John Byng
John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington (18 February 1743 – 8 January 1813), styled for most of his lifetime "The Hon. John Byng" (before 1812), was a notable English diarist. His fifteen extant diaries, covering the years 1781–1794, describe his travels on horseback throughout England and Wales during twelve summers. He was a great-uncle of the politician Lord John Russell.