John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar is the name of:

Academics

*John Taylor (Oxford),

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, 1486–1487 * John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *

John Taylor (English publisher) John Taylor (31 July 1781 – 5 July 1864) was an English publisher, essayist, and writer. He is noted as the publisher of the poets John Keats and John Clare. Life He was born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, the son of James Taylor and Sar ...

(1781–1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar * John B. Taylor (born 1946), American economist, known as the creator of the Taylor rule *John Taylor, former Director General of the United Kingdom's Office of Science and Technology, architect of the UK

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programme *John Taylor, president of Pittsburgh Academy in 1801: see History of the University of Pittsburgh

Arts and entertainment

TV and film

* John Taylor (documentary filmmaker) (1914–1992), British documentary filmmaker * John Taylor (presenter), Australian television presenter *John Taylor (voice actor), voice of Sal the space octopus in ''

Astroblast! ''Astroblast!'' is an American animated science fiction children's television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. The series follows Comet, an extroverted dog, Sputnik, an adventurous and loving pig, Halley, a smoothie-delivering rabbit, R ...

Art

John Taylor (painter) John Taylor ( 1580–1653) was an English artist who has been put forth as the most likely painter of the Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare. All of John Taylor's other paintings have since become lost. Early life Taylor was born around ...

(c. 1585–1651), artist and friend of Shakespeare * John Taylor (1739–1838), English portrait artist * John Bigelow Taylor (born 1950), New York photographer

Writing

John Taylor (poet) John Taylor (24 August 1578 – December 1653) was an English poet who dubbed himself "The Water Poet". Biography John Taylor was born in the parish of St. Ewen's, near South Gate, Gloucester on 24 August 1578. His parentage is unknown, as the p ...

(1578–1653), English pamphleteer, poet and waterman * John Taylor (journalist) (1757–1832), English oculist, drama critic, editor and newspaper publisher * John Edward Taylor (1791–1844), British journalist, or his son, owners of the ''Manchester Guardian'' * John Ellor Taylor (1837–1895), popular science writer *

John Russell Taylor John Russell Taylor (born 19 June 1935) is an English critic and author. He is the author of critical studies of British theatre; of critical biographies of such figures in film as Alfred Hitchcock, Alec Guinness, Orson Welles, Vivien Leigh, ...

(born 1935), English critic and author * John Martin Taylor, American food writer, known as Hoppin' John *

John W. R. Taylor John William Ransom Taylor (8 June 1922 – 12 December 1999) was a British aviation expert and editor of a number of aviation publications. He edited '' Jane's All the World's Aircraft'' (JAWA) for three decades during the Cold War between th ...

(1922–1999), British aviation expert and editor

Music

* John C. J. Taylor (born 1951), Australian bass player, composer, former member of Little Heroes * John Lloyd Taylor (born 1982), guitarist with Jonas Brothers *

John Taylor (bass guitarist) Nigel John Taylor (born 20 June 1960) is a British musician who is best known as the bass guitarist for new wave band Duran Duran, of which he was a founding member. Duran Duran was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s ...

(born 1960), British bassist for Duran Duran *John Taylor, composer of the music for the British musical '' Charlie Girl'' * John Taylor (Geordie songwriter) (1840–1891), songwriter and poet *John Taylor (guitarist), lead guitarist for British alternative rock band Young Guns *

John Taylor (jazz) John Taylor (25 September 1942 – 17 July 2015) was a British jazz pianist, born in Manchester, England, who occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesizer. In his obituary, The Guardian described him as "one of the great jazz pianist ...

(1942–2015), English pianist * John Taylor (Scottish fiddler), Scottish fiddler from Buckie, appeared in ''So I Married an Axe Murderer'' * John Taylor (Unitarian hymn writer) (1750–1826), poet and composer from Norwich, England *John T. Taylor (saxophonist), saxophonist and co-writer of " The Boy from New York City" *

Johnnie Taylor Johnnie Harrison Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000) was an American recording artist and songwriter who performed a wide variety of genres, from blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel to pop, doo-wop, and disco. He was initially suc ...

(1934–2000), American singer * Jonny Taylor, contestant on ''Australian Idol'' *

Little Johnny Taylor Little Johnny Taylor (born Johnny Lamont Merrett; February 11, 1943 – May 17, 2002) was an American blues and soul singer. He made recordings throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continued public performances through the 1980s and 1990s. Bi ...

