John Baker 1117222 225562327 2008-07-14T09:24:39Z Tassedethe 7098284 /* Sports figures */ fix redlink There are several persons known by the name '''John Baker''': ==Military figures== *[[Colonel John Baker]] was a hero of the American Revolutionary War, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named. *[[John Baker (RAF officer)]] (1897-1978), British air marshal *[[John Drayton Baker]] (born 1915), United States Navy officer *[[John Baker (general)]] (1936–2007) was the Australian Chief of the Defence Force (1995–1998) *[[John F. Baker, Jr.]] (born 1945), Medal of Honor recipient ==Political figures== *[[John Baker (English statesman)]] (1488–1558), Speaker of the House of Commons, 1545–1552 *[[John Baker (representative)]] (died 1823), United States congressman from Virginia *[[John Baker (Baker Brook)]] (1796–1868) was a 19th century political activist, who founded the village of Baker Brook, New Brunswick *[[John Baker (Australian politician)]] (1813–1872) was briefly the Premier of South Australia in 1857 *Sir [[John Baker (Portsmouth politician)]] (1828–1909), Liberal Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1906–1910 *[[John Baker (UK politician)]] (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston 1924–1931 *[[John Baker, Jr.]], sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina and professional football player *[[John Harris Baker]], 19th century United States congressman *[[John Henry Baker]] (born 1934), Louisiana political candidate ==Sports figures== *[[John Baker (musher)]] (born c. 1960), American dogsled racer *[[John Baker (baseball)]], American baseball player *[[John Baker (cyclist)]], American cyclocross racer *[[John Baker (diver)]], British diver at the Olympics *[[John Baker (footballer)]], Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won [[1982 African Cup of Nations|1982 African Cup]] for the fourth time *[[John Baker (runner)]], runner from the University of New Mexico that was invited to run in the Olympics *[[Johnny Baker]] (1907–1979), American football player and coach ==Others== *[[John Baker (biologist)]] (1900–1984) was a biologist and professor at Oxford University remembered for his study of race *[[John Baker, Baron Baker]] (1901–1985), engineer *[[John Baker (novelist)]] (born 1942) is a British novelist *[[John Baker (musician)]] is a video game musician *[[John Baker (British musician)]] is a member of [[The Korgis]] *[[John Baker (NZ music historian)]] is a New Zealand music historian *[[John Baker (Radiophonic musician)]] (1937–1997), a composer and musician at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1963–1974) *[[John Baker (legal historian)]] (born 1944) is an English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge *[[John Gilbert Baker]] (1834–1920), British botanist *[[J. N. L. Baker]] (John Norman Leonard Baker) was a Fellow in Geography at [[Jesus College, Oxford]] *[[John Roman Baker]], playwright and activist {{hndis|name=Baker, John}}