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Art and culture

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John Morris (piper) John Morris, aka Morris Sarsfield, aka Muiruich (fl. 1850-75), Irish piper. Morris was a native of Clydagh, Headford, County Galway, and appears to have been called Morris Sarsfield "from hero worship of the famous general", Patrick Sarsfield ( ...
(), Irish piper * John Morris (composer) (1926–2018), film composer often employed by Mel Brooks *
John Chester Brooks Morris John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Alibi'' ...
or Chester Morris (1901–1970), American actor * John Morris (actor) (born 1984), American voice actor *
John Morris (Australian actor) John Harvie Morris (born 23 March 1963) is an Australian actor and film producer. He is best known for playing doctor Philip Matheson in the television soap opera ''Home & Away'' and Andrew MacKenzie, the first gay character in ''Neighbours''. ...
(born 1963), Australian television actor *
John G. Morris John Godfrey Morris (December 7, 1916 – July 28, 2017) was an American picture editor, author and journalist, and an important figure in the history of photojournalism. Early life and family background Morris was born on December 7, 1916 in ...
(1916–2017), picture editor *
John Meirion Morris John Meirion Morris (14 March 1936 – 21 September 2020) was a Welsh sculptor. Morris was born in Llanuwchllyn, near Bala, Gwynedd, where his parents kept a shop. He studied at Liverpool College of Art and later taught the subject at Llanidloe ...
(born 1936), Welsh sculptor *
John Morris (sculptor) John Morris (England 1963) is an Australian sculptor. Born in England, his family moved to Australia in 1966. After the Diploma of Arts (1983) at Queensland College of Graphic Design he started working as freelance illustrator. In the follow ...
(born 1963), English sculptor * John Morris (filmmaker) (born 1983), American film screenwriter and producer


Military

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John Morris (soldier) John Morris (1617?–1649) was a celebrated and dashing army officer of the First English Civil War. He served on both royalist and parliamentarian sides of the conflict, and was executed on a treason charge. Early life John Morris was eldest son ...
(1617–1649), English army officer *
John W. Morris John W. Morris (September 10, 1921 – August 20, 2013) was an American lieutenant general who became Chief of Engineers. Morris was born in Princess Anne, Maryland. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1943 and was comm ...
(1921–2013), U.S. Army general *
John Morris (Medal of Honor) John Morris (born January 25, 1855, or February 12, 1862References differ to his birth date. The Marine Corps Who's Who site reflects it as February 12, 1862 and the Army Center of Military History, Military times Hall of Valor and the Find a Grave ...
(1855–?), United States Marine Corps corporal who received the Medal of Honor *
John Ignatius Morris Lieutenant General John Ignatius Morris (29 March 1842 – 1 October 1902) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Morris was the son of Rev. G. S. Morris, of Bretforton, Worcestershire. ...
(1842–1902), Royal Marines officer *
John Thomas Morris WO2 John Thomas Morris MM (17 October 1931 - 10 March 2015) was a British Army soldier of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment who won the Military Medal in Korea in 1951 in an action against the Chinese at Maryang San.Henry Morgan


Politics and law

* John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon (born 1931), British politician, former Attorney-General *
John Morris (Australian politician) John Joseph Morris (12 June 1936 – 8 February 2013) was an Australian politician. Born in Wallsend, New South Wales, he was a founder of the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union before becoming its NSW Secretary and Preside ...
(1936–2013), Australian senator *
John Morris (Conservative politician) John Patrick Morris (1894 - 31 July 1962) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford North from 1931 until 1945. He was educated at secondary school in Bolton, saw active service with the R ...
(1894–1962), British MP for Salford North, 1931–1945 * John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest (1896–1979), British law lord * John Morris (judge) (1902–1956), Australian jurist *
John Carnac Morris John Carnac Morris (FRS) (16 October 1798 – 2 August 1858) was an English civil servant of the East India Company, and scholar of Telugu. Biography Born 16 October 1798, was eldest son of John Morris of the Bombay civil service, who was subse ...
(1798–1858), English civil servant of the East India Company *
J. H. C. Morris John Humphrey Carlile Morris (18 February 1910 – 29 September 1984) was a British legal scholar, best known for his contributions to the conflict of laws. Early life John Morris was born in Wimbledon on 18 February 1910, to Humphrey William ...
(John Humphrey Carlile Morris, 1910–1984), academic lawyer *
John Henry Morris Sir John Henry Morris, KCSI (9 April 1828 – 14 September 1912) was an administrator in British India. He was Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces from 1867 to 1883. References * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001. ...
(1828–1912), administrator in British India


Religion

* John Morris (Hebraist) (1595–1648), Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University (1626) *
John Morris (bishop) John Baptist Morris (June 29, 1866 – October 22, 1946) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas from 1907 until his death. Biography Early life John Morris was bo ...
(1866–1946), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *
John Brande Morris John Brande Morris, known to friends as Jack Morris (born at Brentford, Middlesex, 4 September 1812; died at Hammersmith, London, 9 April 1880) was an English Anglican theologian, later a Roman Catholic priest. He was a noted academic eccentric, b ...
(1812–1886), English Anglican theologian, later a Roman Catholic priest *
John Edward Morris John Edward Morris, M.M. (1889–1987) was an American Roman Catholic priest who served as the Prefect of Peng-yang in Korea from 1930 to 1936. Born in the United States on 1 January 1889, Morris was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Di ...
(1889–1987), American Roman Catholic priest * John Gottlieb Morris (1803–1895), American Lutheran minister and entomologist *
John Hughes Morris John Hughes Morris (1870–1953) was born in Penrhosllugwy, Anglesey but moved to Liverpool as a young lad. He only received elementary education at Chatsworth School, Liverpool but he had considerable talent, and when he was 22 years of age he cam ...
(1870–1953), English Presbyterian minister, editors and writer *
John Morris (Jesuit) John Morris, SJ (4 July 1826 – 22 October 1893), was an English Jesuit priest and scholar of Church history. Life Early life Morris was born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, then under the British Raj. He was a son of John Carnac Morris, FRS, an ...
(1826–1893), English Jesuit and historical writer *
John Moses Morris John Moses Morris (April 27, 1837 – November 27, 1873) was an American minister, author, and newspaper editor. Morris, son of Moses and Laura W. Morris, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., April 27, 1837. He graduated Yale College in 1860. In Nove ...
(1837–1873), American minister and author *
John D. Morris John David Morris (born 1946) was an American young earth creationist. He was the son of "the father of creation science", Henry M. Morris, and served as president of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) from the time of his father's death ...
(born 1946), Christian creationist


