John Snow

John Snow or Jon Snow may refer to:

  • Jon Snow (born 1947), British newscaster
  • John Snow (physician) (1813–1858), founder of epidemiology and a major contributor to the development of anaesthesia
  • John W. Snow (born 1939), 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • John Snow (cricketer) (born 1941), English cricketer
  • John J. Snow, Jr., member of the North Carolina State Senate
  • Jon Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire), a character from the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire
  • John Snow (band), Norwegian rock band
  • Jonathan Snow is a Democratic politician in Florida

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or snow:

    “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 11:7-9.

    Jesus speaking about John the Baptist.

    “And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
    Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord!”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)