John Young may refer to:

Academics

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

(died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow *

John C. Young (college president) John Clarke Young (August 12, 1803 – June 23, 1857) was an American educator and pastor who was the fourth president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. A graduate of Dickinson College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he entered the ...

(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 John Richardson Young (1782 – June 8, 1804) was an American physician and considered one of the earliest pioneers of experimental physiology and biochemistry in the United States. Young was born in Hagerstown, Maryland to Ann and Samuel Richa ...

(1782–1804), American physiologist

Arts and entertainment

Performing arts

Harry Anthony Harry Anthony (October 29, 1870 – September 5, 1954) was an American tenor and pioneer recording artist. With James F. Harrison he made several recordings of religious music that were popular at the time. He was known as a solo artist, and also ...

(a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer * John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor * John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist *

John Sacret Young John Sacret Young (May 24, 1946 – June 3, 2021) was an American author, producer, director, and screenwriter primarily in television, perhaps best known for his work on the show ''China Beach''. Young was nominated for seven Emmy Award, Emmys ...

(1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter * John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer * John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author *

John Young (British musician) John Young (born 31 May 1956) is a British rock musician hailing from Liverpool. He is currently the keyboardist and singer for the progressive rock band Lifesigns. Biography Young spent his early years at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral ...

(born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist *

John Young (composer) John Young is an electroacoustic music composer born March 4, 1962, in Christchurch, New Zealand, and currently living in Leicester, UK. He studied at the University of Canterbury, completing a doctorate on the manipulation of environmental ...

(born 1962), New Zealand-born composer *

John Lloyd Young John Lloyd Mills Young (born July 4, 1975) is an American actor and singer. In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's ''Jersey Boys''. He is the only American actor to date to ...

(born 1975), American actor and singer *

John G. Young (filmmaker) John G. Young is an American director, producer and writer. He graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase)where he now teaches and is Chair of The Film Conservatory. His feature films include ''Parallel Sons'' in ...

(fl. 1990s–present), American director, producer and writer

Visual arts

John Young (engraver) John Young (1755–1825), mezzotint engraver and keeper of the British Institution, was born in 1755, and studied under John Raphael Smith. He became a very able engraver, working exclusively in mezzotint, and executed about eighty portraits of ...

(1755–1825), British mezzotint engraver, keeper of the British Institution *

John Henry Young John Henry Young (27 October 1880 – 7 September 1946) was an Australian art collector, art dealer and art gallery director. Young was born in Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales and died in North Sydney, New South Wales. He is noted for servi ...

(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 (born 1956), Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Business and industry

* John Young (agricultural reformer) (1773–1837), Scottish merchant in Nova Scotia *

John Young (architect) John Young (1797 – 23 March 1877) was an English architect and surveyor whose career spanned the grace of the Regency period and the pragmatism of the Industrial Revolution. While based primarily in the City of London, his practice, John Youn ...

(1797–1877), English architect *

John Young (Scottish architect) J. & G. Young was a Scottish architectural firm from Perth composed of John Young and his son, George. They were in business between 1885 and 1895, when John died. Their total number of works together numbers around fifteen, ranging from churc ...

(1826–1895) *

John Young (building contractor) John Young (1827 – 27 February 1907) was an Australian bowler, builder, politician and alderman. Life and career Young was born in Foot's Cray, Kent, England and died in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales. After moving to Victoria, Australi ...

(1827–1907), Australian building contractor *

John Orr Young John Orr Young (June 25, 1886 – May 1, 1976) was an American advertiser who, with Raymond Rubicam, founded the Young & Rubicam advertising agency. His first job in advertising was at the ''Salt Lake City Tribune'' in 1909; in 1910, he joined Lo ...

(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 John A. Young (born April 24, 1932) is an American business executive and electrical engineer. He was chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from 1978 to 1992. He also formerly served as a director of Wells Fargo & Company. Biography 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 Exchan ...

(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 st ...

