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• John Leng

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster, high on the wall near the chancel, is a monument to John Leng, bishop of Norwich.

• John Flete

  Historian and Priest/Minister

  John Flete was Prior and historian of Westminster Abbey. He died in 1466 and was presumably buried in the Abbey or cloisters.

• John Parsons

  Musician and Composer

  John Parsons, organist and composer, is buried in the cloisters. He was the Abbey's Master of Choristers from 1613-1623, and Organist from 1621.

• John Gadbury

  Writer and Astronomer

  Dr John Gadbury, writer, astrologer and astronomer, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 28th March 1704. He has no memorial.

• John Spottiswood

  Priest/Minister

  John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews, died in London of a fever and was buried with great pomp in the chapel of St Benedict.

• John Philips

  Poet

  Poet John Philips is commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His standing monument of white marble is next to that of Geoffrey Chaucer.

• John Thorndyke

  John Thorndike (Thorndyke), younger brother of Abbey clergyman Herbert Thorndike, emigrated to New England in the early 1630s and married Elizabeth Stratton. He is buried in the east cloister of the Abbey.

• John Churchill

  Carpenter

  On a pillar in St Margaret's church is a marble cartouche for master carpenter John Churchill. He served the King and later Queen Anne.

• John Shepherd

  Musician and Composer

  John Shepherd, singer and composer, died in 1558 and was buried at St Margaret's Westminster. He has no marker or memorial.

• Sir John Salisbury

  Soldier

  Sir John Salisbury, one of the knights of the chamber of King Richard II, is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Sir John Ogle & son

  Soldier

  Lt. Colonel Sir John Ogle was buried in the Abbey on 17th March 1640. He was the fifth son of Thomas and his wife Jane.

• John and Edward Willis

  Carpenter

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of John Willis, Abbey carpenter, his son Edward and niece Ann.

• John and James Collier

  John Collier and his brother James are both buried in the north cloister. No gravestones remain for them but there is a tablet for John.

• Sir John Webster

  Sir John Webster was buried within Westminster Abbey on 14th April 1675. He was described as having been Commissary for the Emperor of all Russia.

• Sir John Corbet

  Sir John Corbet, 2nd Baronet of Stoke in Shropshire was buried in Westminster Abbey in February 1665. There is no marker or monument for him.

• Sir John Davis

  Philanthropist

  Sir John Davis was chairman of Westminster Abbey Trust from 1973-1985, the organisation which raised millions for the restoration of the exterior of Westminster Abbey.

• Sir John Templeton

  Philanthropist

  The west window of Henry VII's Lady Chapel especially honours Sir John Marks Templeton (1912-2008), a very generous benefactor to the restoration of this chapel.

• Sir John Gielgud

  Actor

  A memorial stone for actor and director Sir John Gielgud was unveiled near to the grave of Lord Olivier in April 2022.

• John Carey, Earl of Dover

  Soldier

  John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover, Viscount Rochford and Baron Hunsdon, was buried in the Carey family vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• Sir John Hawkins

  Writer

  Sir John Hawkins, writer, is buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone has been re-cut. He was born on 29th March 1719.