John Martin

John Martin may refer to:

• John Martin (local womaniser)
• John Martin (businessman) (1820–1905), American lumberman and flour miller
• John Martin (meteorologist) (1789–1869), English physician and meteorologist
• John Martin (oceanographer) (1935–1993), American scientist
• John Martin (publisher) (born 1930), founder of Black Sparrow Press
• John Donelson Martin, Sr. (1883–1962), U.S. federal judge
• John Joseph Martin (born 1922), NASA engineer and administrator
• John Levi Martin, American sociologist
• John Miller Martin (1904–1991), Winston Churchill's private secretary
• John Martin, Captain of Bartholomew Gosnold's ship when he found Martha's Vineyard
• John Martin (Royal Navy officer) (1918–2011), British admiral
• John Charles Martin, American newspaper publisher
• John Martin (brewery), founded 1909

The arts

• John H. Martin, American actor in TV soap operas One Life to Live and Sunset Beach
• John Martin (Canadian broadcaster) (1947–2006), English-born Canadian broadcaster
• John Martin (dance critic) (1893–1985), dance critic at the New York Times
• John Martin (painter) (1789–1854), English artist
• John Martin (comedian), British comedian, writer and author
• John Martin (singer), Swedish singer
• John Martin's Book, an American children's magazine
• John Scott Martin (1927–2009), English actor

Politics

United States

• John L. Martin (born 1941), American politician from Maine
• John Martin (Jamestown) (c. 1560–1632), Jamestown settler and member of Council
• John Bartlow Martin (1915–1987), American author and ambassador
• John C. Martin (born 1943), American judge
• John E. Martin (1891–1968), American judge
• John Marshall Martin (1832–1921), Confederate politician
• John Martin, American member of the Committee of Fifty
• John S. Martin Jr. (born 1935), U.S. federal judge

U.S. Congressmen

• John Martin (Kansas) (1833–1913), American lawyer and U.S. Senator from Kansas
• John Andrew Martin (1868–1939), U.S. major and Representative from Colorado
• John C. Martin (Illinois Congressman) (1880–1952), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• John Mason Martin (1837–1898), U.S. Representative from Alabama
• John Preston Martin (1811–1862), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

State governors

• John Martin (Governor of Georgia) (c. 1730–1786), American planter, governor of Georgia
• John Martin (Governor of Kansas) (1839–1889), American politician
• John W. Martin (1884–1958), American lawyer, governor of Florida

Canada

• John S. Martin (politician) (1855–1946), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• John Strickler Martin (1875–1931), farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada
• John Wills Martin (c. 1790–after 1843), English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland
• John Martin (British Columbia politician), a MLA in British Columbia

New Zealand

• John Martin (New Zealand politician) (1822 - 1892), a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council

United Kingdom

• John Martin, Bailiff of Guernsey, 1499–1510
• John Martin (MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed), in 1529, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Martin (died 1545), MP for Plympton Erle
• John Martin (died ?1592), MP for Plympton Erle
• John Martin (1692–1767), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1741–1747
• John Martin (1724–1794), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1754–1761
• John Martin (1774–1832), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1812–1832
• John Martin (Young Irelander) (1812–1875), Young Irelander and MP for Meath, 1871–1875
• John Martin (1805–1880), British banker and Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1832–1835
• John Martin (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Sligo Borough, 1832–1837
• John Hanbury Martin (1890–1983), British Labour politician

Sports

Baseball players

• John Martin (baseball) (born 1956), American baseball pitcher
• J. D. Martin (John Dale Martin, born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Pepper Martin (Johnny Martin, 1904–1965), American baseball player

Cricketers

• John Martin (cricketer, born 1867) (1867–1942), played for MCC and Devon
• John Martin (cricketer, born 1941), played for Oxford University, Somerset, Oxfordshire and Devon
• John Alan Martin (English footballer) (1923–2004), English soccer player
• Johnny Martin (John Wesley Martin, 1931–1992), Australian cricketer

Footballers

• John Martin (English footballer) (born 1981), currently without a club
• John Martin (footballer born 1958), Scottish goalkeeper of Airdrieonians F.C.
• John Martin (footballer born 1979), Scottish footballer, see 1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season
• John Martin (Irish footballer) (born 1979), midfielder
• John Martin (referee) (fl. 1978–1988), English association football referee

Racing drivers

• John Martin (American racing driver) (born 1939), American Indy 500 and Trans-Am driver
• John Martin (Australian racing driver) (born 1984), Australian racing driver in Formula Ford Australia and British F3

Others

• John Martin (American football), American football player and coach
• John A Martin (born 1948), English rugby league player
• John Martin, Australian Paralympian
• John Martin (sport shooter), British Olympic sport shooter

See also

• John Martyn (disambiguation)
• Jack Martin (disambiguation)
• John Thomas Marten (born 1951), United States federal judge
• Jonathan Martin (disambiguation)