John Barry

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John Barry may refer to:

• Sir John Barry around 1529 rector of Chew Stoke
• John Barry (naval officer) (1745–1803), officer in the Continental Navy
• John Barry (Bishop of Savannah), (1799–1859), Bishop of Savannah 1857-1859
• John S. Barry (1802–1870), Governor of Michigan
• John Wolfe-Barry (1836–1919), architect
• John Barry (Irish politician) (born 1845; date of death unknown), UK MP for Irish

constituencies (in County Wexford) 1880–1893

• John Finan Barry chess player of the late 19th century
• John Barry (VC) (1873–1901), recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Vincent Barry (1903 – 1969), former Supreme Court justice for Victoria
• John Joseph Barry (1887–1961), baseball shortstop and coach
• John Barry (composer) (born 1933), composer, leader of John Barry Seven and John Barry Orchestra
• John Barry (set designer) (1935–1979)
• John Barry (politician), leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland
• Jon Barry (born 1969), American basketball player

A number of US ships have been named after the naval commander:

• SS John Barry, a liberty ship
• USS Barry a number of destroyers

The name may also be used by Australians as a placeholder name, similar to John Q. Public