John Harman
- There is also the British Victoria Cross recipient John Pennington Harman.
Sir John Harman was a teacher before becoming a member of the UK Labour Party and being elected to the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Council. After the metropolitan councils were disbanded under Margaret Thatcher, he was elected to, and led, Kirklees council. He received a knighthood in 1997 for services to local government and the environment, and in 2000 became chairman of the Environment Agency. Sir John is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an honorary fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers.