John Martin
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In the arts
- John H. MartinJohn H. MartinJohn H. Martin is an American actor who played the role of Frederick Hodges on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2002 to 2004....
, American actor in TV soap operas One Life to Live and Sunset Beach - John Martin (Canadian broadcaster)John Martin (Canadian broadcaster)John Martin was a Canadian broadcaster, credited with "almost single-handedly" creating music television in Canada.-Early life and career:...
(1947–2006), English-born Canadian broadcaster - John Martin (dance critic)John Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
(1893–1985), dance critic at the New York Times - John Martin (painter)John Martin (painter)John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator.-Biography:Martin was born in July 1789, in a one-room family cottage, at Haydon Bridge, near Hexham in Northumberland, the 4th son of Fenwick Martin, a one time fencing master...
(1789–1854), English artist - John Martin (comedian)John Martin (comedian)John Martin is a British comedian, writer and author.Martin was born in Liverpool and is a circuit comedian who also writes for other comedians. He has written for Ken Dodd, Jimmy Tarbuck, Bob Monkhouse, The Royal Variety Show and The National Lottery show. His television appearances include Today...
, British comedian, writer and author - John Martin's BookJohn Martin's BookJohn Martin's Book was a children's magazine aimed at five to eight year olds. Martin Gardner has written that it was a "pioneering publication" and the "most entertaining magazine" aimed at this age group published in the US...
, an American children's magazine - John Scott MartinJohn Scott MartinJohn Scott Martin was an English actor born in Toxteth, Liverpool. He made many film, stage and television appearances, but one of his most famous, though unseen, roles was as a Dalek operator in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.Martin operated Daleks from 1965's...
(1927–2009), English actor
In politics
- John L. MartinJohn L. MartinJohn L. Martin is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Martin has been in Maine politics since his first election to the Maine House of Representatives in 1964....
(born 1941), American politician from Maine - John Martin (Young Irelander) (1812–1875), Young Irelander and MP for Meath, 1871–1875
- John Martin (Jamestown)John Martin (Jamestown)Capt. John Martin was a Councilman of the Jamestown Colony in 1607. He was the proprietor of Martin's Brandon Plantation on the south bank of the James River...
(c. 1560–1632), Jamestown settler and member of Council - John Martin (Kansas) (1833–1913), American lawyer and U.S. Senator from Kansas
- John Andrew MartinJohn Andrew MartinMaj. John Andrew Martin raised and for ten months was in command of the First Battalion, Second Colorado Regiment....
(1868–1939), U.S. major and Representative from Colorado - John Bartlow MartinJohn Bartlow MartinJohn Bartlow Martin was an author of 15 books, Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, and speechwriter and confidant to many American Democratic politicians including Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B...
(1915–1987), American author and ambassador - John C. MartinJohn C. MartinJohn Charles Martin is an American judge, currently Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.Born in Durham, North Carolina, Martin earned an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in 1965 and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1967...
(born 1943), American judge - John Cunningham MartinJohn Cunningham MartinJohn Cunningham Martin was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Salem, Illinois, Martin attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois.He became engaged in banking in 1907....
(1880–1952), U.S. Representative from Illinois - John E. MartinJohn E. MartinJohn E. Martin was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin.Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Martin went to University of Wisconsin–Madison and then received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School. During World War I, he served in the United States Army...
(1891–1968), American judge - John Hanbury MartinJohn Hanbury MartinJohn Hanbury Martin was a British Labour politician.In 1934, he married Avice Blanaid Trench, daughter of Herbert Trench, but they were divorced in 1938....
(1890–1983), British Labour politician - John Marshall MartinJohn Marshall MartinJohn Marshall Martin was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina and later moved to Florida. He served in the Confederate Army and represented the state in the First Confederate Congress, replacing James Baird Dawkins, who had resigned. He was the last...
(1832–1921), Confederate politician - John Mason MartinJohn Mason MartinJohn Mason Martin was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, son of Joshua Lanier Martin.Born in Athens, Alabama, Martin attended the common schools, the high school in Green Springs, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in...
(1837–1898), U.S. Representative from Alabama - John Preston MartinJohn Preston MartinJohn Preston Martin was a political figure in Kentucky in the early 19th century. He was born on October 11, 1811 near Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia. He moved to Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky in 1828. He served in the State House of Representatives from 1841 through 1843.Martin served in...
