John Phillips or Philips may refer to:

Academics

John Edward Philips John Edward Philips (born 1952) is an American historian. He is a retired Professor of International Society, Hirosaki University of Japan, with many works on African history. After taking his PhD in history at UCLA in 1992, he taught at severa ...

(born 1952), American historian *

John Phillips (educator) John Phillips (December 27, 1719 – , 1795) was an early American educator and the cofounder of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, along with his wife, Elizabeth Phillips. He was a major donor to Dartmouth College, where he served ...

(1719–1795), American educator and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy * John Phillips (priest) (1879–1947), Welsh schoolmaster, Dean of Monmouth *

John Phillips (lawyer) John C. Phillips is a Professor of Law at King's College London School of Law. He was the Head of the School of Law from 2002 to 2005. Biography Phillips is a commercial lawyer, specialising in intellectual property and the law of guarantee. He ...

, English law professor and head of King's College School of Law

Arts and entertainment

* John Phillip (poet) (fl. 1561), English poet and dramatist * John Phillips (fl. 1570–1591), English writer and poet *

John Phillips (author) John Phillips (1631–1706) was an English author, the brother of Edward Phillips, and a nephew of John Milton. Life Anne Phillips, mother of John and Edward, was the sister of John Milton, the poet. In 1652, John Phillips published a Latin repl ...

(1631–1706), English author and secretary to John Milton *

John Philips John Philips (30 December 1676 – 15 February 1709) was an 18th-century English poet. Early life and education Philips was born at Bampton, Oxfordshire, the son of Rev. Stephen Philips, later archdeacon of Salop, and his wife Mary Wood. H ...

(1676–1709), British poet *

John Phillips (artist) John Phillips (1808 – after 1842) was an English artist and illustrator. He is perhaps best known as a satirical etcher. Early life John Phillips was the son of Giles Firman Phillips (1780–1867), and Lydia Arnold. He was born 24 October 180 ...

(1808–after 1842), English illustrator and portraitist *

John Sanborn Phillips John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949) attended Knox College in Illinois, where he worked on the student newspaper and met S. S. McClure. In 1887 McClure hired him to manage the home office of the McClure Newspaper Syndicate (founded in 1884). The ...

(1861–1949), American writer and founder of ''McClure's Magazine'' *

John Phillips (actor) William John Phillips MC (20 July 1914 – 11 May 1995) was an English actor. He is known for the role of Chief Superintendent Robins in the television series ''Z-Cars'' and for his work as a Shakespearean stage actor. Early life Phillips was ...

(1914–1995), British actor *

John Phillips (photographer) John Phillips (November 13, 1914 in Bouïra, Algeria – August 22, 1996 in Manhattan, New York City) was a photographer for Life magazine from the 1930s to the 1950s who was known for his war photographs. French by birth, John Phillips was born i ...

(1914–1996), Algerian-American photographer for ''Life'' magazine *

John P. Marquand John Phillips Marquand (November 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960) was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for '' ...

(a.k.a. John Phillips, 1924–1995), American novelist *

John Phillips (musician) John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader of the vocal group the Mamas & the Papas and remains frequently referred to as Papa John Phillips. In additio ...

(1935–2001), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, member of The Mamas and the Papas

Business and industry

* John Phillips (c. 1709–1775), English master carpenter *

John Leigh Philips John Leigh Philips (1761–1814), was a manufacturer in Manchester, England. Early life He was the son of John Philips (1734–1824), who founded the cotton spinning firm Philips & Lee. The family had significant community and legal connection ...

(1761–1814), English textile manufacturer and collector of art * John George Phillips (businessman) (1888–1964), American businessman, president of IBM *Sir

J. G. Phillips Sir John Grant Phillips (13 March 1911 – 7 October 1986) was an Australian economist who became the second Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, from 1968 to 1975. His name appeared on Australian currency notes as "J. G. Phillips". Hon ...

