John Chambers may refer to:

Academics

John Chambers (scientist) John Chambers may refer to: Academics * John Chambers (scientist), one of two scientists who formulated the Planet V theory in 2002 * John Chambers (statistician), creator of the S programming language and core member of the R programming languag ...

, one of two scientists who formulated the

Planet V Planet V is a hypothetical fifth terrestrial planet posited by NASA scientists John Chambers and Jack J. Lissauer to have once existed between Mars and the asteroid belt. In their hypothesis the Late Heavy Bombardment of the Hadean era began a ...

theory in 2002 *

John Chambers (statistician) John McKinley Chambers is the creator of the S programming language, and core member of the R programming language project. He was awarded the 1998 ACM Software System Award for developing S. Early life Chambers received a Bachelor of Science f ...

, creator of the S programming language and core member of the R programming language project *

John Chambers (topographer) John Chambers (1780–1839) was an English antiquarian and topographer. Life Born in London in March 1780, Chambers began a career in the office of an architect. Having come into a fortune by the death of his father, he gave up work. In 1806 he be ...

(1780–1839), English antiquarian

Artists

John Chambers (artist) John Chambers (9 January 1852 – 10 July 1928) was a landscape, seascape and portrait painter in oil, tempera and watercolour, and an etcher and illustrator. Biography Chambers was born in South Shields and educated at the town's Union Br ...

(1852–1928), British landscape, seascape and portrait painter * John Chambers (make-up artist) (1922–2001), American make-up artist, won a special Oscar for his work on ''Planet of the Apes''

Businessmen

* John Chambers (Australian pastoralist) (c. 1815–1889), Australian pioneer, brother of James Chambers (pastoralist) *

John Chambers (pastoralist) John Chambers (20 January 1819–11 July 1893) was a New Zealand pastoralist, community leader and businessman. He was born in Heanor, Derbyshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders ...

(1819–1893), New Zealand pastoralist, community leader and businessman *

John Chambers (businessman) John Chambers (c. 1839 – 27 September 1903) was a British citizen who became a New Zealand businessman and ironsands entrepreneur. Early life He was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England in about 1839 and arrived in New Zealand in ...

(c. 1839–1903), New Zealand businessman *

John T. Chambers John Thomas Chambers (born August 23, 1949) is the former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems. Early life Chambers was born on August 23, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio to John Tuner "Jack" and June Chambers. His mother was a psychiatrist and ...

(born 1949), American businessman and former CEO of Cisco Systems

Clergy

John Chambre John Chambre (also Chamber or Chambers) (1470–1549) was an English churchman, academic and physician. Early life Born in Northumberland, Chambre studied at Oxford, where he was elected fellow of Merton College in 1492. Having taken holy ord ...

(1470–1549), also Chambers, English churchman, academic and physician *

John Chambers (bishop) John Chambers (died 1556) was an English Benedictine, the last Abbot of Peterborough and first Bishop of Peterborough. Life He was born in Peterborough and was sometimes called Burgh or Borowe. He became a monk in the abbey there, and was elect ...

(died 1556), last abbot of Peterborough abbey and, after the dissolution, the first bishop of Peterborough *

John David Chambers John David Chambers, (1805–1893) was an English legal and liturgical writer. Early life John David Chambers, eldest son of Captain David Chambers Esq., Royal Navy, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex, was born in London in 1805. He was educated a ...

(1805–1893), English legal and liturgical writer

Politicians

John Chambers (politician) John Chambers (October 6, 1780 – September 21, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and the second Governor of the Iowa Territory. He was appointed by President William Henry Harrison. Education & early career Chambers was born at Br ...

(1780–1852), American politician, governor of Iowa Territory in 1841–1845 * John G. Chambers (Delaware politician), member of the

67th Delaware General Assembly The 67th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives. Elections were held the first Tuesday after November 1 and terms bega ...

John Green Chambers John Green Chambers (2 April 1798 – 27 August 1884) was an American politician. Chambers was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on 2 April 1798, and worked as a physician and pharmacist. He later moved to Titus County, Texas, and was elected ...

(1798–1884), American politician from Texas *

John M. Chambers (politician) John Miller Chambers (July 21, 1845 – June 11, 1916) was an Irish Americans, Irish-American businessman and politician from New York. Life Chambers was born on July 21, 1845, in Ireland. He immigrated to America when he was very young. He li ...

(1845–1916), Irish-American businessman and politician from New York * John Chambers Hughes (1891–1971), United States diplomat *

John Thomas Chambers Jr. John Thomas Chambers Jr. (February 29, 1928 – February 25, 2011) was an American politician from Maryland. hambers served on the Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, ...

(1928–2011), American politician from Maryland

Sportsmen

John Chambers (Australian cricketer) John Chambers (30 October 1930 – 12 September 2017) was an Australian cricketer. He played 27 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1950 and 1955. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria ...

(1930–2017), Australian cricketer *

John Chambers (English cricketer) John Edward Chambers (born 23 October 1971) is an English cricketer. Chambers is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Barking, London.and is now a primary school teacher Chambers represented the Essex Cricke ...

(born 1971), English cricketer *

John Chambers (footballer) John Chambers (born 7 October 1949) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Southend United. He also had a spell as manager of Kidderminster Harriers from 1979 to 1983, and became player-manager of ...

(born 1949), English footballer *

Johnnie Chambers Johnnie Monroe Chambers (September 10, 1911 – May 11, 1977) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in two games with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball in 1937. He also played in the minor leagues from 1931 to ...

(1911-1977), American baseball player * John Graham Chambers (1843–1883), codified the "Marquess of Queensberry rules", upon which modern day boxing is based

Others

* John B. Chambers (born 1956), evaluator of sovereign debt for Standard & Poor's * John Chambers (writer), American television soap opera writer

Fictional characters

* Johnny Quick, a DC Comics character whose real name was Johnny Chambers *Joanna "Johnny" Chambers, one of the two main characters in the 2020 novel ''

Beneath the Rising ''Beneath the Rising'' is a 2020 science fiction/cosmic horror novel by Premee Mohamed. It was first published by Solaris Books. Synopsis When teenage super-scientist Joanna "Johnny" Chambers invents a clean energy generator in 2002, it draws the ...