John Rankin

John Rankin may refer to:

  • Reverend John Rankin (abolitionist) (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist
  • John E. Rankin (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi
  • John W. Rankin, captain of the USS Phoenix cruiser at Pearl Harbor
  • John Rankin (politician) (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament, 1955–1973
  • John Morris Rankin (1959–2000), pianist and fiddler from Canada, member of The Rankin Family
  • John Rankin (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer
  • John Rankin (Canadian politician) (1820–?), represented Renfrew North in the 1st Canadian Parliament

Famous quotes containing the word john:

    “To John I owed great obligation;
    But John, unhappily, thought fit
    To publish it to all the nation:
    Sure John and I are more than quit.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)