John or Jack Sanford may refer to: *

John Sanford (author) John Sanford or John B. Sanford, born Julian Lawrence Shapiro (May 31, 1904 – March 6, 2003), was an American screenwriter and prose writer who wrote 24 books. The ''Cambridge Companion to Jewish American Literature'' describes him as, "Perha ...

(1904–2003), American author and screenwriter * John Sanford (governor) (1605–1653), founder of Portsmouth, Rhode Island *

John Sanford (1803–1857) John Sanford (June 3, 1803 – October 4, 1857) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843. Biography Early life John Sanford was born in Roxbury, Connecticut. He was ...

, U.S. Representative from New York *

John Sanford (1851–1939) John Sanford (January 18, 1851 – September 26, 1939) was an American businessman, a prominent owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district. E ...

, U.S. Representative from New York * John A. Sanford (1929–2005), also known as Jack, Jungian psychoanalyst and Episcopal priest * John C. Sanford (born 1950), American plant geneticist, and an advocate of intelligent design and young earth creationism *

John F. A. Sanford John Francis Alexander Sanford (1806–1857) was a frontiersman of the American west who worked with Native American tribes as an Indian agent. He later joined Pierre Chouteau Jr. in a fur trapping and trading business. He extended his inter ...

(1806–1857), Indian agent, fur trader and defendant in ''Dred Scott v. Sandford'' *

John Langton Sanford John Langton Sanford (1824–1877) was an English historical writer. Life Born at Upper Clapton, London, on 22 June 1824, Sanford studied at University College, London. Entering Lincoln's Inn, he read in the chambers of John Richard Quain, an ...

(1824–1877), English historical writer * John W. A. Sanford (1798–1870), United States Congressional Representative from the state of Georgia * Jack Sanford (first baseman) (1917–2005), Major League Baseball first baseman *

Jack Sanford John Stanley Sanford (May 18, 1929 – March 7, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through . Sanford was notable for the meteoric start to his career when, he led ...

(1929–2000), Major League Baseball pitcher *

John E. Sanford John Elliot Sanford (November 22, 1830 – October 11, 1907) was a U.S. politician who served as the ninth Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts from June 29, 1866, to November 1, 1869; as Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commi ...

(1830–1907), U.S. politician in Massachusetts

Others

* Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford, 1922–1991), American comedian and actor * John Sandford (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanford, John