John Young may refer to:

Academics

John Young (professor of Greek) John Young FRSE (1747–1820) was an 18th/19th century Professor of Greek (Glasgow), professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1774 to 1820 (listing many figures of the Scottish Enlightenment amongst his students), and joint foun ...

(died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre College *

John Dragon Young John Dragon Young (5 November 1949 – 5 November 1996) was a scholar of Chinese history and Hong Kong politician. Early life and education Young was born in Beijing to an academic family whose members have included Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. ...

(1949–1996), Chinese historian *

John Lorenzo Young John Lorenzo Young (30 May 1826 in London – 26 July 1881 at sea) was an English-Australian educationalist and founder of the Adelaide Educational Institution. History Young was born in London, a son of John Tonkin Young (1802 – 10 April 188 ...

(1826–1881), English-Australian educationalist * John Richardson Young (1782–1804), American physiologist

Arts and entertainment

Performing arts

* Harry Anthony (a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer *

John Young (actor) John Young (16 June 1916 – 30 October 1996) was a Scottish actor. He is the father of the actor Paul Young. Career Young joined the Edinburgh Gateway Company in 1953, playing Tammas Biggar in Graham Moffat's ''Bunty Pulls the Strings''.Elder ...

(1916–1996), Scottish actor *

John Young (jazz pianist) John Merritt Young (March 16, 1922 – April 16, 2008) was an American jazz pianist. Young played with Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon, and many others. He recorded with his own trio in the 1950s and 1960s, and was a sideman for Von ...

(1922–2008), American jazz pianist * John Sacret Young (1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter *

John Paul Young John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with " Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a perform ...

(born 1950), Australian singer * John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author * John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist * John Young (composer) (born 1962), New Zealand-born composer * John Lloyd Young (born 1975), American actor and singer * John G. Young (filmmaker) (fl. 1990s–present), American director, producer and writer

Visual arts

* John Young (engraver) (1755–1825), British mezzotint engraver, keeper of the British Institution * John Henry Young (1880–1946), Australian art collector, art dealer and art gallery director *

John Chin Young John Chin Young 容澤泉 (1909–1997) was a painter who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 26, 1909. He was the son of Chinese immigrants and began drawing at the age of eight, stimulated by Chinese calligraphy, which he learned in Chin ...

(1909–1997), American painter *

John Zerunge Young John Zerunge Young ( born 1956) is a Hong Kong-born Australian artist. Early life and education Born in Hong Kong in 1956, John Zerunge Young moved to Australia as a child in 1967 during China's Cultural Revolution. Young first studied Russian ...

(born 1956), Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Business and industry

* John Young (agricultural reformer) (1773–1837), Scottish merchant in Nova Scotia * John Young (architect) (1797–1877), English architect * John Young (Scottish architect) (1826–1895) * John Young (building contractor) (1827–1907), Australian building contractor * John Orr Young (1886–1976), American advertiser *

John Young (brewer) John Allen Young CBE (7 August 1921 in Winchester – 17 September 2006, Wisborough Green, West Sussex) was an English brewer. He was for many years chairman of the Young's Brewery in Wandsworth, working there for over 50 years. Early life Both ...

(1921–2006), British chairman of Young's Brewery * John A. Young (born 1932), American business manager *

John Young (businessman) John Carlton Young is a British-born Australian accountant and businessman, who established the Great Southern Group, an agribusiness managed investment scheme (MIS) group of companies. Great Southern Group was listed on the Australian Stock Excha ...

(born ca 1948), Australian entrepreneur *

John Hardin Young John "Jack" Hardin Young is a trial lawyer who has a reputation for work in election law and electoral recounts. He was on the team of lawyers for the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 Florida election recount and the Bush v. Gore case ...

(a.k.a. Jack Young, fl. 1985–present), American attorney

Military

John Young (naval officer) John Young ( 17401781) was a captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, commander of the which was lost at sea. Background He began his seafaring career at an early age in the colonial merchant marine and, at the ...

(c. 1740–1781), American sailor *

John Preston Young John Preston Young (1847–1934) was an American Confederate veteran, judge and historian. Early life John Preston Young was born on April 18, 1847, in Chulahoma, Mississippi. His father, Reverend A. W. Young, was a Presbyterian minister. Young ...

(1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian *

John Francis Young John Francis Young (14 January 1893 – 7 November 1929) was a Canadian soldier who served in the First World War. Young was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Brit ...

