John Evans

John Evans may refer to:

Academics

• John Evans (archaeologist) (1823–1908), English archaeologist and geologist
• John Evans (topographical writer) (1768–c. 1812), writer on Wales
• John Davies Evans (1925–2011), English archaeologist and academic
• John Gwenogvryn Evans (1852–1930), Welsh minister and paleographer
• John Robert Evans (1929-2015), Canadian cardiologist, academic, businessperson, and civic leader
• John V. Evans (astronomer) (b. 1933), British American astronomer
• John Wainwright Evans (1909–1999), solar astronomer
• John William Evans (geologist) (1857–1930), British geologist

Sportsmen

Association football

• John Evans (footballer born 1859) (1859–1939), Welsh footballer for Oswestry Town, see Wales international footballers
• John Evans (footballer, born 1900), English footballer for Sheffield United, Walsall and Stoke
• John Evans (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2004), English footballer with Liverpool
• John Evans (footballer, born 1941), footballer for Chester City
• Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer with West Bromwich Albion
• John Edward "Ted" Evans (1868–1942), English footballer with Stoke and Port Vale

Cricket

• John Evans (cricketer) (1889–1960), English cricketer
• John Evans (Kent cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English cricketer

Gridiron football

• John C. Evans (fl. 1930–1965), American football and basketball player and coach
• Johnny Evans (American football) (born 1956), American football player and radio commentator
• Johnny Evans (Canadian football) (before 1902–1930), Canadian football player

Rugby

• Jack Evans (rugby player) or John (1871–1924), Welsh rugby union and rugby league forward
• Jack Elwyn Evans or John (1897–1941), Welsh rugby union and rugby league wing or centre
• John Evans (rugby league) or Jack (fl. 1920s), English professional rugby league centre
• John Evans (rugby player) (1911–1943), Welsh international rugby union hooker
• John Hart Evans (1881–1959), Welsh rugby union centre
• John William Evans (rugby player) (1875–1947), Welsh rugby union forward

Other sports

• John Evans (bowls) (born 1947), English footballer and bowls player
• John Evans (canoer) (born 1949), American slalom canoer
• John Evans (Gaelic football), Irish Gaelic football manager
• John Evans (Gaelic footballer), (born 1955), Irish Gaelic footballer
• John Paul Evans (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player

Musicians

• John Evan or Evans (born 1948), English musician with Jethro Tull
• John Evans (Box Tops) (born before 1963), American musician with the Box Tops
• John Rhys Evans (1930–2010), Welsh operatic baritone

Politicians

• John Evans (Australian politician) (1855–1943), Australian politician in Tasmania

Canada

• John Evans (British Columbia politician) (1816–1879), Canadian miner and politician in British Columbia
• John Evans (Saskatchewan politician) (1867–1958), Welsh-born Canadian politician from Saskatchewan
• John Leslie Evans (born 1941), Canadian politician from Ontario
• John Newell Evans (1846–1944), Welsh-born Canadian politician from British Columbia

United Kingdom

• John Evans (by 1519–67/69), English politician from Leominster
• John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery (1738–1807), Irish peer
• John Evans (Ogmore MP) (1875–1961), Welsh politician from Ogmore
• John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (born 1930), United Kingdom politician
• John Evans (Haverfordwest MP) (c1796–1864), MP for Haverfordwest 1847–1852

United States

• John Evans (governor) (1814–1897), American politician, governor of Colorado Territory, co-founder of Northwestern University
• John Evans (Pennsylvania governor) (c. 1678–after 1709), Welsh-born colonial governor of Pennsylvania
• John Gary Evans (1863–1942), American politician, governor of South Carolina
• John M. Evans (1863–1946), American politician from Montana
• John M. Evans (Wisconsin) (1820–1903), American physician and politician from Wisconsin
• John Marshall Evans, American ambassador to the Republic of Armenia
• John R. Evans (born 1955), American politician from Pennsylvania
• John V. Evans (1925–2014), American politician, governor of Idaho

Religious figures

• John Evans (1702–1782), Welsh anti-Methodist Anglican priest
• John Evans (Baptist) (1767–1827), Welsh minister
• John Evans (bishop) (before 1671–1724), Welsh born bishop of Bangor and bishop of Meath
• John Evans (died 1779), Welsh Anglican priest and curate of Portsmouth
• John Evans (divine) (c. 1680–1730), Welsh divine and writer
• John Evans (Methodist) (1779–1847), Welsh Methodist of Llwynffortun
• St John Evans (1905–1956), Anglican cleric in Africa

Other

• John Evans (writer) (born 1960), Welsh writer, filmmaker, and environmental activist
• John Bryan Evans (born 1980), Welsh filmmaker
• John Evans or I. D. Ffraid (1814–1875), Welsh poet
• John Evans (19th-century writer) (died 1832), English writer
• John Evans (actor) (c. 1693–c. 1734), actor, who confined his performances to Ireland
• John Evans (explorer) (1770–1799), Welsh explorer of the Missouri River
• John Evans (pirate) (died c. 1723), Welsh pirate
• John Evans (printer) (1774–1828), English printer
• John Evans (supercentenarian) (1877–1990), Welsh oldest man in the world from 1988–1990
• John Evans (surgeon) (1756–1846), Welsh surgeon and cartographer
• John Cayo Evans (1879–1958), Welsh mathematician and academic
• John D. Evans, American business executive and philanthropist
• John Henry Evans (1872–1947), American Mormon educator and writer
• John Louis Evans (1950–1983), American murderer executed in 1983
• John Maxwell Evans (born 1942), Canadian judge
• Johnny Evans, character in the 1949 film Johnny Stool Pigeon
• Jon Evans (born 1973), Canadian novelist and journalist
• John Evans (special effects), visual effects artist on five James Bond films

See also

• Jack Evans (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Evans (disambiguation)
• John Evans House (disambiguation)