John Bell
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Law and politics
- John Bell (barrister)John Bell (barrister)John Bell was an English barrister and equity lawyer.Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, Bell was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating senior wrangler in 1786 and becoming a fellow. He entered Gray's Inn in 1789, a pupil of Samuel Romilly, and was called to the bar in 1792...
(1764–1836), English barrister - John Bell (legal scholar), professor of law and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- John Bell (British politician)John Bell (British politician)John Bell was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is notable as a Member of Parliament who was declared of unsound mind but there was no way of removing him from his seat until his death two years later....
(1809–1851), Member of Parliament from Thirsk - John Bell (New Hampshire politician) (1765–1836), American politician, state governor
- John Bell (North Carolina politician)John Bell (North Carolina politician)John H. Bell, Jr. was Mayor of Elizabeth City, North Carolina from 1971–1981 and again from 2001-2005.-Further reading:...
, American Mayor of Elizabeth City - John Bell (Ohio politician)John Bell (Ohio politician)John Bell was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, Bell received a limited education. He moved to Ohio in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Greene County, near Xenia. He moved to Lower Sandusky in 1823 and served as mayor in 1830...
(1796–1869), U.S. Representative, mayor of two cities in Ohio, probate judge - John Bell (Tennessee politician)John Bell (Tennessee politician)John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
(1796–1869), U.S. Senator and house speaker - John Calhoun BellJohn Calhoun BellJohn Calhoun Bell was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.Born near Sewanee, Tennessee, Bell attended public and private schools in Franklin County. He studied law in Winchester, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1874. He moved to Colorado in 1874 and commenced practice in Del Norte,...
(1851–1933), U.S. Representative from Colorado - John C. Bell, Jr.John C. Bell, Jr.John Cromwell Bell, Jr. was a Pennsylvania politician and judge.He served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943–47, and the 33rd Governor briefly in 1947, succeeding Edward Martin, who had resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate...
(1892–1974), American judge and governor of Pennsylvania - John J. BellJohn J. BellJohn Junior Bell was a U.S. Representative from Texas.Born in Cuero, Texas, Bell attended the public schools.He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1932 and from its law school in 1936....
(1910–1963), U.S. Representative from Texas - John Peter BellJohn Peter BellJohn Peter Bell is a former Canadian diplomat. He was concurrently appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mali and Niger then to Upper Volta and to the Ivory Coast. He later became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil then the High Commissioner to Malaysia.-...
, Canadian diplomat - John William BellJohn William BellJohn William Bell was a farmer and Ontario political figure. He representing Addington in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1901....
(1838–1901), Canadian politician - John Howatt BellJohn Howatt BellJohn Howatt Bell was a lawyer and politician from Prince Edward Island, and the 14th Premier of Prince Edward Island....
(1846–1929), Canadian politician
Literature
- John Bell (publisher)John Bell (publisher)John Bell was an English publisher. The Dictionary of National Biography has Charles Knight calling Bell a "mischievous spirit, the very Puck of booksellers." His 109-volume, literature-for-the-masses Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, which rivaled Samuel Johnson's Lives...
(1745–1831), English publisher - John Bell (traveller)John Bell (traveller)John Bell, Scottish doctor and traveller, was born at Antermony, near Milton of Campsie in Scotland in 1691. He studied medicine in Glasgow and in 1714 set out for St Petersburg, where, through the introduction of a fellow Scot, he was nominated medical attendant to Artemy Petrovich Volynsky,...
(1691–1780), Scottish traveller and author - John Joy BellJohn Joy BellJohn Joy Bell , known professionally as J J Bell, was a journalist and author. Born in Hillhead, Glasgow, Bell was schooled at Kelvinside Academy and Morrison's Academy. He attended the University of Glasgow, where he studied chemistry...
(1871–1934), Scottish author
Religion
- John Bell (bishop) (died 1556), English clergyman
- John L. BellJohn L. BellJohn Lamberton Bell is a hymn-writer. A Church of Scotland minister, he is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist...
(born 1949), Scottish religious leader, musician, and composer - John Bell (1788–1855)John Bell (1788–1855)John Bell was a Wesleyan minister from England who came to Newfoundland as the senior man in a team of missionaries sent out by the British Wesleyan Conference....
, Wesleyan minister from England who came to Newfoundland
Science
- John Bell (surgeon)John Bell (surgeon)John Bell was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon.Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland; an elder brother of Sir Charles Bell...
(1763–1820), Scottish anatomist and surgeon - John Bell (mathematician) (born 1954), American mathematician
- John Graham BellJohn Graham BellJohn Graham Bell was an American taxidermist and collector. He traveled with John James Audubon up the Missouri River in 1843. The Sage Sparrow and Bell's Vireo are named after him....
