John White may refer to:

Actors

• John White (actor) (born 1981), Canadian actor
• John Sylvester White (1919–1988), American actor

Artists and photographers

• John White (colonist and artist) (c. 1540–c. 1590), governor of the Roanoke Colony
• John White (photographer) (1850–1932), British photographer
• John White (South Australian painter) (1854–1943), painter and pharmacist
• John H. White (photojournalist) (born 1945), American photographer
• John M. White (born 1937), American performance artist, sculptor and painter

Educators

• John A. White (born 1939), American professor and University of Arkansas chancellor emeritus
• John F. White (1917–2005), American academic administrator
• John T. White (1856–1924), Maryland school administrator; author of proposed alternate lyrics to Maryland state song

Musicians

• John White (composer) (1936–2024), English composer and musician
• John White (singer) (1902–1992), American country music singer, writer on the genre of western music
• John Clifford White, Australian composer
• John Paul White (born 1972), American singer-songwriter and member of The Civil Wars
• John Simon White (1910–2001), American vocal coach and opera director

Politicians

Canada

• John White (Conservative MP) (1833–1894), Canadian politician
• John White (Frontenac County) (c. 1760–1800), Canadian politician
• John White (Liberal MP) (1811–1897), Canadian politician
• John White (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician
• John White (Ontario politician) (1925–1996), provincial cabinet minister
• John Franklin White (1873–1961), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons

United Kingdom

• John White (died 1407), in 1388 MP for Norfolk
• John White (fl.1406), MP for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White (fl.1397–1410), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White, Member of the English Parliament for the City of London, 1566–1571
• John White (died 1573) of Aldershot, Lord Mayor of London 1563-4
• John White (died 1597), MP for Clitheroe
• John White (Welsh lawyer) (1590–1645), lawyer and MP for Southwark, 1640–1645
• John White (1634–1713), Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
• John White (1699–1769), Member of Parliament for East Retford
• John White (1748–1813), surveyor and builder in Marylebone for the Duke of Portland
• John Bazley White (1848–1927), Member of Parliament for Gravesend, 1886–1892
• John Baker White (British politician) (1902–1988)
• John White (loyalist) (born 1950), convicted murderer, Northern Ireland
• Robert John White, known as John White, president of the Ulster Unionist Party and former mayor of Coleraine
• John White, 1st Baron Overtoun (1843–1908), Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician
• Sir John White (1558–1625), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

United States

• John White (Kentucky politician) (1802–1845), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• John Barber White (1847–1923), American lumber businessman and politician in Pennsylvania
• John D. White (1849–1920), American politician from Kentucky
• John Phillip White (1870–1934), president of the United Mine Workers of America
• John E. White (1873–1943), American politician in Massachusetts
• John Coyle White (1924–1995), chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee
• John White (Ohio politician) (born 1959), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John F. White Jr. (born 1949), Pennsylvania politician
• John Hannibal White (1828–1878), South Carolina politician
• John L. White (1930–2001), New Jersey politician
• John P. White (1937–2017), United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1995–1997
• John W. White (politician) (1863–1921), American politician from Mississippi
• John White (Georgia politician) (born 1940), member of the Georgia House of Representatives
• John White (Louisiana politician) (born 1975), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012
• John White (Maryland politician), U.S. congressional candidate in Maryland
• John White (diplomat) (1884–1967), US Ambassador to Haiti, Peru, on List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Barbados
• John Baker White (clerk of court) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
• John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
• John B. White, Oklahoma politician

Other places

• John White (Australian politician) (1942–2020), Australian politician, member of Tasmanian state parliament, 1986–1998
• John White (colonial administrator) (died 1692), acting governor of Jamaica, 1691–1692
• John White (Irish politician), Irish Farmers' Party / Cumann na nGaedhael politician, TD for Donegal, 1923–1933
• John White (New Zealand politician) (1830–1876), New Zealand politician
• John White (Queensland politician) (1853–1922), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Musgrave

Scientists and medical professionals

• John White (chemist) (1937–2023), professor of physical and theoretical chemistry
• John White (surgeon) (1756–1832), Surgeon-General of New South Wales
• John G. White (biologist) (born 1943), co-developed confocal microscopy and mapped the complete nervous system of C. elegans

Religious figures

• John White (archdeacon of Meath) (fl. 1432–1478), Irish priest
• John White (bishop) (1510–1560), English bishop
• John White (chaplain) (1570–1615), English clergyman
• John White (colonist priest) (1575–1648), English Puritan clergyman
• John White, alias of Augustine Bradshaw (1575–1618), Benedictine monk
• John White (minister) (1867–1951), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1925 and 1929
• John White (provost of St Edmundsbury) (1895–1958), Anglican priest
• John Chanler White (1867–1956), Episcopal bishop of Springfield
• John Hazen White (1849–1925), Episcopal bishop in Indiana

Sportsmen

• J. T. White (1920–2005), American football player and coach
• Jock White (1897–1986), Scottish footballer, born John White
• John White (cricketer, born 1877) (1877–1958), English cricketer
• John White (cricketer, born 1855), English cricketer, played as a wicket-keeper
• John White (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1958), English footballer
• John White (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1950), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
• John White (footballer, born 1937) (1937–1964), Scottish international footballer for Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur
• John White (footballer, born 1955), Australian footballer for North Melbourne
• John White (footballer, born 1986), English football player
• John White (New Zealand footballer), football (soccer) player for New Zealand
• John White (rower) (1916–1997), American rower
• John White (running back, born 1991), American player of Canadian football
• John White (squash player) (born 1973), Scottish squash player
• John White (tight end) (1935–1988), American football player
• John White, Irish steeplechase rider who was first past the post in the void 1993 Grand National
• John Henry White (born 1955), Canadian football player

Writers

• John White (Christian author) (1924–2002), author of The Archives of Anthropos series
• John White (ethnographer) (1826–1891), New Zealand public servant and historian
• John Herbert White (1880–1920), co-author of Modern Chess Openings
• John Talbot White (1925–1983), British lecturer, naturalist and writer

Others

• John White (art historian) (1924–2021), English art historian
• John White (jurist) (1911–2007), New Zealand Queen's Counsel
• John White (major), native Irish soldier in the American Revolutionary War
• John Berry White (1833/1834–1896), British philanthropist and British Army officer
• John Campbell White (diplomat) (1884–1967), American diplomat, US ambassador to Haiti and Peru
• John Campbell White (United Irishman) (1757–1847), executive member of the Society of United Irishmen
• John Chambers White ( c. 1770–1845), Royal Navy admiral
• John Claude White (1853–1918), engineer, photographer, author and civil servant in British India
• John Griswold White (1845–1928), Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia
• John H. White (Medal of Honor) (1835–1912), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John H. White Jr. (born 1933), American historian and museum curator
• John R. White ( c. 1799–1872), American slave trader
• John Tahourdin White (1809–1893), English classical scholar
• John W. White (general) (1910–1992), United States Air Force general

See also

• Jack White (disambiguation)
• Jon White (disambiguation)
• Jonathan White (disambiguation)
• John Whyte (disambiguation)
• John Wight (disambiguation)
• John Baker White (disambiguation)
• John H. White (disambiguation)
• White (surname)

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