John Reed
Encyclopedia
Arts, letters, and entertainment
- John Reed (novelist)John Reed (novelist)John Reed is an American novelist. He is the author of four novels: A Still Small Voice , Snowball's Chance with a preface by Alexander Cockburn, The Whole , and All the World's a Grave: A New Play by William Shakespeare...
(born 1969), New York novelist and author - John Reed (actor)John Reed (actor)John Lamb Reed, OBE was an English actor, dancer and singer, known for his nimble performances in the principal comic roles of the Savoy Operas, particularly with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company...
(1916–2010), actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company - John Reed (art patron)John Reed (art patron)John Reed was an Australian art editor and patron, notable for supporting and collecting of Australian art and culture with his wife Sunday Reed....
(1901–1981), Australian critic and art patron - John Reed (journalist) (1887–1920), journalist and Communist activist
- John Shelton ReedJohn Shelton ReedJohn Shelton Reed is a sociologist and essayist, author or editor of eighteen books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South. Reed regularly contributes articles to non-academic publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and the Oxford American...
(born 1942), sociologist and essayist
Business and finance
- John T. ReedJohn T. ReedJohn T. Reed is an American author and investor. He is a former real estate investor who has authored and self-published books on real estate investing, football coaching, baseball coaching, success, and self-publishing...
, real estate investor and author - John S. ReedJohn S. ReedJohn Shepard Reed is the former Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Citicorp, Citibank, and post-merger, Citigroup. He is currently the Chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Office of Corporation. He was born in Chicago, Illinois,...
(born 1939), financier from NY City - John Shedd ReedJohn Shedd ReedJohn Shedd Reed was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1967 until 1986. The rail transport industry journal Modern Railways named Reed its Man of the Year for 1970....
(1917–2008), former chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd Aquarium
Politics
- Jack Reed (born 1949), American politician from Rhode Island
- John H. ReedJohn H. ReedJohn Hathaway Reed was the 67th Governor of Maine. He was once an Aroostook County potato farmer. Reed is a Republican, who took office following the death of Governor Clinton Clauson....
(born 1921), American politician, 66th governor of Maine - John Reed, Jr.John Reed, Jr.John Reed, Jr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Reed was born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island in 1803, and was a tutor of languages in that institution for two years, and principal of the Bridgewater, Massachusetts Academy in...
(1781–1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed, Sr. (below), entered Congress in 1813 - John Reed, Sr.John Reed, Sr.John Reed, Sr. was a Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Framingham, Massachusetts, Reed moved with his parents to Titicut Parish, in the northwestern part of Middleboro, Massachusetts in 1756. He graduated from Yale College in 1772, studied theology, and was ordained as a Congregational...
(1751–1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801 - John A. Reed, Jr.John A. Reed, Jr.John Alton Reed, Jr. is an American lawyer and former judge.Reed was born in Washington, D.C. in 1931. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1954 and his LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1956....
(born 1931), American lawyer, judge
Sport
- Jack Reed (baseball)Jack Reed (baseball)John Burwell Reed is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 3 seasons with the New York Yankees. Reed was a member of the 1961 World Series champion Yankees...
(born 1933 as John Burwell Reed), American outfielder for the New York Yankees, 1961–1963 - John Reed (footballer)John Reed (footballer)John Paul Reed is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He primarily played for Sheffield United, Scarborough, Darlington and Mansfield Town in the Football League.-Playing career:...
(born 1972), English footballer who played primarily for Sheffield United
Others
- John Oren ReedJohn Oren ReedJohn Oren Reed was an American physicist and university dean.Born at New Castle, Indiana, in 1885 he graduated from the University of Michigan, where, after studying at Harvard , he was instructor , assistant professor , junior professor , and professor of physics.He earned a Ph. D...
(1856–1916), American physicist and university dean - John Reed (Early Californian)John Reed (Early Californian)John Thomas Reed was an early California European settler who was the grantee of Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio in what is present day Marin County, California.-Life:Reed went to Acapulco, Mexico in 1820...
(1805–1843), American early California settler and noted landowner in Marin County - John C. ReedJohn C. ReedJohn C. Reed is director of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in La Jolla, San Diego, California and a pioneer in the field of apoptosis particularly with regard to cancer; he was studying oncogenes and discovered that some of them appeared to regulate cell death rather than cell...
(born 1958), medical researcher - John Reed (miner), founder of the Reed Gold Mine, North Carolina
See also
- Jack Reed (disambiguation)
- John Reid (disambiguation)
- John Read (disambiguation)
- John RedeJohn RedeJohn Rede was an English scholar, tutor and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Westminster, London and the tutor of Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII of England....
, English scholar and politician