John Wood may refer to:

Architecture

John Wood, the Elder John Wood, the Elder (1704 – 23 May 1754) was an English architect, working mainly in Bath. In 1740 he surveyed Stonehenge and the Stanton Drew stone circles. He later wrote extensively about Bladud and Neo-Druidism. Because of some ...

(1704–1754), English architect *

John Wood, the Younger John Wood, the Younger (25 February 1728 – 18 June 1782) was an English architect, working principally in the city of Bath, Somerset. He was the son of the architect John Wood, the Elder. His designs were highly influential during the 18th ...

(1728–1782), English architect *

J. A. Wood John A. Wood (June 11, 1837 – December 18, 1910), was an American architect . His work in upstate New York included projects in Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie and Kingston, New York as well as four armories, in Kingston, Newburgh, New Yor ...

(1837–1910), American architect

Education

* John Wood (mathematician) (c.1775–1822), American professor of mathematics * John Wood (design theorist) (born 1945), British professor of design * John C. Wood (born 1949), British professor of mathematics * John Cunningham Wood (born 1952), Australian professor of economics * John Wood (activist) (born 1964), education activist, marketing director at Microsoft * Sir John Wood (professor of law) (1932–2014), British law professor

Entertainment

Acting

* John Wood (actor, born 1909) (1909–1965), Australian actor *

John Wood (actor, born 1946) John Wood (born 14 July 1946) is an Australian television Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, Gold Logie Award-winning actor and scriptwriter. Wood has appeared in numerous theatre and TV productions, but i ...

, Australian actor who appeared in the police drama ''Blue Heelers'' *

John Wood (English actor) John Lamin Wood (5 July 1930 – 6 August 2011) was an English actor known for his Shakespearean performances and his lasting association with Tom Stoppard. In 1976, he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in ...

(1930–2011), Shakespearean actor * Mrs. John Wood (1831–1915), British actor * John Wood, birth name of actor

John Fortune John Courtney Fortune (born John Courtney Wood; 30 June 1939 – 31 December 2013) was an English actor, writer and satirist, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the television series '' Bremner, Bird and Fortune''. Ea ...

Other entertainment

* John Wood (artist) (1922–2012), American artist * John Wood (director), pseudonym of Spanish film director Juan Bosch (1925–2015) *

John Wood (poet) John Wood (January 2, 1947-May 4, 2022) was an American poet, historian of photography, scholar and critic. Wood is Professor Emeritus of English literature and photographic history at McNeese State University, where he founded and directed its ...

(1947–2022), American poet and historian of photography * John Wood (record producer), English record producer *

John Philip Wood John Philp Wood (died 1838) was a Scottish antiquary and biographer. Life His family was from Cramond, near Edinburgh. Though deaf-mute from early childhood, he held for many years the office of auditor of excise in Scotland. Wood died at Edinbur ...

(died 1838), Scottish antiquary and biographer *

John Muir Wood John Muir Wood, (31 July 1805–25 June 1892) was a Scottish musician, piano maker, music publisher and an early amateur photographer. Early life John Muir Wood was born in Edinburgh on 31 July 1805, the son of Andrew Wood and Jacobina Ferrier ...

(1805–1892), Scottish musician, piano manufacturer, and photographer *

John George Wood John George Wood, or Reverend J. G. Wood, (21 July 1827 – 3 March 1889), was an English writer who popularised natural history with his writings. His son Theodore Wood (1863–1923) was also a canon and naturalist. Life and work Early life ...

(1827–1889), British natural history writer * John Warrington Wood (1839–1886), British sculptor *

John Wood (painter) John Wood may refer to: Architecture * John Wood, the Elder (1704–1754), English architect * John Wood, the Younger (1728–1782), English architect * J. A. Wood (1837–1910), American architect Education * John Wood (mathematician) (c.1775– ...

(1801–1870), English history and portrait painter; see :Commons:John Wood (painter)

Military

* John M. Wood (general), United States Air Force major general *

John Augustus Wood Colonel John Augustus Wood VC (10 June 1818 – 23 January 1878) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...

(1818–1878), British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient *

John Shirley Wood Major general (United States), Major General John Shirley Wood (January 11, 1888 – July 2, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served in World War I and World War II. He is most notable for training and commanding the 4th Armored Divisio ...

