John Ward may refer to:

Academia

John Ward (academic) John Ward (1679?–1758) was an English teacher, supporter of learned societies, and biographer, remembered for his work on the Gresham College professors, of which he was one. Life Son of John Ward, a Baptist minister, by his wife, Constancy ...

(1679–1758), English Gresham Professor of Rhetoric *

John Clive Ward John Clive Ward, (1 August 1924 – 6 May 2000) was an Anglo-Australian physicist who made significant contributions to quantum field theory, condensed-matter physics, and statistical mechanics. Andrei Sakharov called Ward one of the titans o ...

(1924–2000), British physicist * John Manning Ward (1919–1990), Vice-Chancellor and history professor at the University of Sydney * John Mason Ward (1921–2014), British chemist * John Milton Ward IV (1917–2011), musicologist and Professor of Music at Harvard University *

John Sebastian Marlowe Ward John Sebastian Marlow Ward (22 December 1885 – 1949) was an English author who published widely on the subject of Freemasonry and Western esotericism, esotericism. He was also the leader of a Christian sect, and the founder of the Abbey Folk P ...

(1885–1949), British historian, Freemason and spiritualist * John William Ward (professor) (1922–1985), professor of English and history, and president of Amherst College

Arts

John Ward (actor) John Ward (24 June 1704 – 30 October 1773) was an English actor and theatre manager. The founder of the Warwickshire Company of Comedians – a Birmingham-based theatre company who toured throughout the West Midlands and into Wales during t ...

(1704–1773), English actor *

John Ward (American actor) John Ward (June 11, 1923 – March 23, 1995) was an American actor. Ward was born in Los Angeles, California and was best known for such films and television series as '' PT 109'', ''Baretta'' and '' The FBI''. Partial filmography *''Space Mast ...

(1923–1995), American actor *

John Ward (composer) John Ward (1590–1638) was an English composer. He trained as a singer in Canterbury, where he was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral. He then moved to London where he produced religious and secular works, and he also appears to have maintain ...

(1590–1638), English composer *

John Ward (painter) John Ward (1798–1849)Harbron, Dudley''John Ward, Painter (1798–1849)'' ''Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs'', October 1941, p. 130. was an English painter from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He has been described as "the leading marine art ...

(1798–1849), English marine artist *

John Ward (potter) John Ward (22 November 1938 – 14 February 2023) was a British studio potter. Life and career Born in 1938 in Islington, Islington, London, Ward was the second of three sons of butcher George Ward and Marjorie Lay, who also worked at the butc ...

(1938–2023), British potter * John Powell Ward (born 1937), English poet and academic *

John Quincy Adams Ward John Quincy Adams Ward (June 29, 1830 – May 1, 1910) was an American sculptor, whose most familiar work is his larger than life-size standing statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City. Early y ...

(1830–1910), American sculptor *

John Stanton Ward John Stanton Ward CBE (10 October 1917 – 13 June 2007) was an English portrait artist, landscape painter and illustrator. His subjects included British royalty and celebrities. Life and work Ward was born in Hereford, where his father, Russe ...

(1917–2007), English painter * Johnny Ward (actor) (born 1987), Irish actor * Johnny Ward (travel blogger) (born 1983), Irish world traveller

Military

* John Ward (Medal of Honor) (1848–1911), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John Ward (RAF officer) (1918–1995), British airman, member of Polish resistance during Warsaw Uprising *

John Hubert Ward Major Sir John Hubert Ward (20 March 1870 – 2 December 1938) was a British army officer and courtier. Early life Ward was the second son of William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley by his wife Georgina Elizabeth née Moncreiffe. His paternal grandf ...

(1870–1938), British army officer and courtier

Public officials

John Ward (1779–1855) John Ward (22 December 1779 – 24 February 1855) was a British politician. Ward had Holwood House built for him between 1823 and 1826 and resided there. Ward was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster from 11 Feb 1830 to 2 August 1830. ...

, British Member of Parliament for Leominster *

John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, PC, FRS (9 August 1781 – 6 March 1833), known as the Honourable John Ward from 1788 to 1823 and as the 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward from 1823 to 1827, was a British politician and slave holder. He serve ...

(1781–1833), British statesman, 1st Earl of Dudley *

John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward (6 March 1704 – 6 May 1774), known as John Ward until 1740 and as the 6th Baron Ward from 1740 to 1763, was a British Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1727 to ...

(1704–1774), British peer and politician *

John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

(1725–1788), British peer and politician *

John Ward (banker) Sir John Ward (c. 1650–1726), of Hookfield, Clay Hill, Epsom, Surrey and St Laurence Pountney, London, was a British merchant, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1701 and 1726. He was an original Governor of the Bank o ...

(c. 1650–1726), British MP, Lord Mayor of London, Governor of the Bank of England *

John Ward (Conservative politician) Sir John Devereux Ward (8 March 1925 – 26 June 2010) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Trained as a civil and a structural engineer, he rose to become managing director of the construction firm Taylor Woodrow. Parlia ...

(1925–2010), Conservative MP for Poole, 1979–1997 * John Ward (diplomat, died 1890) (1805–1890), British diplomat in Germany *

John Ward (economist) Christopher John William Ward (born 21 June 1942) is an economist, an opera administrator and trade union leader who served as General Secretary of the First Division Association from 1980 to 1988. He was educated at Oundle School, Corpus Christ ...

