John O'Brien

John O'Brien may refer to:

Public life

• John O'Brien (Canadian politician) (1847–1917), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• John O'Brien (New Zealand politician) (1924–1990), New Zealand political candidate and party leader
• John O'Brien (Ohio politician) (died 1985), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John O'Brien (UK politician), far right figure, onetime leader of the British National Front
• John O'Brien (Wisconsin politician), Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• John F. O'Brien (1874–1939), New York Court of Appeals judge
• John F. O'Brien (NY secretary of state) (c. 1850–1927), Secretary of State of New York, 1903–1906
• John H. O'Brien, 4th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York
• John P. O'Brien (1873–1951), Mayor of New York City
• Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon (1857–1930), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1913–1918

Sports

Baseball

• Johnny O'Brien (born 1930), 1950's baseball second baseman
• John O'Brien (second baseman) (1866–1913), baseball infielder
• Cinders O'Brien (John F. O'Brien, 1867–1892), baseball pitcher

Football

• John O'Brien (Dublin Gaelic footballer), senior inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin and Round Towers, Clondalkin
• John O'Brien (Louth Gaelic footballer) (born 1985), Gaelic footballer for Louth
• John O'Brien (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player
• John O'Brien (UCLA soccer) (born 1972), retired U.S. soccer defender

Other

• John O'Brien (basketball) (1888–1967), basketball referee and executive
• John O'Brien (boxer) (1937-1979), Scottish boxer of the 1960s and '70s
• John O'Brien (cricketer) (born 1961), former English cricketer
• John O'Brien (hurler) (born 1982), Irish hurler
• John O'Brien (outfielder) (1851–1914), outfielder
• John O'Brien (rower) (born 1927), New Zealand representative rower
• John O'Brien (tennis), Australian tennis player of the 1950s and 60s
• Ambrose O'Brien (1885–1968), founding owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team

Other occupations

• John O'Brien (bishop) (died 1767), Irish Bishop of Cork and Cloyne
• John O'Brien (marine artist) (1831–1891), Canadian marine artist
• John O'Brien (priest) (1931–2008), Irish Roman Catholic priest and musician
• John O'Brien (novelist) (1960–1994), American author
• John O'Brien (filmmaker) (born 1962), Vermont film director
• John O'Brien (human services thinker) Disability Inclusion campaigner
• John B. O'Brien (1884–1936), American actor
• John Thomond O'Brien (1786–1861), Irish soldier in the Argentine War of Independence
• Sir Terence O'Brien (colonial governor) (John Terence Nicholls O'Brien, 1830–1904), British surveyor, engineer and colonial governor
• Patrick Joseph Hartigan (1878–1952), "John O'Brien" was the pseudonym adopted by the Australian priest, poet and author

See also

• Jack O'Brien (disambiguation)

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