John Baker

John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:

Military figures

• John Baker (American Revolutionary War), 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, 1995–1998
• John F. Baker, Jr. (1945–2012), Medal of Honor recipient
• John Baker (admiral) (1661–1716), English admiral

Political figures

• John Baker III, MP for Lyme Regis in 1407
• John Baker (English statesman) (1488–1558), Speaker of the House of Commons, 1545–1552
• John Baker (15th century MP) for Devizes in 1421
• John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538) Mayor and MP of Bedford
• John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), MP for Canterbury
• John Baker (representative) (died 1823), United States congressman from Virginia
• John Baker (Baker Brook) (1796–1868), political activist, founded the village of Baker Brook, New Brunswick
• John Baker (Australian politician) (1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia in 1857
• Sir John Baker (Portsmouth politician) (1828–1909), Liberal Member of Parliament for Portsmouth, 1906–1910
• John Baker (UK politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston, 1924–1931
• John Baker (defensive lineman) (1935–2007), professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
• John Harris Baker (1832–1915), United States congressman
• John Henry Baker (born 1934), Louisiana political candidate
• Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician

Sports figures

• John Baker (musher), American dogsled racer
• John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
• John Baker (diver), British diver at the Olympics
• John Baker (footballer), Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time
• John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), runner from the University of New Mexico that was invited to run in the Olympics
• Johnny Baker (1907–1979), American football player and coach
• John Baker (defensive lineman) (1935–2007), professional football player and sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
• John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter
• Johnny Baker (John W. Baker, born 1942), American football defensive end
• John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer

Others

• John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), biologist and professor at Oxford University remembered for his study of race
• John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), engineer
• John A. Baker, Jr. (born 1927), U.S. diplomat
• John Baker (author) (born 1942), British novelist
• John Baker, British musician and member of The Korgis
• John Baker (NZ music historian), New Zealand music historian
• John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (1937–1997), composer and musician at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1963–1974)
• John Baker (legal historian) (born 1944), English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
• John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920), British botanist
• John Henry Baker (professor) (born 1936), American author and professor Emeritus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA
• J. N. L. Baker (John Norman Leonard Baker, 1893–1971), Fellow in Geography at Jesus College, Oxford
• John Roman Baker (born 1944), playwright and activist
• John Baker (entrepreneur) (born 1976), President of Desire2Learn
• John Baker (bishop), Bishop of Salisbury, 1982–1993
• John Gilbert Baker (bishop), former bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau
• John Baker (artist) (1726–1771), English flower painter
• John Wynn Baker (died 1775), economist
• John Baker (rector) (died 1745), vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge

See also

• Jack Baker (disambiguation)
• Jon Baker (American football) (1923–1992), American football linebacker
• Jon Baker (producer) (born 1960), music industry executive
• Jon Baker, musician, member of The Charlatans
• Jon Baker, fictional character in the TV show CHiPs