John Bell may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Zephaniah Bell John Zephaniah Bell (1794–1883) was a Scottish artist. Life He was born in Dundee, where his father William Bell was a tanner, businessman and banker; James Stanislaus Bell was his brother. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and then ...

(1794–1883), Scottish artist *

John Bell (sculptor) John Bell (1812–1895) was a British sculptor, born in Bell's Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His family home was Hopton Hall, Suffolk. His works were shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and he was responsible for the marble group repres ...

(1812–1895), British sculptor * John Hyslop Bell (1833–1920), Scottish journalist, newspaper owner and editor * J. Bowyer Bell (1931–2003), American historian, artist and art critic * John Bell (radio personality) (born 1934), American disc jockey * John Bell Jr. (artist) (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor *

John Bell (Australian actor) John Anthony Bell AO OBE FRSN (born 1 November 1940) is an Australian actor, theatre director and theatre manager. He has been a major influence on the development of Australian theatre in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Early lif ...

(born 1940), Australian actor and director *

John Kim Bell John Kim Bell (born October 8, 1952) is Canada’s first Indigenous symphony-orchestra conductor, the founder of the country’s precedent-setting National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (today known as Indspire) and the National Aboriginal Achi ...

(born 1952), Canadian conductor * John Bell (special effects artist), Academy Award nominated special effects artist * John Bell (rock musician) (born 1962), American guitarist and lead singer for Widespread Panic *

John P. Bell John P. Bell is a digital artist, educator, and software developer at Dartmouth College and the University of Maine whose work centers on creative collaboration and digital culture. History Bell began developing software to support digital hum ...

(born 1979), American digital artist, educator and software developer *

John Bell (Scottish actor) John Hunter Bell (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish actor. He has played Bain in two instalments of '' The Hobbit'' film series, "Young Ian" Murray in the Starz television series '' Outlander'', Angus in '' Battleship'', Helius in ''Wrath o ...

(born 1997), Scottish actor

Law and politics

* John Bell (Leominster MP) (fl. 1508–1533/44), English MP for Leominster * John Bell (Winchelsea MP) (fl. 1514–1543), English MP for Winchelsea * John Bell (barrister) (1764–1836), English barrister *

John Bell (New Hampshire politician) John Bell (July 20, 1765March 22, 1836) was the 12th governor of New Hampshire from 1828 to 1829. Samuel Bell, a brother, was the eighth governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823. John Bell was born on July 20, 1765, in Londonderry in the ...

(1765–1836), American politician, governor of New Hampshire * John Bell (Ohio politician) (1796–1869), U.S. Representative, mayor of two cities in Ohio, and probate judge *

John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell (February 18, 1796September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee's most prominent antebellum politicians,Jonatha ...

(1796–1869), U.S. House Speaker, Secretary of War, Senator, and presidential candidate *

John Montgomerie Bell John Montgomerie Bell (11 February 180416 October 1862) was an advocate of the Scottish bar, and Sheriff of Kincardine. Life He was born at Paisley on 11 February 1804, the son of John Bell and elder brother to Alexander Montgomerie Bell. H ...

(1804–1862), advocate of the Scottish bar, and sheriff of Kincardine *

John Bell (Liberal politician) John Bell (6 August 1809 – 5 March 1851) was a Whigs (British political party), Whig politician in the United Kingdom. He is notable as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament who was declared of unsound mind but there was ...

(1809–1851), British politician, MP for Thirsk * John Bell (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin state assemblyman in 1853 * John Alexander Bell (1829–1901), member of the Queensland Legislative Council *

John Hedley Bell John Hedley Bell (September 6, 1840 – March 16, 1897) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Springfield from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal. He was born in London Township, Upper Canada The Province of Upper ...

(1840–1897), politician in Manitoba, Canada *Sir

John Charles Bell Sir John Charles Bell, 1st Baronet (1843–1924) was a British businessman and Lord Mayor of London from 1907 to 1908. Bell was elected a Sheriff of the City of London in 1901 (serving October 1901 to September 1902), together with Horace Brooks ...

(1843–1924), British businessman and Lord Mayor of London *

John Calhoun Bell John Calhoun Bell (December 11, 1851 – August 12, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. Biography Born near Sewanee, Tennessee, Bell was the son of Harrison and Rachel Laxon Bell. He attended public and private schools in Franklin ...

(1851–1933), U.S. Representative from Colorado * John C. Bell (lawyer) (1861–1935), Pennsylvania lawyer * John R. Bell (trade unionist) (1862–1924), British trade union leader and political activist * John C. Bell Jr. (1892–1974), American judge and governor of Pennsylvania *

John J. Bell John Junior Bell (May 15, 1910 – January 24, 1963) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Cuero, Texas, Bell attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1932 and from its law school in 1936. He ...

(1910–1963), U.S. Representative from Texas *

John William Bell John William Bell (March 18, 1838 – July 5, 1901) was a farmer and Ontario political figure. He representing Addington in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1901. He was born in ...

(1838–1901), Canadian politician *

John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell (December 13, 1846 – January 29, 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at ...

(1846–1929), Canadian politician *

John R. Bell (military officer) John R. Bell (ca. 1785–April 11, 1825) was an American military officer who served during the War of 1812. He taught and was a commandant of cadets at West Point in 1819. In 1820, he was the journalist and a leader for the Long's Expedition of 182 ...

, governor of East Florida, 1821 *

John Bell (Florida politician) John W. Bell (September 16, 1916 – June 1, 1982) was an American politician from Florida. Bell was born in New York and came to Florida in 1946. An attorney, he attended Columbia University and Columbia Law School Columbia Law School (Colum ...

