John Reid
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Politics
- John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (born 1947), Former British Home Secretary and former Chairman of Celtic F.C.
- John William ReidJohn William ReidJohn William Reid was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Lynchburg, Virginia, Reid attended the common schools.In 1840, Reid moved to Missouri, where he taught school and studied law....
(1821–1881), U.S. Representative from Missouri - John Dowsley ReidJohn Dowsley ReidJohn Dowsley Reid, PC was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario Electoral district of Grenville South...
(1859–1929), Canadian parliamentarian and Cabinet minister - John C. W. ReidJohn C. W. ReidJohn Christie Walker Reid was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(1871–?), Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, 1910–1914 - John Mercer ReidJohn Mercer ReidJohn Mercer Reid, PC is the former Information Commissioner of Canada, former president of the Canadian Nuclear Association, and a former politician.-History:...
(born 1937), Information Commissioner of Canada and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons - Sir John Reid, 2nd BaronetSir John Reid, 2nd BaronetSir John Rae Reid, 2nd Baronet was a British merchant and financier. He was a Tory and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1830 and 1847....
, MP for Dover, 1830–1831 and 1832–1847
Sports
- For the Chairman of Celtic F.C see the above section
- John Reid (footballer)John Reid (footballer)John Reid is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Active in both Scotland and England, Reid made nearly 500 career league appearances between 1954 and 1968, scoring nearly 100 goals.-Career:...
, former Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton and Bradford - John Richard ReidJohn Richard ReidJohn Richard Reid was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Tests. He was the country's first cricketing leader to achieve victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956 and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962...
(born 1928), former captain of the New Zealand cricket team - John A. ReidJohn A. ReidJohn Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid John Andrew Reid (born August 6, 1955 in Banbridge County Down, Northern Ireland is a retired flat race jockey.Reid served as an apprentice in his native Ireland to Leslie Crawford, before moving to England and joining Verley Bewicke. His first Classic victory came...
(born 1955), British jockey and president of the Jockeys Association - John Fulton ReidJohn Fulton ReidJohn Fulton Reid is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was born in Auckland.Reid played in 19 Tests and 25 One Day Internationals between 1979 and 1986. His Test average was 46.28 and included six Test centuries...
(born 1956), New Zealand cricketer - John Reid (sailor)John Reid (sailor)John Reid is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with John Price.-References:...
(born 1919), American Olympic sailor
- John Reid (footballer)
Media
- Andrew TobiasAndrew TobiasAndrew Tobias is an American journalist, author, and columnist. His main body of work is on investment, but he has also written on politics, insurance, and other topics. Since 1999, he has been the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.-Biography:Tobias graduated from Harvard College in...
(born 1947), American journalist who used the pseudonym John Reid - John Reid (music)John Reid (music)John Reid is a Scottish manager and music industry figure, currently living and working in Australia.Between 1975 and 1978, Reid was the manager of British rock group Queen and Kevin Ayers...
(born 1949), Scottish music manager and a judge on the Australian television programme The X Factor - Johnny ReidJohnny ReidJohnny Reid is a country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. Reid moved to Canada in July, 1988 when he was 13. His father, a diesel mechanic, wanted to give Reid and his brother opportunities he did not think they would have in Scotland...
(born 1974), country music singer who recorded his first CD under the name John Reid
Other
- John Reid (priest), 15th-century Scottish priest and courtier, known as Stobo, a lost poet
- John Reid (British Army officer) (born 1721), British general and musical composer, who left a bequest to fund a chair in Music at the University of Edinburgh
- The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
, whose true name is often given as John Reid, although in fact only his last name was ever given in the radio and television programs - John Reid (diplomat), former New Zealand ambassador to Japan
- John Reid (professor of English)John Reid (professor of English)Professor John Cowie Reid was a New Zealand professor of English and founding chairman of the Mercury Theatre.-Biography:...
, Professor of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
See also
- John Reed (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