John Baker
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John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:
Military figures
- John Baker (1721 SC - 1792 GA)(American Revolutionary War), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named
- John Baker (1752 MD - 1843 IN), Subject of the book Descendants of John Baker, Revolutionary War Soldier
- John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal
- John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer
- John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force, 1995–1998
- John F. Baker, Jr. (1945–2012), Medal of Honor recipient
- John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Political figures
- John Baker (fl.1388), MP for Horsham (UK Parliament constituency), 1388
- John Baker (died 1406), MP for Southwark (UK Parliament constituency), 1406
- John Baker (fl.1407), MP for Lyme Regis, 1407
- John Baker (MP for Lewes), see Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Baker (died c.1421), MP for Helston (UK Parliament constituency), 1414
- John Baker (fl.1421), MP for Devizes, 1421
- John Baker (died 1544) (by 1503-44), MP for Radnorshire
- Sir John Baker (1488–1558), Speaker of the House of Commons, 1545–1552
- John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538), Mayor and MP of Bedford
- John Baker (by 1531-1604/6), MP for Horsham and Bramber
- John Baker (MP for East Grinstead), in 1648 MP for East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), MP for Canterbury
- John Baker (representative) (died 1823), United States congressman from Virginia
- John Baker (Baker Brook) (1796–1868), political activist, founded the village of Baker Brook, New Brunswick
- John Baker (Australian politician) (1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia in 1857
- Sir John Baker (Portsmouth politician) (1828–1909), Liberal Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, 1906–1910
- John Baker (UK politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston, 1924–1931
- John Baker (defensive lineman) (1935–2007), professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
- John Harris Baker (1832–1915), United States congressman
- John Henry Baker (born 1934), Louisiana political candidate
- Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician
Sports figures
- John Baker (musher), American dogsled racer
- John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
- John Baker (diver), British diver at the Olympics
- John Baker (footballer), Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time
- John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), runner from the University of New Mexico that was invited to run in the Olympics
- Johnny Baker (1907–1979), American football player and coach
- Johnny Baker (American football) (born 1941), American football linebacker and tight end
- John Baker (defensive lineman) (1935–2007), professional football player and sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
- John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter
- John Baker (Canadian football) (John W. Baker, born 1942), Canadian football defensive end
- John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer
Others
- John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), biologist and professor at Oxford University remembered for his study of race
- John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), engineer
- John A. Baker, Jr. (born 1927), U.S. diplomat
- John Baker (author) (born 1942), British novelist
- John Baker, British musician and member of The Korgis
- John Baker (NZ music historian), New Zealand music historian
- John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (1937–1997), composer and musician at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1963–1974)
- John Baker (legal historian) (born 1944), English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
- John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920), British botanist
- John Henry Baker (professor) (born 1936), American author and professor Emeritus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA
- J. N. L. Baker (John Norman Leonard Baker, 1893–1971), Fellow in Geography at Jesus College, Oxford
- John Roman Baker (born 1944), playwright and activist
- John Baker (entrepreneur) (born 1976), President of Desire2Learn
- John Baker (bishop) (born 1928), Bishop of Salisbury, 1982–1993
- John Gilbert Baker (bishop), former bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau
- John Baker (artist) (1726–1771), English flower painter
- John Wynn Baker (died 1775), economist
- John Baker (priest) (died 1745), English Anglican vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge
- John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant
Given name
- John Baker White (Virginia) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
- John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
- John Baker White (1902–1988), British politician
See also
- Jack Baker (disambiguation)
- Jon Baker (American football) (1923–1992), American football linebacker
- Jon Baker (placekicker) (born 1972), American football placekicker
- Jon Baker (producer) (born 1960), music industry executive
- Jon Baker, musician, member of The Charlatans
- Jon Baker, fictional character in the TV show CHiPs
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