(1943–2002), American singer *John Taylor (born 1963), Jamaican dancehall musician better known as Chaka Demus. *John R. Taylor, recording engineer and producer, co-founder of Grosvenor Road Studios

Comedy

* Johnny Taylor (comedian), stand-up comedian

Fictional characters

*John Taylor, protagonist of the '' Nightside'' books by Simon Green *John Taylor, one of the protagonists in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III'', a 2015 video game * Johnny Taylor, in the TV series ''Tracy Beaker Returns''

Business and trade

* John Taylor (bookseller) (fl. 1710s), English bookseller and publisher in St. Paul's Churchyard, London * John Taylor (manufacturer) (1704–1775), English manufacturer and banker of Birmingham *

John Taylor of Ashbourne John Taylor (baptised 1711 – 1788) of Ashbourne, Derbyshire was an English lawyer and cleric, known as a wealthy landowner and stockbreeder. He was at school with Samuel Johnson, and they became lifelong friends. Early life Baptised at Ashbour ...

(1711-1788), English lawyer and cleric * John Taylor (mining engineer) (1779–1863), English mining engineer and engineer of the Tavistock Canal *

John Taylor (paper manufacturer) John Taylor (1809–1871) was a British-born Toronto-area businessman and a pioneer in the pulp and paper industry. Early life The Taylor family immigrated to Upper Canada (via Cherry Valley, New York) in 1821 from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. By ...

(1809–1871), Canadian pioneer in the pulp and paper industry * John Taylor (settler) (1821–1890), settler to York, Western Australia *

John Taylor (architect) Sir John Taylor, KCB, FRIBA (15 November 1833 in Warkworth, Northumberland – 30 April 1912 in Surbiton, Surrey) was a British architect working for the Office of Works. Early life The son of a joiner, Henry Tanner, revised by M. H. P ...

(1833–1912), British architect * John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837–1909), American food inventor and entrepreneur * John Taylor (trader) (died 1898), Creole trader killed during Sierra Leone's Hut Tax War * John Taylor (Velocette) (fl. 1900s), founder of Veloce Ltd. motorcycle firm * John Taylor (inventor) (born 1936), horologist and inventor of controls for electric kettles * Johnny C. Taylor Jr., American lawyer, author and public speaker * John Donnithorne Taylor (1798–1885), English landowner * John R. Taylor III (born 1957), American computer game designer * John William Taylor (1827–1906), English philanthropist and bellfounder * Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet (1745–1786), dilettante

Crime

* John Taylor (pirate) (fl. 1718–1723), pirate active in the East Indies and Indian Ocean * John Albert Taylor (1959–1996), American rapist and murderer, executed by firing squad *John B. Taylor, American multiple murderer, convicted for the Wendy's massacre * John Taylor (criminal) (born 1956), British convicted murderer and rapist

Military

* John Taylor (Medal of Honor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * John Taylor (Royal Navy) (1775–1848), Scottish sailor who served with Nelson then emigrated to Canada * John Taylor (VC) (1822–1857), English sailor * John R. M. Taylor (1865–1949), U.S. infantry captain who compiled what became known as the Philippine Insurgent Records * John Taylor (archivist) (1921–2008), American military archivist at the National Archives * John Thomas Taylor (1886–1965), American soldier, lawyer, and chief lobbyist for the American Legion from 1919 to 1950 * John Lowther du Plat Taylor (1829–1904), British founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles * John Debenham Taylor (1920–2016), British intelligence officer *John Taylor, alias of British woman Mary Anne Talbot (1778–1808), who was a sailor and soldier during the French Revolutionary Wars

Politics and the law

Australia

* John Howard Taylor (1861–1925), Western Australian politician * John Taylor (Australian politician) (1908–1961), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * John Taylor (public servant) (1930–2011), senior Australian public servant

Canada

* John Richard Parish Taylor (1892–1950), politician in Saskatchewan * John Robeson Taylor (1889–1976), politician in Saskatchewan * John Russell Taylor (politician) (1917–2002), Canadian MP representing Vancouver-Burrard * John Taylor (Manitoba politician) (1834–1925), MLA in Manitoba * John Taylor (Nova Scotia politician) (1816–1881), Liberal MHA for Halifax County * John Ross Taylor (1913–1994), Canadian neo-Nazi leader

New Zealand

* John Parkin Taylor (1812–1875), MP for Dunedin Country, Superintendent of Southland Province

Nigeria

* John Taylor (Nigerian judge) (1917–1973)

United Kingdom

* John Taylor (fl. 1385–1401), MP for

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* John Taylor (by 1493–1547 or later), MP for Hastings * John Taylor (by 1533–1568), MP for Lichfield * John Bladen Taylor (1764-1820), MP for Hythe * John Taylor (1655–1729), MP for

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* John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1917–2002), life peer, brewer and politician, former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire *

John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (born 24 December 1937), is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2001, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Strangford from ...

