney * John Michael Phillips (born 1975), American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate and legal commentator * John Alton Phillips (1905–1965), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives

Elsewhere

* Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet (died 1629), Welsh landowner and politician * John Phillips (Canadian politician) (1810–?), Canadian politician in New Brunswick * John Phillips (Irish politician) (1839/40–1917), Irish Member of Parliament for South Longford * John Harber Phillips (1933–2009), Australian barrister and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria * John David Phillips (born 1936), Australian lawyer and judge

Religion

* John Phillips (bishop of Sodor and Man) (1555–1633), Welsh Anglican bishop * John Phillips (priest) (1879–1947), Welsh schoolmaster, Dean of Monmouth * John Phillips (Puritan), English minister in England and Massachusetts * John Bertram Phillips (1906–1982), British Bible translator, writer and clergyman * John Phillips (bishop of Portsmouth) (1910–1985), British anglican bishop

Science and medicine

John Phillips (geologist) John Phillips Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (25 December 1800 – 24 April 1874) was an English geologist. In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata, thereby helping to standa ...

(1800–1874), English geologist * John Arthur Phillips (1822–1887), British geologist, metallurgist and mining engineer * John Phillips (physician) (1855–1928), British physician *

John Charles Phillips John Charles Phillips (November 5, 1876 – November 14, 1938) was an American hunter, zoologist, ornithologist, and environmentalist. He published over two hundred books and articles about animal breeding, sport hunting, ornithology, wildlife ...

(1876–1938), American hunter, zoologist, ornithologist and environmentalist * J. F. V. Phillips (1899–1987), South African botanist and ecologist * John Phillips (zoologist) (1933–1987), British zoologist, vice-chancellor of Loughborough University * John L. Phillips (born 1951), American astronaut

Sports

Cricket

* John Phillips (Guyanese cricketer) (1902-1967), Guyanese cricketer * John Phillips (South African cricketer) (1910–1985), South African cricketer * John Phillips (English cricketer) (1933–2017), English cricketer * John Phillips (New Zealand cricketer) (1949-2017), New Zealand cricketer

Other sports

* John Phillips (snooker player) (1935-2008), Scottish snooker player * John Phillips (basketball coach) (born 1947), American college basketball coach * John Phillips (footballer) (1951–2017), English-born Welsh international goalkeeper * John Phillips (sport scientist) (born 1981), English football coach, mountainbiker and kickboxer * John Phillips (fighter) (born 1985), Welsh mixed martial artist * John Phillips (American football) (born 1987), American football tight end

Others

* John Phillips (pirate) (died 1724), English captain of the pirate ship ''Revenge'' * John Phillips (surveyor) (died 1897), British engineer and surveyor *

John Vassall William John Christopher Vassall (20 September 1924 – 18 November 1996) was a British people, British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union, allegedly under pressure of blackmail, from 1954 until his arrest in 1962. Although operating o ...

(a.k.a. John Phillips, 1924–1996), British convicted spy *

John Aristotle Phillips John Aristotle Phillips (born August 23, 1955) is a U.S. entrepreneur specializing in political campaigns, who became famous for attempting to design a nuclear weapon while a student, leading to him being dubbed The A-Bomb Kid by the media. "A-Bo ...

(born 1955), American entrepreneur known as the "A-Bomb Kid"

Other uses

*'' John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)'', musical album by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas