John Savage may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Savage (engraver) John Savage ( fl. 1683–1701) was an engraver and printseller in London. Life Savage was said to be French, and therefore may have been a Huguenot exile. He resided in Denmark Court, The Strand, until he purchased the plates and took over the bu ...

(fl. 1690–1700), printseller in London * John Savage (author) (1673–1747), English clergyman and scholar *

John Savage (Fenian) John Savage (13 December 1828 – 9 October 1888) was a poet, journalist and author. He was a member of both the Young Irelanders and the Fenians. Early life John Savage, who was born in Dublin on 13 December 1828. As a young art student in Du ...

(1828–1888), poet, journalist and author *

John Savage (actor) John Savage (born John Smeallie Youngs; August 25, 1949) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), ''The Onion Field'' (1979), ''Hair'' (1979) and '' Salvador'' (1986). He is also known for his role a ...

(born 1949), actor * John the Savage, a character in the novel ''Brave New World'' * John Savage, central character in the novel ''The Meadows of the Moon'' by James Hilton *

Jon Savage Jon Savage (born Jonathan Malcolm Sage; 2 September 1953 in Paddington, London) is an English writer, broadcaster and music journalist, best known for his history of the Sex Pistols and punk music, ''England's Dreaming'', published in 1991. ...

(born 1953), writer, broadcaster and music journalist

Military

* Sir

John Savage (soldier) Sir John Savage, KG, KB, PC (1444–1492), was an English knight of the Savage family, who was a noted military commander of the late 15th-century. Savage most notably fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he commanded the le ...

(1444–1492), knight and military commander * John Savage (died 1586), soldier and co-conspirator in the 1586 Babington Plot to assassinate Elizabeth I of England * Sit

John Boscawen Savage Major-General Sir John Boscawen Savage (23 February 1760 – 8 March 1843) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Savage was commissioned into the Royal Marines in January 1777. He firs ...

(1760–1843), Royal Marines officer served as head of the Royal Marines

Politics

* John Savage (died 1615), landowner, MP for

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

in 1586 and 1589 *

John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers (25 February 1603 – 10 October 1654) was a wealthy English nobleman, politician and Royalist from Cheshire. Family A member of the Savage family, John was the first son of Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage, and E ...

(1603–1654), royalist and nobleman from Cheshire *

John Savage (American politician, born 1779) John Savage (February 22, 1779 in Salem, Washington County, New York – October 19, 1863 in Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Early life Savage was born on February 22, 1779 in Salem, New York. He was ...

(1779–1863), Congressman from New York *

John Savage (Irish politician) Sir John Savage (1814 - 1883) was the mayor of Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) in 1872. Born in 1814 in Glenavy, a town in Antrim, he was knighted upon becoming mayor of Belfast. Following a riot in the Summer of 1872 that served as a p ...

(1814–1883), mayor of Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) *

John Houston Savage John Houston Savage (October 9, 1815 – April 5, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Savage was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on ...

(1815–1904), Congressman from Tennessee * John S. Savage (1841–1884), Congressman from Ohio * John J. Savage (1910–1973), American politician, Florida House of Representatives *

John Savage (Nova Scotia politician) John Patrick Savage (May 28, 1932 – May 13, 2003) was a Welsh-born Canadian physician and politician. Savage was the 23rd premier of Nova Scotia between 1993 and 1997. He was born in Wales, and educated in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

(1932–2003), doctor and Premier of Nova Scotia * John Savage (British Columbia politician) (born 1936), Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Science

John Savage (surveyor) John Savage was an 18th-century surveyor of colonial Virginia. He surveyed as part of a 1736 expedition to settle a boundary dispute between Lord Fairfax and the English Privy Council concerning the extent of the vast Northern Neck land grant. Su ...

, 18th century surveyor for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron *

John L. Savage John Lucian Savage (December 25, 1879 – December 28, 1967) was an American civil engineer. Among the 60 major dams he supervised the designs for, he is best known for the Hoover Dam, Shasta Dam, Parker Dam and Grand Coulee Dam in the Unit ...

(1879–1967), American civil engineer and United States Bureau of Reclamation design chief * John E. Savage, computer scientist and Brown University professor

Sports

* John Savage (cricketer) (1929–2008), English cricketer * Jack Savage (English footballer) (1929–2009), English goalkeeper * Jack Savage (Gaelic footballer), Kerry player *

Jack Savage John Joseph Savage is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1987 and the Minnesota Twins in 1990. He was born on April 22, 1964 in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, ...

(born 1964), baseball player *

John Savage (baseball) John Savage (born February 27, 1965) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who currently serves as the head baseball coach for the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins. He played college baseball at Santa Clara Broncos baseball, Santa Clar ...

(born 1965), baseball head coach *

Savage Arena Savage Arena (formerly John F. Savage Hall and Centennial Hall) is a multi-purpose arena located in Toledo, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Toledo. The arena opened in 1976 and originally seated 9,000 for basketball and up to 10,000 fo ...

, formerly John F. Savage Hall, basketball arena for University of Toledo * John Savage, onetime ring name of

John Hindley John Robert Hindley (born 7 August 1965) is an English retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Johnny Smith. He is best known for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Joint Promot ...

(born 1965), British retired professional wrestler

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