(1888–1966), United States Army general *

John Taylor Wood John Taylor Wood (August 13, 1830 – July 19, 1904) was an officer in the United States Navy and the Confederate Navy. He resigned from the U.S. Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War, and became a "leading Confederate naval hero" ...

(1830–1904), U.S. Navy, Confederate Navy

Politics

United States

John Atwood (colonial administrator) John Atwood (1576–1644) was an assistant governor of the Plymouth Colony, in the future US state of Massachusetts, in 1638. His parents were Nicholas Wood (abt. 1539–1586), of Sanderstead Court in the English county of Surrey (now Greater ...

(1576–1644), also known as John Wood, assistant governor of the Plymouth Colony *

John Wood (congressman) John Wood (September 6, 1816 – May 28, 1898) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Wood (uncle of Alan Wood, Jr.) was born in Philadelphia. He attended the Friends Society schools of Philadelp ...

(1816–1898), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *

John Wood (Florida politician) John Wood may refer to: Architecture * John Wood, the Elder (1704–1754), English architect * John Wood, the Younger (1728–1782), English architect * J. A. Wood (1837–1910), American architect Education * John Wood (mathematician) (c.1775 ...

(born 1952), member of the Florida House of Representatives *

John Wood (governor) John Wood (December 20, 1798 – June 4, 1880) was the 12th governor of Illinois, serving from March 18, 1860, to January 14, 1861. Wood was a founder and the first settler of Quincy, Illinois. Early years Wood was born on December 20, 17 ...

(1798–1880), governor of Illinois * John F. Wood Jr. (1936–2023), member of the Maryland House of Delegates * John J. Wood (1784–1874), U.S. Representative from New York * John M. Wood (politician) (1813–1864), U.S. Representative from Maine *

John Stephens Wood John Stephens Wood (February 8, 1885 – September 12, 1968) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia, United States. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953. ...

(1885–1968), chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee *

John Travers Wood John Travers Wood (November 25, 1878 – November 2, 1954) was an American physician and politician who served as a one-term U.S. representative from northern Idaho from 1951 to 1953. Early life and education Born in Wakefield, West Yorksh ...

(1878–1954), U.S. Representative from Idaho * John William Wood Sr. (1855–1928), North Carolina state representative

United Kingdom

* John Wood (MP for Ipswich), English MP for

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

in 1420 * John Wood (died 1458), English MP for Worcester and Worcestershire * John Wood I of Keele, English MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * John Wood II of Keele, English MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme * Sir

John Wood (speaker) Sir John Wood (died 20 August 1484) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between January 1483 and February 1483. He was probably born in Sussex, the son of another John Wood. In 1444, he began a long career in the Treasury, holding th ...

(died 1484), English MP and Speaker of the House of Commons *

John Wood (Scottish courtier) Master John Wood (died 1570), was a Scottish courtier, administrator and secretary to the Regent Moray, Earl of Moray. He was assassinated on 15 April 1570. Career John Wood was the son of Andrew Wood of Largo, and was educated at St Leonards C ...

(died 1570), secretary to Regent Moray * John Wood (MP for Bossiney) (died 1623), English MP for Bossiney * John Wood (Isle of Man governor) (1722–1777), Governor of the Isle of Man, 1761–1777 *

John Wood (MP for Preston) John Wood (4 November 1789 – 10 October 1856) was a British Whig politician, MP for Preston 1826–1832. Early life Wood was the son of Ottiwell Wood (1759–1847), a Manchester fustian manufacturer and Unitarian, and his wife Grace Grundy. ...

(1789–1856), British MP for Preston * John Wood (civil servant, born 1790) (1790–1856), British civil servant *

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet Deputy Lieutenant, DL (8 September 1857 – 28 January 1951) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge (UK Parliament constituency) ...

(1857–1951), British Member of Parliament *

John Graeme Wood John Graeme Wood (27 December 1933 – 22 November 2007) was an English politician who was prominent on the far-right political scene from the late 1950s until his death. Career Wood was a member of Sir Oswald Mosley's Union Movement and became ...

