John Taylor
Wikimedia disambiguation page
John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar is the name of:
Academics
John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487
John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar
John Taylor (English publisher) (1781–1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar
John B. Taylor (born 1946), American economist, known as the creator of the Taylor rule
Sir John Michael Taylor, former director general of the United Kingdom's Research Councils in the Office of Science and Technology, architect of the UK e-Science programme
John Taylor, president of Pittsburgh Academy in 1801: see History of the University of Pittsburgh
John R. Taylor, British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder
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!
Art
John Taylor (painter) (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) (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), English popular science writer
John Russell Taylor (born 1935), English critic and author
John Martin Taylor, American food writer, known as Hoppin' John
John W. R. Taylor (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) (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) (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 (1934–2000), American singer
Jonny Taylor, contestant on Australian Idol
Little Johnny Taylor (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 (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) (1809–1871), Canadian pioneer in the pulp and paper industry
John Taylor (settler) (1821–1890), settler to York, Western Australia
John Taylor (architect) (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 Reigate
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 Sandwich
John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1917–2002), life peer, brewer and politician, former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney (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 (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 (diplomat) (1895–1974), diplomat
John Taylor (trade unionist) (1861/2–1942), councillor in Dudley
John George Taylor (fl.
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