File:Statue of Dr John Hunter, Scottish National Portrait Gallery.jpg|thumb|upright|A statue of John Hunter, Scottish National Portrait Gallery A plaster cast medallion of John Hunter, Science Museum, London Sir John Hunter (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He was an early advocate of careful observation and scientific methods in medicine. He was a teacher of, and collaborator with, Edward Jenner, pioneer of the smallpox vaccine. He paid for the stolen body of Charles Byrne, and proceeded to study and exhibit it against the deceased's explicit wishes. His wife, Anne Hunter (), was a poet, some of whose poems were set to music by Joseph Haydn. Wikipedia
Vice Admiral John Hunter (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second Governor of New South Wales, serving from 1795 to 1800. Wikipedia