John Holmes
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John or Jon Holmes may refer to:
PeopleEdit
Arts and entertainmentEdit
- John Holmes (actor) (1944–1988), "Johnny Wadd", American pornographic film star and suspect in the Wonderland Murders case
- John Holmes (composer) (died 1629), English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer
- John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), American poet
- John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), American Beat poet, novelist and essayist
- John Eric Holmes (1930–2010), American author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
- John W. Holmes (film editor) (1917–2001), American film editor, nominated at the 44th Academy Awards
- Jon Holmes (born 1969), British comedy writer and broadcaster
DiplomacyEdit
- John Holmes (British diplomat) (born 1951), British diplomat
- John T. Holmes, Canadian ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor
- John Wendell Holmes (1910–1988), Canadian diplomat and academic
EducationEdit
- John Holmes (professor), Australian professor of geography in University of Queensland
- John Holmes (schoolmaster) (1703–1760), English schoolmaster
- John Clough Holmes (1809–1887), American merchant and progenitor of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
Military or mercenary serviceEdit
- John Holmes (British Army officer) (born 1949), British general
- John Holmes (mercenary), 19th century Anglo-Indian mercenary
- John Holmes (Royal Navy officer) (1640?–1683), English naval officer
PoliticsEdit
- John Holmes (by 1529–1583), MP for Ripon and Boroughbridge
- John Holmes (died 1556 or later), MP for Rye
- John Holmes (Maine politician) (1773–1843), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine
- John Holmes (New Zealand politician) (1831–1910), New Zealand Member of Parliament
- John Holmes (Nova Scotia politician) (1789–1876), Canadian Senator
- John Holmes (Ontario politician) (1828–1879), Canadian MP
- John Bee Holmes (1760–1827), intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina
- John Edwin Holmes (1809–1863), first Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- John Robert Holmes (1927–2011), Canadian MP
ReligionEdit
- John Holmes (bishop) (died 1904), Anglican colonial bishop
- John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964), American churchman and pacifist
- John McClellan Holmes (1834–1911), Christian minister and author
SportsEdit
- John Holmes (cricketer) (1924–1980), English cricketer better known as Rodney Holmes
- John Holmes (rugby league) (1952–2009), English former rugby league footballer
- J. B. Holmes (John Bradley Holmes, born 1982), American golfer
- Jackie Holmes (John Holmes, 1920–1995), American race car driver
Other fieldsEdit
- John Holmes (essayist) (1815–1894), radical campaigner in Leeds
- John Holmes (Messenger of the Plymouth Court) (1603–?), Plymouth Colony settler and official
- John Henry Holmes (1857–1935), English electrical engineer, inventor and Quaker
Fictional charactersEdit
- Auguste Lupa (also known as John Hamish Adler Holmes), a fictional character in two pastiche novels by author John Lescroart
See alsoEdit
- John Cecil Holm (1904–1981), American dramatist
- John Holm (born 1947), Canadian politician
- Jack Holmes (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Holmes (disambiguation)
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