John Barrett

John Barrett is the name of:

  • John Barrett (athlete) (1880–?), Irish track and field athlete who represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • John Barrett (Australian politician) (1858–1928), Australian Senator
  • John Barrett (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West
  • John Barrett (Irish soldier) (died 1693), Irish colonel in the Williamite war
  • John Barrett (diplomat) (1866–1938), United States ambassador to Siam, Argentina, Panama, and Colombia
  • John Barrett (ice hockey) (born 1958), retired NHL defenseman
  • John Barrett (American football) (born 1899), professional American football player
  • John Barrett (conservationist)(1913-1999)
  • John Barrett (outfielder), baseball outfielder for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics
  • John Barrett (clergyman) (1753–1821), Irish Hebrew scholar
  • John Barrett (tennis) (born 1931), BBC tennis commentator
  • John Cridlan Barrett (1897–1977), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John C. A. Barrett (born 1943), Chairman of the World Methodist Council and educator
  • John E. Barrett (born 1951), New York City photographer
  • John F. Barrett (born 1949), CEO of Western & Southern Financial Group
  • John G. Barrett (born 1952), actor
  • John Patrick Barrett (1878–1946), British clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church
  • John W. Barrett, mathematical physicist
  • Johnny Barrett (1915–1974), baseball player

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