John Ireland (1914–1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. John Ireland may also refer to: John de Courcy Ireland (1911–2006), Irish historian and activist John Ireland (bishop) (1838–1918), Irish-born American Catholic bishop John Ireland (composer) (1879–1962), English composer John Ireland (cricketer) (1888–1970), English amateur cricketer John Ireland (philatelist) (1882–1965), British philatelist John Ireland (pirate) (fl. 1694–1701), American pirate John Ireland (politician) (1827–1896), American politician John Ireland (Anglican priest) (1761–1842), English Anglican priest and philanthropist John Ireland (South African musician) (born 1954), South African pop musician John Ireland (sportscaster) (born 1963), American sportscaster John Ireland (theologian) (), Scottish theologian, diplomat, and priest John Ireland (writer), (died 1808), British author John Busteed Ireland (1823–1913), American lawyer, writer, and landowner Jon Ireland (born 1967), Australian tennis player See also John Ireland Blackburne (1783–1874), British politician, father of the man born 1817 John Ireland Blackburne (1817–1893), British army officer and politician, son of the man born 1783