(1933–2007), British Peoples Party * Sir John Wood (civil servant, born 1870) (1870–1933), civil servant in the Indian Civil Service

Elsewhere

John Wood (Australian politician) John Dennistoun Wood (4 July 1829 – 23 October 1914) was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and, later, of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Early life Wood was the son of Captain Patrick Wood of Dennistou ...

(1829–1914), Victorian and Tasmanian Legislative Assemblies *

John Fisher Wood John Fisher Wood, (October 12, 1852 – March 14, 1899) was an Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician. He represented Brockville (federal electoral district), Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative from ...

(1852–1899), Canadian Member of Parliament from Ontario * John Wood (diplomat) (born 1944), New Zealand diplomat * John Barrett Wood, Canadian politician in the province of Alberta in Alberta general election, 1948 * John George Corry Wood (1869–1943), English-born political figure in British Columbia

Science

* John Wood (surgeon) (1825–1891), British surgeon at King's College Hospital *

John Henry Wood John Henry Wood (14 April 1841 – 28 August 1914) was an English entomologist. He took an interest in the microlepidoptera and flies of Herefordshire. The tortricid moth '' Celypha woodiana'' was named after him by C. G. Barrett. Life and work ...

(1841–1914), English entomologist * John L. Wood (born 1964), American chemist *

John Medley Wood John Medley Wood (1 December 1827 – 26 August 1915) was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosaic virus immune Uba sugar cane in Natal an ...

(1827–1915), South African botanist * John Nicholas Wood, British neurobiologist *

John Turtle Wood John Turtle Wood (13 February 1821 – 25 March 1890) was an English architect, engineer and archaeologist. Biography Wood was born at London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London the son of John Wood of Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Wood, n� ...

(1821–1890), British architect, engineer, and archaeologist

Sports

Cricket

* John Wood (Surrey cricketer, born 1744) (1744–1793), English cricketer * John Wood (Kent cricketer, born 1745) (1745–1816), English cricketer * John Wood (New Zealand cricketer) (1839–1909), New Zealand cricketer * John Wood (Australian cricketer) (1865–1928), Australian cricketer * John Wood (civil servant, born 1870) (1870–1933), English cricketer * John Wood (cricketer, born 1970), English cricketer

Football

* John Thomas Archer Wood (c. 1872–1954), English footballer * John Wood (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1916), English footballer * John Wood (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1959), English footballer * John Wood (footballer, born 1948), English footballer * John Wood (Scottish footballer) (1894–1971), Scottish forward * John Wood (American football) (born 1951), American football player * Jackie Wood (1919–1993), real name Edward John Wood, footballer

Other sports

* John Wood (baseball) (1872–1929), baseball player *

John Wood (canoeist) John Joseph Wood (June 7, 1950 – January 23, 2013) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the later 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the C-1 500 m event at Montreal in 1976. The me ...

(1950–2013), Canadian Olympic flatwater canoer * John Wood (racing driver, born 1952), CART driver * John Wood (racing driver, born 1962), American racing driver * John Wood (rugby league) (born 1956), Great Britain, and Leigh

Other

John Wood (cormorant keeper) John Wood was an English royal servant as keeper of cormorants for James VI and I from 1611. King James became interested in keeping cormorants which could be trained to fish for his amusement. He may have been inspired by the traveller's accounts ...

, servant of James VI and I * John Wood (millowner) (1758–?), created the Howard Town Mills complex in Glossop, England *

John Wood (Bradford manufacturer) John Wood (1793–1871) was an English manufacturer in Bradford, a leading spinner of worsted. He is now remembered as a factory reformer associated with Richard Oastler, who campaigned for employment standards. Early life The son of John Wood s ...

(1793–1871), English industrialist and factory reformer * John Wood (explorer) (1812–1871), Scottish explorer of central Asia * John B. Wood (1827–1884), American journalist *

John Page Wood The Rev. Sir John Page Wood, 2nd Baronet (1796–1866) was an English cleric, magistrate and radical Whig, closely associated with the return in 1820 to the United Kingdom of Queen Caroline of Brunswick, and her private secretary at that period ...

(1796–1866), English cleric and baronet * John H. Wood Jr. (1916–1979), U.S. federal judge * John Wood (photographer) (dates unknown), Civil War photographer for Union Army * John Wood, subject of Finders Keepers (2015 film) * John D Wood & Co., a UK estate agents