John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to: Military figures John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (1853–?), American soldier Political figures John Baker (fl. 1388), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham, 1388 John Baker (died 1406), English MP for Southwark, 1406 John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407 John Baker (MP for Lewes), see Lewes John Baker (died c.1421), English MP for Helston, 1414 John Baker (fl. 1421), English MP for Devizes, 1421 John Baker (died 1544) (by 1503–44), English MP for Radnorshire Sir John Baker (died 1558) (1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford John Baker (by 1531–1604/6), English MP for Horsham and Bramber John Baker (MP for East Grinstead), English MP for East Grinstead in 1648 John Baker (MP for Canterbury) (c. 1754–1831), British MP for Canterbury John Baker (representative) (1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia John Baker (Baker Brook) (1796–1868), Canadian political activist in Baker Brook, New Brunswick John Baker (Australian politician) (1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia John Baker (1812–1897), American politician from Beverly, Massachusetts Sir John Baker (Portsmouth MP) (1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth John Tamatoa Baker (1852–1921), Hawaiian rancher, sheriff and governor John Baker (Labour politician) (1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston John Baker (Wisconsin politician) (1869–?), American politician from Wisconsin John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), American professional football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana John Aaron Baker (1839–1919), American politician in Wisconsin John S. Baker (1861–1955), American politician from Washington Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician John A. Baker Jr. (1927–1994), U.S. diplomat John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician John Baker II (1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843 Sports figures Baseball John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player John Franklin Baker or Home Run Baker (1886–1963), American professional baseball player Johnnie "Dusty"