Sports


Baseball

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John Morris (pitcher) John Wallace Morris (born August 23, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. A left-hander, he appeared in 132 games played, all but ten as a relief pitcher, during all or parts of eight seasons between and for the Philadelph ...
(born 1941), professional baseball pitcher *
John Harold Goodwin Morris John Harold Goodwin Morris (February 24, 1902 – September 6, 1959), nicknamed "Yellowhorse", was an American Negro league pitcher from 1924 to 1930. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Morris made his Negro leagues debut with the Kansas Cit ...
or Yellowhorse Morris (1902–1959), American baseball pitcher * John Morris (outfielder) (born 1961), baseball player, played 1986–1992


Cricket

* John Morris (Australian cricketer) (1831–1921), Australian cricketer *
John Morris (cricketer, born 1880) John Frederick Morris (14 October 1880 – 23 March 1960) was an English first-class cricketer. Morris was born at Ampthill. He later studied at the University of Cambridge, where he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge ...
, English cricketer * John Morris (New Zealand cricketer) (1933–1970), New Zealand cricketer *
John Morris (South African cricketer) John Morris (1 July 1940 – 26 October 2011) was a South African cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each compr ...
(1940–2011), South African cricketer * John Morris (cricketer, born 1964), English cricketer


Other sports

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John Morris (footballer, born 1873) John Morris (born 1873) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 19 February 1898 against Ireland. At club level, he played for Chirk. His brothers, Charlie and Robert, were also W ...
(1873–?), Chirk F.C. and Wales international footballer *
John Morris (bowls) John Morris is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially ...
, former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand *
John Morris (New Zealand footballer) John Morris (born 5 March 1950) is an educator and former association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. He served as the headmaster of Auckland Grammar School for 19 years before his retirement in 2012. Fo ...
(born 1950), New Zealand international footballer * John Morris (curler) (born 1978), Canadian curler * John Morris (rugby league) (born 1980), Australian rugby league coach


Others

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John Albert Morris John Albert Morris (July 29, 1836 – May 25, 1895) was an American businessman widely known as the "Lottery King" and a prominent figure in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. A native of New Jersey, he benefited from a large inheritance and ...
(1836–1895), American businessman *
John Morris (physician) John Morris (September 27, 1759- 8 September 1793) was an American physician. Born to a Quaker family in Philadelphia, his father, William Morris Jr,  was a dry goods merchant who died in 1766.  His mother, Margaret Hill Morris, moved John and ...
(1759-1793), American physician * Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet (1745–1819), Welsh industrialist * John Morris (geologist) (1810–1886), geologist *
John McLean Morris John McLean Morris (September 1, 1914 – April 8, 1993) was an American gynecologist, surgeon and researcher. Morris was born on September 1, 1914, in Kuling, China, where his father, DuBois S. Morris, was a Presbyterian missionary. He later r ...
(1911–1993), American gynecologist * John Morris (historian) (1913–1977), English historian * John Morris (anthropologist) (1895–1980), British mountaineer and journalist *
John Morris (pirate) John Morris (floruit, fl. 1663–1672, last name occasionally "Morrice") was an English buccaneer active in the Caribbean during the 1660s and early-1670s. His son, John Morris the Younger, held a command of his own ship during his father's late ...
(), English buccaneer *John Morris, a character in the video game series ''
Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...
'' * John Morris and Sons Salford, manufacturers of all kinds of fire fighting equipment


See also

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Johnny Morris (disambiguation) Johnny or Johnnie Morris may refer to: *Johnnie Morris (actor) (1887–1969), American comedian and actor *Johnny Morris (television presenter) (1916–1999), British television presenter *Johnny Morris (footballer) (1923–2011), English footballe ...
* Jack Morris (disambiguation) * John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679), count and (from 1674) prince of Nassau-Siegen * John Morris-Jones (1864–1929), Welsh grammarian, academic and poet * Jon Morris (born 1942), American college and professional football player * Jon Morris (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hockey player *
John Morice (disambiguation) John Morice or John Morrice may refer to: *John Morice (died 1362), Lord Chancellor of Ireland *John Morice (1568–1618), MP for Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) *John Morice (1630–1705), MP for Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency ...
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Jonathan Morris (disambiguation) Jonathan Morris may refer to: *Jonathan D. Morris (1804–1875), American politician *Jonathan Morris (commentator) (born 1972), American media correspondent and former Roman Catholic priest *Jonathan Morris (author) (born 1973), English author, co ...
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Morris (surname) Morris is a surname of various origins though mostly of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh origin. The surname ranked 53 out of 88,799 in the United States and 32 out of 500 in England and Wales. Origins Britain In England and Scotland, the ...
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