John Griffiths may refer to:

Politicians and lawyers

* John Griffiths (Welsh politician) (born 1956), Welsh Labour Party politician * John Griffiths (Conservative politician) (born 1953), British local government leader * John Griffiths (Liberal politician) (born 1934), British politician and author *

John Calvert Griffiths John Calvert Griffiths CMG KC SC was the Attorney General of Hong Kong from 1979 to 1983. Early life Griffiths was born in Persia, now Iran, on 16 January 1931. He is the son of Oswald Hardy Griffiths and Christina Flora Griffiths (née Li ...

(born 1931), former Attorney General of Hong Kong and lawyer *

John L. Griffiths John Lewis Griffiths (October 7, 1855 – May 17, 1914), was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served in the Indiana state legislature, was active in Republican politics, and was Consul General of the United States to Britain, from 1905 until hi ...

(1855–1914), Consul General of the United States to Britain *

John Jones Griffiths John Jones Griffiths (1839–1901) was an educationalist, Liberal politician and prominent figure in the public life of the Rhondda, Wales. Early life and career Griffiths was born in Aberystwyth and received his early education at Penparcau Natio ...

(1839–1901), Welsh educationalist and politician

Sportsmen

John Griffiths (cricketer, born 1863) John Griffiths (born 27 January 1863, date of death unknown) was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes muc ...

(1863–?), cricketer * John Griffiths (cricketer, born 1931) (1931–1982), cricketer *

Jack Griffiths John Griffiths (15 September 1909 – 1975) was an English footballer who played at left-back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, and Manchester United in the 1930s. He won promotion out of the Second Division three times, once wit ...

(1909–1975), English footballer * John Griffiths (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1953), English football wing half (Grimsby Town) * John Griffiths (footballer, born 1951) (born 1951), English football midfielder (Aston Villa, Stockport County)

Others

* John Griffiths (Medal of Honor) (1835–?), American Civil War soldier and sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *

John Griffiths (shipowner) John Griffiths (1801-1881) was an Australian shipowner and builder. Early life His father, Johnathon, was born in England in 1773 and, in 1788, at the age of 15, was sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia. He arrived Sydney in J ...

(1801–1881), Australian colonial shipowner and builder *

John Griffiths (academic) John Griffiths (27 July 1806 – 14 August 1885) was an academic at the University of Oxford, where he was Warden of Wadham College and Keeper of the Archives. Life John Griffiths, the son of a clergyman and schoolteacher also called John Griffi ...

(1806–1885), English academic and Warden of Wadham College, Oxford *

John Griffiths (artist) John Griffiths (29 November 1837 – 1 December 1918) was a British artist who worked in India, noted for his Orientalist works. Life and career He was born in Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, on the 29 November 1837, son of Evan Griff ...

(1837–1918), artist who worked in India *

John Griffiths (curator) John Griffiths (15 June 1952 – 9 April 2010) was a Welsh museum curator at the Science Museum in London, England.John Becklake, "Obituary: John Griffiths". ''Life after the Museum'', No 25, page 21, Autumn 2010. Griffiths spent his childhood in ...

(1952–2010), Welsh museum curator *

John Griffiths (mathematician) John Griffiths (1837 – May 1916) was a Welsh mathematician and academic associated with Jesus College, Oxford, for nearly 60 years. Biography Griffiths was born in Llangyndeyrn near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and educated at Cowbrid ...

(1837/8–1916), Welsh mathematician * John Griffiths (musician) (born 1952), Australian vihuelist and musicologist *

John F. Griffiths John Frederick Griffiths (8 February 1926 – 27 July 2003) was a Professor of Meteorology (as well as of agricultural climatology, architectural climatology and numerous other fields) at Texas A&M University and with the Organization for Tropi ...

(1926–2003), British and American climatologist *

John W. Griffiths John Willis Griffiths (October 6, 1809 – March 30, 1882) was an American naval architect who was influential in his design of clipper ships and his books on ship design and construction. He also designed steamships and war vessels and paten ...

(1809–1882), American naval architect ** SS John W. Griffiths, a Liberty ship *

J. Gwyn Griffiths John Gwyn Griffiths (7 December 1911 – 15 June 2004) was a Welsh poet, Egyptologist and nationalist political activist who spent the largest span of his career lecturing at Swansea University. Early life Born in 1911 in Porth in the Rhondda ...

(1911–2004), Welsh poet, Egyptologist and nationalist political activist *

John Griffiths (surgeon) John Griffiths of Erryd (28 October 1754 – 17 September 1822) was a London medical practitioner and surgeon. His parents were the Reverend John Griffiths, B.A. from Oxford University, and Mary Denham. Career Dr Griffiths was appointed surgeo ...

(1754–1822), Surgeon to Queen Charlotte's household * John Griffiths (archdeacon of Llandaff) (1820–1897) * John O. Griffiths (1923–2001), British philatelist * John Fraser Griffiths (died 1971), South African who worked as a British colonial official {{human name disambiguation, Griffiths, John