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 (1912–1998), British politician * John Powell (Canadian politician) (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 John Blake Powell, PC (Ire), KC (1870 – 13 September 1923) was an Irish solicitor, barrister and judge. He was the eldest son of John Powell of Ballytivan House, Sligo. In 1889, he married Catherine O'Sullivan Morris. Originally qu ...

(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 John "Jackie" Powell was a rugby union player who represented South Africa 4 times, once as captain. At 19 years 260 days, he is one of the youngest ever players to have represented South Africa. He also played first-class cricket for Griqualan ...

(1871–1955), South African rugby union player *

John Powell (cricketer) John Llewellyn Powell (21 March 1904 – 30 November 1959) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in New Zealand from 1928 to 1933. Life and career Powell was born in Christchurch and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. Tall and ...

(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) John Vincent "Jack" Powell (2 November 1910 – 27 July 1982) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also competed for England in the 880 yards at the 1934 ...

(1910–1982), English athlete

Others

Joseph Powell (painter) Joseph Powell (1780–1834) was an English watercolour painter and printmaker.Mallalieu 2004. He was largely engaged as a teacher of painting in watercolours. He executed landscapes chiefly drawn from English scenery, and was a frequent exhibito ...

(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) (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) John Alfred Powell FRSE FIEE FRSA (1923–1996) was a 20th-century British physicist and company director. His most important creation was the EMI body scanner. Life Powell was born on 4 November 1923 in Islip near Oxford, the son of Algerno ...

(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) John Joseph Powell (September 22, 1925September 24, 2009) was a Jesuit priest and author, and brother of Rita Donlan and William Powell. He received elementary-school education at the John B. Murphy public school in Chicago. In June 1943, Powell ...

(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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