John Wood
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John Wood is the name of several notable persons, including:
- an English architect (1704 - 1754), best known for Queen Square and the Circus in Bath. See John Wood, the Elder.
- his son, an English architect (1728 - 1782), best known for the Royal Crescent in Bath. See John Wood, the Younger.
- a U.S. political figure (1798 - 1880). He served as the governor of Illinois from 1860 to 1861. See John Wood (governor).
- an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. See John Taylor Wood (1830 - 1904)
- an American Major General and commander of the 4th Armored Division. See John Shirley Wood.
- a chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee. See John Stephens Wood.
- An English actor, known for Shakespearean roles and his association with Tom Stoppard. See John Wood (English actor).
- An Australian actor, star of the long-running police drama Blue Heelers. See John Wood (Australian actor).
- A U.S. federal judge, whose assassination in 1979 was the first murder of a sitting federal judge in the twentieth century, and launched the most expensive FBI investigation to date.
- the founder of Keycorp (1984) and its Managing Director from 1989 to 1999. He is also Chairman of the MULTOS Consortium.