(born 1942), British trade unionist and opera administrator * John Ward (loyalist) (1753–1846), businessman and politician in New Brunswick * John Ward (Minnesota politician) (born 1950), retired educator and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * John Ward (South Carolina politician) (1767–1816), intendent (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, 1801–1802 *

John Ward (trade unionist) Lieutenant-Colonel John Ward (21 November 1866 – 19 December 1934) was an English Liberal Party politician, trade union leader and soldier. Early life Ward was born at Oatlands, Weybridge, Surrey, the son of Robert and Caroline Ward. His f ...

(1866–1934), English politician, trade union leader and soldier *John

Durbin Ward Jesse Durbin Ward (February 11, 1819 – May 22, 1886) was an Ohio lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher, and American Civil War officer. Early life and career Ward was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His mother, Rebecca Patterson, named him in ho ...

(1819–1886), Ohio lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher and American Civil War officer *

John Elliott Ward John Elliott Ward (October 2, 1814 – November 30, 1902) was an American politician and diplomat. Biography John Elliott Ward was born in Sunbury, Georgia on October 2, 1814. He served as United States Attorney for Georgia, mayor of Savanna ...

(1814–1902), American diplomat and politician * John F. Ward (1904–1973), Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and President of the Maine Senate *

John Guthrie Ward Sir John (Guthrie) Ward GCMG (3 March 1909 - 12 January 1991) was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to Argentina from 1957 to 1961, and Ambassador to Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Sout ...

(1909–1991), British ambassador to Argentina and Italy * John M. Ward (1865–1948), Member of the Maine House of Representatives *Sir John MacQueen Ward (born 1940), Scottish businessman * T. John Ward (born 1943), United States federal judge, Eastern District of Texas *John Ward (died 1501),

Lord Mayor of London The Lord Mayor of London is the Mayors in England, mayor of the City of London, England, and the Leader of the council, leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded Order of precedence, precedence over a ...

buried in St Paul's Cathedral

Religion

* John Ward (archbishop of Cardiff) (1929–2007), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff, 1983–2001 * John Ward (auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles) (1920–2011), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles * John Ward (bishop of Leavenworth) (1857–1929), Roman Catholic Bishop of Leavenworth, 1911–1929 *

John Ward (priest) Very Rev. John Giffard Ward (29 July 1779 – 27 February 1860) was an Anglican priest who was Dean of Lincoln from 1845 to 1860. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire,''1861 England Census'' the son of John Ward and Anne Marr. He was educated a ...

(died 1860), English Anglican Dean of Lincoln * John Ward (prophet) (1781–1837), Irish preacher and prophet *

John Ward (vicar) John Ward (1629–1681) was vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon from 1662 to 1681, who ministered to Shakespeare's descendants. He is noted for his diary in which he recorded anecdotes about William Shakespeare, his family, and others. Ward's diary ex ...

(1629–1681), English vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon * John C. Ward (1873–1949), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Erie

Sports

Cricket

* John Ward (cricketer, born 1946) (born 1946), Australian cricketer * John Ward (Derbyshire cricketer) (born 1948), English cricketer for Derbyshire * John Ward (Hampshire cricketer) (active 1877), English cricketer for Hampshire * John Ward (Kent cricketer) (active 1800–1806), English cricketer in Kent *

John Ward (New Zealand cricketer) John Thomas Ward (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper in eight Test matches between 1964 and 1968. Ward's Test captain John Reid said that he was "easily the best wicketkeeper in New Zea ...

(1937–2021), New Zealand cricketer *

John Ward (umpire) John David Ward (born 27 April 1962) is an Australian cricket umpire. In April 2020, Ward announced his retirement from elite umpiring. Umpiring career He made his international debut on 28 January 2013, in a Twenty20 match between Australia a ...

(born 1962), Australian cricket umpire

Other sports

* John Ward (1920s footballer) (active 1925–26), English footballer *

John Ward (American football, born 1907) John M. Ward (March 8, 1907 – December 29, 1968), sometimes called Johnny Ward, was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) and was "rated one of the strongest linemen in ...

(1907–1968), American football player and coach *

John Ward (American football, born 1948) John Henry Ward (May 27, 1948 – December 4, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a center, defensive end and guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1976 for the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears and ...

(1948–2012), American football player * John Ward (Australian footballer) (1928–2017), Australian rules footballer *

John Ward (broadcaster) John H Ward (April 22, 1930 – June 20, 2018) was an American sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Tennessee (UT), primarily from 1965 until 1999, and known to fans as the "Voice of the Vols". Bac ...

(1930–2018), American radio broadcaster *

John Ward (footballer, born 1951) John Patrick Ward (born 7 April 1951) is an English Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and retired player. A Forward (association football), forward during his playing days, Ward appeared in the English Footb ...

(born 1951), English footballer and manager * John Ward (outfielder) (active 1884), American baseball outfielder * John Ward (pitcher) (1862–1899), American baseball pitcher * John Ward (rugby) (1873–1939), English rugby player *

John Montgomery Ward John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925), also known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author. Ward, of English des ...

(1860–1925), American baseball player * John T. Ward Jr. (1945–2021), American horse trainer *

Johnny Ward (rugby league) Johnny Ward (1940/41 – 30 December 2019) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain, England nati ...

(c. 1941–2019), English rugby player *

Jay Ward (baseball) John Francis "Jay" Ward (September 9, 1938 – February 24, 2012) was an American professional baseball player and coach (baseball), coach. He was also a manager (baseball), manager in the Minor league baseball, minor leagues. Early life Ward wa ...

(John Francis Ward, 1938–2012), American baseball player and coach

Other

* John Ralph Hansford Ward, known as Hansford Ward (1817–1903), also his son with the same name, ship owners and captains of South Australia