John Owen may refer to:

Sports

* John Owen (footballer) (1849–1921), English footballer and educator *

John Owen (athlete) John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 25, 1924) was an American athlete and businessman. Biography John Owen was born in Detroit, and took up athletics in 1889 at the age of 28. He was discovered and coached by Mike Murphy at the Detroit At ...

(1861–1924), American sprinter *

Johnny Owen John Richard Owens (7 January 1956 – 4 November 1980) was a Welsh professional boxer who fought under the name Johnny Owen. His seemingly fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including the "Merthyr Matchstick" and the "Bionic Ba ...

(1956–1980), Welsh boxer * John Owen (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer

Religious figures

John Owen (bishop of St Asaph) John Owen (1580–1651) was an English bishop of St Asaph. Life He was the eldest son of Owen Owens (died 1593) or John Owen, a Welsh-born Archdeacon of Anglesey, and Jane, his second wife. The son John was baptised at Burton-Latimer on 8 Novembe ...

(1580–1651), Bishop of St Asaph, Wales *

John Owen (theologian) John Owen (161624 August 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford. He was briefly a member of parliament for the University's constituency, sitting in the First Prote ...

(1616–1683), English Nonconformist church leader and theologian *

John Owen (dean of Clonmacnoise) John Owen (1686–1760) was an Anglican priest in Ireland during the 18th century. Owen was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Prebendary of St Michael's in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1736 to 1746 and of S ...

(1686–1760), Irish Anglican priest * John Owen (chancellor of Bangor) (1698–1755), Welsh priest and opponent of Methodism *

John Owen (archdeacon of Richmond) John Owen (1754–1824) was an English cleric, who served as Archdeacon of Richmond, and Chaplain General to the British Armed Forces during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars. Life John Owen was born into a religious family who knew John W ...

(1754–1824), Archdeacon of Richmond and Chaplain General of the British Armed Forces *

John Owen (1766–1822) John Owen (1766–1822) was an English Anglican priest, a secretary on its foundation of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Life The son of Richard Owen, a jeweller of Old Street, London, he entered St Paul's School on 18 October 1777. He w ...

, English Anglican cleric and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society *

John Owen (chess player) John Owen (8 April 1827 – 24 November 1901) was an English vicar and amateur chess master. He ranked among the world's top ten chess players for certain periods of the 1860s. He was a major figure in English chess from the mid 1850s to the 18 ...

(1827–1901), English vicar and amateur chess player *

John Owen (bishop of St David's) John Owen (24 August 1854 – 4 November 1926) was professor of Welsh at St David's College and Dean of St Asaph. He became the Bishop of St David's in 1897. Born at Ysgubor Wen, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), his father Griffith Owen was a Wels ...

(1854–1926), Bishop of St David's, Principal of St David's College, Lampeter

Politicians

(1616–1683), English religious leader and MP for Oxford University * John Owen (MP for Caernarvon Boroughs), see

Caernarvon Boroughs Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in ...

* John Lewis Owen, MP for Merioneth *

John Owen (MP for Anglesey and Beaumaris) John Owen (c.1702 – 20 February 1754) was a Welsh Whig politician. He was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey for 1725. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Anglesey 28 May 1741-16 Jul 1747 and Beaumaris Beaumaris ( ; cy, Biwmares ) is ...

(died 1754), Welsh politician, represented Anglesey and Beaumaris in Parliament *

Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet Sir John Owen, 1st Baronet (1776 – 6 February 1861), born John Lord, was a British Tory (later Conservative Party) politician from Wales. He sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over fifty years. His wealth came from coal mining but he lost ...

(1776–1861), Member of Parliament for Pembroke, 1841–1861 *

John Owen (North Carolina politician) John Owen (August 1787October 9, 1841) was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the state's first Democratic governor from 1828 to 1830. Biography Owen was born in Bladen County, North Carolina; he was the son of Thoma ...

(1787–1841), Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1828 to 1830 * John J. Owen (1859–1933), member of the Virginia Senate

Others

John Dyfnallt Owen Rev. John Dyfnallt Owen (7 April 1873 – 28 December 1956) was a Welsh poet, and served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1954 until his death. He was often known simply by his bardic name, "Dyfnallt". Personal life ...

(1873–1956), poet and Archdruid * John Glendwr Owen (1914–1977), British civil servant *

John H. Owen John H. Owen (June 22, 1922 – February 15, 2011) was the twelfth president of the University of North Georgia (UNG) and a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy during the Second World War. He was the president of UNG for twenty-two year ...

(1922–2011), president of the University of North Georgia and U.S. Navy officer * John Owen (author) (1952–2001), dramatist and director *

John Owen (epigrammatist) John Owen (c. 15641622) was a Welsh epigrammatist, most known for his Latin epigrams, collected in his ''Epigrammata''. He is also cited by various Latinizations including Ioannes Owen, Joannes Oweni, Ovenus and Audoenus. Life, education, an ...

(c. 1564–1622), Welsh epigrammatist * John Owen (judge), British barrister, High Court judge, and ecclesiastical judge *

John Owen (Owain Alaw) John Owen, also known by his bardic name Owain Alaw Pencerdd (November 14, 1821 – January 29, 1883), was a Welsh-language poet and also a musician. Early life Owen was born and raised in Chester, England, just across the border from Wales. H ...

(1821–1883), Welsh musician and composer *

John Owen (Royal Marines officer) Lieutenant General Sir John Owen, (1777–1857) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Owen was commissioned into the Royal Marines. He commanded a marine battalion which repulsed an ene ...

(1777–1857) *

John Owen (Royalist) Sir John Owen of Clenennau (1600–1666), was a Welsh landowner best known for his service as a Royalist officer during the English Civil War, during which he held a variety of commands in North Wales. The Earl of Clarendon, in his history of t ...

(1600–1666), Welsh Royalist officer during the English Civil War * John Simpson Owen (1912–95), Ugandan-born British conservationist * John Owen (Formula One), British Formula One engineer * SS John Owen, a Liberty ship

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