John Baker

John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:

Military figures[]

• John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named
• John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal
• John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer
• John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force
• John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
• John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
• John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (1853–?), American soldier

Political figures[]

• , English Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham, 1388
• , English MP for Southwark, 1406
• John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407
• , see Lewes
• , English MP for Helston, 1414
• John Baker (fl. 1421), English MP for Devizes, 1421
• John Baker (died 1544) (by 1503-44), English MP for Radnorshire
• Sir John Baker (died 1558) (1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons
• John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford
• John Baker (by 1531–1604/6), English MP for Horsham and Bramber
• , English MP for East Grinstead in 1648
• John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), British MP for Canterbury
• John Baker (representative) (1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia
• John Baker (Baker Brook) (1796–1868), Canadian political activist in Baker Brook, New Brunswick
• John Baker (Australian politician) (1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia
• Sir John Baker (Portsmouth MP) (1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth
• John Tamatoa Baker (1852–1921), Hawaiian rancher, sheriff and governor
• John Baker (Labour politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston
• John Baker (Wisconsin politician) (1869–?), American politician from Wisconsin
• John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), American professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
• John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana
• John S. Baker (1861–1955), American politician from Washington
• Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician
• John A. Baker Jr. (1927–1994), U.S. diplomat
• John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician
• John Baker II (1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843

Sports figures[]

Gridiron football[]

• John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), professional football player, sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
• John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1942), American and Canadian football defensive end
• John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter
• Johnny Baker (guard) (1907–1979), American football player and coach
• Johnny Baker (linebacker) (born 1941), American football linebacker and tight end
• Jon Baker (linebacker) (1923–1992), American football linebacker
• Jon Baker (placekicker) (born 1972), American football placekicker

Other sports[]

• John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
• John Baker (Australian footballer) (1918–1988), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne
• John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer
• , Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time
• John Baker (musher) (born 1962/3), American dogsled racer
• John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), American cross-country runner
• John Baker (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• John Baker (diver), British diver

Music[]

• John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (1937–1997), British composer and musician
• John Baker, British musician and member of The Korgis (active since 1978)
• John Bevan Baker (1926–1994), British composer
• John Baker, composer for ToeJam & Earl (1991-1994)
• Jon Baker (producer) (born 1960), British-Jamaican music industry executive
• Jon Baker, musician (active 1989–1991), member of English indie rock band The Charlatans

Science[]

• John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), British biologist and anthropologist
• John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), British engineer
• John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920), British botanist
• J. N. L. Baker (John Norman Leonard Baker, 1893–1971), British geographer
• John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant

Writers[]

• John Baker (author) (born 1942), British novelist
• John Baker (legal historian) (born 1944), English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
• John Roman Baker (born 1944), British playwright and activist

Religious figures[]

• John Baker (bishop) (1928–2014), Bishop of Salisbury
• John Gilbert Baker (bishop) (1910–1986), bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau
• John Baker (priest) (died 1745), English Anglican vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Others[]

• (1711–1779), English barrister, Solicitor-General of the Leeward Islands (1750–1753) and diarist
• John Baker (artist) (1726–1771), English flower painter
• John Wynn Baker (died 1775), Irish agricultural economist
• John William Baker (c. 1775–1860), plantation owner in Cuba
• John Baker (entrepreneur) (born 1976), Canadian businessman, founder and president of D2L
• Jon Baker, fictional character in the American TV show CHiPs

Given name[]

• John Baker White (clerk of court) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
• John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
• John Baker White (British politician) (1902–1988), British politician

See also[]

• Jack Baker (disambiguation)

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