John Wood

John Wood may refer to:

Actors

* Mrs. John Wood (1831-1915), British actor in America along with her less notable husband John Wood
* John Wood (English actor) (born 1930), known for Shakespearean roles and his association with Tom Stoppard.
* John Wood (Australian actor) (born 1946), star of the long-running police drama Blue Heelers and 2006 Gold Logie Award winner.

Architects

* John Wood, the Elder (1704-1754), an English architect best known for Queen Square and the Circus in Bath, England.
* John Wood, the Younger (1728-1782), John Wood the Elder's son, also an architect and best known for the Royal Crescent in Bath, England.

Military

* John Augustus Wood (born c. 1818), British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
* John Taylor Wood (1830-1904), an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
* John Shirley Wood, a U.S. Major General and commander of the 4th Armored Division.

Political

* Sir John Wood (1857–1951), former British member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde.
* John Wood (governor) (1798-1880), governor of Illinois from 1860 to 1861.
* John Fisher Wood (1852-1899), a former member of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario
* John Graeme Wood, a veteran of British far-right politics and member of the British Peoples Party.
* John Stephens Wood (1885-1968), a chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
* John Travers Wood (1878-1954), a mid-twentieth century U.S. Representative from Idaho.

Other

* John Wood (Keycorp), founder of Keycorp and managing director from 1989 to 1999.
* John Wood (explorer) (1812-1871), a nineteenth-century Scottish explorer of central Asia.
* John George Wood (1827-1889), British natural history writer
* John H. Wood, Jr. (died 1979), judge whose assassination was the first murder of a sitting U.S. federal judge during the twentieth century.
* John Thomas Archer Wood, 19th centry Essex County, England, cricketer and footballer
* John Wood (music producer), an English popular music producer.