John Banks

John Banks or Bankes may refer to:

Politics and law

 * Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet (1627–1699), English merchant and Member of Parliament
 * John Banks (American politician) (1793–1864), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * John Gray Banks (1888–1961), politician in Canada
 * John Banks (activist) (1915–2010), English political activist and writer
 * John Banks (New Zealand politician) (born 1946), New Zealand politician
 * Sir John Bankes (1589–1644), Attorney General and Chief Justice to King Charles I of England
 * John Bankes (judge) (1854–1947), English judge
 * John Bankes (died 1772), British politician
 * John Eldon Bankes (1854–1946), Welsh judge
 * John Garnett Banks (1889–1974), Scottish businessman and local politician
 * John Bankes (died 1714), Member of Parliament 1698–1714 for Corfe Castle
 * John W. Banks (1867–1958), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court

Sport

 * John Banks (cricketer) (1903–1979), New Zealand cricketer
 * John Banks (motorcyclist), British motocross racer
 * John Banks (baseball) (1922–2011), Negro league baseball player
 * John Banks (footballer) (1875–1947), English footballer
 * Johnny Banks (1861–?), American boxer

Others

 * John Banks (playwright) (died 1706), English playwright of the Restoration era
 * John Banks (East India Company officer) (1811–1857), British officer
 * John Thomas Banks (1816–1908), Anglo-Irish physician
 * John Banks (drummer) (1943–1988), drummer for The Merseybeats
 * John Banks (mercenary recruiter) (born 1945), British mercenary recruiter