John Holmes

John Holmes

John Holmes is the name of:

Arts and entertainment

* John Holmes (actor) (1944–1988), pornographic film star
* John Holmes (composer) (d. 1629), English cathedral musician and Renaissance composer
* John Holmes (poet) (1904–1962), poet whose work appears in the "Faber Book of Modern American Verse"
* John Clellon Holmes (1926–1988), poet, novelist and essayist of the Beat Generation
* John Eric Holmes (born 1930), author and promoter of fantasy role-playing games
* Jon Holmes (b. 1973), British comedy writer and broadcaster

Athletes

* John B. Holmes (born 1982), American golfer better known as J.B. Holmes85

Diplomats

* John Holmes (British diplomat) (born 1951)
* John Wendell Holmes (1910–1988), Canadian diplomat and academic

Educators

* John Holmes (professor), University of Queensland professor
* John Holmes (schoolmaster) (c. 1702-1760), Master of Gresham's School in Norfolk, VA
* John Clough Holmes (1809-1887), merchant and progenitor of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan

Politicians

* John Holmes (Canadian senator) (1789–1876)
* John Holmes (Canadian MP) (1828–1879), Canadian MP
* John Holmes (U.S. politician) (1773–1843), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine
* John Edwin Holmes (1809–1863), first lieutnenant governor of Wisconsin.
* John Robert Holmes (b. 1927), Canadian MP

Other uses

* Admiral Sir John Holmes (1640?-1683), English naval officer
* John Holmes (mercenary), 19th century Anglo-Indian mercenary
* John Haynes Holmes (1879–1964), American churchman and pacifist


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  • John Holmes (professor) — John H. Holmes is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Queensland. He has remained active during his retirement and has continued his primary research into changing resource values in Australia’s rangelands and their implications… …   Wikipedia

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