John Harvard

John Harvard may refer to:

  • John Harvard (clergyman) (1607–1638), English clergyman after whom Harvard University is named
  • John Harvard (politician) (born 1938), journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada
  • John Harvard, the mascot of Harvard University's Harvard Crimson
  • Jack Harvard (born 1946), mayor of Plano, Texas

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