John Roach

Article summary

John Roach may refer to any of the following: *John Roach (shipbuilder) (1816–1887), United States shipbuilder *John Roach (bishop) (1921–2003), bishop of the Catholic Church *John Roach (baseball) (1867–1934), former Major League Baseball pitcher *John Roach (footballer, born 1862), Welsh international footballer *John Roach (American football) (1933–2021), football player *John Roach (English footballer), English footballer played for Manchester United, FC Sète, and Accrington Stanley *John C. Roach, justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court *John Ross Roach (1900–1973), Canadian ice hockey player *John Vinson Roach II (1938–2022) pioneer of the personal computer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1862 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1084261211