(1911–1986), Australian economist, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia

Politics and law

U.S.

John Phillips (mayor) John Phillips (November 26, 1770 – May 29, 1823) was an American politician, serving as the first mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1822 to 1823. He was the father of abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Life and politics Phillips was a descenda ...

(1770–1823), American politician, first mayor of Boston *

John Phillips (Pennsylvania politician) John Phillips was a Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from March 1821 to March 1823. Philips, who was born in Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County ...

(fl. 1821–1823), American congressman from Pennsylvania *

John Phillips (Wisconsin politician) John Phillips (November 4, 1823 – July 26, 1903) was an American physician and politician. Biography John Phillips was born in Richmond, Vermont. He moved to Wiota, Wisconsin Territory in 1846, where he taught school and studied medicine ...

(1823–1903), American physician and politician *

John Finis Philips John Finis Philips (December 31, 1834 – March 13, 1919) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Education and career Born ...

(1834–1919), U.S. Representative from Missouri *

John Calhoun Phillips John Calhoun Phillips (November 13, 1870 – June 25, 1943) was an American politician who served as the third governor of the state of Arizona from January 7, 1929 to January 5, 1931. Born in 1870 in Vermont, Illinois, Phillips graduated from ...

(1870–1943), American politician, Governor of Arizona *

John R. Phillips (American politician) John Phillips (September 11, 1887 – December 18, 1983) was an American businessman and veteran of World War I who served seven terms a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1943 to 1957. Early life and career John ...

(1887–1983), American congressman from California *

John R. Phillips (attorney) John R. Phillips (born December 15, 1942) is an American diplomat and attorney who served as the United States Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, serving from 2013 to 2017. As a partner at Phillips & Cohen, LLP (1988–2013) and before that, i ...

(born 1942), American diplomat and public interest attorney *

John Michael Phillips John Michael Phillips (born February 4, 1975) is an American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate, and legal commentator. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Washington, DC. P ...

(born 1975), American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate and legal commentator * John Alton Phillips, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives

Elsewhere

Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet (died 27 March 1629) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601. Philipps was the son of Morgan Philipps of Picton and his wife Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of Richard Fletcher o ...

(died 1629), Welsh landowner and politician *

John Phillips (Canadian politician) John Phillips (June 16, 1810 – November 7, 1878) was an English-born political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born i ...

(1810–?), Canadian politician in New Brunswick *

John Phillips (Irish politician) John Phillips (1839 or 1840 – 2 April 1917)''Freeman's Journal'', 4 April 1017 was an Irish politician. He was the Nationalist Member of Parliament for South Longford. Phillips was born in County Longford, and was a farmer there. As a young ...

(1839/40–1917), Irish Member of Parliament for South Longford * John Harber Phillips (1933–2009), Australian barrister and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria * John David Phillips (born 1936), Australian lawyer and judge

Religion

John Phillips (bishop of Sodor and Man) John Phillips (ca. 15557 August 1633) was the Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1604 and 1633. He is best known for writing the first dateable text in the Manx language in his translation of the 1604 Book of Common Prayer in 1610. Early ...

(1555–1633), Welsh Anglican bishop * John Phillips (Puritan), English minister in England and Massachusetts *

John Bertram Phillips John Bertram Phillips or J. B. Phillips (16 September 1906 – 21 July 1982) was an English Bible translator, author and Anglican clergyman. He is most noted for his '' The New Testament in Modern English.'' Early life Phillips was born in Ba ...

(1906–1982), British Bible translator, writer and clergyman *

John Phillips (bishop of Portsmouth) John Henry Lawrence Phillips (2 February 19101 November 1985) was the Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth from 1960 until 1975. Birth and education Phillips was born the son of a clergyman, and attended Weymouth College. He graduated from the Universit ...

(1910–1985), British anglican bishop

Science and medicine

John Phillips (geologist) John Phillips FRS (25 December 1800 – 24 April 1874) was an English geologist. In 1841 he published the first global geologic time scale based on the correlation of fossils in rock strata, thereby helping to standardize terminology including ...

