John Rodgers

John Rodgers may refer to:

  • John Rodgers (1728–1791), colonel during the Revolutionary War and owner of Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland
  • John Rodgers (1772–1838), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812; first naval John Rodgers
  • John Rodgers (American Civil War naval officer) (1812–1882), U.S. naval officer during the Civil War, son of the first naval John Rodgers
  • John Rodgers (naval officer, World War I) (1881–1926), U.S. naval officer during World War I, great-grandson of the first naval John Rodgers
  • John M. Rodgers, Pennsylvania politician
    • Six ships, three USS John Rodgers and three USS Rodgers, were named for the above officers
  • Sir John Rodgers, 1st Baronet (1906–1993), British Conservative MP for Sevenoaks
  • John Rodgers (musician), Australian composer and musician
  • Johnny Rodgers (born 1951), American football player
  • John Rodgers (New Zealand bishop) (1915–1997), missionary bishop

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or rodgers:

    Whither goest thou?
    Bible: New Testament Peter, in John, 13:36.

    The words, which are repeated in John 16:5, are best known in the Latin form in which they appear in the Vulgate: Quo vadis? Jesus replies, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”

    No bones made, bans laid, or boons expected,
    No contracts, entails, hereditaments,
    Anything at all that might tie or hem.
    —William Robert Rodgers (1909–1969)