(born 1937), Northern Ireland politician * John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach (born 1943), Conservative life peer and director of Taylor's Bulbs of Spalding *

John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 1952) is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house. Taylor is the third pe ...

(born 1952), Conservative * John Taylor (Dumbarton Burghs MP) (1857–1936), Liberal MP for Dumbarton Burghs, 1918–1922 * John Taylor (West Lothian MP) (1902–1962), Labour MP 1951–1962 * John Taylor (Solihull MP) (1941–2017) * John Taylor (trade unionist) (1861/2–1942), councillor in Dudley * John George Taylor (fl. 1850s), official of the Foreign Office, archaeologist * John Wilkinson Taylor (politician) (1855–1934), Labour MP for Chester-le-Street, 1906–1919 * John Thomas Taylor (British Museum) (1840–1908), English museum official and local politician

United States

John Taylor (South Carolina governor) John Taylor (May 4, 1770April 16, 1832) was the 51st Governor of South Carolina from 1826 to 1828. Career He was born May 4, 1770, in Granby, South Carolina, Granby in the Province of South Carolina. He attended Mt. Zion Institute High School, Mo ...

(1770–1832), American politician from South Carolina *

John Taylor (14th Congress) John Taylor (d. July 12, 1821) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from South Carolina. His birth date is unknown. Taylor was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1802–1805. He was elec ...

, American politician from South Carolina *

John Taylor of Caroline John Taylor (December 19, 1753August 21, 1824), usually called John Taylor of Caroline (a reference to his home county), was a politician and writer. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1779–1781, 1783–1785, 1796–1800) and in the ...

(1753–1824), American politician and scholar from Virginia * John Taylor (Mississippi judge) (c. 1785–1820), justice of the first Mississippi Supreme Court * John Taylor (19th-century Iowa politician) (1808–1886), member of the Iowa Territorial Legislature and Iowa House of Representatives * John Taylor (20th-century Iowa politician) (1870–19??), member of the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate * John C. Taylor (1890–1983), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * John J. Taylor (New York politician) (1808–1892), American politician * John J. Taylor (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1955), American politician * John L. Taylor (1805–1870), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1847–55 * John Louis Taylor (1769–1829), chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court *John M. Taylor, on List of justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama * John May Taylor (1838–1911), U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1883–87 * John P. Taylor (died 1948), American District Attorney in New York, 1914–1920 * John Stansel Taylor (1871–1936), American citrus grower and politician from Florida * John W. Taylor (politician) (1784–1854), New York politician and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1820 to 1821 and 1825-1827 *

John Wilkinson Taylor (educator) John Wilkinson Taylor (September 26, 1906 – December 11, 2001) was an American educator. He was President of the University of Louisville from 1947 to 1950. He served as the acting director general of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953, followi ...

(1906–2001), American educator and international administrator * John Edwards Taylor (1834–1914), mayor of Morristown, New Jersey * John Peroutt Taylor (1855-1930), American politician from Mississippi

Religion

John Taylor (Master of the Rolls) John Taylor (c. 1480 – 1534) was Master of the Rolls of the Court of Chancery from 1527 to 1534, following a successful career as a priest and civil servant. Taylor would have been notable just for the circumstances of his birth: he was the fi ...

(c. 1480–1534), British religious leader and jurist * John Taylor (bishop of Lincoln) (c. 1503–1554), British religious leader, Bishop of Lincoln *

John Taylor (dissenting preacher) John Taylor (1694–1761) was an English dissenting preacher, Hebrew scholar, and theologian. Early life The son of a timber merchant at Lancaster, he was born at Scotforth, Lancashire. His father, John was an Anglican, his mother, Susannah ...

(1694–1761), English Presbyterian theologian * John Taylor (archdeacon of Leicester) (1711–1772), English priest * John Taylor (Baptist preacher) (1752–1833), Baptist preacher in Kentucky *

John Taylor (doctor) John Taylor M.D. (d. 6 December 1821, Shiraz) was a Scottish missionary in Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which ...

(died 1821), missionary in India *

John Taylor (Mormon) John Taylor (1 November 1808 – 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887. He is the first and so far only preside ...

(1808–1887), third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880–1887 * John W. Taylor (Mormon) (1858–1916), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * John H. Taylor (Mormon) (1875–1946), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * John Taylor (bishop of Sodor and Man) (1883–1961), Church of England bishop, and father of the below Bishop of Winchester * John Taylor (bishop of Sheffield) (1912–1971), Bishop of Sheffield in the Church of England * John Taylor (bishop of Winchester) (1914–2001), Anglican missionary scholar, and son of the above Bishop of Sodor and Man * John Edward Taylor (bishop) (1914–1976), Roman Catholic bishop of Stockholm, 1962–76 * John Taylor (bishop of St Albans) (1929–2016), British priest, Bishop of St Albans, 1980–1995 * John Taylor (bishop of Glasgow and Galloway) (1932-2021), British priest, Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, 1991–1998 *

John H. Taylor (bishop) John Harvey Taylor (born October 26, 1954) is the Bishop of Los Angeles in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Diocese of Los Angeles of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church. Taylor was a chief of staff to former U.S. Presid ...

