John Taylor

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Contents 1 Academic figures 2 Actors 3 Military 4 Musicians 5 Government figures 6 Religious figures 7 Sports figures 8 Business and tradesmen 9 Other figures 10 Fictional characters 11 Similar names 12 See also

[edit] Academic figures

• John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1486-1487
• John Taylor (poet) (1580-1654), English poet
• John Taylor (1704-1766), English classical scholar
• John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), English translator
• John Taylor (1781-1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar
• John G. Taylor, British neural-network researcher
• John Robert Taylor, physics professor, author of An Introduction to Error Analysis
• Professor Sir John Taylor (UK e-Science architect), architect of the UK e-Science programme

[edit] Actors

• John Taylor (actor), actor with Down Syndrome; starred in The Ringer, part in The Seventh Sign

[edit] Military

• John Taylor (captain), Loyalist captain in the American Revolution, 1st New Jersey Volunteers
• John Taylor (VC) (1822-1857), English sailor
• John P. Taylor (1827-1914), American Civil War colonel [1]
• John Taylor (Medal of Honor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

[edit] Musicians

• John Taylor (jazz) (b. 1942), English pianist
• John Taylor (blues), singer/guitarist, leader of Johnny Widebars & The Shovelheads
• John Taylor (composer), wrote music for Charlie Girl
• Nigel John Taylor (b. 1960), British bassist for Duran Duran
• John T. Taylor, saxophonist, wrote the song "The Boy From New York City"
• Johnnie Taylor (1938-2000), American singer
• Little Johnny Taylor (1943-2002), American singer
• John C. J. Taylor (b. 1951), Australian musician (bass), composer, former member of Little Heroes
• John Taylor (Scottish fiddler), Scottish fiddler from Buckie, appeared in "I Married an Axe Murderer"

[edit] Government figures

• John Taylor (1480-1534), British jurist & religious leader
• John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824), American politician & scholar – Virginia
• John Louis Taylor (1769-1829), chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
• John Taylor (1770-1832) (1770-1832), American politician – South Carolina
• John W. Taylor (politician) (1784-1854), American politician – New York
• John Taylor (Canadian politician) (2006), Canadian politician – Burlington, Ontario
• John Russell Taylor (Canadian politician), Canadian MP representing Vancouver—Burrard
• John Lampkin Taylor (1805-1870), American politician – Ohio
• John James Taylor (1808-1892), American politician – New York [2]
• John May Taylor (1838-1911), American politician – Tennessee
• John Taylor (Chester-le-Street) (1855–1934) (fl. 1910s), British politician, Labour MP for Chester-le-Street 1906–1919
• John Taylor (Dumbarton) (1857–1936), Liberal MP for Dumbarton Burghs 1918–1922
• John Taylor (West Lothian) (1902–1962), British politician, Labour MP for West Lothian 1951–1962
• John Wilkinson Taylor (born 1906), American educator & international administrator
• John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1917-2002), British life peer and politician
• John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney (born 1937), Northern Ireland politician
• John Mark Taylor (born 1941), UK politician – Solihull
• John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach (born 1943), Conservative life peer and Director of Taylor's Bulbs of Spalding
• John B. Taylor (born 1946), American economist & politician
• John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 1952), British Conservative `politician

[edit] Religious figures

• John Taylor (1480-1534), British religious leader & jurist
• John Taylor (1503-1554), British religious leader – Lincoln
• Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761), English preacher & theologian
• John Taylor (1752-1833), American religious leader – Kentucky
• John Taylor (1808-1887), Third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John Whittaker Taylor (1858-1916), Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John Bernard Taylor (b. 1929), British priest, Bishop of St Albans 1980-1995
• John E. Taylor (d. 1976), Roman-Catholic Bishop of Stockholm (1962-1976).

[edit] Sports figures

• John Taylor (athlete) (1882-1908), American runner
• John Taylor (racer) (1933-1966), British racing driver
• John Taylor (rugby player) (b. 1946), Welsh rugby player
• Jock Taylor (1954-1982), British motorcycle sidecar racer
• John Taylor (American football player) (b. 1962), American football player
• John B. Taylor (1873-1900), aka "Brewery Jack", American baseball player
• Jack Taylor (baseball player) (1874-1938), American baseball player
• John Henry Taylor (1871-1963), British golfer
• Johnny Taylor (cricketer) (1895-1971), Australian cricketer
• John Taylor (Australian football player), Australian football player
• John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1904 to 1911
• John Taylor (hurler), Laois and Portlaoise hurler.

[edit] Business and tradesmen

• John Taylor (oculist) (1703-1772)
• John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), British journalist
• John Taylor (1809-1871) (1809-1871), Canadian paper manufacturer
• Sir John Taylor (architect) (1833-1912)
• John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837-1909), American food inventor & entrepreneur
• John Taylor (Velocette) (fl. 1900) , founder of Veloce Ltd. motorcycle firm
• John Taylor (filmmaker) (1921-1982?), British documentary filmmaker
• John Taylor (British architect), co-founder of Marshman Warren Taylor
• John Bigelow Taylor (New York photographer) (born 1950)
• John Lamar Taylor (Stock Breeder Appaloosa Horses)(b8-10-1907-d4-16-1986)
• John 'Johnny' Taylor: Krio trader killed during Sierra Leone's Hut Tax War of 1898

[edit] Other figures

• John Taylor (pirate) (fl. 18th century), pirate
• John Albert Taylor (~1960-1996), American murderer
• John Ross Taylor (1910?-1994), Canadian neo-Nazi leader
• John J Taylor (1989 - ), American Comedian
• John "Pondoro" Taylor (1904-1969), Irishman, game hunter, and developer of the "Taylor KO Factor"
• John Taylor (journalist), Australian journalist

[edit] Fictional characters

• John Taylor is a character in Simon Green's Something from the Nightside

[edit] Similar names

• Taylor
• John Tayler (1742-1829), American politician - New York
• A.J.P. Taylor (1906-1990), British historian

In organizations' names:

• John Taylor Bellfounders, English manufacturing company
• John Taylor Foundation, re athletes & heart disease
• John Taylor Collegiate, Public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

As given names:

• John Taylor Arms (1887-1953), American artist
• John Taylor Gatto (fl. 1990s), American teacher & activist
• John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828), American politician - New Hampshire
• Jonathan Taylor Thomas (b. 1981), American actor

[edit] See also

• List of people by name: Taylor, John