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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
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