John Fox
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John Fox may refer to:
- Tinker FoxTinker FoxColonel John "Tinker" Fox , confused by some sources with the MP Thomas Fox, was a parliamentarian soldier during the English Civil War...
, Colonel John Fox (1610 – 1650), English Parliamentarian Soldier - John Fox (biographer)John Fox (biographer)John Fox , was an English biographer.Fox was born at Plymouth on 10 May 1693. His father, a zealous presbyterian, ‘devoted’ him ‘to the ministry, from an infant.’ His mother was the daughter of a Plymouth tradesman named Brett. After an education at Tavistock Grammar School, and under ‘old Mr...
- John Fox (baseball)John Fox (baseball)John Joseph Fox , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1881-1886. He played for the Boston Red Caps, Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburg Alleghenys, and Washington Nationals.-External links:...
, pitcher for Major League Baseball - John Fox (comedian)John Fox (Comedian)John Fox is an American comedian. Fox's first show was on June 14, 1979 at the World Famous Comedy Store. Known as the Nick Nolte of comedy, Fox has had numerous television appearances on shows such as: Norm Crosby's Comedy Shop, Star Search, Make Me Laugh, Showtime's Comedy Network, and several...
, comedian - John Fox (conductor), music conductor and composer, see Beautiful musicBeautiful musicBeautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
- John Fox (congressman)John Fox (congressman)John Fox was a nineteenth century politician, mechanic and merchant from New York.Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Fox immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1840, settling in New York City, New York...
, U.S. Representative from New York - John Fox (American football), American football coach
- John Fox (Newfoundland politician)John Fox (Newfoundland politician)John Fox was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1857....
(1818–1871), merchant and politician in Newfoundland - John Fox (statistician)John Fox (statistician)John Fox is a British statistician, who has worked in both the public service and academia.He was born on 25 April 1946, the son of Fred Frank Fox OBE. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, University College London and Imperial College London...
, British statistician - John Fox (writer)John Fox (writer)John Fox was an American novelist and short-story writer. His most famous, successful and influential novel, The Boys on the Rock, detailed the coming out and falling in love of a homosexual teenage swimmer by the name of Billy Connors.Fox was born in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx and...
(died 1990), American novelist and short-story writer - One of many fictional characters in DC Comics to carry the name Flash
- John Fox, Jr.John Fox, Jr.John Fox, Jr. was an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer.-Biography:Born in Stony Point, Bourbon County, Kentucky, to John William Fox, Sr., and Minerva Worth Carr, Fox studied English at Harvard University. He graduated in 1883 before becoming a reporter in New York City...
, American journalist and novelist - John R. FoxJohn R. FoxJohn Robert Fox was killed in action when he deliberately called for artillery fire on his own position, after his position was overrun, in order to defeat a German attack in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, northern Italy during World War II...
(1915–1944), U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II - John Fox (cricketer)John Fox (cricketer)John Fox was an English cricketer who played 140 first-class matches between the wars, 46 for Warwickshire and 94 for Worcestershire....
, English cricketer - John Marcus Fox (1927–2002), British Conservative Party politician
- John M. Fox, from mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1856
- Johnny FoxJohnny FoxJohnny Fox was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland....
, Irish politician - Johnny Fox (performer)Johnny Fox (performer)Johnny Fox is a professional sword swallower and sleight of hand expert.-Early life:Fox grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and saw his first sword swallower at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, when he was eight or nine years old...
- Tiger Jack Fox, John Fox, American light-heavyweight boxer
See also
- John FoxeJohn FoxeJohn Foxe was an English historian and martyrologist, the author of what is popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, , an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the fourteenth century through the...
(1517–1587), English clergyman - John FoxxJohn FoxxJohn Foxx is an English singer, artist, photographer and teacher. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox before being replaced by Midge Ure, when he left to embark on a solo career in 1979...
, English pop musician - Jon D. FoxJon D. FoxJon D. Fox was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Jon Fox was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA in 1969, and earned a J.D. from the Delaware School of Law , in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1975...
, Republican politician from Pennsylvania - Jonathan FoxJonathan FoxJonathan Fox is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. He has authored, coauthored, or edited five books and over 50 journal articles and book chapters on topics such as domestic and international ethnic and religious conflict and...
, professor of politics - See List of The Bill characters for Jonathan Fox, fictional character