John Burton
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John Burton may refer to:
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- John Burton (actor)John Burton (actor)John Burton is a British stage and television actor.John has appeared in numerous productions throughout the UK, including West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, An Inspector Calls, Outside Edge, They Don’t Grow on Trees, Confusions, Bells Are Ringing, Cabaret, Me and My Girl, How to...
, British stage and television actor - John Burton (canoer)John Burton (canoer)John Burton is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 12th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:*...
(born 1947), American slalom canoer - John Burton (conservationist), co-founder of the nonprofit environmental organization World Land Trust
- John Burton (political agent)John Burton (political agent)John Burton was a Labour Party councillor in County Durham, England. He was a member of Sedgefield Borough Council, representing the ward of Fishburn and Old Trimdon...
, former constituency agent of British Prime Minister Tony Blair - John Burton (politician)John Burton (politician)John Stratford Burton is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Regina East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1972...
(born 1927), Canadian member of parliament - John Burton (footballer born 1863)John Burton (footballer born 1863)John Henry Burton was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.Burton was born in the Handsworth district of Birmingham. A defender, he played for Aston Villa from 1885 to 1893 when a knee injury forced his retirement...
(1863–1914), English footballer with Aston Villa - John Burton (footballer born 1885)John Burton (footballer born 1885)John Henry Burton was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham....
(1885–1949), English footballer with Blackburn, West Ham United and Birmingham - John Burton (scholar)John Burton (scholar)John Burton, D.D. was an English clergyman and academic, a theological and classical scholar.-Life:Burton was born at Wembworthy, Devon, where his father Samuel Burton was rector. He was educated partly at Okehampton and Tiverton in his native county, and partly at Ely, where he was placed on his...
(1696–1771), English theological and classical scholar - John Burton (antiquary)John Burton (antiquary)-Early Life:Burton was born at Colchester in 1710, and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London , and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was admitted in 1727 and graduated M.B. in 1733. In 1734 he was practising medicine at Heath, on the outskirts of Wakefield...
(1697–1771), English antiquary and physician - John C. BurtonJohn C. BurtonJohn Cotton Burton was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 67th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
(born 1923), American cross country skier - John Hill BurtonJohn Hill BurtonJohn Hill Burton FRSE was a Scottish advocate, historian and economist. The author of "Life and Correspondence of David Hume", he was secretary of the Scottish Prison Board , and Historiographer Royal ....
(1809–1881), Scottish historian, jurist, economist and Historiographer Royal - John L. BurtonJohn L. BurtonJohn Lowell Burton is the current Chairman of the California Democratic Party. He is an American politician who served as a Democratic California State Senator from 1996 until 2004, representing the 3rd district. From 1998 until he was forced out of office by term limits in 2004, he served as the...
(born 1932), American Congressman and California State Senator - John T. BurtonJohn T. BurtonJohn Thomas Burton was a newspaper publisher and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay from 1865 to 1869 and from 1873 to 1874 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly....
(died 1880), newspaper publisher and politician in Newfoundland - John W. Burton (animation)John W. Burton (animation)John W. Burton was an American cinematographer and producer best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons.Burton was born on August 18, 1906 in Rockford, Illinois. He was employed in Los Angeles at Leon Schlesinger Productions, which made the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons...
, American animation cinematographer and producer - John Wear BurtonJohn Wear BurtonDr John Wear Burton AM was an Australian public servant, High Commissioner and academic.-Early life:Burton was born in Melbourne, the son of the Reverend John Wear Burton Methodist Minister...
, Australian public servant, diplomat and academic - John Bloundelle-BurtonJohn Bloundelle-BurtonJohn Edward Bloundelle-Burton was an English novelist. Having worked as a journalist for The London Standard, he began writing novels in 1885, publishing 60 works in total.-Selected works:*The Silent Short...
(1850–1917), English novelist
Fictional characters:
- Jack Burton, in film Big Trouble in Little ChinaBig Trouble in Little ChinaBig Trouble in Little China is a 1986 American martial arts comedy film directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell as truck driver Jack Burton, who helps his friend Wang Chi rescue Wang's green-eyed fiancee from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown...