John Ward
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- John Ward (composer)John Ward (composer)John Ward was an English composer who was a contemporary of John Dowland.Born in Canterbury, John Ward was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral. He went to London where he served Sir Henry Fanshawe both as an attorney in the Exchequer and as a musician. Ward married and had three children...
(1571–1638), English composer - John Ward (academic)John Ward (academic)John Ward was an English teacher, supporter of learned societies, and biographer, remembered for his work on the Gresham College professors, of which he was one.-Life:...
(1679–1758), English Gresham Professor of Rhetoric - John Ward (Lord Mayor of London), Lord Mayor of London
- John Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and WardJohn Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and WardJohn Ward, 2nd Viscount Dudley and Ward was a British peer and politician.Ward was the son of John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, and his first wife Anna Maria . He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Marlborough in 1754, a seat he held until 1761, and then...
(1725–1788), British peer and politician - John Ward (painter)John Ward (painter)John Ward was a British painter.Born and worked in Kingston upon Hull. Friend of artist William Anderson.-References:...
(1769–1859), English landscape and animal painter - John Ward (loyalist)John Ward (loyalist)John Ward was a businessman, militia officer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1809 to 1820....
(1753–1846), businessman and politician in New Brunswick - John Ward (1779–1855)John Ward (1779–1855)John Ward was a British politician.Ward had Holwood House built for him between 1823 and 1826 and resided there.Ward was a Member of Parliament for Leominster from 11 Feb 1830 to 2 August 1830....
, British Member of Parliament for Leominster - John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1781–1833), British statesman, 1st Earl of Dudley
- John Ward (prophet)John Ward (prophet)John Ward , known as "Zion Ward", was an Irish preacher, mystic and self-styled prophet, active in England from around 1828-1835. He was one of those claiming to be the successor of prophetess Joanna Southcott after her death...
(1781–1837), Irish preacher and prophet - John Ward (Medal of Honor recipient)John Ward (Medal of Honor recipient)John Ward was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States....
(1848–1911), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - John Ward (trade unionist)John Ward (trade unionist)Lieutenant-Colonel John Ward CB CMG was an English politician, trade union leader and soldier.-Early life:...
(1866–1934), English politician, trade union leader and soldier - John Ward (outfielder)John Ward (outfielder)John E. Ward was a Major League Baseball player. Robinson played for the Washington Nationals in .He played in 1 game, having 1 hit in 4 at-bats....
, baseball outfielder in 1884 - John Ward (1920s footballer)John Ward (1920s footballer)John Ward was an English professional association football player of the 1920s. Born in Birtley, he joined Gillingham from Darlington in 1925 and went on to make two appearances for the club in The Football League. He left to join Fatfield Albion in 1926....
(dates of birth and death unknown), an association football player active in the 1920s - John Ward (RAF officer) (1921–1995), British airman, member of Polish resistance during Warsaw Uprising
- John Ward (actor)John Ward (actor)John Ward was an English actor and theatre manager. The founder of the Warwickshire Company of Comedians – a Birmingham-based theatre company who toured throughout the West Midlands and into Wales during the mid to late eighteenth century – he was the first of the Kemble family theatrical dynasty,...
, 1930s–1940s Hollywood actor - John Ward (cricketer)John Ward (cricketer)John Thomas Ward is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1964 to 1968. He was born in Timaru, Canterbury....
(born 1937), New Zealand cricketer - John Ward (Kent cricketer)John Ward (Kent cricketer)John Ward was an English professional cricketer who made 14 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1800 to 1806.-External sources:*...
, cricketer - John Ward (tennis), British tennis player of the 1950s and 60s
- John Ward (rugby league)John Ward (rugby league)John "Johnny" Ward is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, and Salford, playing at , or , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, Castleford, and Salford - John Ward (American football)John Ward (American football)John Henry Ward is a former National Football League lineman who played from 1970 to 1976 for the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
(born 1948), American NFL player - John Ward (footballer) (born 1951), Colchester United football club manager
- John Ward (broadcaster)John Ward (broadcaster)John Ward is a former radio broadcaster at the University of Tennessee from 1965 until 1999. Ward received a law degree in 1954 at the University of Tennessee's main campus in Knoxville. Shortly after, he decided to go into radio and advertising. Ward's first broadcast of a UT basketball game came...
, former University of Tennessee football and men's basketball radio broadcaster - John Ward (politician)John Ward (politician)John Ward is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 12A, which includes portions of Crow Wing County, including the city of Brainerd, in the north central part of the state. A Democrat, he is also a retired teacher and coach.Ward was...
, retired educator and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives - John Aloysius WardJohn Aloysius WardJohn Aloysius Ward was a Roman Catholic clergyman. He became Bishop of Menevia in 1981, and Archbishop of Cardiff in 1983...
