John Holt may refer to:

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John Holt (publisher) John Holt (1721—1784) was a colonial American newspaper publisher, printer, postmaster, and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He was involved with publishing the ''Connecticut Gazette'', the ''New York Gazette'', and the ''New- ...

(1721–1784), publisher and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia * John Langford-Holt (1916–1993), British Member of Parliament * John Holt (Australian politician) (1929–2012), New South Wales politician

Sports

* John Holt (American football) (1959–2013), American football cornerback * John Holt (Australian footballer) (born 1962), for North Melbourne * John Holt (basketball), American basketball player * John Holt (cricketer) (1923–1997), West Indian cricketer * John Holt (footballer, born 1956), Scottish footballer for Dundee United * John Holt (swimmer) (1922–1966), British swimmer *

Johnny Holt Johnny Holt (10 April 1865 – 1937) was an English professional footballer who played in twenty-one of Everton's twenty-two game Football League title winning side of 1890–91. Career Early career Holt played for a number of clubs befor ...

(1865–1937), English footballer for Everton

Other

* John Holt (15th-century judge) (died 1418), English judge * John Holt (English educator) (died 1504), educator of Henry VIII * John Holt (academic) (died 1631), Oxford college head *

John Holt (Lord Chief Justice) Sir John Holt (23 December 1642 – 5 March 1710) was an English lawyer who served as Lord Chief Justice of England from 17 April 1689 to his death. He is frequently credited with playing a major role in ending the prosecution of witches in E ...

(1642–1710), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales *

John Holt (composer) John Holt was a leading change ringer and noted composer of peals on English full circle bells in the 18th century, and is described as a composer "..holding a position which is unique in the history of change ringing". One John Holt who was ...

(1726–1753), London bell ringer *

John Holt (Archdeacon of Salop) The Venerable John Holt, DCL was an Anglican priest in England. Hodges was born in Aston and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He held the living at Ripple, Worcestershire and was Archdeacon of Salop The Archdeacon of Salop is a senior ec ...

(died 1734), Anglican priest *

John Holt (author) John Holt (1743 – 21 March 1801) was an English author. Life Holt was born at Hattersley, near Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, in 1743. About 1757 he settled at Walton-on-the-Hill, near Liverpool, where for many years he acted as parish cl ...

(1743–1801), English author *

John Holt (businessman) John Holt (31 October 1841 – 22 June 1915) was an English merchant, who founded a shipping line operating between Liverpool and West Africa, and a number of businesses in Nigeria, which are now incorporated in John Holt plc. Life Holt was ...

(1841–1915), English shipping merchant * John F. Holt (1915–1996), American medical doctor *

John Riley Holt John Riley Holt, FRS (15 February 1918 – 6 January 2009) was an English experimental physicist who played a part in the development of the atom bomb and later became one of the pioneers of elementary particle physics research. E ...

(1918–2009), English experimental physicist *

John Holt (educator) John Caldwell Holt (April 14, 1923 – September 14, 1985) was an American author and educator, a proponent of homeschooling (specifically the unschooling approach), and a pioneer in youth rights theory. After a six-year stint teaching ele ...

(1923–1985), American homeschooling pioneer *

John Holt (singer) John Kenneth Holt OD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Early life Holt was born in the Greenwich Farm area of Kings ...

(1947–2014), Jamaican reggae singer *

John Holt (veterinarian) John Holt (7 March 1931 – 24 June 2013) was an Australian veterinarian and sports shooter, who was the president of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association, co-founded its Australian chapter, and represented Australia at the 1960 Rome ...

(1931–2013), Australian veterinarian and Olympic shooter *

John Holt & Co (Liverpool) John Holt plc is a Nigerian conglomerate that participates in many areas of the economy. The Nigerian company is a subsidiary of John Holt & Co. (Liverpool) Ltd, a British company. A minority of the shares are traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchan ...

, a United Kingdom company *

John Holt plc John Holt plc is a Nigerian conglomerate that participates in many areas of the economy. The Nigerian company is a subsidiary of John Holt & Co. (Liverpool) Ltd, a British company. A minority of the shares are traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchan ...

, Nigerian conglomerate

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