John White

John White is the name of:

Musicians

• John White (singer) (1902–1992), American country music singer, writer on the genre of western music
• John Simon White (1910–2001), American vocal coach and opera director
• John White (composer) (born 1936), English musician
• John Paul White, American singer-songwriter and member of the Civil Wars

Politicians

United Kingdom

• John White (died 1407), in 1388 MP for Norfolk
• John White (fl.1406), MP for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White (fl.1397-1410), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White, Member of the English Parliament for the City of London, 1566–1571
• John White (died 1597), MP for Clitheroe
• John White (Welsh politician) (1590–1645), lawyer and MP for Southwark, 1640–1645
• John White (1634–1713), British Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
• John White (1699–1769), British Member of Parliament for East Retford
• John Bazley White (1848–1927), British Member of Parliament for Gravesend, 1886–1892
• John Baker White (1902–1988), British politician
• John White (loyalist) (born 1950), convicted murderer, Northern Ireland
• Robert John White, President of the Ulster Unionist Party and former Mayor of Coleraine
• John White, 1st Baron Overtoun (1843–1908), Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician

United States

• John White (Kentucky politician) (1802–1845), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• John D. White (1849–1920), American politician from Kentucky
• John White (unionist) (1870–1934), president of the United Mine Workers of America
• John E. White (1873–1943), American politician
• John C. White (1924–1995), Chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee
• John White (Ohio politician) (born 1946), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John F. White, Jr., Pennsylvania politician
• John P. White, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1995–1997
• John White, Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012
• John White (Maryland politician), U.S. Congressional candidate in Maryland
• John White (diplomat) (1884–1967), US Ambassador to Haiti and Peru
• 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

Canada

• John White (Frontenac County) (c. 1760–1800), Canadian politician
• John White (Liberal MP) (1811–1897), Canadian politician
• John White (Conservative MP) (1833–1894), Canadian politician
• John Franklin White (1873–1961), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
• John White (Ontario politician), provincial cabinet minister

Other

• John White, acting Governor of Jamaica, 1691–1692
• John White (New Zealand politician) (1830–1876), New Zealand politician
• John White (Irish politician), Irish Farmers' Party / Cumann na nGaedhael politician, TD for Donegal, 1923–1933
• John White (Australian politician) (born 1942), member of Tasmanian state parliament, 1986–1998

Scientists and medical professionals

• John White (surgeon) (1756–1832), Surgeon-General of New South Wales
• John White (biologist), co-developed confocal microscopy and mapped the complete nervous system of C. elegans
• John White (chemist), Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Sportsmen

• Jock White (1897–1986), Scottish footballer, born John White
• John White (rower) (1916–1997), American rower
• J. T. White (1920–2005), American football player and coach
• John White (footballer born 1937) (1937–1964), Scottish international footballer for Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur
• John Henry White (born 1955), Canadian football player
• John White (squash player) (born 1973), Scottish squash player
• John White (footballer born 1986), English football player
• John White, Irish Steeplechase rider who was first past the post in the void 1993 Grand National
• John White (New Zealand footballer), former football (soccer) player for New Zealand

Writers

• John White, alias of Augustine Bradshaw (1575–1618), Benedictine monk
• John Herbert White (1880–1920), co-author of Modern Chess Openings
• John White (Christian author) (1924–2002), author of the Archives of Anthropos series

Others

• John White (bishop) (1510–1560), English bishop
• John White (colonist and artist) (c. 1540–c. 1590), governor of the Roanoke Colony, first English colony in America
• John White (chaplain) (1570–1615), English clergyman
• John White (colonist priest) (1575–1648), English Puritan clergyman
• John Chambers White (c. 1770–1845), Royal Navy admiral
• John G. White (1845–1928), Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia
• John T. White (1856–1924), Maryland school administrator and author of proposed alternate lyrics to the Maryland state song
• John White (minister) (1867–1951), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1925 and 1929
• John White (Provost of St Edmundsbury) (1895–1958), Anglican priest
• John F. White (1917–2005), American academic administrator
• John Sylvester White (1919–1988), American actor
• John White (art historian) (born 1924), English former art historian
• John M. White (born 1937), American performance artist, sculptor and painter
• John H. White (photojournalist) (born 1945), African-American photographer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
• John White (actor) (born 1981), Canadian actor

See also

• Jack White (disambiguation)
• Jon White (disambiguation)
• Jonathan White (disambiguation)
• John Whyte (disambiguation)
• John Wight (disambiguation)
• John Baker White (disambiguation)
• John H. White (disambiguation)
• White (surname)

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