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:

    a notable prince that was called King John;
    And he ruled England with main and with might,
    For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.
    —Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)