John Harrison (1693–1776) was a clockmaker who designed and built the world's first successful marine chronometers. John Harrison may also refer to: Politicians John Harrison (died 1669) (1590–1669), English politician who sat in the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster variously between 1640 and 1669 John Harrison (Canadian politician) (1908–1964), member of Parliament for Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan John Harrison (diplomat), 17th century English diplomat John Harrison (mayor) (fl. 1980s–2020s), former mayor of North Tyneside, England John C. Harrison (judge) (1913–2011), Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court John Scott Harrison (1804–1878), American Congressman for Ohio, 1853–1857; son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison Richard Harrison (New Zealand politician) (1921–2003), New Zealand politician with the given name of John Sports John Harrison (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2015), English professional footballer John Harrison (footballer, born 1961), English professional footballer John Harrison (rower) (1924–2012), Australian Olympic rower Jack Harrison (American football) (John Martin Harrison, 1875–1952), University of Minnesota football coach and player Jack Harrison (boxer) (John Harrison, 1888–1970), British boxer Musicians John Harrison, folk musician with The Watersons John Harrison, bassist for Hawkwind Military John Harrison (VC 1857) (1832–1865), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross Jack Harrison (VC) (1890–1917), English army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross Other people John Harrison (director), writer, director, producer, and music composer John Harrison (engraver) (1872–1954), British stamp engraver John Harrison (historian) (1847–1922), Scottish merchant, master tailor and historical author John Harrison (ice cream taster) (born 1942), American ice cream taster John Harrison (Leeds) (1579–1656), 16th century benefactor of the Yorkshire town John B. Harrison (1861–1947), justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court John C. Harrison (law professor) (fl. 1970s–2020s), American law professor J. F. C. Harrison (John Fletcher Clews Harrison, 1921–2018), English historian J. Hartwell Harrison (John Hartwell Harrison, 1909–1984), urologic surgeon John Henry Harrison was a 38-year-old African-American man who was lynched in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas by masked men on February 2, 1922 John Kent Harrison, television producer, director and writer John Leonard Harrison (1917–1972), British zoologist John Vernon Harrison (1892–1972), British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer M. John Harrison (born 1945), author Characters John Harrison (Brookside), fictional character on the defunct British TV soap opera Brookside Khan Noonien Singh, the antagonist from Star Trek Into Darkness (John Harrison given as false name) John Harrison, fictional character on the American TV series Popular See also Jon Harrison