List of Famous people named John

John Taylor was a pirate active in the Indian Ocean, best known for participating in two of the richest pirate captures of all time.

John Frederick Freeman was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full-time.

John Short was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé in the House of Commons of Canada from 1875 to 1878 as a Conservative member.

John LaRue Helm was the 18th and 24th governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky, although his service in that office totaled less than fourteen months. He also represented Hardin County in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and was chosen to be the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives four times. In 1838, his sole bid for federal office ended in defeat when his opponent, Willis Green, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Jameson was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Fulton, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives.

John Joseph Lynch C.M. was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto from 1860 to 1870 and the last Bishop as the diocese and the first Archbishop of Toronto (1870–1888).