John Taylor: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

John Taylor is a very common name in English-speaking countries.

John Taylor

Academic figures

• John Taylor (poet) (1580-1653) - "The Water Poet"; English poet
• John Taylor (1704-1766) - Classical Scholar
• John G. Taylor - Emeritus Professor and Director, Centre for Neural Networks, King's College London, University of London
• John Taylor (1781-1864) - London scholar, author of The Great Pyramid

Military

• John Taylor, VC - recipient of the Victoria Cross

Musicians

• Johnnie Taylor (1938-2000) - gospel and pop vocalist
• John Taylor (jazz) - b. 1942, jazz pianist
• John Taylor (Duran Duran) - b. 1960, pop bassist

Political figures

• John Taylor of Caroline - (1753-1824) - American politician and scholar from Virginia
• John Taylor (1770-1832) - American politician from South Carolina
• John Lampkin Taylor - (1805-1870) - U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1847-55
• John W. Taylor (1784-1854) - American politician from New York.
• John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney - b. 1937, former Ulster Unionist Party MP, later a life peer
• John Mark Taylor, b. 1941, Conservative UK politician from Solihull
• John B. Taylor - b. 1946, Economist and Under Secretary for International Affairs at the United States Department of the Treasury
• John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick - Conservative life peer
• John Wilkinson Taylor - acted head of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953.

Religious figures

• John Taylor (1480-1534) - Master of the Rolls 1527-1534
• John Taylor (1503-1554) - Bishop of Lincoln 1552-1554
• Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761) - priest, writer on Original Sin
• John Taylor (1752-1833) - pioneer Primitive Baptist preacher in Kentucky
• John Taylor (1808-1887) - Third president of the LDS Church
• John W. Taylor (1858-1916) - LDS church leader, son of third LDS president

Sports figures

• John Henry Taylor (1871-1963) - British golfer, founder of PGA
• John Taylor (1933-1966) - British Formula One race car driver
• John Taylor (rugby player) - b. 1946, Welsh rugby player
• John Taylor (American football player) - b. 1962, 49ers wide receiver
• John W. "Jack" Taylor (baseball) (1874-1938) - pitcher for Chicago Cubs baseball team

Other figures

• John E. Taylor (1791-1844) - founder of Manchester Guardian newspaper
• John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837-1909) - invented Taylor Ham pork roll