(1916–1982), American politician, Florida State Representative and State Senator *

John Bell (legal scholar) John Bell is Emeritus Professor of Law (1973) at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He served as General Editor of the Cambridge Law Journal from 2010 to 2019. Prior to appointment to the Cambridge C ...

, British professor of law and fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge * John Peter Bell, Canadian diplomat * John Bell (Virginia politician) (born 1963), member of the Virginia State Senate * John R. Bell IV (born 1979), American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly

Literature

John Bell (traveller) John Bell (1691–1780) was a Scottish doctor and traveller. Life Bell was born at Antermony, near Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire, in Scotland. He studied medicine in Glasgow, and in 1714, set out for Saint Petersburg, where, through the int ...

(1691–1780), Scottish traveller and author *

John Bell (publisher) John Bell (1745–1831) was an English publisher. Originally a bookseller and printer, he also innovated in typography, commissioning an influential font that omitted the long s. He drew the reading public to better literature by ordering attra ...

(1745–1831), English publisher * John Bell (folk music) (1783–1864), English folk song collector * John Gray Bell (1823–1866), English bookseller * John Joy Bell (1871–1934), Scottish author *

John Bell (historian) John Bell (born 1952) is a Canadian comics historian and senior archivist at Library and Archives Canada ( Ottawa, Ontario). He specializes in the history of English Canadian comic books, and has curated a number of exhibitions and websites. He ...

(born 1952), Canadian archivist and comic book historian

Religion

* John Bell (bishop of Mayo) (died 1541), clergyman in Ireland * John Bell (bishop of Worcester) (died 1556), English clergyman * John Bell (dean of Ely) (died 1591), English priest and academic * John Bell (Wesleyan minister) (1788–1855), Wesleyan minister from England who came to Newfoundland * John Bell (Australian priest) (1898–1983), Australian Anglican priest *

John L. Bell John Lamberton Bell (born 1949) is a Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland minister. He is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist. He works throughout the world, lecturing in theological colleges in the ...

(born 1949), Scottish religious leader, musician, and composer

Science

John Bell (surgeon) John Bell (12 May 176315 April 1820) was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon. Life Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; an elder brother of Sir Charles Bell. After completing his professional education at Edinburgh, he carried on from 1790 in S ...

(1763–1820), Scottish anatomist and surgeon *

John Graham Bell John Graham Bell (July 12, 1812 – October 22, 1889) was an American taxidermist and collector. He traveled with John James Audubon John Stewart Bell John Stewart Bell FRS (28 July 1928 – 1 October 1990) was a physicist from Northern Ireland and the originator of Bell's theorem, an important theorem in quantum physics regarding hidden-variable theories. In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Phy ...

(1928–1990), physicist from Northern Ireland *

John Lane Bell John Lane Bell (born March 25, 1945) is an Anglo-Canadian philosopher, mathematician and logician. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. His research includes such topics as set theory, model theor ...

(born 1945), mathematician and philosopher *Sir

John Bell (physician) Sir John Irving Bell (born 1 July 1952) is a Canadian-British immunologist and geneticist. From 2006 to 2011, he was President of the United Kingdom's Academy of Medical Sciences, and since 2002 he has held the Regius Professor of Medicine (Ox ...

(born 1952), British–Canadian biologist *

John Cameron Bell John Cameron Bell (born July 10, 1953 in Ancaster, Ontario) is a senior cancer researcher at the OHRI. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife Sheila. Education John received his Bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from McMaster University ...

(born 1953), Canadian cancer researcher * John B. Bell (born 1954), American mathematician

Sport

* John Bell (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1917), Australian rules footballer killed during World War I * John Bell (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1973), English association football winger * John Bell (English cricketer) (1895–1974), English cricketer * John Bell (1920s Scottish footballer), Scottish football striker * John Bell (1930s Scottish footballer), Scottish football forward * John Bell (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1994), English football full back * Johnny Bell (Canadian football) (1921–1998), Canadian football player * John A. Bell, American football coach * John Robert Bell (1922–2008), American college football coach and athletics administrator * John Bell (field hockey) (born 1933), British Olympic hockey player * John Bell (bowls) (born 1947), British bowler * John Bell (footballer, born 1949), Australian rules footballer * John Bell (Australian cricketer) (born 1949), Australian cricketer

Others

John Bell (artillerist) John Bell (1 March 1747 – 1 June 1798) was an English artillerist. He was the eldest son of a hatter at Carlisle, Cumbria, where he was born. His father ruined himself in attempts to discover the longitude. In 1765 Bell joined the artillery. H ...

(1747–1798), English artillerist * John Bell (farmer) (1750–1820), central figure in the Bell Witch ghost story of southern American folklore *Sir

John Bell (British Army officer) General Sir John Bell (1 January 1782 – 20 November 1876) was a British soldier and magistrate. At the time of his death, he was the senior general of the British Army. Background Born at Bonytoun in the county of Fife, he was the son of Dav ...

(1782–1876), British general and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey *

John Bell (explorer) John Bell () was born Isle of Mull, Scotland and emigrated to Canada where he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader and colonizer. He was one of the colonizers of the Yukon River."Dear Sir / I have great pleasure in informing you tha ...

(c. 1799–1868), Canadian explorer and Hudson's Bay Company governor *

John Thomas Bell John Thomas Bell (1878–1965) was, together with his two sons, the founder of Bellway, one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilding businesses. Career The son of William Bell and Mary Jane Craig, "J.T" was brought up in North Seaton N ...

(1878–1965), British businessman, founder of Bellway