John Sullivan (disambiguation)

John Sullivan is the name of:

Politicians:
* John Sullivan (1740–1795), a United States general and delegate to the Continental Congress
* John Sullivan (British governor), governor of Coimbatore in India
* John M. Sullivan, Illinois State Senator
* John L. Sullivan (Navy) (1899–1982), United States Secretary of the Navy
* John L. Sullivan (Arizona), Arizona Attorney General 1935-1937 and 1944-1948
* John A. Sullivan (born 1965), United States Representative from Oklahoma
* John Sullivan (Australian politician), a 20th century Australian politician
* John A. Sullivan (1868–1927), United States Representative from Massachusetts
* John B. Sullivan (1897–1951), United States Representative from Missouri
* John J. Sullivan, running mate of independent Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos

In baseball:
*John Sullivan (MLB 1900s catcher) (1873-1924), MLB catcher from 1905-08
*John Sullivan (MLB 1920s outfielder) (1890-1966), MLB outfielder from 1920-21
*John Sullivan (MLB 1919 pitcher) (1894-1958), MLB pitcher in the 1919 season
*John Sullivan (MLB 1940s shortstop) (b. 1920), MLB shortstop from 1942-49
*John Sullivan (MLB 1960s catcher) (b. 1941), MLB catcher from 1963-68

In other sports:
* John L. Sullivan (1858–1918), heavyweight boxing champion
* John Sullivan (football player) Canadian football player, born 1981
* John Sullivan (shotputter), silver medalist in the shotput at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics
* John L. Sullivan (wrestler) (b. 1946), professional wrestler better known as Johnny Valiant
* John Sullivan (American football), American football player

Soldiers:
* John Sullivan (Medal of Honor) (1839-?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
* John Sullivan (VC) (1830–1884), British sailor who won the Victoria Cross

In entertainment:
* John Sullivan (writer) (born 1946), British writer of screenplays for sitcoms including "Only Fools and Horses" and "Just Good Friends"
* John L. Sullivan (Elephant) (1860?-1932), the famous boxing elephant of the Adam Forepaugh Circus
* John Sullivan, lead character in "Frequency" (film), played by Jim Caviezel
* John 'Sully' Sullivan, character in "Third Watch", played by Skipp Sudduth

Other:
* John C. Sullivan (died 1830), surveyor who established the eastern border of Indian Territory
* John W. Sullivan, mathematician and member of the Palliser Expedition
* William John Sullivan, free software activist and speaker for the GNU Project
* John Sullivan (teacher), Animation Teacher, Drama Advisor 30 years at Barnstable High School, MA. National Teacher Hall of Fame 2004, In charge of character cleanup corrections of film "The Pagemaster" (1994) Founded the Barnstable Summer Family Theater in 1985.