(1893–1929), Canadian soldier *

John Darling Young Major John Darling Young, JP (1910 – 1988) was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1969 to 1984. He served in the Second World War with the Life Guards. In addition to the Lord Lieutenancy, he also served as High Sheriff of Buckingham ...

(1910–1988), British Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire * Yang Kuo-chiang (a.k.a. John K. Young, born 1950) Chinese military leader, Director-General of National Security Bureau of the Republic of China * John J. Young Jr. (born 1962), U.S. Defense Department official

Politics and law

Australia

* John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician * John Young (jurist) (1919–2008), Australian jurist * John Young (judge) (born 1952), Australian jurist in the Federal Court of Australia

Canada

* John Young (seigneur) (c. 1759–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician *

John Young (Canadian politician) John Young (11 March 1811 – 12 April 1878) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and a member of Parliament of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons of Canada.Letter from Lindsay to Young in the William ...

(1811–1878), member of the Canadian House of Commons * John Young (Gloucester County, New Brunswick politician) (1841–1907), Canadian politician * John Young (York County, New Brunswick politician) (1854–1934), Canadian politician * John Allan Young (1895–1961), Canadian politician in Saskatchewan

U.K.

* John Young (died 1589) (by 1519–1589), English politician, MP * John Young (MP for Marlborough), (fl. 1559), English politician, MP for Marlborough *

John Young (MP for New Shoreham) John Young (fl. 1586–1597) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by ...

(fl. 1586–1597), English politician, MP for New Shoreham, Sussex *

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876) was a British diplomat and politician. He served as Governor General of Canada (1869–72), Governor of New South Wales (1861–67) and as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1853–55) ...

(1807–1876), British diplomat and politician, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General *

John Young (Scottish politician) John Young (21 December 1930 – 3 November 2011) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003. Early life Young was in December 1930 i ...

(1930–2011), Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament

U.S.

* John Young (governor) (1802–1852), American politician, Governor of New York * John Duncan Young (1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky *

J. Smith Young John Smith Young (November 4, 1834 – October 11, 1916) was an American lawyer who served briefly as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana from 1878 to 1879. Early life John Smith Young is the sixth of thirteen children ...

(1834–1916), American politician *

John Russell Young (DC Commissioner) John Russell Young (1882-1966) was a Washington, DC politician and journalist who served as the 18th president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, from 1941 to 1952. He was the longest-serving President of the Board in th ...

(1882-1966), 18th president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia *

John Andrew Young John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Young attended Incarnate Word Academy and Co ...

(1916–2002), American politician from Texas * John M. Young (1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin *

John Young (Indiana politician) John Young is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 47th district of the Indiana House of Representatives. Young was educated at Indiana Creek High School, Indiana University and Southern Illinois University. In 201 ...

, American politician from Indiana

Elsewhere

John Young (advisor) John Young ( 1742 – 17 December 1835) was a British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishnes ...

(c. 1742–1835), British-born government advisor in the Kingdom of Hawaii

Religion

* John Young (suffragan bishop in London) (1463–1526), English Catholic churchman and academic * John Young (Regius Professor) (1514–1580), English Catholic clergyman and academic *

John Young (bishop of Rochester) John Young (c. 1532 – 1605) was an English academic and bishop. Early life He was educated at Mercers' School in London, and graduated BA at the University of Cambridge in 1552. He became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge Pembroke Coll ...

(1532–1605), English academic and Anglican bishop of Rochester * John Young (Dean of Winchester) (1585–1654), English Calvinist clergyman * John Young (Bishop of Argyll) (1624-1665), Scottish divine * John G. Young (bishop) (1746–1813), Irish Catholic bishop * John F. Young (1820–1885), American Episcopal bishop of Florida, translator of the hymn ''Silent Night'' *

John Willard Young John Willard Young (October 1, 1844 – February 12, 1924) was a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He is one of the few individuals to have been an LDS Church apostle and member of the First Presidency wit ...

(1844–1924), American religious leader * John Young (Dean of St George's Cathedral) (1914–1991), English Anglican clergyman

Science and medicine

* John Radford Young (1799–1885), English mathematician, professor and author *

John Young (professor of natural history) John Young FRSE (1835–1902) was a British Regius Professor of Natural History at Glasgow University and Keeper of the Hunterian Museum from 1866 to 1902. Life He was born in Edinburgh on 17 November 1835. He was educated at the High Sc ...

(1835–1902), Scottish naturalist, professor of natural history at Glasgow University * John Stirling Young (1894–1971), Scottish physician, professor of pathology at Aberdeen University *

John Watts Young John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, United States Navy, naval officer and United States Naval Aviator, aviator, test pilot, and Aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineer. He became the L ...