(1929–2007), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff, 1983–2001 - John C. Ward, Episcopal Bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania
- John Chamberlain WardJohn Chamberlain WardJohn Chamberlain Ward was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Leavenworth from 1911 until his death in 1929.-Biography:...
(1857–1929), Roman Catholic Bishop of Leavenworth, 1911–1929 - John Clive WardJohn Clive WardJohn Clive Ward , was a British-Australian physicist. His most famous creation was the Ward-Takahashi identity, originally known as "Ward Identity" . This celebrated result, in quantum electrodynamics, was inspired by a conjecture of Dyson and was disclosed in a one-half page letter typical of...
(1924–2000), British physicist - John Devereux Ward (born 1925), Conservative MP for Poole, 1979–1997
- John Elliott WardJohn Elliott WardJohn Elliott Ward was an American politician and diplomat. He served as United States Attorney for Georgia, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, president of the Georgia Senate, president of the 1856 Democratic National Convention, and United States Minister...
(1814-1902), American diplomat and politician - John Guthrie Ward, former British Ambassador to Argentina and Italy
- John J. WardJohn J. WardJohn James Ward was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1963 to 1996. He died of natural causes at the age of 90 on January 10, 2011...
(1920-2011), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles - Sir John Macqueen WardJohn Macqueen WardSir John Macqueen Ward, CBE, CA, FRSE, FRSA, FIET is a Scottish businessman educated at Edinburgh Academy and at Fettes College.Ward began a career with IBM at its Greenock Manufacturing Plant in 1966, and in 1991 was appointed Managing Director of UK Government and Public Service Business after...
, Scottish businessman - John Montgomery WardJohn Montgomery WardJohn Montgomery Ward , known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania...
(1860–1925), American baseball player - John Quincy Adams WardJohn Quincy Adams WardJohn Quincy Adams Ward was an American sculptor, who is most familiar for his over-lifesize standing statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall on Wall Street.-Early years:...
, American sculptor - John Sebastian Marlowe WardJohn Sebastian Marlowe WardJohn Sebastian Marlow Ward was an English writer on Freemasonry and spiritual matters....
(1885–1949), British historian, Freemason and spiritualist - John Stanton WardJohn Stanton WardJohn Stanton Ward CBE was an English portrait artist, landscape painter and illustrator. His subjects included British royalty and celebrities.-Life and Work:...
, RA, (1917–2007), English painter - John T. Ward, Jr.John T. Ward, Jr.John T. Ward, Jr. is an American racehorse trainer. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Economics, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He is a third generation horseman on both sides of his family...
, horse trainer - John William Ward (professor)John William Ward (professor)John William Ward , was a Professor of English and History at Princeton University from 1952 to 1964 and a Professor of History and American Studies at Amherst College from 1964 to 1971. In 1971, Ward became the fourteenth President of Amherst College, a position he held until 1979...
(1922–1985), professor of English and history, and president of Amherst College - John William Ward (manager)John William Ward (manager)John William Ward is an economist, an opera administrator and former trade union leader.He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and the University of East Anglia .- Career :* Bank of England, 1965-74...
(born 1942), British trade unionist and opera administrator - John Michael Ward (born 1973), stock trader and writer
- John WardJohn WardJohn Ward may refer to:*John Ward , English composer*John Ward , English Gresham Professor of Rhetoric*John Ward , Lord Mayor of London...
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- Johnny WardJohnny WardJohn Ward was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in one game for the Providence Grays on September 19 during the 1885 Providence Grays season....
, Major League Baseball pitcher - T. John WardT. John WardT. John Ward is a retired United States federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas.He is best known for the large number of patent infringement cases previously brought beforehis court in Marshall, Texas.-Biography:T...
, United States federal judge, Eastern District of Texas - John Ward, father of British murder victim Julie WardMurder of Julie WardJulie Ward was murdered in Kenya in 1988 whilst on safari in the Masai Mara game reserve. The subsequent investigation into her death was notable for the campaign by her father, John Ward; firstly to persuade the Kenyan authorities to recognise that his daughter was murdered, and secondly to try to...
See also
- Death of John Ward, Irish Traveller shot dead in 2004
- Jack Ward (c. 1553–c. 1622), English pirate and Barbary Corsair
- Jonathan WardJonathan WardJonathan Ward is an American actor born on February 24, 1970 in Elkridge, Maryland, USA. He has starred mostly in television programs and telefilms, but has also appeared in a small number of movies. His acting debut was on Broadway as Michael in Peter Pan.-Television credits:He was twelve years...
(born 1970), American actor - Jonathan Ward (New York)Jonathan Ward (New York)Jonathan Ward was an American politician from New York.-Life:He received limited schooling...
(1768–1842), US representative from New York - John Warde (disambiguation)