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Religion

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John Craig (reformer) John Craig ( – 12 December 1600) was a Protestant Reformers, Reformer, and colleague of John Knox. Originally a Dominican Order, Dominican, he became a Church of Scotland minister with significant extra responsibilities and played an influenti ...
(c. 1512–1600), Scottish minister and ancestor of Reverend John Craig, (1709–1774) * John Craig (priest) (1805–77), English clergyman responsible for All Saints Leamington Spa and the Craig telescope *
John Duncan Craig John Duncan Craig (23 September 1830 – 10 October 1909) was an Irish poet, writer and Church of Ireland clergyman who was also an authority on the language and literature of Provence. He was born in Dublin, son of John Craig of Dulsholm, Scotlan ...
(1831–1909), Irish poet, writer and Church of Ireland clergyman


Sciences

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John Craig (physician) John Craig (died 1620) was a Scottish physician and astronomer. He was physician to King James. He corresponded with Tycho Brahe, and associated with John Napier. Physician He was born in Scotland, the son of an Edinburgh tailor and merchant R ...
(died 1620), Scottish physician *
John Craig (mathematician) John Craig (1663 – 11 October 1731) was a Scottish mathematician and theologian. Biography Born in Dumfries and educated at the University of Edinburgh, Craig moved to England and became a vicar in the Church of England. A friend of Isaac N ...
(1663–1731), Scottish mathematician *
John Craig (geologist) John Craig FGS (1796–1880) was a Scottish geologist and lexicographer. He was lecturer in geology at Anderson's University, Glasgow, and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. In 1849 he published a dictionary. Born at Airdrie, North ...
(1796–1880), Scottish geologist and lexicographer


Military

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John Manson Craig John Manson Craig, VC (5 March 1896 – 19 February 1970) was a British Army officer and Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
(1896–1970), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John R. Craig (1906–1943), officer in the United States Navy


Politics

* John Craig (Ontario MPP) (1843–1898), newspaper publisher and politician in Ontario, Canada * John B. Craig (born 1945), American diplomat *
John Alexander Craig John Alexander Craig (March 26, 1880 – November 20, 1968) was a political figure in Ontario. He represented Lanark North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1937 as a Conservative member. He was born in White in Lanark County ...
(1880–1968), political figure in Ontario


Business

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John D. Craig John D. Craig (1903–1997) was an American businessman, writer, soldier, diver, Hollywood stunt man, film producer, and television host. He worked in the commercial surface-supplied diving industry from the 1930s on, and filmed aerial combat ov ...
(1903–1997), American businessman, entertainer, and deep-sea diver * John Craig, a retail chain in South Africa


Sports

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John Craig (rugby union) John Craig (7 December 1918 – 21 July 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Heriot's. Provincial career He was capped for Edinburgh District. International career He was ...
(1918–1976), Scotland international rugby union player *
John Craige (wrestler) John Craige (July 24, 1886 – August 14, 1954) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as Lo ...
(1886–1954), American, competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics


Others

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John Craig (classicist) John Douglas Craig (31 May 1887 – 13 May 1968) was a Scottish classicist, who was Firth Professor of Latin at the University of Sheffield from 1930 to 1952. Life Craig was the son of Rev Robert Craig, minister in Ardentinny in Argyll, Sco ...
(1887–1968), Scottish classicist, professor at the University of Sheffield *
John C. Craig John Charles Craig (born 1865) was an architect in Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, ...
, architect in Salt Lake City, Utah *
John Craig (economist) John Craig of Glasgow was elected in 1818 to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, from which he resigned about 1840. Otherwise, very little is known about his life. Craig wrote the three-volum''The Elements of Political Science'' (1814 ...
, British economist * Johnny Craig (1926–2001), American comic book artist *
John Craig (fictional agent) James William Mitchell (12 March 1926, in South Shields – 15 September 2002, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a British writer, principally of crime fiction and spy thrillers. Biography The son of a shipyard worker, Mitchell also wrote under t ...
, character in a series of spy thrillers by author James Munro


See also

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Jon Craig Jon Craig is the Chief Political Correspondent of Sky News, the 24-hour television news service operated by Sky Television, part of British Sky Broadcasting. He has occupied this position since July 2006.Jon Craig (architect) Jon Alastair Craig ( – 16 August 2015) was a New Zealand architect. Born in about 1942, Craig was the son of Rawinia Zena (née Wortley) and James Thomas Craig, an architect. In 1969 Craig entered into partnership with his father and Gordon ...
(c. 1941–2015), New Zealand architect *
Jonathan Craig Jonathan Craig MLA is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2007 until his defeat at the 2016 Assembly election. Craig was educated ...
, Northern Irish Unionist politician * Johnny Craig (1926–2001), American comic book artist * Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer/songwriter {{dab, hn=Craig, John