John Henry

John or Jack Henry may refer to:
*John Henry (folklore), the folklore character and subject of eponymous ballad

People

Politicians

*John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire
*John Henry (Maryland politician) (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland
* John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller
*John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky
*John Franklin Henry Mississippi state representative
* John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois
*John Snowdon Henry (1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire
* J. L. Henry (John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge
*John Henry (Australian politician) (1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania
*Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1931–2010), Hungarian prince
*John Henry (Ontario politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario
* John Henry (Cook Islands politician), Cook Islander politician

Sportsmen

*John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher
*John Henry (catcher) (1889–1941), American baseball catcher
* Jack Henry (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2004), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
*Jack Henry (American football) (fl. 1990s), American football player and coach
* John Henry (footballer) (born 1971), Scottish footballer
*Jack Henry (footballer, born 1998), Australian rules footballer for Geelong

Other people

*John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor
*John Joseph Henry (1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier
*John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy
*Seán Ó hEinirí (1915–1998), known in English as John Henry, Irish storyteller and last known monolingual speaker of the Irish language
*Jack Henry (industrialist) (1917–2003), New Zealand industrialist
*Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American former child actor known as John Henry Jr.
*John Henry (judge) (born c.1933), New Zealand jurist
*John Henry (toxicologist) (1939–2007), English toxicologist
*John Raymond Henry (1951–2014), American serial killer
*John W. Henry (born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams
*John B. Henry Jr. (1916-2013), United States Air Force general
*John Henry (born c. 1972), American vocalist in the band Darkest Hour
*John Henry, a stage name of British comedian Norman Clapham (1879–1934)
*Jon Henri, a pseudonym used by American cartoonist Joe Simon

In art, media, and entertainment

Characters

*John Henry, a character/ stage name of the comedian Norman Clapham, popular in BBC radio in the 1920s
*John Henry, character in the 2006 comic series '' The Transformers: Evolutions''
*John Henry, character in the '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' science-fiction TV series
* John Henry (DC Comics), alter ego of John Wilson, character in DC Comics
*Steel (John Henry Irons), character from DC Comics, more commonly known as the superhero Steel

Film

*John Henry, a character in the 1963 film '' All the Way Home''
* ''John Henry'' (2000 film), a short film in the ''Disney's American Legends'' series
* ''John Henry'' (2020 film), a dramatic thriller film starring Terry Crews and Ludacris

Literature

* ''John Henry'' (novel), a 1931 novel by Roark Bradford
*'' John Henry, an American Legend'' (1971), a children's book by Ezra Jack Keats
* ''John Henry'' (picture book) (1994) a children's picture book by Julius Lester

Music

* ''John Henry'' (album), a 1994 album by They Might Be Giants
*"John Henry" or "John Henry Blues", a song recorded by DeFord Bailey
* ''John Henry'' (musical), a 1940 Broadway musical based on the 1931 novel

Other uses

*John Henry (horse) (1975–2007), American Thoroughbred race horse
*Jack Henry & Associates, an American information technology company
*John Henry, an American brand of clothing, originated by Henry Grethel, now owned by Perry Ellis International

See also

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* John Hemry
* John Henryism, a psychological term for a type of coping behaviours

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