John Bennett
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For other persons named Bennett, see Bennett.
John Bennett may refer to:
- John Bennett (composer) (c. 1735–1784), British composer and organist
- John C. Bennett (1804–1867), American physician and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.
- Sir John Bennett (1814-1897), British watchmaker and politician
- John Bennett (author) (1865-1956), author and illustrator of children's books.
- John Bennett (hockey player) (1885-1973) played for the Philadelphia Blazers
- John G. Bennett (1897-1974), British mathematician, scientist, technologist, industrial research director, and author.
- John "Jock" Bennett (fl. 1900), British music hall comedian, appeared with Robert Martell as "Bennet and Martell", father of Billy Bennett.
- John B. Bennett (1904-1964), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- John W. Bennett (1916-2005), twentieth-century anthropologist
- John Makepeace Bennett (1921-), an Australian pioneer of computer science.
- John Bennett (actor) (1928-2005), British actor (The Fifth Element)
- John Bennett (athletics) (1930-), long jumper, Olympic silver medal winner (1956)
- John M. Bennett (1942-), American poet
- John Bennett (Australian politician) (1942-), former member of the Tasmanian state parliament
- John Tuson Bennett (1944-), Australian solicitor and legal historian
- John Bennett (footballer) (1946-), a former professional footballer in England.
- John O. Bennett (1948-), state senator and acting governor of New Jersey
- John A. Bennett (-1961), as of 2006 the last person executed by the US military.
- John Bennett (poet), a California poet, one of the "small press poets" active in the 1970s. See Juice Magazine
- John Bennett (drummer) is the drummer of the UK doom metal band The Prophecy
[edit] See also
- John Bennet, composer
- John Bennet (scuba diver), first scuba diver beyond 1000 ft