(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 (1910–1988), British Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire *

Yang Kuo-chiang Yang Kuo-chiang or John K. Young (; born 5 March 1950) is a military personal of the Republic of China. He was the Director-General of the National Security Bureau in 2015–2016. Early life Yang graduated from Republic of China Military Acade ...

(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. John Jacob Young Jr. (born May 29, 1962 in Newnan, Georgia) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisitions) from 2001 to 2005 and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from 2 ...

(born 1962), U.S. Defense Department official

Politics and law

Australia

John Young (Australian politician) John Douglas Young (1842 – 16 November 1893) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in Hamilton in Lanarkshire to miner William Young and Helen Wilson. At the age of thirteen he became an apprentice engineer, and he went to ...

(1842–1893), New South Wales politician *

John Young (jurist) Sir John McIntosh Young , (17 December 1919 – 6 October 2008) was an Australian jurist. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1974–91), the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1974–95), and the Chief Scout of Australia (1 ...

(1919–2008), Australian jurist *

John Young (judge) Neil John Young is a Melbourne barrister and former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on which he served from 30 November 2005 to 24 January 2007. Early life Young was educated at St Bede's College, Mentone. In 1973 Young completed ...

(born 1952), Australian jurist in the Federal Court of Australia

Canada

John Young (seigneur) John Young (c. 1759 – September 14, 1819) was a seigneurial system of New France, seigneur, businessman, judge, and political figure in Lower Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from June 1792 until his death. ...

(c. 1759–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician * John Young (Canadian politician) (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 John Allan Young (February 7, 1895 – 1961) was a Scottish-born political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Biggar from 1938 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. ...

(1895–1961), Canadian politician in Saskatchewan

U.K.

John Young (died 1589) Sir John Young (by 1519 – 4 September 1589), of The Great House, Bristol, of London and of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, was an English politician. Origins He was the eldest surviving son of Hugh Young (d.1534) of Bristol and of Castle Combe ...

(by 1519–1589), English politician, MP *

John Young (MP for Marlborough) John Young was a tavern keeper and a member of the Parliament of England for Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency), Marlborough for the parliament of 1559.John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1586–1597), English politician, MP for New Shoreham, Sussex * John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876), British diplomat and politician, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General * John Young (Scottish politician) (1930–2011), Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament

U.S.

John Young (governor) John Young (June 12, 1802April 23, 1852) was an American politician. He served in the New York State Assembly (1832, 1845–1846), the United States House of Representatives (1836-1837, 1841–1843) and as Governor of New York (1847-1848). Ear ...

(1802–1852), American politician, Governor of New York *

John Duncan Young John Duncan Young (September 22, 1823 – December 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owingsv ...

(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 b ...

(1834–1916), American politician * John Russell Young (DC Commissioner) (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 Corp ...

(1916–2002), American politician from Texas *

John M. Young John Martin Young (February 3, 1926December 18, 2010) was an American pharmacist and Republican politician. He served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Young was born on February 3, 1926, in Dubuque, Iowa. After graduating fro ...

(1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin * John Young (Indiana politician), 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) John Young or Yonge (1463–1526) was an English churchman and academic. He was titular bishop of Gelibolu#Bishopric, Callipolis as suffragan bishop to Richard FitzJames, the bishop of London; and from 1514 his archdeacon of London. He was also De ...

(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 in 1553, and Maste ...

(1532–1605), English academic and Anglican bishop of Rochester *

John Young (Dean of Winchester) John Young (25 June 1585 - 20 July 1654) was a Scottish clergyman who served as Dean of the Winchester Cathedral from 1616 until his ejection in 1645. Biography John Young was born the eighth of twelve children to Sir Peter Young of Seaton (15 ...

(1585–1654), English Calvinist clergyman *

John Young (Bishop of Argyll) John Young (1624–1665) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who was elected Bishop of Argyll. Life He was born in 1624 in western Scotland. Little is known of Young but he was elected Professor of Divinity in place of Rev Robert Baill ...

