John or Jack Fitzgerald, or variants, may refer to:

Military

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John Forster FitzGerald Field Marshal Sir John Forster FitzGerald, GCB (c.1785 – 24 March 1877), was a soldier from Ireland who served as an officer in the British Army. He fought in the Peninsular War, seeing action at the Battle of Badajoz, the Battle of Salaman ...

(1785–1877), Irish soldier, officer in British Army during the Napoleonic wars and Liberal MP *

John Fitzgerald (soldier) John Fitzgerald was an American soldier, born in Cook County, Illinois in about 1817. He fought at the Siege of Pueblo de Taos, February 3–5, 1847, during the Taos Revolt. Following that fight, on February 8, he assassinated "Tomascito" Romero, o ...

(1817–?), American soldier * John Fitzgerald (Medal of Honor) (1873–1948), American Medal of Honor recipient

Nobility

John FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond John FitzThomas, 1st Baron Desmond (died 1261) was the son of Thomas Fitzmaurice, Lord OConnello by his wife Ellinor, daughter of Jordan de Marisco, and sister of Geoffrey de Marisco, who was appointed justiciar of Ireland in 1215.Cokayne, G ...

(died 1261) *

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare John FitzThomas (c. 1250 – d. 10 September 1316) was an Anglo-Norman in the Peerage of Ireland, as 4th Lord of Offaly from 1287 and subsequently as 1st Earl of Kildare from 1316. Life He was the eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice (son of Mauri ...

(c. 1250–1316), Irish nobleman *

John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond (died 1399) was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond. Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire'. London: Harrison. 186 ...

(died 1399) *

John FitzGerald, de facto 12th Earl of Desmond John FitzGerald, de facto 12th Earl of Desmond (died December 1536) was the brother of Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond. Upon his brother's death in 1534, John disputed the title to the earldom of his brother's grandson, James FitzGer ...

(died 1534) *

John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald (died 1589) was the hereditary Seneschal of Imokilly (Imokilly is the area around Youghal, both words deriving from ''Eochaill'', meaning a yew wood), an Irish nobleman of the originally Welsh-Norman FitzGerald dynasty ...

(died 1589), Irish baron *

John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare (1661 – 9 November 1707), styled Lord Offaly until 1664, was an Irish peer. Background Kildare was the son of Wentworth FitzGerald, 17th Earl of Kildare, and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Holles, 2nd Ea ...

(1661–1707) *

Lord John FitzGerald Lord John FitzGerald (3 March 1952 – 3 August 2015), was an Irish nobleman, British Army officer, racehorse trainer, and horseracing administrator. Lord John was the second son of Gerald, 8th Duke of Leinster, and his second wife, Anne, daugh ...

(1952–2015), Irish nobleman

Politics and law

UK

John Fitzgerald (governor) Sir John Fitzgerald was an Irish soldier of the seventeenth century, best known for serving as Governor of Tangier during the 1660s. He commanded the Tangier Garrison during this time. He later participated in the Williamite War in Ireland (1689� ...

(), Irish soldier and governor of Tangier *

John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry John FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry (1706 – 10 June 1741) was an Irish politician and hereditary knight. He was the older son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry, and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. His yo ...

(1706–1741), Irish MP for Dingle *

John Fitzgerald (1775–1852) John Fitzgerald (25 December 1775 – 18 March 1852) was a British Member of Parliament. He was born John Purcell, the son of John Purcell, a Dublin physician and his wife Eleanor, the daughter of John Fitzgerald of Waterford. The Purcells were ...

, British MP for Seaford 1826–32 *

John FitzGerald, Baron FitzGerald John David FitzGerald, Baron FitzGerald, PC, PC (Ire) (1 May 1816 – 16 October 1889) was an Irish judge and Liberal politician. Background Born in Dublin, he was the son of the merchant David FitzGerald and his wife Catherine, eldest daugh ...

(1816–1889), Irish judge and politician *Sir John Fitzgerald (brewer) (1857–1930), Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1914–1915 *

Jack Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald ( 1873 – 16 April 1929) was a founder member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain. Fitzgerald was an Irishman who had settled in London, and had joined the socialist movement after becoming a secularist, embracing socialism ...

