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  John Barry may refer to:

  • Sir John Barry (fl. 1529), rector of Chew Stoke
    Chew Stoke

    Chew Stoke is a small village and civil parish in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, England, about south of Bristol. It is at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, a region designated by the United Kingdom as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is within the Bristol/Bath, Somerset Green belt ....
  • John Barry (naval officer)
    John Barry (naval officer)

    John Barry was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. He is often credited as "The Father of the American Navy"....
     (1745–1803), officer in the Continental Navy
  • John S. Barry
    John S. Barry

    John Stewart Barry was elected three times as List of Governors of Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. He was Michigan's only three-term governor in the 19th century....
     (1802–1870), Governor of Michigan
  • John Wolfe-Barry
    John Wolfe-Barry

    Sir John Wolfe-Barry was an England civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. His most famous project was the construction of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London....
     (1836–1919), architect
  • John Barry (VC)
    John Barry (VC)

    John Barry VC born St Mary's parish, Kilkenny, Ireland, and was by birth an Irish people recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations forces....
     (1873–1901), recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Vincent Barry
    John Vincent Barry

    Sir John Vincent William Barry King's Counsel was an Australian Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and an expert in criminology. Born the eldest child of William Edward Barry and Sarah Lena Jeanette, n?e Keene in Albury, New South Wales, Barry was educated in St Patrick's College, a small convent school in Goulburn, New South Wales....
     (1903–1969), former Supreme Court justice for Victoria
  • Jack Barry (baseball)
    Jack Barry (baseball)

    John Joseph "Jack" Barry was an United States shortstop, second baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball, and later a renowned college baseball coach....
     (1887–1961), baseball shortstop and coach
  • John Barry (composer)
    John Barry (composer)

    John Barry, Order of the British Empire is a renowned Golden Globe Award and five-time Academy Award-winning English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond movies and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style....
     (born 1933), composer, leader of John Barry Seven and John Barry Orchestra
  • John Barry (set designer)
    John Barry (set designer)

    John Barry was a British film production designer.Barry was born in London. Best known for his work on fantasy films, he was described by Superman The Movie director Richard Donner as a ?genius?....
     (1935–1979)
  • John Barry (politician)
    John Barry (politician)

    John Barry is one of two co-chairs of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, which is a regional council of the all island Green Party formed in December 2006....
    , leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland
  • John M. Barry
    John M. Barry

    John M. Barry is an American author and historian, perhaps best known for his books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and the influenza pandemic of 1918....
    , American historian and writer
  • Jon Barry
    Jon Barry

    Jon Alan Barry is a retired United States professional basketball player and current television analyst for American Broadcasting Company and ESPN....
     (born 1969), American basketball player
  • John Barry (tennis)
    John Barry (tennis)

    John Barry was a tennis player. He played for New Zealand in the Davis Cup of 1947 Davis Cup and 1954 Davis Cup.References...
    , New Zealander
  • John Barry (Irish politician)
    John Barry (Irish politician)

    John Barry was a British politician. He was elected as an Irish National Federation Member of Parliament for South Wexford in 1885, resigning in 1893 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead....
    , UK MP for South Wexford 1885–1893


A number of US ships have been named after the naval commander:
  • SS John Barry
    SS John Barry

    The SS John Barry was a 7200-ton United States liberty ship in World War II. The ship left its convoy under radio silence to go on a mission to Dhahran in Saudi Arabia when it was torpedoed 185 kilometers off the coast of Oman by the Germany submarine U-859 on 28 August 1944....
    , a liberty ship
  • USS Barry
    USS Barry

    Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Barry in honor of Commodore John Barry .* The , a Bainbridge-class destroyer, commissioned 1902, decommissioned 1919...
     a number of destroyers


The name may also be used by Australians as a placeholder name, similar to John Q. Public
John Q. Public

'John Q. Public' is a generic name in the United States to denote a hypothetical member of society deemed a "common man." He is presumed to have no strong political or social biases relevant to whatever topic is at hand, and to represent the randomly selected "man on the street." The equivalent terms are John Q....


See also

  • Jack Barry (disambiguation)
  • John Berry (disambiguation)