John Campbell
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John Campbell may refer to:
Academia
John Francis Campbell (1821–1885), scholar of Celtic folklore and language; inventor
John Edward Campbell (1862–1924), mathematician credited for the Campbell-Hausdorff formula
John Lorne Campbell (1906–1996), Scottish historian, farmer, environmentalist, and folklore scholar
John R. Campbell (1933–2018), American dairy scientist and university administrator
John P. Campbell (psychologist) (1937–2025), American psychologist
John Campbell (casting scientist) (born 1938), British engineer
John Angus Campbell (born 1942), retired American professor of rhetoric
John Campbell (philosopher) (born 1956), professor of philosophy at the University of California
John Y. Campbell (born 1958), professor of economics at Harvard University
Business
Sir John Campbell (farmer) (1934–2024), Scottish farmer and businessman
John Saxton Campbell (c. 1787–1855), British seigneur and shipbuilder in Lower Canada
John W. Campbell (financier) (1880–1957), American financier
John A. Campbell (lumber executive) (1941–2008), Australian-American timber executive
Literature and journalism
John Campbell (editor) (1653–1728), pioneer colonial American journalist
John Campbell (author) (1708–1775), Scottish author
Wal Campbell or John William Wallace Campbell (1906–1979), Australian anti-Catholic journalist
John W. Campbell (1910–1971), American science fiction writer, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact
John Campbell (biographer) (born 1947), British political biographer
John Campbell (broadcaster) (born 1964), television and radio reporter in New Zealand
John Campbell, author of Pictures for Sad Children
Military
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun (1705–1782), general in North America
John Campbell of Strachur (1727–1806), general at Pensacola in the West Florida province
John Campbell of Stonefield (1753–1784), lieutenant–colonel at Mangalore
John Campbell (British Army officer, died 1804), British colonel and lieutenant-governor of Plymouth
John B. Campbell (1777–1814), soldier during the War of 1812
John Campbell (Indian Army officer, born 1802) (1802–1878), British general
Sir John Campbell, 2nd Baronet (1807–1855), major-general, killed in attack upon the Redan at Sevastopol
Sir John Campbell, 1st Baronet (1836–1915), major-general, R.A., served in Crimea, China, Afghan War, Zhob Valley
John Hasluck Campbell (1855–1921), brigadier, Sutherland Highlanders, served in First World War
John Vaughan Campbell (1876–1944), Victoria Cross recipient, brigadier-general, First World War, ADC to the King 1919–1938
Jock Campbell (British Army officer) or John Charles Campbell (1894–1942), major-general and Victoria Cross recipient
John F. Campbell (general) (born 1954), U.S. Army general
Music
John Campbell (blues guitarist) (1952–1993), American blues guitarist
John Campbell (jazz pianist) (born 1955), American jazz pianist
John Campbell (born 1972), American musician, bassist for Lamb of God
John Campbell (musical composer), American musical composer
Politics
Australia
John Thomas Campbell (1770–1830), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
John Campbell (Australian politician) (1802–1886), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
John Dunmore Campbell (1854–1909), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Canada
John Campbell (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1720–1790), Commodore Governor for Newfoundland
John Campbell (Upper Canada politician) (1789–1834)
John Campbell (London, Ontario politician) (1823–1901), manufacturer and municipal politician in Ontario, Canada
John Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) (1849–1887), Conservative member of the Canadian Parliament from Nova Scotia of Digby
John A. Campbell (Manitoba politician) (1872–1963)
John Malcolm Campbell (1874–1951)
John Murray Campbell (1931–2021), Alberta MLA
John Campbell (Quebec politician) (born 1936), Liberal member of the Canadian Parliament from Quebec
John Campbell (Ontario politician) (fl. 1990s–2010s)
United Kingdom
John Campbell, Earl of Atholl (died 1333), Scottish nobleman
Sir John Campbell of Cawdor (nobleman) (c. 1490 – 1546), Scottish nobleman
John Campbell of Lundy (died 1562), Scottish lawyer and courtier
John Campbell, 3rd of Cawdor (1576–1642), Scottish nobleman and knight
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun (1598–1661), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, president of the Privy Council
Sir John Campbell, 4th Baronet (c. 1615 – c. 1670), Scottish nobleman
John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1636–1717), Scottish MP for Argyllshire, 1669–1674
John Campbell of Shankstown, Scottish soldier and member of the Parliament of Scotland
John Campbell of Mamore (c. 1660–1729), MP for Dunbartonshire, 1708–1722 and 1725–1727
John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1662–1752), Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire, Chief Justice in Eyre
