John, Johnny, or Jon Hamilton may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Hamilton (painter) John Hamilton (fl. 1765–1786) was a British painter. Biography Hamilton is stated to have been an amateur. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and subscribed to their roll-declaration in 1766. In 1767 he contributed a moon ...

(fl. 1765–1786), British painter *

John R. Hamilton (architect) John Robert Hamilton ( – 21 September 1874) was a nineteenth-century Scottish-American architect, active between 1840 and 1870. Hamilton was born in Scotland, and had a significant practice in England before moving to North America in 1850. ...

(), English architect *

John McLure Hamilton John McLure Hamilton (January 31, 1853 John Hamilton (actor) John Rummel Hamilton (January 16, 1887 – October 15, 1958) was an American actor who appeared in many movies and television programs, including the role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White in the 1950s television program '' Adventur ...

(1887–1958), American actor *

John F. Hamilton John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theater but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kaz ...

(1893–1967), American actor * John "Bugs" Hamilton (1911–1947), American trumpeter * John Hamilton (artist) (1919–1993), British army officer and artist * John R. Hamilton (photographer) (1923–1997), American photographer * John T. Hamilton (born 1963), American literary scholar and musician *

Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, sailor, and Marine. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in Westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in film ...

(1916–1986), American actor who operated under the code name "John Hamilton" as an agent for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II

Military

* John Hamilton (Jacobite) (1651/52–1691), Irish military officer in the Williamite War in Ireland *

John Hamilton (Royal Navy officer) Captain John Hamilton (2 March 1714 – 18 December 1755) was a British naval officer, the second son of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer. Biography Hamilton chose a career in the Royal Navy and served in Guinea and the West ...

(1714–1755), British naval officer *

John Hamilton (British Army officer) John, Johnny, or Jon Hamilton may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1765–1786), British painter * John R. Hamilton (architect) (), English architect * John McLure Hamilton (1853–1936), Anglo-American artist * Joh ...

(1724–1802), British Army officer who served in North America * John Hamilton (American Revolution) (died 1816), Loyalist military officer in the American Revolutionary War * Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook (1755–1835), British and Portuguese general of the Napoleonic Wars *

John Fane Charles Hamilton John Fane Charles Hamilton (28 September 1820 – 29 April 1864) was a British naval officer, after whom the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, is named. A statue of him stood in the centre of Hamilton from 2013 to 2020. Biography Early life ...

(1829–1864), British naval officer, after whom the town of Hamilton in New Zealand is named * John Patrick Hamilton (1896–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Brown Hamilton (1896–1973), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

John Graham Hamilton Admiral Sir John Graham Hamilton, (12 July 1910 – 27 October 1994) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1964 to 1967. Naval career Hamilton joined the Royal Navy in 1924, and specialised in gunn ...

(1910–1994), British admiral * John Hamilton (RNZAF officer) (), former Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Nobility

* John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow (before 1370 – c. 1402) Scottish nobleman and soldier *

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton (1540–1604) was the founder of the long line of the Duke of Hamilton, marquesses and dukes of Hamilton in Scotland. Birth and origins John was born about 1540 in Scotland. He was the third son of Ja ...

(c. 1535–1604), Scottish nobleman *

John Hamilton, 1st Lord Bargany John Hamilton, 1st Lord Bargany was a Scottish peer. Biography He was the eldest son of Sir John Hamilton of Lettrick and his wife Jean, daughter of Alexander Campbell, Bishop of Brechin. His father, a natural son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess ...

(died 1658), Scottish peer *

John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington (1626 – 31 August 1669) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Haddington was born in 1626, second son of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington and Lady Catherine Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine, Earl of Ma ...

(1626–1669), Scottish nobleman *

John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton (died 17 June 1679), known as Sir John Hamilton, 2nd Baronet from circa 1645 to 1647, was a Scottish peer. Hamilton was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Baronet, and his wife Margaret (née Hamilton ...

