John Kirk Explained

John Kirk may refer to:

Military

• John Kirk (soldier) (1827–1865), awarded the Victoria Cross
• John Kirk (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier on List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars

Sportspeople

• John Kirk (footballer, born 1922) (1922–?), English football winger with Darlington
• John Kirk (footballer, born 1930), Canadian football inside forward with Accrington Stanley
• John Kirk (cyclist) (1890–1951), British Olympic cyclist

John Kirk (1934-2021)Professional rugby playerEngland Rugby team captain.

Politicians

• John Kirk (New Zealand politician) (born 1947)
• John Angus Kirk (1837–1910), Canadian politician and farmer
• John P. Kirk (1867–1952), American politician, mayor of Ypsilanti, Michigan

Others

• John Kirk (antiquarian) (1760–1851), Roman Catholic priest and antiquary
• John Kirk (explorer) (1832–1922), worked alongside David Livingstone in southern Africa
• John Foster Kirk (1824–1904), American historian, journalist, educator and bibliographer
• John Kirk (archaeologist) (1869–1940), British twentieth-century archaeologist