(1811–1862), U.S. Representative from Kentucky - John S. Martin (politician)John S. Martin (politician)John S. Martin was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1912 to 1919 as a Conservative and was Speaker of the assembly from 1916 to 1917.He was born in Kinross, the son of Samuel Martin and Sarah...
(1855–1946), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada - John S. Martin Jr.John S. Martin Jr.John S. Martin Jr. is a former United States federal judge.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Martin received a B.A. from Manhattan College in 1957 and an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1961. He was a law clerk, Hon. Leonard P. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit from 1961 to 1962. He was an...
(born 1935), U.S. federal judge - John Strickler MartinJohn Strickler MartinJohn Strickler Martin was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Norfolk South and then Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1919 to 1931....
(1875–1931), farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada - John Wills MartinJohn Wills MartinJohn Wills Martin was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1832 to 1836....
, English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland - John Martin, American member of the Committee of FiftyCommittee of Fifty (1906)This Committee of Fifty, sometimes referred to as Committee of Safety, Citizens' Committee of Fifty or Relief and Restoration Committee of Law and Order, was called into existence by Mayor Eugene Schmitz during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake...
- John Martin, Bailiff of GuernseyGuernseyGuernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, 1499–1510 - John Martin (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Sligo BoroughSligo Borough (UK Parliament constituency)Sligo Borough is a former borough constituency in Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801, and returned one Member of...
, 1832–1837 - John Martin (1692-1767), British Member of Parliament for TewkesburyTewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1741–1747 - John Martin (1724-1794), British Member of Parliament for TewkesburyTewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1754–1761 - John Martin (1774-1832), British Member of Parliament for TewkesburyTewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1812–1832 - John Martin (1805-1880), British banker and Member of Parliament for TewkesburyTewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)Tewkesbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1832–1835
State governors in the United States
- John Martin (Governor of Georgia) (c. 1730–1786), American planter, governor of Georgia
- John Martin (Governor of Kansas)John Martin (Governor of Kansas)John Alexander Martin was the tenth Governor of Kansas.Martin was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Jane Montgomery Martin. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. He was of Scots-Irish extraction, and the family was related to General...
(1839–1889), American politician - John W. MartinJohn W. MartinJohn Wellborn Martin was an American politician. He was the 24th Governor of Florida, serving from 1925 to 1929. He also served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1917 to 1923.-Life:...
(1884–1958), American lawyer, governor of Florida
In sports
- John Martin (American football)John Martin (American football)John F. Martin was an American football player and coach. He played football for Oberlin College. He later served as a coach at Wesleyan University. He was hired as an assistant football coach at Wesleyan in 1920 and became the head football coach in 1922. In three seasons as the head football...
, American football player and coach - John Martin (baseball)John Martin (baseball)John Robert Martin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who attended Eastern Michigan University. After appearing in nine games, starting five, in his rookie year of 1980, Martin recorded his best year in 1981, recording eight wins against five losses, four complete games, and a 3.42 ERA...
(born 1956), American baseball pitcher - John Martin (cricketer, born 1867)John Martin (cricketer, born 1867)John Newton Martin was an English cricketer. Martin's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in St Austell, Cornwall....
(1867–1942), played for MCC and Devon - John Martin (cricketer, born 1941)John Martin (cricketer, born 1941)John Donald Martin played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Somerset. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire and Berkshire. He was born in Oxford....
, played for Oxford University, Somerset, Oxfordshire and Devon - John Martin (English footballer)John Martin (English footballer)John Martin is an English footballer who has most recently played a midfielder for Chelmsford City in the Conference South.-Career:...
(born 1981), currently without a club - John Martin (footballer born 1958), Scottish goalkeeper of Airdrieonians F.C.
- John Martin (footballer born 1979), Scottish footballer, see 1997–98 Hibernian F.C. season1997–98 Hibernian F.C. seasonSeason 1997–98 was an unqualified disaster for Hibs, as the club was relegated to the First Division by finishing bottom of the Premier Division. There was also disappointment in the cup competitions, as the club were beaten by First Division club Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, and Dundee...
- John Martin (Irish footballer)John Martin (Irish footballer)John Martin is a midfielder whose last club was Shamrock Rovers F.C. in the League of Ireland.He scored his first goal for Longford against Rovers on the 6th of April 2004 He made his Rovers debut on the 10th of July 2007....
