John Harris

John Harris may refer to:

Politics and government

• John Harris (MP for Hampshire) (died 1429), English MP for Hampshire 1415
• John Harris (MP for Grampound), English Member of Parliament for Grampound, 1555
• John Harris (MP for West Looe) (c. 1564–1623), English MP for West Looe, 1614
• John Harris (MP for Montgomery) (died 1626), MP for Montgomery, 1601
• John Harris (Bere Alston MP) (c. 1586–1657), English MP for Bere Alston, 1640 and Launceston, 1621, 1641
• John Harris (Royalist) (1596–1648), English MP for Liskeard, 1628, 1640, 1644
• John Harris (died 1677) (1631–1677), English MP for Liskeard, son of above
• John Harris (merchant), British Member of Parliament for Exeter, 1708
• John Harris (courtier) (c. 1690–1767), British Member of Parliament for Ashburton
• John Harris (1703–1768), British Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
• John Harris (surveyor) (died 1772), farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia
• John Harris (New York) (1760–1824), United States Congressman from New York
• John Harris (USMC) (1793–1864), 6th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• John Harris (Medal of Honor) (1839–?), Union Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Harris (Australian politician) (1890–1974), Senator
• John Harris (New South Wales politician) (1838–1911), New South Wales colonial politician, Mayor of Sydney
• John Harris (Victorian politician) (1868–1946), Victorian politician and Country Party minister
• John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich (1930–2001), British political aide and politician for Labour and the Liberal Democrats
• John Harris (Alaska politician) (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
• John Bruce Harris (1903–1983), educator, general merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan
• John Dove Harris (1809–1878), English Liberal politician
• John F. Harris (Illinois) (born 1962), former chief of staff to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
• Frederick John Harris (anti-apartheid activist, 1937–1965), known as John Harris. South African executed for anti-apartheid bombing
• John Hobbis Harris (1874–1940), English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician
• John Hyde Harris (1826–1886), New Zealand politician
• John P. Harris (died 1926), Pittsburgh businessman and politician
• John S. Harris (1825–1906), United States Senator from Louisiana
• John T. Harris (1823–1899), United States Representative and lawyer from Virginia

Academics, arts and literature

• John Harris (writer) (c. 1666–1719), mathematician, writer and lexicographer who was Vicepresident of the Royal Society
• John Harris (spinet maker) (died 1772), Boston maker of spinets and harpsichords
• John Harris (publisher) (1756–1846), English bookseller and printseller
• John Harris (college head) (1802–1856), Congregational minister and college head
• John Harris (poet) (1820–1884), Cornish poet
• John Harris (novelist) (1916–1991), British author
• John Harris (curator) (born 1931), English author, architectural historian
• John Harris (bioethicist) (born 1945), professor of bioethics and Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation
• John Harris (artist) (born 1948), artist and illustrator
• John Harris, Jr. (artist) (1791–1873), English artist
• John Harris (author) (born 1949), author of Numerican Nation: A Self Portrait
• John Harris (physicist) (born 1950), physics professor at Yale University
• John Harris (critic) (born 1969), music and politics journalist
• John F. Harris, author and writer for Politico.com
• John Howard Harris (1847–1925), president of Bucknell University, 1889–1919
• John Wyndham (John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, 1903–1969), English science fiction author who used several pen names derived from his full name

Business and industry

• John Harris, Sr. (1673–1748), trader who settled and established Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the US
• John Harris, Jr. (1716–1791), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania businessman, supporter of George Washington's army during the American Revolutionary War
• John Harris (manufacturer), Canadian businessman and manufacturer
• John Harris (software developer), computer programmer, hacker, and author of Atari computer games
• John C. Harris (born 1943), owner of Harris Farms
• John H. Harris (entertainment), husband of figure skater Donna Atwood and first owner of the Ice Capades
• John Williams Harris (1808–1872), New Zealand trader, whaler and farmer

Sports

• John Harris (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1740s–1750s), one of the Harris brothers
• John Harris (Australian footballer) (born 1903), former VFL player with Collingwood
• John Harris (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1988), Scottish footballer and manager
• John Harris (footballer, born 1939) (born 1939), English footballer
• John Harris (cornerback) (born 1933), former American football cornerback
• John Harris (Somerset cricketer and umpire) (born 1936), player for Somerset County Cricket Club, later a first-class umpire
• John Harris (canoeist) (born 1938), British canoer
• John Harris (golfer) (born 1952), professional golfer
• John Harris (baseball) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball player
• John Harris (safety) (born 1955), former American football safety
• John Harris (slalom canoeist), American slalom canoeist
• John Harris (athlete) (born 1945), Welsh Paralympic athlete
• John Harris (wide receiver), American football player

Other

• John Harris (Warden) (1588–1658), Warden of Winchester College, 1630–1658
• John Harris (Australian settler) (1754–1838), military surgeon, magistrate and landowner in Australia
• John Harris (bishop) (1680–1738), Bishop of Llandaff, 1729–1738
• John Harris (priest) (born 1932), Dean of Brecon

See also

• Johnny Harris (disambiguation)
• Jack Harris (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Harris (disambiguation)