(1800–1874), English geologist *

John Arthur Phillips John Arthur Phillips FRS, FCS (18 February 1822 – 5 January 1887) was a British geologist, metallurgist, and mining engineer. Life He was born at Polgooth, near St Austell in Cornwall the son of John Phillips, who at one time was occupied ...

(1822–1887), British geologist, metallurgist and mining engineer * John Phillips (physician) (1855–1928), British physician *

John Charles Phillips John Charles Phillips (November 5, 1876 – November 14, 1938) was an American hunter, zoologist, ornithologist, and environmentalist. He published over two hundred books and articles about animal breeding, sport hunting, ornithology, wildlife c ...

(1876–1938), American hunter, zoologist, ornithologist and environmentalist *

J. F. V. Phillips Dr John Frederick Vicars (sometimes Vickers) Phillips FRSE FRSS FLS (15 March 1899 – 17 January 1987) was a 20th-century South African botanist. He was an advocate of fire ecology theories. Early life and career He was born in Grahamstown in ...

(1899–1987), South African botanist and ecologist * John Phillips (zoologist) (1933–1987), British zoologist, vice-chancellor of Loughborough University * John L. Phillips (born 1951), American astronaut

Sports

Cricket

* John Phillips (Guyanese cricketer) (1902-1967), Guyanese cricketer *

John Phillips (South African cricketer) John Glanville Phillips (8 November 1910 – 26 June 1985) was a South African cricketer who played 16 matches of first-class cricket for Border cricket team, Border and Gauteng cricket team, Transvaal between 1931 and 1938. John Phillips was a ...

(1910–1985), South African cricketer * John Phillips (English cricketer) (1933–2017), English cricketer * John Phillips (New Zealand cricketer) (1949-2017), New Zealand cricketer

Other sports

John Phillips (snooker player) John Phillips (1935–2008) was a Scottish professional snooker player. Career Phillips was born in Springburn. In 1952, he eliminated the reigning champion, Mark Wildman, from the 1952 British youth snooker tournament, before losing to Gar ...

(1935-2008), Scottish snooker player * John Phillips (basketball coach) (born 1947), American college basketball coach * John Phillips (footballer) (1951–2017), English-born Welsh international goalkeeper * John Phillips (sport scientist) (born 1981), English football coach, mountainbiker and kickboxer *

John Phillips (fighter) John Phillips (born 9 June 1985) is a Welsh Middleweight mixed martial artist. A professional since 2005, he has also competed for BAMMA, Cage Rage, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Cage Warriors. He is the former BAMMA Middleweight Champio ...

(born 1985), Welsh mixed martial artist *

John Phillips (American football) John Phillips (born June 11, 1987) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowbo ...

(born 1987), American football tight end

Others

John Phillips (pirate) John Phillips (died April 18, 1724) was an English pirate captain. He started his piratical career in 1721 under Thomas Anstis, and stole his own pirate vessel in 1723. He died in a surprise attack by his own prisoners. He is noted for the arti ...

(died 1724), English captain of the pirate ship ''Revenge'' * John Phillips (surveyor) (died 1897), British engineer and surveyor *

John Vassall William John Christopher Vassall (20 September 1924 – 18 November 1996) was a British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union, allegedly under pressure of blackmail, from 1954 until his arrest in 1962. Although operating only at a junior ...

(a.k.a. John Phillips, 1924–1996), British convicted spy *

John Aristotle Phillips John Aristotle Phillips (born August 23, 1955) is a U.S. entrepreneur specializing in political campaigns, who became famous for attempting to design a nuclear weapon while a student. "A-Bomb Kid" Phillips was born in August 1955 to Greek immigrant ...

(born 1955), American entrepreneur known as the "A-Bomb Kid"

Other uses

*'' John Phillips (John, the Wolf King of L.A.)'', musical album by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas