John Hughes may refer to:

Entertainment

Art

* John Hughes (art director) (1882–1954), American art director *

John Hughes (ceramicist) John Percival Hughes, MBE (c. 1935 – 19 June 2013) was a Welsh ceramicist, known for devising and marketing the "Grogg", a range of collectible figurines representing well-known public figures, mostly rugby union players. Hughes came from P ...

(1935–2013), Welsh ceramicist *

John Hughes (sculptor) John Hughes (27 January 1865 – 6 June 1941) was an Irish sculptor. Life Hughes was born in Dublin and educated at North Richmond Street CBS. He entered the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin in 1878 and trained as a part-time student for te ...

(1865–1941), Irish sculptor

Film and television

John Hughes (filmmaker) John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. Hughes began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the '' National Lampoon'' magazine. He went on to Hollywood to write, produc ...

(1950–2009), American film director, writer, and producer *John Hughes, character in British TV series '' Peaky Blinders''

Music

John Hughes (1872–1914) Landore John Hughes (13 February 1872 – 16 June 1914) was a Welsh composer known for his tune ''Calon Lân'', generally used with a poem of the same name by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd). Hughes composed it at the invitation of Gwyrosydd. He co ...

, Welsh composer of ''Calon Lân'' and other hymn-tunes *

John Hughes (1873–1932) John Hughes (22 November 1873 – 14 May 1932) was a Welsh music, Welsh composer of hymn tunes. He is most widely known for the tune Cwm Rhondda. Hughes was born in Dowlais, and brought up in Llanilltud Faerdref (in English: Llantwit Fardre ...

, Welsh composer of ''Cwm Rhondda'' and other hymn-tunes *

John Hughes (Irish musician) John Hughes ( ga, Seán Ó hAodha) (born 23 June 1950) is an Irish people, Irish musician and Talent manager, manager, best known for his management of The Corrs. Career Early career Hughes began his music career by playing in the 1960s Dubli ...

(born 1950), Irish musician and manager of The Corrs *John Hughes III (born 1976), American musician and founder of

Hefty Records Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III,John Hughes (poet) (1677–1720), English poet *

John Hughes (1790–1857) John Hughes (2 January 1790 – 13 December 1857) was an English author. Life Born 2 January 1790, he was the only child of Thomas Hughes, D.D., deputy clerk of the closet to George III and George IV, vicar of Uffington, Berkshire, and canon of ...

, English author *

John Ceiriog Hughes John Ceiriog Hughes (25 September 1832 – 23 April 1887) was a Welsh poet and collector of Welsh folk tunes, sometimes termed a Robert Burns of Wales. He was born at Penybryn Farm, overlooking the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog in the Cei ...

(1832–1887), Welsh poet *

John Hughes (writer) John Hughes (born 1961) is a Sydney-based Australian writer and retired teacher. His first book of autobiographical essays, ''The Idea of Home'', published by Giramondo in 2004, was widely acclaimed and won both the New South Wales Premier's Li ...

(born 1961), Australian essayist

Military

John Arthur Hughes John Arthur Hughes (November 2, 1880 – May 25, 1942) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz. Hughes joined the Marine Corps in March 1900, and was ...

(1880–1955), American Medal of Honor recipient *

John H. Hughes (general) John H. Hughes (February 4, 1876 – August 6, 1953) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of major general, and was most notable for his command of the Philippine Division (1937–1938) and the Philippine Departmen ...

, U.S. Army major general *

John Gethin Hughes John Gethin Hughes (13 March 1866–23 July 1954) was a New Zealand military leader. Born in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand, he served in the Boer War with the First Contingent of the New Zealand Volunteer Force to be sent to South Africa ...

(1866–1954), New Zealand law clerk and military leader *

John T. Hughes (Confederate officer) John T. Hughes (July 25, 1817 – August 11, 1862) was a colonel in the Missouri State Guard and Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He might also have been a brigadier general at the time of his death but documentation of the a ...

(1817–1862), colonel in the Missouri State Guard and Confederate Army

Politics

* John Hughes (Middlesex MP), English Member of Parliament for Middlesex, 1542–1552 *

John Hughes (Pennsylvania politician) John Hughes (1711–1772) was a British America, colonial American Servant who played a major role in Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century. Hughes was a close ally of Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway, both leading figures in the colony. H ...

