John Sullivan (disambiguation)

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John Sullivan is the name of:

Politicians:

• John Sullivan (1740–1795), a United States general and delegate to the Continental Congress
• John Sullivan (British governor), governor of Coimbatore in India
• John M. Sullivan, Illinois State Senator
• John L. Sullivan (Navy) (1899–1982), United States Secretary of the Navy
• John L. Sullivan (Arizona), Arizona Attorney General 1935-1937 and 1944-1948
• John Sullivan (Oklahoma) (born 1965), United States Representative from Oklahoma
• John Sullivan (Australian politician), a 20th century Australian politician
• John A. Sullivan (1868–1927), United States Representative from Massachusetts
• John B. Sullivan (1897–1951), United States Representative from Missouri
• John J. Sullivan, running mate of independent Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos

In baseball:

• John Sullivan (MLB 1900s catcher) (1873-1924), MLB catcher from 1905-08
• John Sullivan (MLB 1920s outfielder) (1890-1966), MLB outfielder from 1920-21
• John Sullivan (MLB 1919 pitcher) (1894-1958), MLB pitcher in the 1919 season
• John Sullivan (MLB 1940s shortstop) (b. 1920), MLB shortstop from 1942-49
• John Sullivan (MLB 1960s catcher) (b. 1941), MLB catcher from 1963-68

In other sports:

• John L. Sullivan (1858–1918), heavyweight boxing champion
• John Sullivan (football player) Canadian football player, born 1981
• John Sullivan (footballer), British soccer player, born 1988
• John Sullivan (shotputter), silver medalist in the shotput at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics
• John L. Sullivan (wrestler) (b. 1946), professional wrestler better known as Johnny Valiant
• John Sullivan (American football), American football player

Soldiers:

• John Sullivan (Medal of Honor) (1839-?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Sullivan (VC) (1830–1884), British sailor who won the Victoria Cross

In entertainment:

• John Sullivan (writer) (born 1946), British writer of screenplays for sitcoms including Only Fools and Horses and Just Good Friends
• John L. Sullivan (Elephant) (1860?-1932), the famous boxing elephant of the Adam Forepaugh Circus
• John Sullivan, lead character in Frequency (film), played by Jim Caviezel
• John 'Sully' Sullivan, character in Third Watch, played by Skipp Sudduth

Other:

• John C. Sullivan (died 1830), surveyor who established the eastern border of Indian Territory
• John W. Sullivan, mathematician and member of the Palliser Expedition
• William John Sullivan, free software activist and speaker for the GNU Project