(1873–1929), founding member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain * Jack Fitzgerald (politician) (John Fitzgerald, 1914–1994), Irish Labour Party politician

US

John Fitzgerald (Wisconsin politician) John Glen Fitzgerald (c. 1827January 31, 1863) was an American banker and Democratic politician in the early years of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served one year as Mayor of Oshkosh (1861), and represented Winnebago County for one year in ...

(c. 1827–1863), Wisconsin banker and politician *

John Wesley Fitzgerald John Wesley Fitzgerald (October 22, 1850 – February 3, 1908) was an American businessman and politician. Biography Born in Montpelier, Vermont, he lived in Lyons, New York after his parents died. He went to Sodus Academy in Sodus, New Yor ...

(1850–1908), American businessman and politician * John C. Fitzgerald (1863–1928), New York politician *

John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative and Mayor of Boston. He also made unsuccessful runs for the United ...

(1863–1950), aka "Honey Fitz", mayor of Boston, grandfather and namesake of president John F. Kennedy *

John J. Fitzgerald John Joseph Fitzgerald (March 10, 1872 – May 13, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a United States Representative from New York from 1899 to 1917. Life and politics Born in Brooklyn, he attended the pub ...

(1872–1952), U.S. representative from New York *

John I. Fitzgerald John Ignatius Fitzgerald (July 18, 1882 – December 16, 1966) was an American attorney who served in the Massachusetts General Court and on the Boston City Council. He was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1948. Early lif ...

(1882–1966), American attorney and politician in Massachusetts *

John Moonan Fitzgerald John Moonan Fitzgerald (January 20, 1923 – June 16, 2008) was an American politician and jurist. Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Fitzgerald served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot during World War II. He had gone to Rochester Co ...

(1923–2008), U.S. jurist and politician *

John Warner Fitzgerald John Warner Fitzgerald (November 14, 1924–July 7, 2006) was an American lawyer, member of the Michigan Senate, and justice (and later chief justice) of the Michigan Supreme Court.

(1924–2006), Michigan chief justice *John P. Fitzgerald III, acting United States Trustee for Region 4 of the United States Trustee Program and respondent in '' Siegel v. Fitzgerald''

Other figures in politics and law

John Daniel FitzGerald John Daniel FitzGerald (11 June 1862 – 4 July 1922) was a politician, union official, journalist and barrister in New South Wales, Australia. Early life Jack FitzGerald was born in Shellharbour to schoolteacher John Daniel FitzGerald and ...

(1862–1922), Australian politician *

John Fitzgerald (Australian politician) John Christopher Fitzgerald (7 October 1864 – 22 December 1936) was an Australian politician. A five-time mayor of the Town of Port Pirie, he was a Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1918 to 1936, representing ...

(1864–1936), member of the South Australian House of Assembly *

Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana Sir John FitzGerald of Dromana ( – 1662 or 1664) was the last of the FitzGeralds of Dromana. He sat as MP for Dungarvan in the Irish Parliament of 1661–1666. Birth and origins John was born about 1635 proba ...

, MP for Dungarvan in the Irish Parliament

Science and medicine

John Patrick Fitzgerald John Patrick Fitzgerald (1815 – 8 January 1897) was a New Zealand doctor, community leader and hospital superintendent. He was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It ...

(1815–1897), New Zealand doctor, community leader and hospital superintendent *

John G. FitzGerald John Gerald "Gerry" FitzGerald (December 9, 1882 in Drayton, Ontario – June 20, 1940) was a Canadian physician and public health specialist who was instrumental in the control of diphtheria, first by producing and freely distributing antitoxin, a ...

(1882–1940), Canadian physician *

John Fitzgerald (computer scientist) __NOTOC__ John S. Fitzgerald FBCS (born 1965) is a British computer scientist. He is a professor at Newcastle University. He was the head of the School of Computing before taking on the role of Dean of Strategic Projects in the university’s F ...

(born 1965), British computer scientist and Chair of Formal Methods Europe

Sports

American football

John Fitzgerald (center) John Robert Fitzgerald (born April 16, 1948) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boston Coll ...

(born 1948), former Dallas Cowboys center *

John Fitzgerald (quarterback) John Fitzgerald (born April 14, 1975) is a former American football quarterback. He last played for the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League. He was previously the head coach of af2's Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz The Oklahoma City Yar ...