(died 1679), Scottish peer *

John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany, (''c.'' 1640 – 15 May 1693) was a Scottish peer whose family fortunes were deeply implicated in the struggles over Presbyterianism and the Church of England during the Interregnum and the Monmouth Rebellion. He ...

(c. 1640–1693), Scottish peer and soldier *

John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton (5 July 1656 – 21 June 1708) was a Scottish peer, landowner and politician. Life He was the eldest son of Robert Hamilton, Lord Presmennan (d. 1696). Having married Margaret, granddaughter of John H ...

(1656–1708), Scottish politician and critic of the 1707 Acts of Union *

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (2 July 1756 – 27 January 1818) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Background and education John James was born in July 1756 in London, the posthumous son of John Hamilton (Royal Navy offic ...

(1756–1818), Scottish nobleman *

John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (16 November 1829 – 15 October 1900), was a Scottish soldier and politician. Hamilton was born in Marseille, France, the only son of Archibald James Hamilton, 12th of Orbiston (179 ...

(1829–1900), Scottish soldier and politician *

John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner John Andrew Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner, (3 February 1859 – 24 May 1934) was a British lawyer and judge. He was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (King's Bench Division) in 1909, a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1912 and a Lord of ...

(1859–1934), British law lord *

John d'Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell John d'Henin Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, (1 May 1911 – 31 January 1990), was a British peer and courtier. He served with the Coldstream Guards during the Second World War, and after succeeding his uncle in the peerage in 1952, be ...

(1911–1990), Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

Politics

Canada

John Hamilton (Ontario politician) John Hamilton (1802 – 10 October 1882) was a businessman, a political figure in Upper Canada and member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Queenston in 1802, the son of Robert Hamilton. He was educated in Queenston and Edinburgh, ...

(1802–1882), Canadian Senator representing Ontario * John Robinson Hamilton (1808–1870), Canadian lawyer and political figure in Quebec * John Hamilton (Quebec politician) (1827–1888), Canadian Senator representing Quebec * John Claude Hamilton (1854–?), Canadian politician * John Borden Hamilton (1913–2005), Canadian lawyer and politician

U.K.

* John Hamilton (1656–1713), MP for Dungannon and

Augher Augher (from meaning "edge/border") is a small village in south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies just 6 miles to the border with County Monaghan and is 16 miles south of Dungannon. It is situated in the historic barony of Clogher and ...

John Hamilton (Donegal MP) John, Johnny, or Jon Hamilton may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1765–1786), British painter *John R. Hamilton (architect) (), English architect *John McLure Hamilton (1853–1936), Anglo-American artist *John Ha ...

, MP for St Johnstown and Donegal * John Hamilton (Wendover MP) (1685–1757), English MP for

Wendover Wendover is a town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along t ...

* John Hamilton (died 1757), MP for Dundalk and

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ...

John Hamilton (1715–1796) John Hamilton (4 February 1715 – 12 February 1796) was a Scottish MP in the British Parliament. He was the second son of Sir Robert Dalrymple of Castleton, Haddington and changed his name to Hamilton in 1736 when he inherited the estate of B ...

, Scottish politician, MP for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire * John Hamilton (1751–1804), Scottish politician, MP for

Haddingtonshire East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for loca ...

John Hamilton (Liverpool) John Hamilton (2 September 1922 – 14 December 2006) was a British politician. He was a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and Leader of Liverpool City Council from 1983 to 1986. Municipal life Hamilton was a lifelong bachelor a ...

(1922–2006), Leader of Liverpool City Council 1983–1986

U.S.

John Hamilton (New Jersey politician) John Hamilton ( 1681–1747) was an American politician from the colonial period who served as acting governor of the Province of New Jersey from 1736–1738, and from 1746–1747. Career The son of Andrew Hamilton, proprietary governor of bot ...

