John Taylor
John Taylor is a very common name in
English-speaking countries.
John Taylor
Academic figures
\n*John Taylor (poet) (1580-1653) - "The Water Poet"; English poet\n*John Taylor (1704-1766) - Classical Scholar\n*John G. Taylor - Emeritus Professor and Director, Centre for Neural Networks, Kings College, University of London\n*John Taylor (1781-1864) - London scholar, author of The Great Pyramid
Military
\n*John Taylor, VC - recipient of the Victoria Cross
Musicians
\n*Johnnie Taylor (1938-2000) - gospel and pop vocalist\n*John Taylor (jazz) - b. 1942, jazz pianist\n*John Taylor (Duran Duran) - b. 1960, pop bassist
Political figures
\n*John Taylor of Caroline - (1753-1824) - American politician and scholar from Virginia\n*John Taylor (1770-1832) - American politician from South Carolina\n*John Lampkin Taylor - (1805-1870) - U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1847-55\n*John W. Taylor (1784-1854) - American politician from New York. \n*John David Taylor - b. 1937, former Ulster Unionist Party MP, later a peer\n*John Mark Taylor, b. 1941, Conservative UK politician from Solihull\n*John B. Taylor - b. 1946, Economist and Under Secretary for International Affairs at the United States Department of the Treasury\n*John David Beckett Taylor - Lord Taylor of Warwick
Religious figures
\n*John Taylor (1480-1534) - Master of the Rolls 1527-1534\n*John Taylor (1503-1554) - Bishop of Lincoln 1552-1554\n*Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761) - priest, writer on Original Sin\n*John Taylor (1752-1833) - pioneer Primitive Baptist preacher in Kentucky\n*John Taylor (1808-1887) - Third president of the LDS Church\n*John W. Taylor (1858-1916) - LDS church leader, son of third LDS president
Sports figures
\n*John Henry Taylor (1871-1963) - British golfer, founder of PGA\n*John Taylor (1933-1966) - British Formula One race car driver\n*John Taylor (rugby player) - b. 1946, Welsh rugby player\n*John Taylor (American football player) - b. 1962, 49ers wide receiver\n*John W. "Jack" Taylor (baseball) (1874-1938) - pitcher for Chicago Cubs baseball team
Other figures
\n*John E. Taylor (1791-1844) - founder of Manchester Guardian newspaper\n*John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837-1909) - invented Taylor Ham pork roll
See also
\n*Taylor (disambiguation page)\n*John Tayler (1742-1829) - Democratic-Republican lieutenant governor of New York\n*A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990), Alan John Percivale Taylor - British historian\n*John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) - American artist\n*John Taylor Bellfounders, historic firm in Loughborough, England\n*John Taylor Gatto - critic of American school system\n*John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) - Governor of New Hampshire, US Congressman\n*Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born 1981) - child actor
External links
\n* John Taylor Foundation for athletes with cardiomyopathy
