John Harvey
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- John Harvey (actor)John Harvey (actor)John Harvey was an English actor. He appeared in 52 films, two television films and made 70 television guest appearances between 1948 and 1979....
(1911–1982), English stage and film actor - John Harvey (American actor)John Harvey (American actor)John Harvey was an American actor. He starred in stage plays in Los Angeles, then went to New York, where he played Private Earhart in the hit comedy Kiss and Tell on Broadway....
(1917–1970), American actor - John Harvey (American football)John Harvey (American football)John Lewis Harvey is a former National Football League running back who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.-Career:Harvey attended Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, New York...
(born 1966), Retired National Football League running back - John Harvey (announcer), American, known as "Harvey" on several television shows
- John Harvey (astrologer)John Harvey (astrologer)-Life:He was baptised at Saffron Walden, Essex, 13 February 1564, the son of John Harvey, master ropemaker, and younger brother of Gabriel Harvey and of Richard Harvey. He matriculated as a pensioner of Queens' College, Cambridge, in June 1578 .In 1587 the university granted him a license to...
(1564–1592), English astrologer and physician - John Harvey (author)John Harvey (author)John Harvey is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City of Nottingham.-Writing Career:...
(born 1938), British author of crime fiction - John Harvey (Canadian football)John Harvey (Canadian football)John Harvey is a former award winning Canadian Football League running back.In 1970, he was a junior college 1st team All-American at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. He burst into the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes in 1973...
, was named a CFL All-Star in 1973 - John Harvey (cricketer)John Harvey (cricketer)John Frank Harvey was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972....
(1939–2003), English cricketer - John Harvey (football manager), manager of Heart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
1966–1970 - John Harvey (footballer)John Harvey (footballer)John Harvey was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a Midfielder.-Cub career:He made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round, Sunderland lost the game 4–2 after extra time at Leamington Road...
, Scottish footballer (Sunderland AFC) - John Harvey (governor)John Harvey (governor)Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, KCB KCH was a British Army officer and a Lieutenant Governor.He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including France, Egypt, and India...
(1778–1852), officer during the War of 1812 and Governor of several Canadian provinces - John Harvey (ironfounder)John Harvey (ironfounder)John Harvey was a Cornishman whose career started as a blacksmith and engineer at Carnhell Green near Hayle, in West Cornwall. In 1779 he established a foundry and engineering works at Hayle called Harvey & Co. By 1800 the company employed more than 50 people and continued to grow as Harvey worked...
, partner in Harveys of Hayle, late-18th-century ironfounders, father-in-law of Richard Trevithick - John Harvey (North Carolina politician) (died 1775), 18th-century Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- John Harvey (racing driver) (born 1938), winner of the 1983 Bathurst 1000
- John Harvey (Royal Navy admiral)John Harvey (Royal Navy admiral)Admiral Sir John Harvey, KCB was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who held numerous commands and served in several actions during his long and distinguished career...
(1772–1837), long serving Royal Navy officer - John Harvey (Royal Navy officer)John Harvey (Royal Navy officer)Captain John Harvey was an officer of the British Royal Navy whose death in the aftermath of the battle of the Glorious First of June where he had commanded the HMS Brunswick terminated a long and highly successful career and made him a celebrity in Britain, a memorial to his memory being raised...
(1740–1794), long serving naval officer killed at the Glorious First of June - John Harvey (RAAF officer)John Harvey (RAAF officer)Air Marshal John Paul Harvey AM is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force . He has held the position of Chief Capability Development Group from October 2010.-Military career:...
(born 1954), current serving RAAF Air Marshal - John Harvey (rugby league)John Harvey (rugby league)John Harvey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s and coach of the 1990s. He played for Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs and coached the Gold Coast Seagulls and Salford City Reds...
(born 1955), Australian rugby league player and coach - John Harvey (UK politician)John Harvey (UK politician)John Edgar Harvey CBE was a British Conservative Party politician.Harvey was born in Derry. He attended Xavierian College in Bruges and Lyme Regis Grammar School...
(1920–2008), British Conservative MP for Walthamstow East - John Harvey (Virginia)John Harvey (Virginia)Sir John Harvey was a Crown Governor of Virginia. He was elected to the position on 26 March 1628. In 1635 he was suspended and impeached by the House of Burgesses , and he returned to England. He was restored to his post by the King in 1636 and returned to Virginia the following year...
(died 1646), 17th-century Crown governor of Virginia - John Harvey, founder in 1796 of John Harvey & SonsJohn Harvey & SonsJohn Harvey & Sons was a wine merchant, started by John Harvey in Bristol, England in 1796, and specializing in importing Spanish and Portuguese wines. During the 1860s and 1880s, in the company's cellars John Harvey II and his brother Edward Harvey developed the world’s first cream sherry now...
wine merchants - John Harvey (1784–1862), founder of Harveys in Lewes, Sussex, England
- John Anthony Harvey CBEJohn Anthony Harvey CBEJohn Anthony Harvey CBE is a British entrepreneur and logistician whose seminal contribution was to lead the intercontinental logistics service provider Tibbett & Britten Group plc during a 20-year period of diversification and growth...
, British entrepreneur and logistician - John C. Harvey, Jr.John C. Harvey, Jr.John Collins Harvey, Jr. is a United States Navy four-star admiral who serves as the 40th and current Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. He previously served as Director, Navy Staff from March 24, 2008 to July 23, 2009...
(born 1951), admiral in the United States Navy - John D. HarveyJohn D. HarveyJohn D. Harvey is a horror novelist, screenwriter, and freelance writer. He holds a bachelors degrees in both creative writing and journalism and is a member of the Horror Writers Association...
(born 1968), American horror novelist - John R. HarveyJohn R. HarveyDr. John R. Harvey graduated from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program in 1997. His poems have appeared in a variety of journals including The Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, The Paris Review, Poet Lore and most recently NAP Magazine and 2River View. One of the founding members of...
, playwright and professor
Ships and boats
- John Harvey (ship)John Harvey (ship)The John Harvey was a U.S. World War II Liberty Ship carrying a secret cargo of mustard gas, whose sinking by German planes in December 1943 at the port of Bari in south Italy caused the single release of chemical weapons in the course of the war by the Allies.The John Harvey was built at the...
, a Second World War Liberty Ship - John J. Harvey, historic retired New York City fireboat
See also
- John HarvieJohn HarvieJohn Harvie was an American lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederation....
(1742–1807), delegate to the Continental Congress - Sir John Martin-HarveyJohn Martin-HarveyJohn Martin Harvey , known after his knighthood in 1921 as Sir John Martin-Harvey, was a romantic actor of the English theatre....
(1863–1944), British actor - Sir John Harvey-JonesJohn Harvey-JonesSir John Harvey-Jones MBE was an English businessman. He was the chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries from 1982 to 1987...
(1924–2008), British businessman, chairman of ICI, then presenter of BBC TV show Troubleshooter - Jonathan Harvey (disambiguation)Jonathan Harvey (disambiguation)Jonathan Harvey is the name of:*Jonathan Harvey , British composer*Jonathan Harvey , U.S. Representative from New Hampshire*Jonathan Harvey , British playwright...
- Jack Harvey (disambiguation)
- John Hervey (disambiguation)