John Barker may refer to:

Business

John Barker (advertising executive) John Barker (born 1965) is an American entrepreneur and advertising executive based in New York City, NY. He is the founder of 3 companies: integrated advertising and interactive agency Barker/DZP; branded entertainment firm The ACME Brand Content ...

(born 1965), founder of Barker/DZP * John Barker (businessman) (1847–1925), Australian * John H. Barker, American businessman, owner of the

John H. Barker Mansion The John H. Barker Mansion is a historic home located in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. History The original house was built in 1857 and is a two-story, brick structure that now serves as the rear wing. Between 1905 and 1909, the mai ...

in Michigan City, Indiana

Politics

* John Barker (died 1589) (c. 1532–1589), MP for Ipswich *

John Barker (died 1618) John Barker (15 March 1579–30 March 1618) was an English politician. Barker was born in 1579, son of Rowland Barker (died 1600) of Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire, and his first wife Cicely, daughter of Andrew Charlton of Apley Castle, Shropshire. ...

(1579–1618), MP for Shrewsbury *

John Barker (Bristol MP) John Barker (died 1636) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons twice between 1624 and 1628. Barker was a merchant of Bristol and an alderman. He was Sheriff in 1612. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol ...

(died 1636), English politician * Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet (1655–1696), English MP for Ipswich *

John Barker (diplomat) John Barker (9 March 1771 – 5 October 1849) was an English diplomat and horticulturist. Diplomatic career Born in Smyrna (present-day İzmir) on 9 March 1771, Barker was educated in England. In 1797, he went to Constantinople where he became ...

(1771–1849), English diplomat and horticulturist *

Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet (6 April 1840 – 16 December 1914) was a British entrepreneur of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the founder of the Barkers of Kensington, Barkers department store in Kensington, London, United Kingdom. ...

(1840–1914), founder of Barkers department store in Kensington, London, and Liberal MP * John Barker (MP for Ilchester), English merchant and politician *

John Barker (Parliamentarian) John Barker was an English draper and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War. Barker was a draper of Coventry and was mayor of Coventry in 1634 and an al ...

, English draper and politician, MP for Coventry * John Barker (parliamentary officer) (1815–1891), clerk of the colonial Victorian (Australia) parliament *

John Barker (Australian politician) John Scott Barker (born 3 July 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania. In 1987, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing Denison for the Liberal Party; he was elected in a countback followi ...

(born 1947) *

John Barker (Philadelphia) Major General John Barker (1746April 3, 1818) was twice mayor of Philadelphia. He was also a tailor. Barker served in the Revolutionary War and remained active in the military through 1808, when he retired as Major General of the First Brigade, ...

(c. 1746–1818), Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1807 to 1810 and 1812–1813 * John Barker (Kansas politician) (born 1951), member of the Kansas House of Representatives * John Barker, author and member of the militant group The Angry Brigade

Religion

John Barker (minister) John Barker (1682–1762) was an English presbyterian minister. Life Barker was born in 1682, but neither the locality of his birth nor the condition of his parents has been ascertained. It is probable that he was related to the Rev. Matthew Bar ...

(1682–1762), Presbyterian divine * John Barker (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (1728–1808), priest and academic *

John Barker (priest) John Kidman Stuart Ridley Barker (1912–1992) was Dean of Cloyne from 1973 until 1984. He was educated at Durham University and Lichfield Theological College; and ordained in 1936. After curacies at Stockton-on-Tees, Barnard Castle and Castleside ...

(1912–1992), Dean of Cloyne

Sports

John Barker (Australian footballer) John Barker (born 19 February 1975) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life John Barker was b ...

(born 1975), for Hawthorn, Brisbane Lions, and Fitzroy *

John Barker (English footballer) John Barker (4 July 1948 – 2004) was an English professional footballer who made 263 appearances in the Football League playing as a left back for Scunthorpe United. Career Barker was born in Huddersfield, the son of former footballer Jeff ...

(1948–2004) *

John Barker (Scottish footballer) John Bell Barker (28 June 1869 – 29 June 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Rangers and the Scotland national team in the 1890s. Life and career Barker was born in Govan (then a separate burgh from neighbouring Glasg ...

(1869–1941)

Other

John Barker (scholar) John Barker (fl. ca. 1471–1482) was first recorded as a King's Scholar at Eton College about 1471. He went to King's College in 1474, was elected a fellow in 1477, and graduated MA in 1479. His Etonian connection may indicate that he was f ...

(fl. c. 1471–1482), Old Etonian logician *

John Barker (died 1653) John Barker (died 1653) was an English ship-owner. Biography Barker was in earlier life a merchant, shipowner, and shipmaster of London, probably the same who, in 1627, in partnership with Matthew Cradock, John Fowke (afterwards, in 1653, lord may ...

, English ship-owner *

John Barker (medical writer) John Barker, M.D. (1708–1748), was an English medical writer. Life Barker was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, and Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1731, M.A. and B.M. in 1737, and D.M. in 1743. He practised medici ...

(1708–1748), medical writer *

John William Barker John William Barker (December 25, 1872 – May 14, 1924) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War,Philippine–American War, World War I, he served from 1894 to 1920. Barker att ...

(1872–1924), American general *

John Barker (RAF officer) Air Vice Marshal John Lindsay Barker (12 November 1910 – 7 May 2004) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the following years. He was the second Commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force during the early ...

(1910–2004), commander of the Royal Ceylon Air Force *

John Barker (architect) John Barker (1940–2010) was an Australian architect, who served as the fifth Directing Architect for the Architects’ Housing Service (formerly Small Homes Service) Victorian Chapter. Biography Barker obtained his Fellowship Diploma at the ...

(1940–2010), Australian architect *

John Barker (filmmaker) John Barker is a South African filmmaker in Johannesburg. He gained prominence through his feature directorial debut ''Bunny Chow'' (2006), which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). His other films include '' Spud 3: Lea ...

, South African filmmaker *

John W. Barker John Walton Barker (October 7, 1933 – October 24, 2019) was an American historian and specialist in Byzantine Empire, Byzantine history and classical music. He was the author of a number of works on Byzantine history, including ''Justinian an ...

(1933–2019), American historian *

John Barker (ballet) John Barker was an American dancer, ballet teacher and translator. He was a leading authority in the West on the Soviet method of teaching classical dance, and the first American to be allowed to teach the method in Russia. He was the official tr ...

(1929–2020), American dancer, ballet teacher and translator * John Barker (died 1968), psychiatrist who set up the British Premonitions Bureau {{hndis, name=Barker, John