John Rogers may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Rogers (sculptor) John Rogers (October 30, 1829 – July 26, 1904) was an American sculptor who produced very popular, relatively inexpensive figurines in the latter 19th century. He became famous for his small genre sculptures, popularly termed "Rogers Groups", ...

(1829–1904), American sculptor *

John Rogers (actor) John Edward Rogers (28 August 1888 – 31 July 1963) was a British stage and film actor active in American cinema. He was the son of English playwright Charles Rogers and brother of actors Charles and Gerald Rogers. A character actor, he play ...

(1888–1963) British actor *

John Rogers (writer) John Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is known as the creator of the television series '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' (2000–2005), '' Leverage'' (2008–2012; 2021–present as '' Leverage: Redemption'' on Freevee), '' The Librarians'' (2014 ...

(), American screenwriter, comics writer, film producer

Business and industry

* John Rogers (businessman) (–2018), Canadian-born American businessman and executive *

John F. W. Rogers John Francis William Rogers (born April 15, 1956) is an American businessman, serving as executive vice president, chief of staff, and secretary to the board of Goldman Sachs. Early life and education Rogers was born on April 15, 1956 in Seneca ...

(born 1956), American businessman; Goldman Sachs partner *

John W. Rogers Jr. John Washington Rogers Jr. (born March 31, 1958) is an American investor and founder of Ariel Capital Management (now Ariel Investments, LLC), founded in 1983. He is chairman and co-CEO of the company, which is the United States' largest minori ...

(born 1958), American businessman and investor

Law and politics

United Kingdom

John Rogers (died 1565) Sir John Rogers (by 1507–1565) was an English Member of Parliament.H. Miller, 'Rogers, Sir John (by 1507-65), of Bryanston, Dorset', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558'' (Boydell and Brewer 1982)H ...

(before 1507–1565), English MP for Dorset * John Rogers II (died 1611/12), MP for Canterbury * Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet (1649–1710), English MP for Plymouth 1698–1700 * Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet (1676–1744), British MP for Plymouth 1713–1722 *

Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet (31 August 1708 – 20 December 1773) was a British lawyer and politician. Early life Baptised in Cornwood, he was the oldest son of Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Henley, daughter of Sir Robert Hen ...

(1708–1773), British MP for Plymouth 1739–1740 * Sir John Rogers, 6th Baronet (1780–1847), British MP for Callington *

John Rogers (1750–1832) John Rogers (15 August 1750 – 22 February 1832) was a British lawyer and politician from Cornwall who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1786. Early life Rogers was the only son of Hugh Rogers of Penrose and his wife Anne Bishop, da ...

, British MP for West Looe, Penryn and Helston *

John Jope Rogers John Jope Rogers (16 February 1816 – 24 April 1880) was the owner of Penrose, Cornwall, Penrose, a house and estate near the Cornwall, Cornish town of Helston. The estate included The Loe, Loe Pool, the largest lake in Cornwall, now owned by t ...

(1816–1880), British barrister, author and MP for Helston

United States

John Rogers (speaker) John Rogers may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Rogers (sculptor) (1829–1904), American sculptor * John Rogers (actor) John Edward Rogers (28 August 1888 – 31 July 1963) was a British stage and film actor active in American cinema. ...

(1653–1707), politician from Rhode Island * John Rogers (Continental Congress) (1723–1789), delegate to Continental Congress * John Rogers (Cherokee chief) (1779–1846), last elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West *

John Sill Rogers John Sill Rogers (April 15, 1796 – December 28, 1860) was an American politician. Rogers was born in Lyme, Connecticut on April 15, 1796 to Gideon and Lucy Rogers (). After attending Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut, he would study ...

(1796–1860), American politician *

John Rogers (New York politician) John Rogers (May 9, 1813 – May 11, 1879) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a Representative from New York from 1871 to 1873. Biography Rogers was born as John Weed in Caldwell, New York (now Lake George) on May ...

(1813–1879), US Congressman from New York * John Rankin Rogers (1838–1901), Governor of Washington * John Henry Rogers (1845–1911), US Representative and judge from Arkansas *

John Jacob Rogers John Jacob Rogers (August 18, 1881 – March 28, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1913 until his death in office in 1925. His wife ...

(1881–1925), Massachusetts Congressman *

John W. Rogers Sr. John W. Rogers Sr. (September 3, 1918 January 21, 2014) was an American attorney and military aviator. He served as a Cook County, Illinois Juvenile Court judge, attorney, U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force officer and combat fighter pilot with ...

(1918–2014), American attorney, judge, and military aviator *

John Rogers (Alabama politician) John Westley Rogers Jr. (born December 16, 1940) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. A member of the Democratic Party, Rogers served in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district. Early life Rogers is ...

(born 1940), Alabama State Representative * John M. Rogers (born 1948), US federal judge on the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit *

John C. Rogers John Rogers is a former deputy assistant secretary in the office of Secretary of Defense Les Aspin involved in advancing stem cell medical research in the political and strategic arena. He also contributes regularly on National Defense issues in th ...

(born 1960), US Defense Department deputy * John H. Rogers (born 1964), Massachusetts state representative *

John Rogers (Ohio politician) John M. Rogers is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 60th District which includes the Lake County communities of Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Lakeline, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Painesvil ...

(), Ohio state representative

Elsewhere

John Warrington Rogers John Warrington Rogers (1822 – 10 February 1906), MA , was a lawyer, member of parliament for the colony of Tasmania and judge of the County Court of Victoria. Rogers was the eldest son of the John Warrington Rogers, of London, entered as a s ...

