John Cairns may refer to: *

John Cairns (biochemist) Hugh John Forster Cairns FRS (21 November 1922 – 12 November 2018) was a British physician and molecular biologist who made significant contributions to molecular genetics, cancer research, and public health. Cairns received his M.D. from O ...

(1922–2018), biochemist who first demonstrated the structure and replication of the ''E. coli'' genome * John Cairns (cricketer) (1925–2014), English cricketer * John Cairns (politician) (1859–1923), British politician, MP for Morpeth * John Cairns (1818–1892), Scottish divine and writer * John Cairns (1857–1922), United Presbyterian Church minister, writer and biographer *

John Cairns (born 1942) John Ballantyne Cairns KCVO KStJ (born 1942) is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. Following a career as a solicitor, he studied theology and was ordained in 1974. His first charge was as minister at the parishes of Langholm, Ewes a ...

, former moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland * John Cairns (footballer) (1902–1965), Scottish football forward

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