John Harrison (disambiguation)

John Harrison (1693–1776) was a clockmaker who designed and built the world's first successful marine chronometers.

John Harrison may also refer to:

Politicians

• John Harrison (diplomat), 17th century English diplomat
• John Harrison (died 1669) (1590–1669), English politician who sat in the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster variously between 1640 and 1669
• John Harrison (Canadian politician) (1908–1964), member of Parliament for Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
• John Harrison (mayor), mayor of North Tyneside, England
• John Scott Harrison (1804–1878), American Congressman for Ohio, 1853–1857; son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison

Sports

• John Harrison (American football), former University of Minnesota football coach and player
• John Harrison (rower) (1924–2012), Australian Olympic rower
• John Harrison (footballer) (born 1927), English former footballer

Musicians

• John Harrison, folk musician with The Watersons
• John Harrison bassist for Hawkwind
• John Harrison (1868-1929), the first English tenor of note to record extensively

Fictional characters

• John Harrison (Brookside), fictional character on the defunct British TV soap opera Brookside
• John Harrison, fictional character on the American TV series Popular
• John Harrison, the antagonist from Star Trek Into Darkness

Military

• John Harrison (VC 1857) (1832–1865), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Harrison (VC 1917), English army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross

Others

• John Harrison (chancellor) (or John Herrison), Chancellor of Cambridge University, England, 1465–1468
• John Harrison (filmmaker), writer, director, producer, and music composer
• John Harrison (Leeds) (1579–1656), 16th century benefactor of the Yorkshire town
• John C. Harrison, American law professor
• J. F. C. Harrison (John Fletcher Clews Harrison, born 1921), English historian
• M. John Harrison (born 1945), author
• John Kent Harrison, television producer, director and writer
• John Leonard Harrison (1917–1972), British zoologist
• John Harrison (engraver) (1872–?), British stamp engraver
• John Harrison (ice cream taster), American ice cream taster

See also

• Jon Harrison (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Baxter Harrison (1835–1907), Unitarian minister and journalist
• Jack Harrison (disambiguation)

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