Editing John Henry

{{wiktionary|John Henry}}
'''John''' '''Henry''' most commonly refers to:
*[[John Henry (folklore)]]
'''John Henry''' may also refer to:
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==People==
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===Artists and entertainers===
*[[John Henry (actor)]] (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor
*[[Seán Ó hEinirí]] (1915–1998), known in English as John Henry, Irish storyteller and known monolingual speaker of the Irish language
*[[Don Marion Davis]] (1917–2020), American former child actor known as John Henry Jr.
*[[John Raymond Henry]] (1943–2022), American sculptor
*John Henry (born c. 1972), American vocalist in the band [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]]
*Jon Henri, a pseudonym used by American cartoonist [[Joe Simon]]

===Politicians===
*[[John Henry (Maryland politician)]] (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland
*[[John Vernon Henry]] (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller
*[[John Flournoy Henry]] (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky
*[[John Franklin Henry]], Mississippi state representative from 1884 to 1885
*[[John Henry (representative)]] (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois
*[[John Snowdon Henry]] (1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire
*[[John Henry (Australian politician)]] (1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania
*[[Jack Henry (Australian communist)]] (1904–1976)
*[[John Henry (Ontario politician)]] (born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario
*[[John Henry (Cook Islands politician)]], Cook Islander politician
*[[John Henry Mitchell]], Canadian politician from Ontario

===Sportsmen===
*[[John Henry (outfielder/pitcher)]] (1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher
*[[John Henry (catcher)]] (1889–1941), American baseball catcher
*[[John Henry (footballer)]] (born 1971), Scottish footballer

===Other people===
* [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia]] (1322–1375), also Count of Tyrol 
* [[John Joseph Henry]] (1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier
* [[John Henry (spy)]] (c. 1776 – 1853), British spy
* [[J. L. Henry]] (John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge
* [[John Henry (judge)]] (born c. 1933), New Zealand jurist 
* [[John Henry (toxicologist)]] (1939–2007), English toxicologist
* [[John Ruthell Henry]] (1951–2014), American serial killer
* [[John W. Henry]] (born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams
* [[John B. Henry Jr.]] (1916–2013), United States Air Force general

==In arts and entertainment==

===Fictional characters===
*John Henry, a character/stage name of the comedian [[Norman Clapham]] (1879–1934)
*John Henry, character in the 2006 comic series ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions]]''
*John Henry, character in the ''[[List of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles minor characters#John Henry|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' science-fiction TV series
*[[John Henry (DC Comics)]], alter ego of John Wilson, character in DC Comics
*[[Steel (John Henry Irons)]], character from DC Comics, more commonly known as the superhero Steel

===Film===
*[[John Henry (2000 film)|''John Henry'' (2000 film)]], a short film in the ''Disney's American Legends'' series
*[[John Henry (2020 film)|''John Henry'' (2020 film)]], a dramatic thriller film starring Terry Crews and Ludacris
*John Henry, a character in the 1963 film ''[[All the Way Home (1963 film)|All the Way Home]]''

===Literature===
*[[John Henry (novel)|''John Henry'' (novel)]], a 1931 novel by Roark Bradford
*''[[John Henry, an American Legend]]'' (1971), a children's book by Ezra Jack Keats
*[[John Henry (picture book)|''John Henry'' (picture book)]] (1994) a children's picture book by Julius Lester

===Music===
*[[John Henry (album)|''John Henry'' (album)]], a 1994 album by They Might Be Giants
*"John Henry" or "John Henry Blues", a song recorded by [[DeFord Bailey]]
*[[John Henry (musical)|''John Henry'' (musical)]], a 1940 Broadway musical based on the 1931 novel

==Other uses==
*[[John Henry (horse)]] (1975–2007), American Thoroughbred race horse
*John Henry, an American brand of clothing, originated by [[Henry Grethel]], now owned by Perry Ellis International

==See also==
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* [[John Hemry]]
* [[John Henryism]], a psychological term for a type of coping behaviours, named after the folklore John Henry
* [[Jack Henry (disambiguation)]]

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