(born 1954), Episcopal bishop and chief of staff to former U.S. President Richard Nixon

Sports

Australia

* John Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1963), Australian football player * Johnny Taylor (sportsman) (1895–1971), dual international cricketer and rugby union footballer for Australia * John Taylor (rugby union, born 1949) (1949–2019), rugby union footballer for Australia * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1979), former Western Australia cricketer

United States

Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher) John Besson "Brewery Jack" Taylor (May 23, 1873 – February 7, 1900) was a baseball player in the National League from 1891 to 1899. Career Taylor is often confused with John W. "Jack" Taylor, who also played in the NL during an overlapping ...

(1873–1900), aka "Brewery Jack", baseball player *

Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher) John W. Taylor (December 13, 1873 – March 4, 1938) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Career He made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 25, 1898. His best year ...

(1874–1938), baseball player * John Taylor (relay runner) (1882–1908), runner; first African American Olympic gold medalist * John Taylor (American football) (born 1962), football player * John Taylor (baseball) (birth/death dates unknown), Negro leagues baseball player * John Taylor (volleyball) (born 1944), American former volleyball player * John Taylor (basketball) (born 1989), American professional basketball player * John Taylor (sprinter) (born 1926), 3rd in the 400 m at the 1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships * John Coard Taylor (1901–1946), American sprinter * John I. Taylor (1875–1938), owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1904–11 * Johnathan Taylor (born 1979), American football player * Johnny Taylor (basketball) (born 1974), basketball player * Schoolboy Johnny Taylor (1916–1987), American Negro leagues baseball player * Steel Arm Johnny Taylor (1879–1956), American Negro leagues baseball player * Tarzan Taylor (1895–1971), American football player and coach

United Kingdom

Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1872) John Daniel Taylor (27 January 1872 – 21 February 1949) was a Scottish professional association football, footballer. Career Born in Dumbarton in 1872, Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton He signed for St Mirr ...

(1872–1949), Scottish footballer (John Daniel Taylor) * Jack Taylor (referee) (1930–2012), real name John, English football referee * Jock Taylor (John Robert Taylor, 1954–1982), British motorcycle sidecar racer * John Henry Taylor (1871–1963), British golfer * John Paskin Taylor (1928–2015), British Olympic field hockey player * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1819) (1819–1911), English cricketer and clergyman * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1921), Nottinghamshire cricketer * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1850) (1850–1924), Yorkshire cricketer * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–1991), Hampshire cricketer * John Taylor (cricketer, born 1937), English cricketer * John Taylor (Welsh footballer) (1874–?), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer * Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1978), English footballer * John Taylor (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1995), English footballer * Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1924) (1924–1970), English footballer * John Taylor (footballer, born 1926), English footballer * John Taylor (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2016), English footballer * Brian Taylor (footballer, born 1931) (John Brian Taylor), English footballer * John Taylor (footballer, born 1935), English footballer * John Taylor (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2016), English footballer * John Taylor (English footballer, born 1949), English footballer with Chester City, Rochdale and Stockport County * John Taylor (Scottish footballer, born 1949), Scottish football goalkeeper * John Taylor (footballer, born 1964), English footballer with Cambridge United and Bradford City * John Taylor (racing driver) (1933–1966), British racing driver *John Taylor (rallycross) (born 1941), Scottish

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driver and 1973 European rallycross champion * John Taylor (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s *

John Taylor (rugby union, born 1945) John Taylor (born 21 July 1945) is a Welsh former rugby union player and current commentator. Nicknamed " Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard, he was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and played as a flanker for London Welsh (he later ...

(born 1945), rugby union footballer for British Lions, Wales, Loughborough Colleges, London Welsh, London Counties, and Surrey * John Taylor (swimmer) (1904–?), British freestyle swimmer

Other countries

* John Taylor (cross-country skier) (1908–1989), Canadian Olympic skier * John Taylor (hurler), Laois and Portlaoise hurler *John Taylor (All Black), rugby player, see

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* John Taylor (Canadian football) (1925–2005), Canadian Football League player * John "Pondoro" Taylor (1904–1969), Irishman, game hunter, developer of the "Taylor KO Factor"

Other

*John Taylor (born 1980), fitness coach on the reality television series '' Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back'' * John Taylor (oculist) (1703–1772), surgeon and medical charlatan

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