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John Taylor is a very common name in English-speaking countries.
John Taylor Academic figures
*John Taylor (1580–1654) — "The Water Poet"; English poet
*John Taylor (1704–1766) — Classical Scholar
*John G. Taylor — Emeritus Professor and Director, Centre for Neural Networks, King's College London, University of London
*John Taylor (1781–1864) — London scholar, author of The Great Pyramid
*John Edward Taylor (1791–1844) — English translator of the work of Giambattista Basile
Military
*John Taylor, VC (1822-1857) — recipient of the Victoria Cross
Musicians
*Johnnie Taylor (1938–2000) — gospel and pop vocalist
*John Taylor (b. 1942) — jazz pianist
*John Taylor (b. 1960) — pop bassist with Duran Duran
Political figures
*John Taylor of Caroline (1753–1824) — American politician and scholar from Virginia
*John Taylor (1770–1832) — American politician from South Carolina
*John Lampkin Taylor (1805–1870) — U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1847-1855
*John W. Taylor (1784–1854) — American politician from New York.
*John Taylor — Labour MP for Chester-le-Street, 1906-1919
*John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney (b. 1937) — former Ulster Unionist Party MP, later a life peer
*John Mark Taylor (b. 1941) — Conservative UK politician from Solihull
*John B. Taylor (b. 1946) — Economist and Under Secretary for International Affairs at the United States Department of the Treasury
*John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (b. 1952) — Conservative life peer
*John Wilkinson Taylor (b. 1906) — acted head of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953.
Religious figures
*John Taylor (1480–1534) — Master of the Rolls 1527–1534
*John Taylor (1503–1554) — Bishop of Lincoln 1552–1554
*Dr. John Taylor (1694–1761) — priest, writer on Original Sin
*John Taylor (1752–1833) — pioneer Primitive Baptist preacher in Kentucky
*John Taylor (1808–1887) — Third president of the LDS Church
*John W. Taylor (1858–1916) — LDS church leader, son of third LDS president
Sports figures
*John Henry Taylor (1871–1963) — British golfer, founder of PGA
*John Taylor — Athlete who protested the 400 metres final at the 1908 Summer Olympics
*John Taylor (1933–1966) — British Formula One race car driver
*John Taylor (b. 1946) — Welsh rugby player
*John Taylor (b. 1962) — 49ers wide receiver
*John W. "Jack" Taylor (1874–1938) — pitcher for Chicago Cubs baseball team
Other figures
*"Chevalier" John Taylor (1703–1772) — infamous oculist to George II of Great Britain
*John Taylor (18th century) — pirate, associate of Edward England
*John Edward Taylor (1791–1844) — founder of Manchester Guardian newspaper
*John Taylor (1809–1871) — Canadian paper manufacturer
*John Taylor (1837–1909) — inventor of Taylor Ham pork roll
*John Taylor (18xx–19xx) — founder of Veloce Ltd, manufacturer of the Velocette motorcycles.
*John Taylor (1954–2004) — biologist at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
*John Albert Taylor (d. 1996) — Utah murderer
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