(1822–1906), MP and judge in Tasmania, Australia *

John Rogers (Australian politician) John William Foster Rogers (1842 – 2 December 1908) was an Australian politician. Born in Leeds to Norfolk Island chaplain Thomas George Rogers and his wife Sarah ''née'' Smith, he arrived in Australia around 1849 but returned to England ...

(1842–1908) *

John Rogers (Irish lawyer) John Rogers SC (born 11 September 1947) is an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from 1984 to 1987. He was educated at Rockwell College and Trinity College Dublin. The Labour Party demanded the right to choose the Atto ...

(born 1947), Attorney General of Ireland, 1984–1987

Religion

John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr) John Rogers (c. 1505 – 4 February 1555) was an English clergyman, Bible translator and commentator. He guided the development of the Matthew Bible in vernacular English during the reign of Henry VIII and was the first English Protestant exec ...

(c. 1500–1555), English clergyman; editor and translator of the ''Matthew Bible'' *

John Rogers (died 1636) John Rogers (c. 1570 – 1636) was an English Puritan clergyman and preacher. Described as a "grave and judicious divine" and considered one of the most awakened preachers of his era, according to the book, ''Lives of The Puritans''. Life His p ...

, English Puritan lecturer of Dedham, Essex *

John Rogers (Fifth Monarchist) John Rogers (1627 – 1671?) was an English Fifth Monarchist preacher of the 1650s, and later a physician. Background He was born at Messing in Essex, the second son of the clergyman Nehemiah Rogers, by his wife Margaret. Because of his reli ...

(1627–?), English minister and physician * John Rogers (Harvard) (1630–1684), English Puritan minister and president of Harvard University *

John Rogers (archdeacon of Leicester) The Venerable John Rogers (1648–1715) was an Anglican priest in England. Rogers was born in London was educated at Merchant Taylors and St John's College, Oxford. He held the livings at Seagrave from 1682; and Archdeacon of Leicester The A ...

(1648–1715), Anglican priest in England * John Rogers (priest, born 1679) (1679–1729), English controversialist * John Rogers (divine) (1778–1856), English clergyman and writer * John Rogers (dean of Llandaff) (1934–2023), Dean of Llandaff Cathedral in Wales

Sports

Cricket

John Rogers (cricketer, born 1858) John Edward Rogers (8 February 1858 – 8 July 1935) was an Australian cricketer who played two first-class matches for Victoria during the early 1890s. Rogers was born in Sydney, New South Wales, though little else is known of his early life, ...

(1858–1935), Australian cricketer for Victoria *

John Rogers (cricketer, born 1860) John Pritchard Rogers (10 March 1860 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Rogers' batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper. Rogers was born at Bloxham, Oxfordshire, the first child of far ...

(1860–?), English cricketer for Middlesex * John Rogers (cricketer, born 1910) (1910–1968), English first-class cricketer * John Rogers (cricketer, born 1943), Australian cricketer for New South Wales, see Chris Rogers * John Rogers (cricketer, born 1987), Australian cricketer for Tasmania, Western Australia

Other sports

John Rogers (baseball) John Ignatius Rogers (May 27, 1844, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 13, 1910, Denver, Colorado), was part-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1883 to 1899, and majority owner from 1899 to 1903. He also owned the Philadelphia Phillie ...

(1844–1910), American baseball executive; owner of the Philadelphia Phillies *

John Rogers (rugby union) John Henry Rogers (1867 – 30 March 1922)
Scrum.com was an England, English rugby union forward who played club rugby f ...

(1867–1922), England international rugby union player * John T. Rogers (coach) (fl. 1899–1900), American football and basketball coach at Temple University *

John W. Rogers (horse trainer) John W. Rogers (1852 - February 25, 1908) was one of the preeminent trainers in Thoroughbred racing of his era who trained eleven National Champion horses that earned thirteen National Championships. John Rogers was part of the 1955 inaugural cl ...

(1852–1908), American Thoroughbred horse trainer * John Rogers (ice hockey, born 1910) (1910–?), British ice hockey player * John Rogers (American football center) (1910–1968), American football player * John Rogers (rower) (1930–2016), Australian Olympic rower *

John Rogers (footballer) John Charles Rogers (born 16 September 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He moved from Burscough to Wigan Athletic, then competing in the Northern Premier League in 1972. In four years with the club, he scor ...

(born 1950), English footballer * John Rogers (ice hockey, born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player

Others

* John Rogers (academic) (1651–1703), English academic *

John Rogers (Albemarle County, Virginia) John Rogers was an overseer of three plantations, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. He then owned and operated the East Belmont plantation. Rogers was a co-founder of the Albemarle Agricultural Society, and was known for his revolutionary a ...

(died 1838), American agriculturalist; overseer of three plantations * John Rogers (naturalist) (1807–1867), English barrister and gardener * John Haney Rogers (1822–1906), American pioneer in the California Gold Rush *

John T. Rogers (journalist) John T. Rogers (1881 – 3 March 1937) won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting, based on his coverage of the inquiry leading to the impeachment of federal judge George W. English. He was a journalist for the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''. In 1922 ...

(1881–1937), American journalist for the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' *

John Rogers (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir John Robson Rogers, (11 January 1928 – 11 October 2021) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Educated at Brentwood School, Rogers joined the Royal Air Force in 1950. After commanding a fighter squadron he ...

(1928–2021), British air marshal * John Daniel Rogers (born 1954), American curator of archaeology at the National Museum of Natural History * John A. Rogers (born 1967), American physical chemist at Northwestern University