John Bennett

John Bennett may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John Bennett (actor) (1928–2005), British actor
• John Bennett (composer) (c. 1735–1784), British composer and organist
• John Bennett (drummer), drummer of the UK doom metal band The Prophecy
• John Bennett (potter) (1840–1907), British ceramic artist
• John Bennett, American trombonist, founding member of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
• Johnny Bennett (born 1998), British actor

Military

• John A. Bennett (1936–1961), the last person executed by the US military
• John Bradbury Bennet (sometimes misspelled Bennett, 1865–1930), American Army brigadier general
• John Bennett, Royal Navy recipient of the Ushalov Medal for his role in the Second World War Arctic convoys

Politics

• John Benett (1773–1852), British Member of Parliament for South Wiltshire
• John Bennett (fl. 1586–1589), MP for Heytesbury and Westbury
• John Bennett (Australian politician) (1942–2019), Tasmanian politician
• John Bennett (Canadian politician) (1832–1912), Ontario farmer and political figure
• John Bennett (English barrister) (c. 1658–1723), British politician
• John Bennett (Irish politician) (c. 1720–1792), Irish politician, barrister and judge
• John Bennett (Victorian politician) (1824–1859), lawyer and politician in colonial Victoria
• John Bennett (watchmaker) (1814–1897), watchmaker and briefly Sheriff of London
• John B. Bennett (1904–1964), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• John D. Bennett (1911–2005), New York politician and judge
• John E. Bennett (judge) (1833–1893), Arkansas Supreme Court Justice and South Dakota Supreme Court Justice
• John J. Bennett Jr. (1894–1967), American lawyer and politician
• John O. Bennett (born 1948), New Jersey state senator and acting governor (for 4 days)
• John R. Bennett (fl. 2010s), Oklahoma politician
• John Robert Bennett (1866–1941), Newfoundland politician
• John Bennet (judge) (1553–1627), English judge and politician

Religion

• John C. Bennett (1804–1867), American physician and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
• John George Bennett (1891–1957), American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church
• John P. Bennett (1914–2011), Arawak priest and linguist

Science and medicine

• John Caister Bennett (1914–1990), South African astronomer
• John E. Bennett (scientist) (born 1933), American physician-scientist
• John G. Bennett (1897–1974), British mathematician, scientist, technologist, industrial research director, mystic and author
• John Hughes Bennett (1812–1875), English physician, physiologist and pathologist
• John Joseph Bennett (1801–1876), British botanist
• John Makepeace Bennett (1921–2010), Australian pioneer of computer science
• John Whitchurch Bennett (1790–1853), British army officer and naturalist

Sport

• John Bennett (athlete) (born 1930), American long jumper, Olympic silver medal winner (1956)
• John Bennett (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
• John Bennett (cricketer, born 1777) (1777–1857), English cricketer
• John Bennett (cricketer, born 1864) (1864–1928), English cricketer
• John Bennett (diver) (1959–2004), first scuba diver beyond 1,000 feet
• John Bennett (field hockey) (1885–1973), British Olympic field hockey player
• John Bennett (footballer, born 1946), former professional footballer in England
• John Bennett (footballer, born 1949), former footballer in England
• John Bennett (hurler) (1934–2016), Irish hurler
• John Bennett (ice hockey) (born 1950), retired American ice hockey left winger
• Jon Bennett (racing driver) (born 1965), American racing driver
• John Bennett (racing driver) (born 2003), British racing driver
• Jack Bennett (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s

Writing

• John Bennett (author) (1865–1956), author and illustrator of children's books
• John M. Bennett (born 1942), American poet

Other

• John Bennett (educator) (born 1948), Australian education administrator
• John Bennett (watchmaker) (1814–1897), watchmaker and local politician
• John Cyril Bennett (1891–1957), British-born, US-based architect
• John G. Bennett (1883–1929), Kansas City resident and victim of the Bridge Murder case
• John S. Bennett (1911–1987), British spy during WWII
• John Tuson Bennett (1937–2013), Australian solicitor and legal historian involved in Holocaust denial
• John Wheeler-Bennett (1902–1975), English historian of German and diplomatic history
• John W. F. Bennett (c. 1875–1943), American civil engineer and football player
• John Bennett, a fictional character from the Ted franchise

See also

• John Bennet (disambiguation)
• Jack Bennett (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation)
• Bennett (name)

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