# John Baker

John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to:

## Military figures

* John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named
* John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force
* John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (c. 1855–?), American soldier
* John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal
* John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
* John C. Baker (1919–1996), US Army major general
* John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer
* John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient

## Political figures

* John Baker (fl. 1388), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham, 1388
* John Baker (died 1406), English MP for Southwark, 1406
* John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407
* John Baker (MP for Lewes), see Lewes
* John Baker (died c.1421), English MP for Helston, 1414
* John Baker (fl. 1421), English MP for Devizes, 1421
* John Baker (died 1544) (by 1503–44), English MP for Radnorshire
* Sir John Baker (died 1558) (1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons
* John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford
* John Baker (by 1531–1604/6), English MP for Horsham and Bramber
* John Baker (MP for East Grinstead), English MP for East Grinstead in 1648
* John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), British MP for Canterbury
* John Baker (representative) (1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia
* John Baker (Australian politician) (1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia
* John Baker (1812–1897), American politician from Beverly, Massachusetts
* Sir John Baker (Portsmouth MP) (1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth
* John Tamatoa Baker (1852–1921), Hawaiian rancher, sheriff and governor
* John Baker (Labour politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston
* John Baker (Wisconsin politician) (1869–?), American politician from Wisconsin
* John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), American professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
* John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana
* John Aaron Baker (1839–1919), American politician in Wisconsin
* John S. Baker (1861–1955), American politician from Washington
* Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician
* John A. Baker Jr. (1927–1994), U.S. diplomat
* John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician
* John Baker II (1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843
* J. Edwin Baker (1899–1963), American politician, a member of the Florida Senate

## Sports figures
### Baseball

* John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
* John Franklin Baker or Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American professional baseball player
* Johnnie "Dusty" Baker (born 1949), American baseball manager and former player

### Gridiron football

* John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), professional football player, sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
* John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1942), American and Canadian football defensive end
* John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter
* Johnny Baker (guard) (1907–1979), American football player and coach
* Johnny Baker (linebacker) (born 1941), American football linebacker and tight end
* Jon Baker (linebacker) (1923–1992), American football linebacker
* Jon Baker (placekicker) (born 1972), American football placekicker

### Other sports

* John Baker (Australian footballer) (1918–1988), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne
* John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer
* John Baker (Ghanaian footballer), Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time
* John Baker (musher) (born 1962/3), American dogsled racer
* John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), American cross-country runner
* John Baker (runner, born 1949), American middle-distance runner, 1969 All-American for the Maryland Terrapins track and field team
* John Baker (rugby league) (born 1946), Australian rugby league footballer
* John Baker (diver) (born 1951), British diver

## Music

* John Baker (Radiophonic musician) (1937–1997), British composer and musician
* John Baker, British musician and member of The Korgis (active since 1978)
* John Bevan Baker (1926–1994), British composer
* John Baker, composer for ToeJam & Earl (1991–1994)
* Jon Baker (producer) (born 1960), British-Jamaican music industry executive
* Jon Baker, musician (active 1989–1991), member of English indie rock band The Charlatans

## Science

* John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), British biologist and anthropologist
* John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), British engineer
* John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920), British botanist
* J. N. L. Baker (John Norman Leonard Baker, 1893–1971), British geographer
* John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant

## Writers

* John Baker (legal historian) (born 1944), English legal historian, Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge
* John Roman Baker (born 1944), British playwright and activist

## Religious figures

* John Baker (bishop) (1928–2014), Bishop of Salisbury
* John Gilbert Baker (bishop) (1910–1986), bishop of Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau
* John Baker (priest) (died 1745), English Anglican vice-master of Trinity College, Cambridge

## Others

* John Baker (barrister) (1711–1779), English barrister, Solicitor-General of the Leeward Islands (1750–1753) and diarist
* John Baker (artist) (1726–1771), English flower painter
* John Baker (stained glass artist) (1916–2007), British artist, teacher, conservator and author
* John Wynn Baker (died 1775), Irish agricultural economist
* John William Baker (c. 1775–1860), plantation owner in Cuba
* John Baker (entrepreneur) (born 1976), Canadian businessman, founder and president of D2L
* Jon Baker, fictional character in the American TV show CHiPs

## Given name

* John Baker White (clerk of court) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
* John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
* John Baker White (British politician) (1902–1988), British politician