John Hughes
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Artists
- John Hughes (filmmaker) (1950–2009), American film director, writer, and producer
- John Hughes (art director)John Hughes (art director)John Hughes was an American art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction...
(1882–1954), American art director - John Hughes (Irish musician)John Hughes (Irish musician)John Hughes , is an Irish musician and manager best known for his management of The Corrs.-Early career:Hughes began his music career by playing in the 1960s Dublin band Ned Spoon. After Ned Spoon split in the early 70s he and his brother, Willie, formed Highway, an acoustic hippy duo...
(born 1950), Irish musician and manager of The Corrs
Clergy
- John Hughes (archbishop of New York) (1797–1864), American Roman Catholic
- John Hughes (bishop of Croydon) (1908–2001), Bishop of Croydon and Bishop to the Forces in the Church of England
- John Hughes (bishop of Kensington) (1935–1994), Bishop of Kensington in the Church of England
- John Wesley HughesJohn Wesley HughesJohn Wesley Hughes was born May 16, 1852, in Owen County, Kentucky. He was converted at the age of sixteen in a Methodist revival meeting in an old schoolhouse...
(1852–1932), founder of Kingswood College in the U.S.
Authors
- John Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog HughesJohn Ceiriog Hughes , was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk tunes. Sometimes referred to as the "Robert Burns of Wales"...
(1832–1887), Welsh poet - John Hughes (poet)John Hughes (poet)John Hughes was an English poet also noted for his editing of and commentary on the works of Edmund Spenser. Writing at the very end of 17th Century and at the beginning of the 18th, he also translated French drama and poetry, including Molière. Hughes was a favorite of the nobility and...
(1677–1720), English poet - John Hughes (writer)John Hughes (writer)John Hughes is a Sydney-based Australian writer and teacher. His first book of autobiographical essays, The Idea Of Home, published by Giramondo in 2004, was widely acclaimed and won both the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Non-Fiction and the National Biography Award .-The Idea of...
(born 1961), Australian writer and essayist
Politicians
- John Hughes (Middlesex MP)John Hughes (Middlesex MP)John Hughes was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1542 to 1552.-References:...
- John Chambers HughesJohn Chambers HughesJohn Chambers Hughes , was an American diplomat and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 12 June 1953 until 20 April 1955.-Notes:...
(1891–1971), United States diplomat; ambassador to NATO - John Hughes (British diplomat)John Hughes (British diplomat)Dr. Edgar John Hughes is a British diplomat, the former British Ambassador to Argentina.Born in South Wales, Hughes went to the London School of Economics...
(born 1947), British diplomat and current Ambassador to Argentina - John Hughes (English politician)John Hughes (English politician)John Hughes was Labour Member of Parliament for Coventry North East in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 1992....
(1925–2009), MP for Coventry North East
Scientists
- John Hughes (computer scientist)John Hughes (computer scientist)R. John M. Hughes is a computer scientist who does research in the field of programming languages and the author of several influential research papers on the subject, including "Why Functional Programming Matters". He is a professor in the department of Computing Science at the Chalmers University...
, academic and writer on functional programming - John F. Hughes, computer graphics researcher and textbook co-author
- John Hughes (scientist), British scientist who won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAlbert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchThe Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is one of the prizes awarded by the Lasker Foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease...
- John Hughes (architect)John Hughes (architect)John Hughes was a British architect.In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his design of a "Sports and Recreation Center with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool"....
(1903–1977), British architect
Sportsmen
- John Hughes (Canadian soccer)John Hughes (Canadian soccer)Richard John Hughes is a Canadian soccer player. John moved to Victoria, BC Canada in 1971. John played for Cadboro Bay which later became Bays United soccer club...
, former Canadian international - John Hughes (footballer born 1855) (died 1914), Cambridge University A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Hughes (footballer born 1877) (died 1950), Liverpool F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Hughes (footballer born 1921)John Hughes (footballer born 1921)John Norman Hughes is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.Born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, Hughes made his name in non-league football during the Second World War...
, former footballer with Birmingham City and Tamworth - John Hughes (footballer born 1942)John Hughes (footballer born 1942)John Hughes is a former Welsh footballer who played for Chester in The Football League.Hughes joined Chester from Rhyl in the summer of 1962 and was one of nine new signings in the side for Chester's opening game of 1962–63 at Gillingham...
, retired footballer - Chester City F.C. - John Hughes (footballer born 1943), retired footballer - Celtic F.C.
- John Hughes (footballer born 1964), retired footballer, former manager of Falkirk F.C. and Hibernian F.C.
- John Hughes (ice hockey b. 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Hughes (ice hockey b. 1988)John Hughes (ice hockey b. 1988)John Hughes is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League.-Awards:*Jack Ferguson Award...
, Canadian ice hockey player - John Iorwerth Hughes (1913–1993), Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Wales international footballer
Other people
- John Hughes (businessman)John Hughes (businessman)John James Hughes was a Welsh engineer, businessman and founder of a city in Ukraine. The city was originally named Yuzovka or Hughesovka after Hughes, but was renamed Stalino in 1924 .-Biography:Hughes was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales,...
(1814–1889), Welsh businessman, developer in Ukraine - John Hughes (editor)John Hughes (editor)R. John Hughes was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Indonesia and the Overseas Press Club Award for an investigation into the international narcotics traffic. He is a former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors...
, editor of the Deseret News and an advisor to Boutros Boutros-Ghali - John Hughes (motor dealer)John Hughes (Motor Dealer)John Joseph Hughes is an Australian businessman best known for his eponymous car dealership.-Early life:Hughes was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1935 and attended Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. As a teenager he began working at a car dealership while studying accounting by...
, Australian businessman - John Hughes (sculptor)John Hughes (sculptor)John Hughes was an Irish sculptor.-Life:Hughes was born in Dublin and educated at North Richmond Street CBS. He entered the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin in 1878 and trained as a part-time student for ten years. In 1890 he won a scholarship to the South Kensington School of Art, London,...
(1865–1941), Irish sculptor - John Arthur HughesJohn Arthur HughesJohn Arthur Hughes was a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz....
, American Medal of Honor recipient - John G HughesJohn G HughesJohn G. Hughes was elected the second president of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth in 2004 for a ten-year term and is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Ireland. He resigned this post in September 2010 to take up the position of Vice-Chancellor at Bangor University,...
, Irish University Professor - John Smith-Hughes, OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, (1918-1994), British SOESpecial Operations ExecutiveThe Special Operations Executive was a World War II organisation of the United Kingdom. It was officially formed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton on 22 July 1940, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Axis powers and to instruct and aid local...
soldier and barrister - John Hughes (1873-1932), Welshman, deacon at Salem church, composer of i.a. Cwm RhonddaCwm RhonddaCwm Rhondda, the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley, is a popular hymn tune written by John Hughes and first performed in 1907. It is often erroneously called Bread of Heaven and is usually used in English as a setting for William Williams's text Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah , originally...
See also
- Jonathan Hughes (disambiguation)
- Jack Hughes (disambiguation)