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John Christmas Beckwith John Christmas Beckwith (25 December 1759 – 3 June 1809) was an English organist and composer. Life Beckwith was born in Norwich on 25 December 1759, son of Edward Beckwith (1734–1793). His father and uncle were lay clerks at Norwich Cathedra ...

(1750–1809), English organist and composer * John Charles Beckwith (organist) (1788–1819), English organist *

John Beckwith (composer) John Beckwith (March 9, 1927 – December 5, 2022) was a Canadian composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and administrator. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he studied piano with Alberto Guerrero at the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1945. H ...

(1927–2022), Canadian composer

Politics

John Adolphus Beckwith John Adolphus Beckwith (1 December 1800 – 23 November 1880) was a Canadian politician. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, one of six children of Nehemiah Beckwith and Julie-Louise, Beckwith was a professional surveyor and engineer. He wa ...

(1800–1880), Canadian politician * John L. Beckwith (1856–1934), Canadian entrepreneur and politician * John Beckwith (MP) for

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...

Sports

John Beckwith (baseball) John Christopher Beckwith (January 10, 1900 – January 4, 1956), nicknamed "the Black Bomber", was an American infielder in baseball's Negro leagues. Early life Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Beckwith was the younger brother of fellow Negro leag ...

(1900–1956), American baseball player, infielder in the Negro leagues *

John Beckwith (footballer) John Beckwith (born 16 September 1932) is a former Australian rules football player and coach, for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Beckwith's father, Wally Beckwith, was a VFL player for Fitzroy and was als ...

(born 1932), former Australian rules football player and coach

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* John Beckwith (major-general), commanded the 20th Regiment of Foot at the

Battle of Minden The Battle of Minden was a major engagement during the Seven Years' War, fought on 1 August 1759. An Anglo-German army under the overall command of Prussian Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated a French army commanded by Marshal of F ...

(1759) *

John Charles Beckwith (British Army officer) John Charles Beckwith (1789–1862) was a British army officer who was born in Nova Scotia. He is best remembered for being injured in the Battle of Waterloo and for his charity work and philanthropy among the Waldensians of northern Italy. C ...

(1789–1862), British army officer *

John W. Beckwith John Watrous Beckwith (February 9, 1831 – November 23, 1890) was the Second Bishop of Georgia. He was the 86th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA). Life Beckwith was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford in ...

(1831–1890), American clergyman, Second Bishop of Georgia *

John Beckwith (curator) John Gordon Beckwith, FBA, FSA (2 December 1918 – 20 February 1991) was an English museum curator and art historian. Born on 2 December 1918, Beckwith attended Ampleforth College before serving in the Second World War; he was badly injured du ...

(1918–1991), museum curator and art historian * Sir John Beckwith (entrepreneur) (born 1947), British business tycoon *

John Bruce Beckwith John Bruce Beckwith (born September 18, 1933) is an American pediatric pathologist known for helping to identify Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which is partly named after him. He is also known for his role as reference pathologist for the National W ...

(born 1933), American pathologist

Characters

John Beckwith (character) ''Wedding Crashers'' is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher, starring Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken with Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper and Jane Seymour ...

, main character in the movie "Wedding Crashers", played by Owen Wilson

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