John Sheppard Explained

John Sheppard may refer to:

Law and politics

• John Calhoun Sheppard (1850–1931), American politician, Governor of South Carolina
• John Levi Sheppard (1852–1902), American lawyer, judge, and legislator, U.S. Representative for Texas
• John Morris Sheppard (1875–1941), U.S. Representative and Senator for Texas
• John Albert Sheppard (1875–?), Canadian educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan
• John Sheppard (Australian politician) (born 1952), Australian politician

Military

• John Sheppard (North Carolina) (c.1750–c.1790), American Revolutionary War soldier and commander of the North Carolina militia
• John Sheppard (VC) (1817–1884), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Sheppard (British Army soldier) (1915–2015)

Sports

• John Sheppard (cricketer) (1824–1882), English cricketer
• John Sheppard (baseball) (fl. 1870s), American baseball player
• Johnny Sheppard (1902–1969), Canadian ice hockey forward

Other

• John Sheppard (composer) (–1558), English singer and composer
• John Sheppard (writer) (1785–1879), English lay religious author
• John Augustine Sheppard (1849–1925), Irish American clergyman
• Sir John Tresidder Sheppard (1881–1968), British classicist
• John Sheppard (car designer) (1922–2015), British car designer
• John Sheppard, member of English band Acoustic Alchemy

Fiction

• John Sheppard (Stargate), fictional character from Stargate Atlantis

See also

• John Shepard III (1886–1950), American radio executive and merchant, owner of the Shepard Department Store in Boston, MA
• Jack Sheppard (1702–1724), English criminal
• Jack Sheppard (cave diver) (1909–2001), cave diving pioneer in the United Kingdom
• Commander Shepard, playable character from Mass Effect; default name is John Shepard
• John Shepherd (disambiguation)