John Forbes
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John Forbes may refer to:
Science
John Forbes (botanist) (1799–1823), English botanist
John Forbes (physician) (1787–1861), Scottish physician
John Ripley Forbes (1913–2006), American naturalist and conservationist
Military
John Forbes (British Army officer) (1707–1759), British general in the French and Indian War
John Forbes (Portuguese general) (1733–1808), Scottish general in the Portuguese service
John Forbes (Royal Navy officer) (1714–1796), British admiral and politician
John Morrison Forbes (1925–2021), British admiral
Religion
John Forbes (friar) (1571–1606), Scottish Capuchin friar
John Forbes (Gaelic scholar) (1818–1863), Scottish minister and Gaelic translator
John Forbes (Alford minister) (c. 1568–1634), Scottish minister exiled by James VI and I
John Forbes (theologian, born 1593) (1593–1648), Scottish theologian; one of the six "Aberdeen doctors"
John Forbes (minister of St Paul's, Glasgow) (1800-25 December 1874) Scottish mathematician and minister
Politics and law
John Forbes, 4th of Culloden (c.
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