John Alford may refer to:

Politicians

* John Alford (MP for Hedon) (died 1600), Member of Parliament (MP) for

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is pa ...

* John Alford (Parliamentarian) (c. 1590–1649), MP for New Shoreham in the Long Parliament *

John Alford (died 1691) John Alford (1 October 1645 – 16 May 1691) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1679 and 1690. Alford was the son of Sir Edward Alford of Offington and his second wife Ann Corbet. His father died wh ...

(1645–1691), MP for Midhurst and Bramber

Others

John Alford (lutenist) John Alford ( fl. 16th century) was a lutenist in London. He published there in 1568 a translation of Adrian Le Roy's work on the lute under the title of ''A Briefe and Easye Instruction to learne the tableture, to conduct and dispose the hande u ...

(fl. 16th c.), English lutenist and translator of a treatise on the lute *

John Alford (actor) John Alford (born John James Shannon; 30 October 1971) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Robbie Wright in the BBC series ''Grange Hill'' (1985–90) and Billy Ray in the ITV series '' London's Burning'' (1993–98). He also had t ...

(born 1971), Scottish-born English actor * John Alford (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer *

John Alford (professor) John Alford (1686 – 29 September 1761) was the founder of the professorship of natural religion, moral philosophy, and civil polity in Harvard University. Alford was a member of the council. He died at Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1761, aged 75. ...

(1686–1761), established chair at Harvard * John M. Alford (1915–1988), U.S. Navy admiral *

John Alford (priest) John Richard Alford (21 June 1919 – 27 February 1995) was a Church of England priest. He was the Archdeacon of Halifax from 1972 to 1984. Alford was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon; and ordained in 1944. Af ...

(1919–1995), Church of England priest * John R. Alford (fl. 1980s–2020s), American political scientist *John Alford (born 1939), member of

The Allisons The Allisons were an English pop duo consisting of Bob Day (born Bernard Colin Day; 2 February 1941 – 25 November 2013) and John Alford (born Brian Henry John Alford, 31 December 1939). They were marketed as being brothers, using the surname o ...

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