(born 1975), former quarterback with the af2's Austin Wranglers * John Fitzgerald (offensive guard) (), former University of Central Oklahoma lineman

Association football (soccer)

* Jack Fitzgerald (footballer) (1930–2003), Irish footballer * John Fitzgerald (soccer) (born 1968), Canadian soccer player, businessman & corporate lawyer *

John Fitzgerald (footballer) John Fitzgerald (born 10 February 1984) was an Irish footballer. Fitzgerald started his career with Park Celtic. He later moved to St. Josephs Boys and then Blackburn Rovers. He represented Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA Worl ...

(born 1984), Irish footballer

Baseball

John Fitzgerald (Rochester Broncos pitcher) John J. Fitzgerald (1866 – December 20, 1892), also known as ''Warren B. Fitzgerald'', was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched one season in the Majors with the 1890 Rochester Broncos. He pitched in a total of 11 games, s ...

(1866–1892), pitcher for the 1890 Rochester Broncos *

John Fitzgerald (Boston Reds pitcher) John H. Fitzgerald (May 30, 1870 – March 31, 1921), was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched one season in the majors with the 1891 Boston Reds. He pitched in a total of six games, started three, completed two of them. ...

(1870–1921), pitcher for the 1891 Boston Reds *

John Fitzgerald (1950s pitcher) John Francis Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1933) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched one game in Major League Baseball with the 1958 San Francisco Giants. Born in Brooklyn, he threw and batted left-handed, stood tall ...

(born 1933), pitcher for the 1958 San Francisco Giants * John Fitzgerald (catcher) (), Negro league baseball catcher

Other sports

John J. Fitz Gerald John Joseph Fitz Gerald (March 7, 1893 – March 17, 1963) was a turf racing writer for the ''New York Morning Telegraph'', from 1912 to 1940 (except for his service in World War I), serving as turf editor for the last 15 years. He was late ...

(1893–1963), American turf racing sportswriter * Jack Fitzgerald (cyclist) (born 1899), Australian cyclist * John Fitzgerald (Australian footballer, born 1961), former Geelong player * John Fitzgerald (Australian footballer, born 1901) (1901–1987), Fitzroy player *

John Fitzgerald (tennis) John Basil Fitzgerald OAM (born 28 December 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who played right-handed with a single-handed backhand. Playing career During his career, he won 6 top-tier singles titles and 30 tour doub ...

(born 1960), Australian tennis player * John Fitzgerald (pentathlete) (born 1948), American modern pentathlete *

John Fitzgerald (rugby union) John Joseph Jude Fitzgerald (born 31 August 1961) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played as a prop forward. Fitzgeerald was born in London in 1961. He played for the Ireland team from 1988 to 1994, winning 12 caps. He was ...

(born 1961), Irish rugby union international player *

Jack Fitzgerald (rugby league) Jack Fitzgerald (1925-1965) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1960s. He played for Western Suburbs as a winger and later coached the club from 1961 to 1964. Playing ca ...

(1925–1965), Australian rugby league player

Others

John Fitzgerald (priest) John Garrald was Dean of Cork from 1628 until his death at Bristol in 1641. Garrald was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Garrald was Treasurer of Cashel from 1625 to 1634; and Prebenary of Cloyne from 1634 to 1635."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernic ...

(), Dean of Cork *

John Anster Fitzgerald John Anster Christian Fitzgerald (1819 – 1906) was a Victorian era fairy painter and portrait artist. He was nicknamed "Fairy Fitzgerald" for his main genre. Many of his fairy paintings are dark and contain images of ghouls, demons, and ...

(died 1906), English fairy painter and portrait artist * John Driscoll Fitz-Gerald (1873–1946), American scholar and philologist *

John D. Fitzgerald John Dennis Fitzgerald (February 3, 1906 – May 30, 1988) was an American author, most notable for The Great Brain series of children's books. Biography Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavi ...

(1906–1988), American author of children's books * John Fitzgerald (poet) (1927–2007), English Carmelite priest and philosopher and Welsh-language poet *

John D. FitzGerald John Dennis Fitzgerald (February 3, 1906 – May 30, 1988) was an American author, most notable for The Great Brain series of children's books. Biography Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavi ...

(born 1952), Irish economist and former director of the Economic and Social Research Institute * John S. Fitzgerald, a frontiersman and erstwhile companion to

Hugh Glass Hugh Glass ( 1783 – 1833) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear. No rec ...