John Grant may refer to:

Entertainment

* John Grant (author) (1949–2020), pseudonym used by science fiction writer Paul Le Page Barnett *

John Grant (children's author) John Grant (22 May 1930 – 23 February 2014) was a Scottish author and illustrator, possibly best known as the author of the ''Littlenose'' series of children's stories, which he read on the BBC's '' Jackanory'' in 55 programmes from 1968 to 1986 ...

(1930–2014), Scottish writer and illustrator known for the ''Littlenose'' series *

John Grant (novelist) John Grant (born 1933), professionally known under pen name Jonathan Gash, is a British doctor and writer, best known as the author of the Lovejoy series that was adapted to television by Ian La Frenais He has also written under the name of Grah ...

(born 1933), writes under the pen name Jonathan Gash *

John Grant (pipe-major) John Grant (11 August 1876 – 25 April 1961) was an amateur aficionado of the Great Highland bagpipe who, for over fifty years, composed piobaireachd and Ceòl Beag for members of the British Royal Family, important noblemen and women, and c ...

(1876–1961), Scottish bagpipe player *

John Grant (musician) John William Grant (born July 25, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter who holds both American and Icelandic citizenship. He came to prominence as the co-founder, lead singer, pianist, and primary songwriter for the alternative ...

(born 1968), lead vocalist with The Czars *

John Grant (screenwriter) John Grant (December 27, 1891 – November 19, 1955) was a comedy writer best known for his association with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Costello called him their "chief idea man". Grant contributed to Abbott and Costello's radio, film and ...

(1891–1955), wrote for Abbott and Costello * John Grant (born 1960), pseudonym Jock Strap, vocalist with London punk band The Straps *

John Moreau Grant Captain John Moreau Grant CBE (1895–1986) was the first Commanding Officer of in Esquimalt, British Columbia. The Grant Building at Royal Roads University was named in his honour. Education John Moreau Grant was born in 1895 in Halifax, N ...

(1895–1986), Canadian naval officer * Johnny Grant (radio personality) (1923–2008), American radio personality * John Grant, character in '' Action for Slander'' * John Grant, character in '' Wake in Fright''

Military

John Duncan Grant Colonel John Duncan Grant (28 December 1877 – 20 February 1967) was a British Indian Army officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for ...

(1877–1967), British soldier *

John Gildroy Grant John Gildroy Grant, VC (26 August 1889 – 25 November 1970) was a soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that ...

(1889–1970), New Zealand soldier * John Robert Grant (1729–1790), British soldier, American Loyalist and the first British settler of Summerville, Nova Scotia *

John Grant (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral John Grant (13 October 1908 – 28 February 1996) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet. Naval career Grant joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in the battleship in 1926. He specialised in anti-submarin ...

(1908–1996), admiral who commanded the Reserve Fleet of the Royal Navy *

Johannes Grant Johannes Grant or Johannis Grandi was a mercenary employed by the Byzantine Empire at the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Contemporary Greek and Latin accounts referred to him as being German, although Runciman has suggested he may actually have ...

, Scottish engineer who fought in the Siege of Constantinople

Politics

* John Gaston Grant (1858–1923), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * John Grant (British diplomat) (born 1954), British diplomat and head of the UK's Mission to the European Union * John Grant (British politician) (1932–2000), British Labour and SDP Member of Parliament * John Grant (Gunpowder Plot) (c. 1570–1606), one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot * John Grant (Manchester politician), Manchester councillor for Whalley Range * John Grant (Australian politician) (1857–1928), Australian Senator * John Grant (Queensland politician) (born 1954), member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 *

John Grant (Canadian politician) John Grant (June 1, 1841 – December 12, 1919) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1882 to 1890 and Victoria City from 1890 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of British C ...

(1841–1919), Scottish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia * John James Grant (born 1936), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia *

John Peter Grant (MP) John Peter Grant (21 September 1774 – 17 May 1848) was a Scottish politician from Inverness-shire who sat in the House of Commons for English constituencies between 1812 and 1826. Life John Peter Grant was born in 1774. Educated at Edinburg ...

(1774–1848), Scottish politician * John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart (born 1946), Scottish peer, landowner and conservationist * John Peter Grant (1807–1893), British colonial administrator

Sports

John Grant (American football) John David Grant (born June 28, 1950) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), playing seven seasons with the Denver Broncos. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Grant graduated from its Capital High S ...

(born 1950) * John Grant (Scottish footballer) (1931–2021) * John Grant (footballer, born 1891), English * John Grant (footballer, born 1981), English *

John Grant (rugby league) John Grant (born 19 March 1950) is an Australian businessman, rugby league football administrator and former chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission which controls rugby league in Australia. A former player of the 1970s, he was a Qu ...

(born 1950), Australian * John Grant (cricketer) (born 1941), Australian *

John Grant Jr. John Christopher Grant Jr. (born November 7, 1974) is a Hall of Fame professional lacrosse player who has played in Major League Lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League, and the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Grant Jr. was named men's lacrosse Offen ...

(born 1974), Canadian lacrosse player *

Jackie Grant George Copeland Grant (9 May 1907 – 26 October 1978), known as Jackie Grant, was a West Indian cricketer who captained the Test side from 1930 to 1935. He was later a missionary in South Africa and Rhodesia. Appointed to the Test captainc ...

(1907–1978), West Indian cricketer

Other

John Grant (priest) John Grant (died c.1744) was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1731 to 1744."Memorials of Barnstaple; being an attempt to supply the want of a history of that ancient borough" Gribble, J.B: Barnstaple, J. Avery, 1830 References Archde ...

(fl. 1731–1744), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * John Grant (neurosurgeon) (1922–2013), neurosurgeon and disability sport administrator *

John C. Boileau Grant John Charles Boileau Grant (1886–1973) was a British-Canadian anatomist, who was the Chair of Anatomy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine from 1930 to 1956. Grant is best known for his textbook ''Grant's Atlas of Anatomy'' and '' ...

(1886–1973), British-Canadian anatomist *

John Marion Grant The execution of John Grant (April 12, 1961 – October 28, 2021) took place in the U.S. state of Oklahoma by means of lethal injection. Grant was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of prison cafeteria worker Gay Carter. Grant's execution f ...

(1961–2021), American convict executed in Oklahoma * John T. Grant (1813–1887), American railroad builder * John T. Grant (judge) (1920–2010), justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. *

John W. Grant John W. Grant (July 26, 1867, West Point, Georgia – March 8, 1938) was a member of the Georgia School of Technology board of trustees and a well-known Atlanta, Georgia, merchant around the 1880s. He was the grandson of John T. Grant and th ...

(1867–1938), Atlanta merchant and banker in the late 19th century

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