(c. 1681–1747), American politician * John Hamilton (congressman) (1754–1837), American politician and Pennsylvania Congressman * John Taylor Hamilton (1843–1925), US Representative from Iowa * John Marshall Hamilton (1847–1905), governor of Illinois * John M. Hamilton (1855–1916), US Representative from West Virginia * John Hamilton (Kansas politician) (1892–1973), American politician and chairman of the Republican National Committee * John H. Hamilton Jr. (1919–1986), Pennsylvania politician

Other political figures

* John Hamilton (Tasmanian politician) (1834–1924), member of Tasmanian House of Assembly 1891–1903 * John Hamilton (Queensland politician) (1841–1916), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * John Ronald Hamilton (1871–1940), New Zealand politician

Religion

John Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews) John Hamilton (3 February 1512 – 6 April 1571), Scottish prelate and politician, was an illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, The 1st Earl of Arran (in the Peerage of Scotland). Brother of the Regent At a very early age Hamil ...

(1512–1571), Scottish politician, Archbishop of St Andrews, Keeper of the Privy Seal * John Hamilton (controversialist) (1547–1611), Scottish Catholic controversialist * John Hamilton of Blair (born c. 1640), 17th century Church of Scotland minister and bishop * John Hamilton (priest) (died 1756), Irish Anglican priest * John William Hamilton (1845–1934), American, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Sports

Association football

* John Hamilton (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1947), Scottish footballer for FC Barcelona * John Hamilton (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), Scottish footballer for West Ham United *

Johnny Hamilton (footballer, born 1935) Johnny Hamilton (22 January 1935 – 8 August 2013) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hearts, Watford and Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play ...

(1935–2013), Scottish footballer for Heart of Midlothian * Johnny Hamilton (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2015), Scottish footballer for Hibernian and Rangers * Jock Hamilton (A. John Hamilton, 1869–1931), Scottish footballer for Ayr, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Loughborough, Bristol City, Leicester Fosse, Watford, Wellingborough & Fulham * Jock Hamilton (footballer, born 1879) (John H. Hamilton, 1879–1925), Scottish footballer for Leith Athletic, Leeds City and Brentford, among others

Other sports

* John Hamilton (cricketer) (1855–1904), English cricketer * John Hamilton (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1964), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * J. H. Hamilton (John H. Hamilton), Negro league infielder in the 1920s * J. C. Hamilton (John C. Hamilton, 1913–1991), Negro league baseball player in the 1940s * John Hamilton (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2007), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne * Johnny Hamilton (basketball) (born 1994), Trinidadian basketball player

Others

* John Hamilton (architect) (1761–1812), architect and builder in Edinburgh's First New Town, uncle of Thomas Hamilton *

John Church Hamilton John Church Hamilton (August 22, 1792 − July 25, 1882) was an American historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Early life and education Hamilton was born on Au ...

(1792–1882), son of the American founding father Alexander Hamilton * John B. Hamilton (1847–1898), U.S. Surgeon General *

John Hamilton (university chancellor) John, Johnny, or Jon Hamilton may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1765–1786), British painter *John R. Hamilton (architect) (), English architect *John McLure Hamilton (1853–1936), Anglo-American artist *John Ha ...

(1851–1939), Quebec merchant and chancellor of Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec * John Hamilton (farmer) (), Scottish sheep farming pioneer in Patagonia and landowner in the Falkland Islands *

John Hamilton (gangster) John "Red" Hamilton (August 27, 1898 April 26, 1934) was a Canadian criminal and bank robber active in the 1920s–1930s, most notably as an associate of John Dillinger. He is best known for his lingering death and secret burial after being mort ...

(1899–1934), Canadian murderer and bank-robber and associate of John Dillinger * John Randle Hamilton (born 1944), American diplomat * John Maxwell Hamilton (born 1947), journalist, civil servant and educator *

John Hamilton (judge) John, Johnny, or Jon Hamilton may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Hamilton (painter) (fl. 1765–1786), British painter * John R. Hamilton (architect) (), English architect *John McLure Hamilton (1853–1936), Anglo-American artist *John H ...

, judge of the

Supreme Court of New South Wales The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian States and territories of Australia, State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil law (common law), civil matters, and hears ...

, Australia, 1997–2009 * Jon Hamilton, scientist and NPR correspondent