(1930–2018), American astronaut *

John Wesley Young John Wesley Young (17 November 1879, Columbus, Ohio – 17 February 1932, Hanover, New Hampshire) was an American mathematician who, with Oswald Veblen, introduced the axioms of projective geometry, coauthored a 2-volume work on them, and proved the ...

(1879–1932), American mathematician *

John Zachary Young John Zachary Young FRS (18 March 1907 – 4 July 1997), generally known as "JZ" or "JZY", was an English zoologist and neurophysiologist, described as "one of the most influential biologists of the 20th century". Biography Young went to schoo ...

(1907–1997), English zoologist *

John Young (naturalist) John Young is an Australian naturalist and cinematographer. Early life John Young grew up on a farm for cattle and sheep in New South Wales. As a boy, he began egg-collecting with his brothers as a hobby. While in his twenties, Young held severa ...

(born c. 1960s), Australian naturalist

Sports

Association football (soccer)

John Young (footballer, born 1888) John Young (1888 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish professional Association football, footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish Football League, Scottish League for Morton F.C., Morton, Celtic F.C., Celtic, Ayr F.C., Ayr and D ...

(1888–1915), Scottish football player * John Young (footballer, born 1889) (1889–19??), Scottish association football player * John Young (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1947), Scottish footballer * John Young (footballer, born 1951), Scottish association football player and manager * John Young (footballer, born 1957), Scottish association football player (Denver Avalanche)

Cricket

John Young (cricketer, born 1863) ''Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1876, was named John Young'' John William Young (24 May 1863 — 9 May 1933) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1894. Young was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, ...

(1863–1933), English cricketer *

John Young (cricketer, born 1876) ''Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1863, was named John Young.'' John Henry Young (2 July 1876 – 2 August 1913) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1899 and 1901. Young was born in Melbourne, ...

(1876–1913), English cricketer *

John Young (cricketer, born 1884) John Villiers Young (16 August 1884 — 8 September 1960) was an English first-class cricketer. Young was born in British India at Dharwar in August 1884. He was educated in England at Eastbourne College, where he played as an all-rounder for ...

(1884–1960), English cricketer

Other sports

* John Young (pitcher) (fl. 1920s), American Negro league baseball player * John Young (swimmer) (1917–2006), Bermudian swimmer * John Young (field hockey) (born 1934), Canadian Olympic field hockey player * John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist * John Young (rugby union) (1937–2020), English rugby union player * John Young (first baseman) (1949–2016), American baseball player *

John Young (ice hockey) John Young (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey and roller hockey center. Career Young played professional ice hockey in the American Hockey League for the Rochester Americans and Cornwall Aces, the East Coas ...

(born 1969), American ice hockey and roller hockey player

Others

John Young (pioneer) John Young (March 8, 1764 – 1825) was an American surveyor and pioneer. He is best known as the founder of Youngstown, Ohio, a village that eventually became one of the nation's largest steel producers. Early years John Young was born in Pe ...

(1764–1825), American surveyor * John Young (abolitionist), (fl. 1800s), American abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor *

John Russell Young John Russell Young (November 20, 1840 – January 17, 1899) was an American journalist, author, diplomat, and the seventh Librarian of the United States Congress from 1897 to 1899. He was invited by Ulysses S. Grant to accompany him on a worl ...

(1840–1899), American writer, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress *

(1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian * John P. Young (1849–1921), American writer and editor of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' * John Young (police officer) (1888–1952), New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner * John C. Young (1912–1987), Chinese-American civic leader, key figure in the development of Chinatown, San Francisco *

John Young (Cryptome) Cryptome is an online library and 501(c)(3) private foundation created in 1996 by John Young and Deborah Natsios. The site collects information about freedom of expression, privacy, cryptography, dual-use technologies, national security, intell ...

(fl. 2000s), American activist and architect

Other uses

John Young Parkway State Road 423 (SR 423), known for most of its length as John Young Parkway, and Lee Road east of Orange Blossom Trail, is a four- and six-lane surface road in the U.S. state of Florida. SR 423 runs from SR 408 north to U.S. Routes 17/ 92 (US ...

, American roadway in Florida *

John W. Young Round Barn The John W. Young Round Barn is an historic building located near Traer in rural Tama County, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1917 by Joe Seda as a general purpose barn. with a The building is a true round barn that measures in diameter. T ...

, American historic building in Tama County, Iowa * USS ''John Young'', American warship