John Dryden (1631–1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright.

John Dryden may also refer to:

Politicians

• John Dryden (died 1708) ( c. 1641 – 1708), English MP for Huntingdonshire
• John Dryden (Ontario politician) (1840–1909), farmer and politician
• John C. Dryden (1893–1952), Manitoba politician
• John D. S. Dryden (1814–1886), justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
• John F. Dryden (1839–1911), New Jersey politician and founder of the Prudential Insurance Company
• Sir John Dryden, 2nd Baronet ( c. 1580 – c. 1658), English MP for Northamptonshire
• John Dryden Kuser (1897–1964), New Jersey politician

Others

• John Dryden (English footballer) or Jackie Dryden (1919–2004), English association footballer
• John Dryden (footballer), New Zealand association footballer
• John Dryden (writer, died 1701) ( c. 1668 – 1701), son of the poet and a minor playwright

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