John Parker - Arts

Arts

  • John Henry Parker (1806–1884), English writer on architecture
  • John Parker (musician), British musician from the band Nizlopi
  • John Parker (author), British writer
  • John L. Parker, Jr. (born 1947), American writer
  • Jon Kimura Parker (born 1959), Canadian pianist
  • John "Jack" Parker, first curator of the James Ford Bell Library, 1953–1991
  • John D. Parker (born 1968), American writer
  • John Adams Parker (1829–1905), New York painter

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