John Evans

John Evans may refer to:

Academics

• Sir John Evans (archaeologist) (1823–1908), English archaeologist and geologist
• John Davies Evans (1925-2011), English archaeologist specialising in the prehistory of the Mediterranean and Malta, former Director of the Institute of Archaeology, London
• John Gwenogvryn Evans (1852–1930), Unitarian minister and paleographer.
• John Robert Evans (born 1929), President of the University of Toronto 1972-78
• John Evans (topographical writer), writer on Wales
• John William Evans (geologist) (died 1930), British geologist, President of the Geological Society of London 1924-26.

Sportsmen

• John Evans (canoer)
• John Evans (cricketer) (1889–1960), English cricketer
• John Evans (footballer born 1859) (died 1939), Oswestry Town F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Evans (footballer) (1929–2004), footballer with Liverpool F.C.
• John Evans (rugby league) (John "Jack" Evans), rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Great Britain, England, and Swinton
• John Paul Evans (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
• John William Evans (rugby player) (1875–1947), rugby union footballer of the 1900s for Wales, and Blaina
• Johnny Evans, Footballer with Chanthaburi F.C
• Jack Elwyn Evans (John "Jack" Elwyn Evans) (1897—1941), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Wales (RU), Llanelli, and Broughtrion Rangers (RL)
• Jack Evans (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s for Newport (RU), Great Britain (RL), Wales, and Hunslet
• Jack Evans (rugby player) (John "J" sri) (1871—1924), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1890s for Wales (RU), Ammanford, Llanelli, Llwynypia, and Swinton (RL)
• Johnny Evans (American football) (born 1956), former National Football League player
• Jonny Evans (born 1988), footballer with Manchester United F.C.
• Ted Evans (1868–1942), footballer with Stoke and Port Vale
• John Evans (GAA manager), manager of gaelic football team Tipperary

Musicians

• John Evans (Box Tops), original keyboardist for the Box Tops
• John Evan, Jethro Tull keyboardist (born John Evans)

Politicians

• Sir John Evans (Australian politician)
• John Evans (British Columbia politician) (1816–1879), miner and politician in British Columbia, Canada
• John Evans (Welsh politician) (1875–1961), Labour Member of Parliament for Ogmore 1946–1950
• John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (born 1930), British Labour party politician
• John Gary Evans, former Governor of South Carolina
• John Leslie Evans Liberal MP in the Canadian House of Commons
• John M. Evans (1863–1946), U.S. Representative from Montana
• John Marshall Evans, US Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia
• John Newell Evans (1846–1944), farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada
• John R. Evans, Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• John Robert Evans (born 1929), Canadian civic leader
• John V. Evans (born 1925), Governor of Idaho
• John Evans (governor) (1814–1897), Governor of Colorado Territory, co-founder of Northwestern University
• John Evans (Pennsylvania governor), deputy governor of colonial Pennsylvania

Religious figures

• John Evans (bishop) (d. 1724), Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Meath
• John Evans (divine) (1680?–1730), Welsh divine and writer
• John Evans (cleric) (1702–1782), Welsh anti-Methodist Anglican priest
• John Evans (Baptist) (1767–1827), Welsh minister
• John Evans (Methodist)
• John Evans (curate)

Other

• John Evans (explorer), explorer of the Missouri River in the late 18th century
• John Evans (actor)
• John Evans (pirate) (died 1722), Welsh pirate
• John Evans (supercentenarian) (1877–1990), Oldest man in the world from 1988–1990
• John Evans (surgeon) (1756–1846), Welsh surgeon and cartographer
• John Evans (writer), Welsh punk musician and writer
• John Evans (19th-century writer)
• John Louis Evans, murderer executed in 1983
• John Evans (printer)
• Jon Evans (author), Canadian author of thrillers with a political background
• Johnny Evans, character in the movie Johnny Stool Pigeon
• John Evans (poet)

See also

• Jack Evans (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Evans (disambiguation)