(1624-1665), Scottish divine *

John G. Young (bishop) John Young (1746–1813) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1796 to 1813. Biography John Young was born in the parish of John’s St., Limerick, in March 1746 into a well-to-do merchant family. his e ...

(1746–1813), Irish Catholic bishop *

John F. Young John Freeman Young (October 30, 1820 – November 15, 1885), author of the most commonly sung English-language translation of the Christmas carol Silent Night, became the second bishop of Florida in 1867. Early life and education Young was born ...

(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) The Very Reverend John Kenneth Young (5 January 1914 – 15 June 1991) was the Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana from 1948 until 1957. Born in 1914, he was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, ordained in 1939 after a period of ...

(1914–1991), English Anglican clergyman

Science and medicine

John Radford Young John Radford Young (born 8 April 1799, in Southwark – 5 March 1885, in Peckham) was an English mathematician, professor and author, who was almost entirely self-educated. He was born of humble parents in London. At an early age he became acquaint ...

(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 John Stirling Young FRSE (1894–1971) was a 20th-century Scottish physician who served as Professor of Pathology at Aberdeen University. He specialised in histology and tumour pathology. Life He was born in Symington in Ayrshire on 24 Sep ...

(1894–1971), Scottish physician, professor of pathology at Aberdeen University * John Watts Young (1930–2018), American astronaut * John Wesley Young (1879–1932), American mathematician * John Zachary Young (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 footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League for Morton, Celtic, Ayr and Dundee Hibernian. Personal life Young worked as a foundry labourer and was mar ...

(1888–1915), Scottish football player * John Young (footballer, born 1889) (1889–19??), Scottish association football player *

John Young (footballer, born 1891) John M. Young MC (1891 – 20 November 1947) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Partick Thistle as an outside right. He also played cricket for Clydesdale. Personal life Young was the youn ...

(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, D ...

(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) John Young was an American baseball player. He played in the Negro league as a pitcher in the 1920s. Young made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was ...

(fl. 1920s), American Negro league baseball player *

John Young (swimmer) John H. Young Jr. (12 January 1917 – June 2006) was a Bermudian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the ...

(1917–2006), Bermudian swimmer *

John Young (field hockey) John Young (born 22 February 1934) is a Canadian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-spo ...

(born 1934), Canadian Olympic field hockey player *

John Young (cyclist) John Young (1936 – 29 January 2013) was an Australian racing cyclist. He finished in second place in the Australian National Road Race Championships The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for ...

(1936–2013), Australian cyclist *

John Young (rugby union) John Robert Chester Young (6 September 1937 – 19 March 2020) was an English rugby union player who played in the Wing position. Young played club rugby for Harlequin F.C., was capped nine times for the England national team, and was a member o ...

(1937–2020), English rugby union player *

John Young (first baseman) John Thomas Young (February 9, 1949 – May 8, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He also scouted and worked in the front office. Young played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1971. He founded Reviving Basebal ...

(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 Coast ...

(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 Pete ...

(1764–1825), American surveyor *

John Young (abolitionist) Indian Run is a populated place in Wilmington Township of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, named for the stream Indian Run. Indian Run had a reputation as a "safe haven" for African Americans, whether they were free or escaping slavery. White Chapel ...

, (fl. 1800s), American abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor * John Russell Young (1840–1899), American writer, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress *

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

John P. Young John Philip Young (August 9, 1849 – April 23, 1921) was an American newsman and writer. He was managing editor of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' for 44 years, and wrote variously on history, economics, and journalism. His books include the two- ...

(1849–1921), American writer and editor of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' *

John Young (police officer) John Bruce Young (25 August 1888 – 28 December 1952) was a notable New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner. He was born in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, New Zealand in 1888. He was Commissioner of Police from 4 April 19 ...

(1888–1952), New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner *

John C. Young John Chew Young (; June 16, 1912 – October 27, 1987), Chinese American, was born in San Jose, California. A key figure in the development of Chinatown, San Francisco, he was one of the original board members of the Chinese Historical Socie ...

(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, 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. Th ...

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