John Rodgers Explained

John Rodgers may refer to:

Military

• John Rodgers (colonel) (1728–1791), colonel during the Revolutionary War and owner of Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland
• John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812, first naval John Rodgers
• John Rodgers (admiral) (1812–1882), naval officer during the Civil War, son of the above
• John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1881) (1881–1926), naval officer during World War I and aviation pioneer, great-grandson of the first naval John Rodgers
• Six ships, three USS John Rodgers and three USS Rodgers, were named for the above officers

Music

• John Rodgers (musician) (born 1962), Australian composer and musician
• Johnny Rodgers (singer) (born 1974), American singer-songwriter

Politics

• Sir John Rodgers, 1st Baronet (1906–1993), British Conservative MP for Sevenoaks
• John M. Rodgers (1928–2012), Pennsylvania politician
• John S. Rodgers (born 1965), American politician in Vermont

Other

• John Kearney Rodgers (1793–1851), American surgeon
• John Rodgers (boxer) (born 1947), Irish boxer
• John Rodgers (geologist) (1914–2004), American geologist
• John Rodgers (New Zealand bishop) (1915–1997), missionary bishop
• John Rodgers (theologian) (1930–2022), American Anglican theologian and bishop
• Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), American football player

See also

• John Rogers (disambiguation)