title: John Birch
text: # John Birch
  
  John Birch may refer to:
  
  * John Birch (soldier) (1615–1691), English politician and soldier
  * John Birch (died 1735) (c. 1666–1735), nephew of the soldier, MP for Weobley
  * John Birch (surgeon) (1745–1815), English surgeon and anti-vaccination activist
  * John Birch (engineer) (1867–1945), English designer of pushbikes and automobiles
  * John Birch (rugby league) (1878–1955), English rugby player
  * John Birch, received 1879 a U.S. patent for the first cash register
  * John Birch (missionary) (1918–1945), American military intelligence officer and missionary
     * John Birch Society (established 1958), the organization named after him
  * John Birch (luthier) (1922–2000), English luthier
  * John Birch (musician) (1929–2012), British organist and choral director
  * John Birch (diplomat) (1935–2020), British diplomat
  * John Birch (cricketer) (born 1955), English cricketer
  