John Powell may refer to:

Politics and law

* John Powell (MP for Cardigan) (died 1590s), MP for Cardigan *

John Powell (1645–1713) John Powell (1645–1713), of Gloucester, was an English politician and lawyer. He was elected as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucester in 1685. Legal career He was appointed as a Baron of the Exchequer in 1691, and transferre ...

, English Member of Parliament for Gloucester, 1685–1689 *

John Joseph Powell John Joseph Powell (1816 – 15 September 1891), was a British barrister, and Member of Parliament for Gloucester, 1862–1865. Life He was the eldest son of Thomas Powell of Gloucester, and was born there on 3 September 1816. He entered Middle ...

(1816–1891), British Member of Parliament for Gloucester, 1862–1865 * John

Enoch Powell John Enoch Powell, (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a British politician, classical scholar, author, linguist, soldier, philologist, and poet. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (1950–1974) and was Minister of Health (1 ...

(1912–1998), British politician *

John Powell (Canadian politician) John Powell (June 19, 1809 – February 24, 1881) was a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Toronto and played an important role in the Upper Canada Rebellion. Powell was a member of the "Family Compact," the small group of elite famil ...

(1809–1881), mayor of Toronto * John A.H. Powell (died 1843), political figure in upper Canada *

John Powell (judge) Sir John Powell (1632 or 1633 – 7 September 1696) was a Welsh judge on the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench. He presided over the trial of the Seven Bishops in 1688. Born in 1632 or 1633, Powell was from Pentre Meurig ...

( – 1696), Welsh judge * John Blake Powell (1870–1923), Irish judge * John William Powell (politician) (1928–2010), American politician

Sports

* John Powell (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1961), English footballer *

John Powell (footballer, born 1936) Brian John Edward Powell (10 March 1936 – 25 December 2017), known as John Powell, was an English semi-professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City and in non-League football for White Rose, Cliftonvil ...

(1936–2017), English semi-professional footballer *

John Powell (Australian footballer) John Powell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is the brother of Australian Olympic canoeist Adrian Powell Adrian Francis Powell (born 6 April 19 ...

(born 1937), Australian footballer for Collingwood and Fitzroy * John Powell (weightlifter) (1931–2008), Australian Olympic weightlifter * Jackie Powell (1871–1955), South African rugby union player * John Powell (cricketer) (1904–1959), New Zealand cricketer *

John Powell (discus thrower) John Gates Powell (June 25, 1947 – August 19, 2022) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in ...

(1947–2022), American discus thrower * Jack Powell (runner) (1910–1982), English athlete

Others

* Joseph Powell (painter) (1780–1833), English artist and teacher, sometimes called "John Powell" *

John Wesley Powell John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He ...

(1834–1902), American geologist and explorer *

John Powell (musician) John Powell (September 6, 1882 – August 15, 1963) was an American pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer. Along with Annabel Morris Buchanan, he helped found the White Top Folk Festival, which promoted music of the people in the Appalac ...

(1882–1963), American pianist, composer, and eugenicist who promoted white separatist ideologies *

John Powell (film composer) John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing and/or co-composing scor ...

(born 1963), British composer * John Powell (physicist) (1923–1996), British physicist, creator of the EMI brain scanner *

John W. Powell John William Powell (July 3, 1919 – December 15, 2008) was a journalist and small business proprietor who edited the ''China Weekly Review'', an English-language journal first published by his father, John B. Powell in Shanghai. John W. Pow ...

(1919–2008), American publisher of ''China Weekly Review'', tried for sedition in 1956 *

John A. Powell John A. Powell (born 1947) is an African-American law professor. He leads the UC Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute (formerly known as Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society) and holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity ...

(born 1947), American academic * John Powell (Jesuit) (1925–2009), American priest and author *

John Frederick Powell Air Vice Marshal John Frederick Powell, (12 June 1915 – 24 November 2008) was a long-serving officer at RAF College Cranwell. RAF career Powell was born in Somerset, and was educated at King's College School, Cambridge, Lancing College and K ...

(1915–2008), Royal Air Force officer *

John Hare Powel John Hare Powel (April 22, 1786 – June 14, 1856) was an American agriculturist, politician, art collector and philanthropist from Pennsylvania. Early life and education He was born John Powel Hare in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest ...

(1786–1856), American agriculturist

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