John Jenkins

John Jenkins may refer to:

Politicians

• John Jenkins (American politician), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for Governor of Maine
• John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
• John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin Congressman and Puerto Rico Judge
• John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• John Hogan Jenkins (1832–1930), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
• Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Edward Jenkins (MP) (John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
• John Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
• John Barnard Jenkins (born 1933), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
• John Paul Jenkins (born 1981), local politician in Wales
• John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born Premier of South Australia

Musicians, artists, entertainers

• John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
• Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), guitarist
• John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), contemporary Australian poet
• John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
• John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and popularisor of the Maya calendar
• John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
• John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author

Sportspeople

• John Jenkins (American football coach) (born 1952), American football coach
• John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player for the New Orleans Saints
• John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer for Richmond and North Melbourne
• John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), Chicago White Sox baseball player
• John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
• Johnny Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), early 20th-century American open wheel racing driver
• John Jenkins (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s for Llwynypia RFC (RU), Wales (RL), and Warrington

Other people

• John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
• John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union President
• Rev. John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
• Rev. John I. Jenkins (born 1953), 17th President of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–present
• John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
• John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
• John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection
• John Carmichael Jenkins (1809-1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South

See also

• Jack Jenkins (disambiguation)
• Jackie Jenkins (disambiguation)
• Jon Jenkins (born 1958), Australian politician