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John Holt (publisher) John Holt (1721—1784) was a colonial American newspaper publisher, printer, postmaster, and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He was involved with publishing the ''Connecticut Gazette'', the ''New York Gazette'', and the ''New- ...

(1721–1784), publisher and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia *

John Langford-Holt Sir John Anthony Langford-Holt (30 June 1916 – 23 July 1993) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury from 1945 to 1983. Unlike most other members of Parliament, Sir John made it clear that he would never seek ministerial ...

(1916–1993), British Member of Parliament *

John Holt (Australian politician) Walter John Holt QC (7 May 1929 – 9 March 2012) was an Australian politician and judge. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1972 to 1984, and was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House from ...

(1929–2012), New South Wales politician

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John Holt (American football) John Stephanie Holt (May 14, 1959 – February 13, 2013) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at West Texas State Universit ...

(1959–2013), American football cornerback *

John Holt (Australian footballer) John Holt (born 29 September 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serv ...

(born 1962), for North Melbourne * John Holt (basketball), American basketball player *

John Holt (cricketer) John Kenneth Constantine Holt, known as J. K. Holt junior, (12 August 1923 – 3 June 1997) was a West Indies cricket team, West Indian international cricketer who played in 17 Test cricket, Test matches between English cricket team in West In ...

(1923–1997), West Indian cricketer *

John Holt (footballer, born 1956) John Holt (born 21 November 1956) is a Scottish football coach and retired footballer. He played at either full-back or in midfield. He began his career with Dundee United, where he made more than 400 appearances between 1974 and 1987. Holt w ...

, Scottish footballer for Dundee United * John Holt (swimmer) (1922–1966), British swimmer *

Johnny Holt Johnny Holt (10 April 1865 – 1937) was an English professional footballer who played in twenty-one of Everton's twenty-two game Football League title winning side of 1890–91. Biography Holt played for a number of clubs before signing ...

(1865–1937), English footballer for Everton

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* John Holt (15th-century judge) (died 1418), English judge * John Holt (English educator) (died 1504), educator of Henry VIII *

John Holt (academic) John Holt, D.D. was an Oxford college head. Holt was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He held the livings at Welbury, Cranleigh Cranleigh is a village and civil parish, about southeast of Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies on ...

(died 1631), Oxford college head *

John Holt (Lord Chief Justice) Sir John Holt (23 December 1642 – 5 March 1710) was an English lawyer who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 17 April 1689 to his death. He is frequently credited with playing a major role in ending the prosecution of witches in Eng ...

(1642–1710), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales *

John Holt (composer) John Holt was a leading change ringer and noted composer of peals on English full circle bells in the 18th century, and is described as a composer "..holding a position which is unique in the history of change ringing". One John Holt who was ...

(1726–1753), London bell ringer * John Holt (Archdeacon of Salop) (died 1734), Anglican priest * John Holt (author) (1743–1801), English author *

John Holt (businessman) John Holt (31 October 1841 – 22 June 1915) was an English merchant, who founded a shipping line operating between Liverpool and West Africa, and a number of businesses in Nigeria, which are now incorporated in John Holt plc. Started apprentice ...

(1841–1915), English shipping merchant * John F. Holt (1915–1996), American medical doctor *

John Riley Holt John Riley Holt, Royal Society, FRS (15 February 1918 – 6 January 2009) was an English experimental physicist who played a part in the development of the Nuclear weapon, atom bomb and later became one of the pioneers of Particle p ...

(1918–2009), English experimental physicist *

John Holt (educator) John Caldwell Holt (April 14, 1923 – September 14, 1985) was an American author and educator, a proponent of homeschooling (specifically the unschooling approach), and a pioneer in youth rights theory. After a six-year stint teaching element ...

(1923–1985), American homeschooling pioneer *

John Holt (singer) John Kenneth Holt CD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Early life Holt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kings ...

(1947–2014), Jamaican reggae singer * John Holt (veterinarian) (1931–2013), Australian veterinarian and Olympic shooter * John Holt & Co (Liverpool), a United Kingdom company *

John Holt plc John Holt plc is a Nigerian conglomerate that participates in many areas of the economy. The Nigerian company is a subsidiary of John Holt & Co. (Liverpool) Ltd, a British company. A minority of the shares are traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchang ...

, Nigerian conglomerate

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