John Holmes

John Holmes, Jon Holmes, Jonathan Holmes may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), poet, novelist and essayist of the Beat Generation
• John Eric Holmes (1930–2010), author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
• John Holmes (composer) (died 1629), English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer
• John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), poet whose work appears in the Faber Book of Modern American Verse
• John Holmes (pornographic actor) (1944–1988), pornographic film star and suspect in the Wonderland Murders case
• Jon Holmes (born 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster
• Jonathan Holmes (theatre director) (born 1975), UK theatre director and writer

Athletes and sportsmen

• John B. Holmes (born 1982), American golfer better known as J.B. Holmes
• John Holmes (cricketer) (1924–1980), English cricketer better known as Rodney Holmes
• John Holmes (driver) or Jackie Holmes (1920–1995), American race car driver
• John Holmes (rugby league) (1952–2009), English former rugby league footballer

Church men

• John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964), American churchman and pacifist
• John Holmes (bishop) (died 1904), Anglican colonial bishop

Diplomats

• John Holmes (British diplomat) (born 1951), British diplomat
• John T. Holmes, Canadian ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor
• John Wendell Holmes (1910–1988), Canadian diplomat and academic

Educators

• John Clough Holmes (1809–1887), merchant and progenitor of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
• John Holmes (professor), University of Queensland professor
• John Holmes (schoolmaster) (1703–1760), Master of Gresham's School in Norfolk, England

Military men and mercenaries

• John Holmes (British Army officer) (born 1949), British general
• John Holmes (mercenary), 19th century Anglo-Indian mercenary
• John Holmes (Royal Navy officer) (1640?–1683), English naval officer

Politicians

• John Edwin Holmes (1809–1863), first Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
• John Holmes (by 1529-83), MP for Ripon and Boroughbridge
• John Holmes (died 1556 or later), MP for Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Holmes (New Zealand politician) (1831–1910), New Zealand Member of Parliament
• John Holmes (Nova Scotia politician) (1789–1876), Canadian Senator
• John Holmes (Ontario politician) (1828–1879), Canadian MP
• John Holmes (Maine) (1773–1843), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine
• John Robert Holmes (1927–2011), Canadian MP

Fictional character

• Auguste Lupa (also known as John Hamish Adler Holmes), fictional character in two pastiche novels by author John Lescroart

See also

• John Cecil Holm (1904–1981), American dramatist
• John Holm, Canadian politician
• Jonathan Holmes, journalist and broadcaster

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