John Marshall (disambiguation)
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John Marshall (1755–1835) was Chief Justice of the United States.
John Marshall or John Marshal may also refer to:
Entertainment
John Marshall (filmmaker) (1932–2005), American anthropologist and documentary filmmaker
John Marshall (drummer) (1941–2023), British jazz rock drummer
John C. Marshall (musician) (1941–2012), British jazz and blues guitarist
John Marshall (musician) (born 1954), American percussionist
John Marshall (cartoonist) (born 1955), American comic strip artist
John Marshall (guitarist) (born 1962), American heavy metal guitarist.
Law
John George Marshall (1786–1880), lawyer, judge, and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
John Marshall, Lord Curriehill (1794–1868), British judge
John Augustine Marshall (1854–1941), U.S. federal judge
John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), U.S. Supreme Court justice
John Marshall Harlan II (1899–1971), U.S. Supreme Court justice
Military
John Marshall (Royal Navy officer, born 1748) (1748–1819), British explorer, namesake of the Marshall Islands
John Marshall (Royal Navy officer, born 1785) (1785–1850), British Royal Navy officer
John Marshall (biographer) (c. 1784–1837), officer in the British Royal Navy and author
John Houlton Marshall (1768–1837), Nova Scotia naval commander
Politics
John Marshal (died 1165) (1105–1165), minor Anglo-Norman nobleman during the reign of King Stephen
John Marshall (MP for Cambridge), MP for Cambridge, 1388–1390
John Marshall (MP for Totnes), MP for Totnes, 1395
John Marshall (MP for New Romney), MP for New Romney, 1535–1539
John Marshall (MP for Leeds) (1797–1836), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds
John Marshall (industrialist) (1765–1845), British businessman and politician
John Joseph Marshall (1807–1870), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada
John H. Marshall (politician) (1841–1913), American politician from Pennsylvania
John Marshall (Kentucky politician) (1856–1922), Lieutenant governor of Kentucky
John Marshall (Kansas judge) (1858–1931) Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
John I. Marshall (1899–1976), politician in Nova Scotia, Canada
John Marshall (Conservative politician) (1940–2025), British MEP, 1979–1989, and MP, 1987–1997
John W. Marshall (born 1958), Virginia Secretary of Public Safety
John Wesley Marshall (1869–1944), American politician in Texas
Religion
John Marshall (bishop) (died 1496), Bishop of Llandaff
John Marshall (priest) (1534–1597), English Roman Catholic priest
John Aloysius Marshall (1928–1994), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Science
John Marshall (archaeologist) (1876–1958), Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1902–1928
John Marshall (surgeon) (1818–1891), English surgeon and teacher of anatomy
John C. Marshall (neuropsychologist) (1939–2007), British experimental psychologist
John Marshall (eye laser scientist) (born 1943), British professor of ophthalmology
John Marshall (oceanographer), American oceanographer
John R. Marshall, physician and pioneer in fertility treatment
J. Stewart Marshall (1911–1992), Canadian physicist and meteorologist
Sports
Cricket
John Marshall (cricketer, born 1796) (1796–1876), Australian cricketer
John Marshall (cricketer, born 1816) (1816–1861), English cricketer
John Marshall (cricketer, born 1837) (1837–1879), English clergyman and cricketer
John Marshall (cricket writer)
Football and rugby
John D. Marshall (American football) (1930–2008), American football and tennis coach, college athletics administrator
John Marshall (American football) (1945–2021), NFL assistant coach
John Marshall (footballer, born 1964), English footballer
John Marshall (Third Lanark footballer), Scottish footballer
John Marshall (rugby union) (1929–2012), Scotland rugby union player
Other sports
John Marshall (swimmer) (1930–1957), Australian swimmer
John Marshall (sailor) (born 1942), representative of United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics
John Marshall (jockey) (c.
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