title: John Lucas
text: # John Lucas
  
  John Lucas may refer to:
  
  ## Politicians
  
  * John Lucas (Australian politician) (1818–1902), Australian politician in New South Wales
  * John Lucas (MP for Colchester) (by 1512–1556), MP for Colchester
  * John Lucas (MP for Gloucester), Member of Parliament in 1311
  * John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1758–1842), US congressman from Pennsylvania
  * John G. Lucas (1864–1944), African-American lawyer and politician
  
  ## Sports
  
  * John Lucas II (born 1953), American professional basketball player and head coach
  * John Lucas III (born 1982), American professional basketball player and assistant coach
  * John Lucas (cricketer) (1922–2008), West Indian and Canadian cricketer
  * John Lucas (footballer) (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
  * Jack Lucas (footballer) (John Lucas, born 1961), Australian rules footballer for Sydney
  * Johnny Lucas (baseball) (1903–1970), backup outfielder
  * Johnny Lucas (canoeist) (1931–1993), Luxembourgian sprint canoer
  
  ## Military
  
  * John Lucas (British Army officer) (1921–2013), British soldier with the Chindits
  * John Lucas (VC) (1826–1892), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  * John P. Lucas (1890–1949), American general in World War II
  
  ## Others
  
  * John Lucas, 1st Baron Lucas of Shenfield (1606–1671), English Royalist soldier, industrialist and landowner
  * John Lucas (comics), American comic book artist
  * John Lucas (historian) (1684–1750), historian of Warton, Lancashire, England
  * John Lucas (painter) (1807–1874), English artist
  * John Lucas (philosopher) (1929–2020), British philosopher
  * John Lucas (poet) (born 1937), British poet, critic, travel writer, literary historian, anthologist and publisher
  * John Lucas (priest) (1921–1992), Archdeacon of Totnes
  * John Meredyth Lucas (1919–2002), American screenwriter and director
  * John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923), Victorian English historical and portrait painter
  