(1711–1772), colonial Pennsylvania politician *

John Bristow Hughes J. B. Hughes (John Bristow Hughes; July 1817 – 25 March 1881) was a grazier, developer and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. Life Born in Kentish Town, London, in July. 1817, he was employed at the age of 13 ...

(1817–1881), grazier, developer and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia *

John Hughes (New South Wales politician) John Francis Hughes (11 May 1857 – 18 December 1912) was an Australian solicitor and politician. Early years and background He was born in Sydney to merchant John Hughes and Susan Sharkey. He was the elder brother of Sir Thomas Hughes. ...

(1857–1912), Australian politician *

John T. Hughes (politician) John T. Hughes (John Titus Hughes) was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also a newspaper man, editing and publishing his father's paper, the Arizona Daily Star, and an attorney, the first native-b ...

(1873–1921), American politician from Arizona, member of the 1st Arizona state legislature * John Chambers Hughes (1891–1971), United States diplomat; ambassador to NATO *

John H. Hughes (politician) John Henry Hughes (April 1, 1904 – October 13, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on April 1, 1904, in Syracuse, New York. He graduated from Syracuse University, and in 1928 from Syracuse University C ...

(1904–1972), New York state senator * John Hughes (Coventry North East MP) (1925–2009), MP for Coventry North East * John Owen Hughes (died 1945), British businessman and politician in Hong Kong * John Hughes (British diplomat) (born 1947), British diplomat and Ambassador to Argentina

Sports

* John Hughes (footballer, born 1855) (1855–1914), Cambridge University A.F.C. and Wales international footballer * John Hughes (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1950), Welsh international footballer, played for Liverpool * John Iorweth Hughes (born 1913), Welsh international footballer * John Hughes (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2003), English footballer, played for Birmingham City * John Hughes (footballer, born 1942), Welsh footballer, played for Chester City * John Hughes (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2022), Scottish footballer, played for Celtic *

John Hughes (footballer, born 1964) John "Yogi" Hughes (born 9 September 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player. Hughes played primarily as a central defender for several clubs, including Falkirk (two spells), Celtic, Hibernian and Ayr United. Towar ...

, Scottish footballer and manager, played for Falkirk *

John Hughes (soccer, born 1965) Richard John Hughes (born July 3, 1965) is a former professional soccer player. Born in Swansea, Wales, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. He played for Cadboro Bay, which later became Bays United Soccer Club. He attended Mo ...

, Canadian soccer player *

John Hughes (cricketer, born 1971) John Gareth Hughes (born 3 May 1971) is a former English cricketer. Hughes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Hughes made his first-class cricket debut for Northampt ...

, English cricketer *

John Hughes (cricketer, born 1825) John Hughes (2 July 1825 – 29 January 1907) was an English first-class cricketer. Hughes was born at Hertford in July 1825. He played the majority of his cricket for Hertfordshire, who did not participate in major matches. Hughes' only appe ...

(1825–1907), English cricketer *

John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1954) John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Career The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Ph ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1988) John Hughes (born January 6, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Centre currently playing for EC VSV in the ICE Hockey League. Playing career Hughes was taken 1st overall by the Belleville Bulls in the 2004 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Pr ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

John Hughes (American football) John Hughes III (born April 27, 1988) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati. High school career John Hughes atte ...

(born 1988), American football player

Religion

John Hughes (archbishop) John Joseph Hughes (June 24, 1797 – January 3, 1864) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He was the fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, serving between 1842 and his death in 1864. In ...

(1797–1864), American Roman Catholic *

John Hughes (bishop of Croydon) John Taylor Hughes (12 April 190821 July 2001) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Hughes was educated firstly in Uxbridge and subsequently at Bede College, University of Durham. He was ordained as a deacon at Michaelmas 1931 (26 S ...

(1908–2001), Church of England * John Hughes (bishop of Kensington) (1935–1994), Church of England *

John Hughes (priest) John Chester Hughes, (20 February 1924 – 16 October 2008) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. Early life and education Hughes was born on 20 February 1924, educated at Dulwich College and Durham University. Orda ...

