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:

    After I was married a year I remembered things like radio stations and forgot my husband.
    P. J. Wolfson, John L. Balderston (1899–1954)

    this is the night, and this the happy time
    When the tinned milk of human kindness is
    Upheld and holed by radio-appeal.
    —William Robert Rodgers (1909–1969)