John Campbell (Edinburgh MP) (1664–1739), Scottish politician
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1678–1743), Scottish soldier, Lord Steward, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll (1693–1770), Scottish Whig politician
John Campbell of Cawdor (1695–1777), British MP for Pembrokeshire 1727–1747, Inverness Burghs 1754–1761, Corfe Castle 1762–1768
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (1696–1782), Scottish MP for Saltash and Ordford, Master of the Jewel Office, Vice–Admiral of Scotland
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723–1806), Scottish MP for Glasgow Burghs and for Dover, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
John Campbell (1750–1826), Scottish lawyer and politician, MP for Ayr Burghs 1794–1807
John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor (1753–1821), British politician, MP for Nairnshire 1777–1780 and for Cardigan Boroughs 1780–1796
John Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane (1762–1834), also 4th Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
John Campbell (1770–1809), Scottish politician, MP for Ayr Burghs 1807–1809, first husband of Lady Charlotte Bury
John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll (1777–1847), Scottish MP for Argyllshire 1799–1820, Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell (1779–1861), British MP for Stafford, Dudley and Edinburgh, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor of England
John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor (1790–1860), British earl and MP for Carmarthen from 1813 to 1821
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane (1796–1862), British MP for Okehampton and for Perthshire, Lord Chamberlain of the Household
John Campbell (1798–1830), MP for Dunbartonshire, 1826–1830
John Campbell-Wyndham (1798–1869), known as John Henry Campbell, Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Salisbury, 1843–1847
John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor (1817–1898), British politician, MP for Pembrokeshire 1841–1860
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845–1914), Scottish MP for Argyllshire 1868–1878 and Manchester South 1895–1900, Governor General of Canada 1878–1883
John Campbell (Irish surgeon) (1862–1929), Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
John Gordon Drummond Campbell (1864–1935), British Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Thames, 1918–1922
John Campbell (Irish politician) (1870–?), Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for South Armagh 1900–1906
John Campbell (Labour politician) (died 1937), Northern Irish trade unionist and Northern Ireland Labour Party councillor
J. R. Campbell (communist) (John Ross Campbell, 1894–1969), Scottish communist activist and newspaper editor
John Dermot Campbell (1898–1945), Northern Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist MP
John Campbell, 5th Earl Cawdor (1900–1970), Scottish peer
United States
John Campbell (1765–1828), congressman from Maryland
John Campbell (1774-1827), Virginia state delegate, state senator, and judge
John Wilson Campbell (1782–1833), U.S. federal judge & congressman from Ohio
John Campbell (Arkansas politician) (died 1879) state senator and delegate at the secession convention
John Campbell (South Carolina politician) (died 1845), congressman from South Carolina
John Campbell (US Treasurer) (1789–c. 1866), fifth Treasurer of the United States
John Hull Campbell (1800–1868), congressman from Pennsylvania
John Archibald Campbell (1811–1889), U.S. Supreme Court justice & Confederate official
SS John A. Campbell, a Liberty ship
John P. Campbell Jr. (1820–1888), congressman from Kentucky
John Arthur Campbell (1823–1886), Virginia lawyer and politician
John G. Campbell (1827–1903), U.S. territorial delegate from Arizona
John Allen Campbell (1835–1880), Wyoming's first provisional governor
John T. Campbell, 19th-century California state legislator with Civil War army service
John Tucker Campbell (1912–1991), secretary of state of South Carolina
John Campbell (diplomat) (born 1944), diplomat
John F. Campbell (politician) (born 1954), Vermont state senator
John Campbell (California politician) (born 1955), congressman from California
John M. Campbell (judge) (born 1953), judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Other countries
Sir John Campbell, of Airds (1807–1853), lieutenant-governor of St Vincent 1845–1853
Sir John Logan Campbell (1817–1912), figure in the history of Auckland, New Zealand
Sports
John Argentine Campbell (1877–1917), Scottish rugby union player
John Campbell (American football) (1938–2024), American football player
John Campbell (Australian rower) (born 1942), Australian Olympic rower
John Campbell (baseball) (1907–1995), Washington Senators pitcher
John Campbell (cricketer) (born 1993), Jamaican cricketer
John Campbell (curler), New Zealand curler and curling coach.
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