John Holmes
John Holmes, Jon Holmes, Jonathan Holmes may refer to:
Activists
- John Holmes (essayist) (1815–1894), radical campaigner in Leeds
Arts and entertainment
- John Holmes (actor) (1944–1988), American pornographic film star and suspect in the Wonderland Murders case
- John Holmes (composer) (died 1629), English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer
- John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), American poet
- John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), American poet, novelist and essayist
- John Eric Holmes (1930–2010), American author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
- John W. Holmes (film editor) (1917-2001), American film editor, nominated at the 44th Academy Awards
- Jon Holmes (born 1976), British comedy writer and broadcaster
- Jonathan Holmes (theatre director) (born 1975), British theatre director and writer
- Jonathan Holmes, Australian journalist and producer
Athletes and sportsmen
- 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
- John Holmes (indoor cricketer) (1970), NZ International and Box Hill representative indoor cricketer
- John B. Holmes (born 1982), American golfer better known as J.B. Holmes
Church men
- John Holmes (bishop) (died 1904), Anglican colonial bishop
- John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964), American churchman and pacifist
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 Holmes (professor), Australian professor of geography in University of Queensland
- John Holmes (schoolmaster) (1703–1760), English schoolmaster
- John Clough Holmes (1809–1887), American merchant and progenitor of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
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 Holmes (by 1529-83), MP for Ripon and Boroughbridge
- John Holmes (died 1556 or later), MP for Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Holmes (Maine) (1773–1843), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine
- 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 Edwin Holmes (1809–1863), first Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- John Robert Holmes (1927–2011), Canadian MP
- Jonathan Holmes (active since 1971), Australian journalist and broadcaster
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 (born 1947), Canadian politician
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