(1812–1899), American taxidermist - John Irving BellJohn Irving BellSir John Irving Bell, FRS, PMedSci is a Canadian immunologist and geneticist who resides in the UK. As of 2008, he is President of the Academy of Medical Sciences and holds the Regius Chair of Medicine at Oxford University, UK....
(born 1952), British–Canadian biologist - John Lane BellJohn Lane BellJohn Bell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is an outstanding figure in mathematical logic and philosophy...
(born 1945), mathematician and philosopher - John Stewart BellJohn Stewart BellJohn Stewart Bell FRS was a British physicist from Northern Ireland , and the originator of Bell's theorem, a significant theorem in quantum physics regarding hidden variable theories.- Early life and work :...
(1928–1990), physicist from Northern Ireland - John Cameron Bell (born 1953), Canadian cancer researcher
Sport
- John Bell (Australian footballer) (1886–1917), Australian footballer killed during World War I
- John Bell (Kent cricketer) (1718–1774), British cricketer
- Jack BellJack BellJohn Bell was an early Scottish football player and manager. He was instrumental in organising the Association Footballers' Union in February 1898....
(born 1869), Scottish footballer - John Bell (1920s Scottish footballer)
- John Bell (1930s Scottish footballer)John Bell (1930s Scottish footballer)John Bell was a former Scottish professional association footballer who played as a forward. Bell played in the Scottish Leagues for Beith and Queen of the South before joining Preston North End.-Beith:...
- John A. BellJohn A. BellJohn A. Bell was the fourth head college football coach for the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and he held that position for two seasons, from 1959 until 1960. His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 5 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties...
, American football coach
Others
- John Bell (actor)John Bell (actor)John Anthony Bell, AO, OBE is an Australian actor and theatre director.Bell was born 1 November 1940 in the town of Maitland, New South Wales where he was educated at the Marist Brothers....
(born 1940), Australian actor and director - John Bell, actor on Tracy Beaker ReturnsTracy Beaker ReturnsTracy Beaker Returns is a BAFTA winning British children's television series, which premiered on 8 January 2010 on CBBC and BBC HD. Based upon the novels by Jacqueline Wilson, It is the spin-off series to The Story of Tracy Beaker...
- John Bell (British Army officer)John Bell (British Army officer)General Sir John Bell GCB was a British soldier and magistrate. At the time of his death, he was the senior general of the British Army.-Background:Born at Bonytoun in the county of Fife, he was the son of David Bell...
(1782–1876), British general and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey - John Bell (explorer)John Bell (explorer)John Bell was a Hudson's Bay Company governor and explorer.In 1839, he was sent to explore the land west of the Mackenzie River...
(c. 1799–1868), Canadian explorer and Hudson's Bay Company governor - John Bell (musician)John Bell (musician)John Farmer Bell is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Widespread Panic, where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves. He is frequently called JB by fans...
(born 1962), American guitarist and lead singer for Widespread Panic - John Bell (radio personality)John Bell (radio personality)John Bell is a radio personality from Jersey City, New Jersey. He is widely known for his contributions as one of the original staff members on WHTZ and Elvis Duran and the Morning Show . John started his career with Z100 in 1983. He was known by Z100 staff and listeners as the, "Voice of Reason"...
(born 1934), American disc jockey - John Bell (sculptor)John Bell (sculptor)John Bell 1811 - 1895 was a British sculptor, born in Bell's Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His family home was Hopton Hall, Suffolk.Bell moved from Suffolk to London to attend the Royal Academy Schools in 1829. His "Babes in the Wood" was exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1839...
(1812–1895), British sculptor - John Bell (1750–1820), central figure in the Bell Witch ghost story of southern American folklore
- John Hyslop BellJohn Hyslop BellJohn Hyslop Bell was a journalist, newspaper owner and editor. Born in Scotland, he made his name as proprietor and editor of the South Durham Mercury in Hartlepool, which was at the time, County Durham's only morning newspaper...
(c. 1833–1920), Scottish journalist, newspaper owner and editor - John Thomas BellJohn Thomas BellJohn Thomas Bell was, together with his two sons, the founder of Bellway, one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilding businesses.-Career:...
(1878–1965), British businessman, founder of Bellway - John Bell (comedian), Tampa Bay comic
- J. Bowyer BellJ. Bowyer BellJ. Bowyer Bell was an American historian, artist and art critic.-Background and early life:Bell was born into an Episcopalian family on 15 November 1931 in New York City. The family later moved to Alabama, from where Bell attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, majoring in...
(1931–2003), American historian, artist and art critic
See also
- Jonathan Bell (disambiguation)
- John Bell HoodJohn Bell HoodJohn Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness...
(1831–1879), Confederate general during the American Civil War - John Brown BellJohn Brown BellThe John Brown Bell, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, is a distinguished American Civil War era bell that is often known as the "second-most important bell in American history" after the Liberty Bell.-History:...
, a bell in Massachusetts