John Austin may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator *

Johnny Austin Johnny Austin (December 23, 1910 – February 14, 1983) was an American jazz trumpeter from Vineland, New Jersey. Career Austin played trumpet with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, parting ways with that band in 1939. He formed the Johnny Austin Or ...

(1910–1983), American musician * John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist

Military

* John Austin (soldier) (1801–1833), active in early settlement of Mexican Texas * John Arnold Austin (1905–1941), United States Navy warrant officer * John Beech Austin (1917–2012), British aviator in World War II

Philosophy

J. L. Austin John Langshaw Austin (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was an English philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts. Austin pointed out that we use lan ...

(John Langshaw Austin, 1911–1960), British philosopher of language *

John Austin (legal philosopher) John Austin (3 March 1790 – 1 December 1859) was an English legal theorist who posthumously influenced British and American law with an analytical approach to jurisprudence and a theory of legal positivism. Austin opposed traditional approache ...

(1790–1859), British legal and political theorist

Politics

John Gardiner Austin John Gardiner Austin ( zh, 柯士甸; 7 August 1812 – 25 July 1900) was a British colonial administrator. He was Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras 1864–1867, and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879, acting as Adm ...

(1812–1900), British colonial secretary of Hong Kong *

Sir John Austin, 1st Baronet Sir John Austin, 1st Baronet (9 March 1824 – 30 March 1906) was a Liberal Party politician in England. At the 1886 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Osgoldcross in the West Riding of Yorkshire, defeating the si ...

(1824–1906), British politician, MP for Osgoldcross *

John Austin (politician) John Eric Austin (born 21 August 1944), formerly Austin-Walker, is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Woolwich from 1992 to 1997 and for Erith and Thamesmead from 1997 to 2010. Early life He att ...

(born 1944), British politician, MP

Religion

* John Austin (1613–1669), English Catholic theologian and writer * John Austin (Jesuit) (1717–1784), Irish Jesuit * John Mather Austin (1805–1880), American Universalist clergyman * John Austin (bishop) (1939–2007), British bishop of Aston

Sports

* John Austin (cricketer) (1871–1956), Barbadian cricketer * John Austin (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player *

John Austin (tennis) John Austin (born July 31, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980, becoming the first brother and sister te ...

(born 1957), American tennis player * John Austin (American football) (fl. 1976–2003), American college football player and coach

Others

* J. Paul Austin. President and CEO of

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, 1962–1981 * John Austin (highwayman) (died 1783), English criminal, last person hanged on the gallows at Tyburn, London * John Austin (inventor) (1752–1830), Scottish inventor of musical equipment *

John Alexander Austin John Alexander Austin (September 30, 1912 – December 1, 1984) was a pioneering Canadian aviator An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some othe ...

(1912–1984), Canadian aviator *

John C. Austin John Corneby Wilson Austin (February 13, 1870 – September 3, 1963) was an architect and civic leader who participated in the design of several landmark buildings in Southern California, including the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles City Hall, ...

(1870–1963), British-born American architect * John Osborne Austin (1849–1918), American genealogist