(born 1979), midfielder - John Martin (American racing driver) (born 1939), American Indy 500 and Trans-Am driver
- John Martin (Australian racing driver) (born 1984), Australian racing driver in Formula Ford Australia and British F3
- John A MartinJohn A MartinJohn A. Martin John A. Martin John A. Martin (born in Halifax played professional rugby league during the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. He signed for his hometown club, Halifax, in 1967 as a nineteen year old from Siddal ARLFC and played a total of 266 games until his transfer to Keighley in 1980.Career...
(born 1948), English rugby league player - J. D. MartinJ. D. MartinJohn Dale Martin is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is in the Washington Nationals organization....
(John Dale Martin, born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher - Johnny MartinJohnny MartinJohn Wesley Martin was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1960 to 1967. Martin grew up on the central coast, near Taree, one of 10 children of the manager of Burrell Creek's post office and general store, which Johnny himself ended up managing...
(John Wesley Martin, 1931–1992), Australian cricketer - John Alan Martin (English footballer) (1923–2004), English soccer player
- Pepper MartinPepper MartinJohnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was known as the Wild Horse of the Osage because of his daring, aggressive baserunning abilities. Martin played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman and an outfielder for the St...
(Johnny Martin), 1904–1965, American baseball player - John Martin (sport shooter), British Olympic sport shooter
In other fields
- John Martin (businessman)John Martin (businessman)John Martin of Peacham, Vermont was an American steamboat captain and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota involved in lumber and flour milling. In 1891, Martin led a merger of six mills to create Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company, at the time the world's second largest flour milling...
(1820–?), American lumberman and flour miller - John Martin (oceanographer)John Martin (oceanographer)John Martin , was an oceanographer.Born in Old Lyme, Connecticut, he is best known for his research on the role of iron as a phytoplankton micronutrient, and its significance for so-called "High-Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll" regions of the oceans...
(1935–1993), American scientist - John Martin (publisher)John Martin (publisher)John Martin was the founder of Black Sparrow Press. He was in the book business for 36 years, retiring in 2002. He is most noted for helping to launch the literary career of Charles Bukowski and re-publishing the catalog of John Fante. He sold 650 titles annually, with more than $1 million in...
(born 1930), founder of Black Sparrow Press - John Donelson Martin, Sr.John Donelson Martin, Sr.John Donelson Martin, Sr. was a United States federal judge.Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1905. He was in private practice in Memphis, Tennessee from 1905 to 1935....
(1883–1962), U.S. federal judge - John Joseph MartinJohn Joseph MartinJohn Joseph Martin was educated as a mechanical engineer, receiving a Ph. D. from Purdue University in 1951. He joined North American Aviation in 1951 and moved to the Bendix Corporation in 1953. In 1960, he joined the Institute for Defense Analyses...
(born 1922), NASA engineer and administrator - John Levi MartinJohn Levi MartinJohn Levi Martin is an American sociologist. He is currently professor of sociology at the University of Chicago.He is the author of Social Structures and DAMN and ELLA ....
, American sociologist - John Miller MartinJohn Miller MartinSir John Miller Martin was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, during World War II. The position is a public, rather than private, post. He was present at the most important strategic conferences and was knighted. The Churchill Archives Centre holds two boxes of...
(1904–1991), Winston Churchill's private secretary - John Martin, Captain of Bartholomew GosnoldBartholomew GosnoldBartholomew Gosnold was an English lawyer, explorer, and privateer, instrumental in founding the Virginia Company of London, and Jamestown, Virginia, United States...
's ship when he found Martha's Vineyard - John Martin (Royal Navy officer)John Martin (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir John Edward Ludgate Martin KCB DSC was a former Royal Navy officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.-Naval career:...
(1918–2011), British admiral - John Charles MartinJohn Charles MartinJohn Charles Martin was newspaper publisher who, beginning in 1913, ran the newspapers purchased by his step father-in-law Cyrus Curtis, including the Public Ledger, the New York Evening Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer and four others...
, American newspaper publisher
See also
- John Martyn (disambiguation)
- Jack Martin (disambiguation)
- John Thomas MartenJohn Thomas MartenJohn Thomas Marten is a United States federal judge.Born in Topeka, Kansas, Marten received a B.A. from Washburn University in 1973 and a J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 1976. He was a law clerk to Justice Tom C. Clark of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1976 to 1977...
(born 1951), judge - Jonathan Martin (disambiguation)