John Christie
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John Christie may refer to:
- John Christie (footballer born 1883), English footballer
- John Christie (ski entrepreneur)John Christie (ski entrepreneur)John Christie of Washington, Maine, is a current member of the Maine Ski Hall of Fame, and board member of the Ski Museum of Maine. He has been General Manager of Mount Snow in Vermont, and Sugarloaf in Maine...
, author, ski historian, Member Maine Ski Hall of Fame - John Christie (opera manager) (1882–1962), opera festival founder
- John Christie (mayor)John Christie (mayor)John Christie born August 26, 1883 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The eldest of 8 children he served his apprenticeship as a chemist with Dr. James Duncan in Causeyside, Paisley, Scotland. He went to South Africa in 1901 as a member of the Royal Medical Corps during the Second Boer War...
(1883–1953), Scottish-born South African politician - John Christie (moderator)John Christie (moderator)John Cairns Christie is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He is Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2010-2011.Christie was born in Glasgow on 9 July 1947 and lived in Helensburgh as a child...
(born 1947), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2010–2011 - John Christie (murderer)John Christie (murderer)John Reginald Halliday Christie , born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, was a notorious English serial killer active in the 1940s and '50s. He murdered at least eight females – including his wife Ethel – by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London...
(1899–1953), British serial killer - John Alexander ChristieJohn Alexander ChristieJohn Alexander Christie VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1895–1967), British Victoria Cross recipient - John Walter Christie (1865–1944) U.S. inventor
- John Christie (footballer born 1929)John Christie (footballer born 1929)John Alexander Christie is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Southampton F.C. for most of the 1950s.-Playing career:...
, former goalkeeper with Southampton F.C. - John Traill ChristieJohn Traill ChristieJohn Traill Christie was headmaster of Repton School and Westminster School , before becoming Principal of Jesus College, Oxford...
(1899–1980), headmaster of Repton School and Westminster School, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford - the founder of Christie'sChristie'sChristie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
auction house