(1924–2008), Leicester *

John Hughes (theologian) John Mark David Hughes (13 December 1978 – 29 June 2014) was a British Anglican theologian and Dean of Chapel and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge. He is known for his works on philosophy of religion. Hughes was born in 1978 in Exeter, ...

(1979–2014), British scholar and Dean of Chapel and Chaplain at Jesus College, Cambridge *

John Poole-Hughes John Richard Worthington Poole-Hughes (8 August 1916 – 25 October 1988) was a Bishop of South-West Tanganyika and a Bishop of Llandaff. Educated at Uppingham School and Hertford College, Oxford after wartime service with the Royal Artillery ...

(1916–1988), Bishop of South-West Tanganyika and Bishop of Llandaff

Other

* John Hughes (architect) (1903–1977), British architect * John Hughes (businessman) (1814–1889), Welsh developer in Ukraine *

John Hughes (computer scientist) R. John M. Hughes, born , is a computer scientist and professor in the department of Computing Science at the Chalmers University of Technology. Contributions In 1984, Hughes received his PhD from the University of Oxford for the thesis "The Des ...

(born 1958), Swedish academic *

John Hughes (counselor) John Dennis Hughes (March 3, 1945 – January 31, 2012) was a pioneer in the field of school-based alcohol and drug prevention efforts in the Pacific Northwest. He served in various capacities during his career including positions at the Washingto ...

(1945–2012), American pioneer in alcohol- and drug-prevention *

John Hughes (editor) Robert John Hughes (28 April 1930 – 14 December 2022) was a British-born American journalist, a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Indonesia and the Overseas Press Club Award for an inves ...

(born 1930), Welsh-American editor of the ''Deseret News'' and adviser to Boutros Boutros-Ghali *

John Hughes (lawman) John Reynolds Hughes (February 11, 1855 – June 3, 1947) was a Texas Ranger and cowboy of the Old West, and later an author. Several books were written about his long history as one of the most influential Texas Rangers of all time. It has ...

(1855–1947), Texas Ranger and cowboy of the Old West *

John Hughes (merchant) John Hughes may refer to: Entertainment Art * John Hughes (art director) (1882–1954), American art director *John Hughes (ceramicist) (1935–2013), Welsh ceramicist *John Hughes (sculptor) (1865–1941), Irish sculptor Film and television *Jo ...

(1825–1885), father of

John Hughes (motor dealer) John Joseph Hughes is an Australian businessman best known for his eponymous car dealership. Biography Early life Hughes was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1935 and attended Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. As a teenager he began ...

(born 1935), Australian businessman *

John Hughes (neuroscientist) John Hughes (born 6 January 1942) is a British neuroscientist who shared the 1978 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for the discovery of met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin. This discovery demonstrated that opiate drugs exert their ...

(born 1942), British scientist *

John F. Hughes John F. "Spike" Hughes is a Professor of Computer Science at Brown University. Contributions Hughes' research is in computer graphics, particularly those aspects of graphics involving substantial mathematics. He is perhaps best known as the co-a ...

, American computer graphics researcher and textbook co-author *

John G. Hughes John G. Hughes (born 28 August 1953) is a former president of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Ireland who served from 2004 to 2010 and Vice-Chancellor at Bangor University, Wales, ...

(born 1953), Irish professor and Vice-Chancellor * John T. Hughes (intelligence officer), U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency officer *

John Wesley Hughes John Wesley Hughes (May 16, 1852 - February 22, 1932) was an American minister. He was born in Owen County, Kentucky and was converted at the age of sixteen in a Methodist revival meeting in an old schoolhouse. Hughes attended Kentucky Wesleyan C ...

(1852–1932), founder of Kingswood College in the U.S. *

John Hughes, Antigua and Barbuda John Hughes is a town in Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. Demographics John Hughes has two enumeration districts. * ''82500 JohnHughes-B_Neck'' * ''82600 JohnHughes-Bishops'' Census Data References Saint Mary Parish, An ...

, a town in Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda