John Henry

The most notable use of the name John Henry is in a ballad, "John Henry", describing the folk figure John Henry as a "steel-driving man".

John Henry may also refer to:

People

• John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• John Joseph Henry (1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier
• John Raymond Henry (born 1943), sculptor
• John Snowdon Henry (died 1896), British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for South-East Lancashire
• John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State Comptroller
• John W. Henry (born 1949), American businessman, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool FC
• Jack Henry, American football player
• John Henry (catcher) (1889–1941), major league baseball catcher, 1910–1918
• John Henry (folklore), the "steel-driving man", American folk hero
• John Henry (footballer), Scottish footballer
• John Henry (historian), British historian of science associated with the Strong Programme
• John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375)
• John Henry Martin, see John Henryism
• John Henry (Maryland) (1750–1798), U.S. Senator from and Governor of Maryland
• John Henry (New Zealand Justice), New Zealand Privy Councillor and Court of Appeal Justice
• John Henry (Oshawa politician), elected 2010, is the present mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
• John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1939), major league baseball outfielder/pitcher, 1884–1890
• John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy
• John Henry (toxicologist) (1939–2007), English toxicologist, professor at Imperial College London and a consultant to Britain's National Poisons Information Service
• John Henry (vocalist), vocalist in the metalcore band Darkest Hour

Music

• Many songs about the John Henry of folklore
• "John Henry" (also known as "John Henry Blues"). Recording made by DeFord Bailey, African-American star of the Grand Ol' Opry from 1927-1941.
• John Henry (album), 1994 album by They Might Be Giants

In fiction

• John Henry (novel), 1931 novel by Roark Bradford, based on the African-American folk hero of the same name
• John Henry (humor), an early 20th century humor series by Hugh McHugh (Pseu. George Vere Hobart)
• John Henry Days, 2002 American novel by Colson Whitehead, which explores the story of the African-American folk hero of the same name
• John Henry Irons, DC comic book character named after the John Henry of folklore and better known as Steel
• John Henry (play), Broadway musical based on the 1931 novel
• John Henry (Transformers), character in the 2006 Transformers series
• John Henry, character in the science-fiction TV show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Other

• John Henry (horse), American Thoroughbred race horse
• One's "John Henry" - formal signature referred to in ironic comparison to John Hancock's famously florid and consequential signature
• John Henry (film) a short film directed by Mark Henn written by Broose Johnson, starring Alfre Woodard, Geoffrey Jones and Tim Hodge
• Jack Henry & Associates

See also

• John Henryism, a psychological term for a type of coping behaviours
• All pages beginning with "John Henry"
• All pages with titles containing "John Henry"