John Mitchell

John Mitchell may refer to:

Arts

• John Mitchell (minister) (1794–1870), American minister and author
• John Mitchell (composer) (born 1941), American composer
• John Mitchell (musician) (born 1973), lead singer and guitarist for UK band It Bites, and music producer
• John Ames Mitchell (1844–1918), American illustrator
• John Cameron Mitchell (born 1963), American filmmaker
• John W. Mitchell (1917–2005), British sound engineer
• John Grant Mitchell (actor) (1874–1957), American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s
• John Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008), English musician
• John Mitchell, Canadian ice dancer in the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships
• John Mitchell, American jazz banjoist who has worked with Johnny Dunn

Business

• John Mitchell (United Mine Workers) (1870–1919), president of the United Mine Workers
• John Mitchell, Jr. (1863–1929), editor of the Richmond Planet, a newspaper in Richmond, Virginia's Jackson Ward community
• John Francis Mitchell (1928–2009), vice chairman, Motorola; inventor of the mobile cell phone
• John G. Mitchell (died 2007), editor of National Geographic magazine

Fictional

• John Mitchell (Being Human), a character in the television series Being Human

Military

• John Mitchell (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see 5th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• John G. Mitchell (general) (1838–1894), American Civil War general
• John K. Mitchell (1811–1889), Confederate Navy commodore during the American Civil War, see USS Alpha (1864)
• John Wesley Mitchell (1891–1969), Australian soldier; see Battle of Vevi
• John Mitchell (United States Air Force), (1915–1995), US Air Force officer, flying ace and the leader of Operation Vengeance

Politics

United States

• John Mitchell (Pennsylvania) (1781–1849), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John H. Mitchell (1835–1905), American politician and senator from Oregon
• John H. Mitchell (Iowa Attorney General) (1899-1992), Iowa Attorney General
• John I. Mitchell (1838–1907), United States Senator from Pennsylvania
• John Joseph Mitchell (1873–1925), United States Representative from Massachusetts
• John L. Mitchell (1842–1904), American politician and father of Gen. Billy Mitchell
• John M. Mitchell (1858–1905), United States Representative from New York
• John N. Mitchell (1913–1988), United States Attorney General and Watergate conspirator
• John Ridley Mitchell (1877–1962), United States Representative from Tennessee
• John Mitchell Jr. (politician) (born 1954), American politician and member of the Delaware House of Representatives

Other countries

• John Mitchell (Hull politician) (c. 1781–1859), Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Hull
• John Mitchell (MP for Truro), British politician
• John F. Mitchell (1862–1943), Canadian politician
• John Matthew Mitchell (born 1925), Former Assistant Director-General, British Council
• John William Mitchell (1872–1952), 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta
• John Mitchell (Australian politician) (1869–1943), member of the Victorian Parliament

Science

• John Mitchell (geographer) (1711–1768), colonial American physician, botanist, and geographer
• John Kearsley Mitchell (1798–1858), American physician
• John Mitchell (physicist) (1913–2007), New Zealand born physicist
• J. Murray Mitchell (1928–1990), American climatologist
• John F. B. Mitchell (b. 1948), British climatologist/climate modeller
• John C. Mitchell, computer scientist

Sports

Baseball

• John Mitchell (baseball) (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1986–1990
• Johnny Mitchell (baseball) (1894–1965), former professional baseball shortstop, 1921–1925

Ice hockey

• John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1891), Canadian ice hockey player with the Regina Capitals and Duluth Hornets
• John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985), National Hockey League player with the Colorado Avalanche
• John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1986), American ice hockey player with the Hershey Bears

Other sports

• John Mitchell (administrator), former president of the Melbourne Football Club and the Melbourne Cricket Club
• John Mitchell (American football coach) (born 1951), coach and 1st African-American football player to play for University of Alabama
• John Mitchell (Australian footballer) (1891–1962), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne
• John Mitchell (cricketer) (born 1947), former New Zealand cricketer
• John Mitchell (footballer, born 1800s) (fl. 1879–1891), footballer for Doncaster Rovers, Newton Heath and Bolton Wanderers
• John Mitchell (footballer, born 1952), English footballer
• John Mitchell (rugby union) (born 1964), rugby player and coach
• Johnny Mitchell (born 1971), American football tight end
• John Mitchell (hurler) (born 1946), Irish retired hurler and manager

See also

• Jon Mitchell (disambiguation)
• John Michel (disambiguation)
• John Michell (disambiguation)
• John Mitchel (1815–1875), Irish nationalist and politician
• Jack Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Jackie Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Joni Mitchell (born 1943), Canadian singer-songwriter and artist
• John Mitchels (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Mitchell (disambiguation)