John Hamilton

John Hamilton is the name of:

Nobility

• John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow (before 1370 – c. 1402) Scottish nobleman and soldier
• John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton (c. 1535–1604), Scottish nobleman
• John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany (c. 1640–1693), Scottish peer and soldier
• John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton (died 1679), Scottish peer
• John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton (1656–1708), Scottish politician and critic of the 1707 Acts of Union
• John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (1756–1818), Scottish nobleman
• John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1829–1900), Scottish soldier and politician
• John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner (1859–1934), British law lord
• John Hamilton, 17th century Lord Bargany

Religion

• John Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews) (c. 1511–1571), Scottish politician, Archbishop of St Andrews, Keeper of the Privy Seal
• John Hamilton (controversialist) (1547–1611), Scottish Catholic controversialist
• John Hamilton of Blair, 17th century Church of Scotland minister and bishop
• John William Hamilton (1845–1934), American, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Politics

• John Hamilton (English politician) (1685–1757), English MP for Wendover
• John Hamilton (MP) (1715–1796), Scottish politician, MP for Wigtown Burghs
• John Hamilton (congressman) (1754–1837), American politician and Pennsylvania Congressman
• John H. Hamilton, Jr., Pennsylvania politician
• John Hamilton (Ontario politician) (1802–1882), Canadian Senator representing Ontario
• John Hamilton (Quebec politician) (1827–1888), Canadian Senator representing Quebec
• John Taylor Hamilton (1843–1925), US Representative from Iowa
• John Marshall Hamilton (1847–1905), governor of Illinois
• John M. Hamilton (1855–1916), US Representative from West Virginia
• John Ronald Hamilton (1871–1940), New Zealand politician
• John B. Hamilton (1847–1898), U.S. Surgeon General
• John Borden Hamilton (1913–2005), Canadian lawyer and politician
• John Hamilton (Kansas) (c. 1892–1973), American politician and chairman of the Republican National Committee
• John Hamilton (Liverpool) (1922–2006), Leader of Liverpool City Council 1983–1986
• John Robinson Hamilton (1808–1870), Canadian lawyer and political figure in Quebec
• John Hamilton (Australian politician) (1841–1916), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Military

• Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook (1755–1835), British and Portuguese general of the Napoleonic Wars
• John Patrick Hamilton (1896–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Brown Hamilton (1896–1973), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Hamilton (artist) (1919–1993), British army officer and artist
• John Hamilton (RNZAF officer), former Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
• John Graham Hamilton (1910–1994), British admiral
• John Hamilton (Royal Navy officer) (1714–1755), British naval officer

Sports

• Johnny Hamilton (footballer born 1935), Scottish footballer who played with Heart of Midlothian F.C.
• Johnny Hamilton (footballer born 1949), Scottish footballer (particularly Hibs and Rangers)

Other uses

• John Hamilton (actor) (1887–1958), American actor
• John Hamilton, one of the founders of the group Tiny Lights
• John Hamilton (gangster) (died 1934), Canadian murderer and bank-robber and associate of John Dillinger
• Jon Hamilton, scientist and NPR correspondent
• John Church Hamilton (1792–1882), son of the American founding father Alexander Hamilton
• John McLure Hamilton (1853–1936), Anglo-American artist
• John R. Hamilton, English architect who moved to Ohio

See also

• Jack Hamilton (disambiguation)