John Barton

John Barton may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * John Barton (writer), 15th century English writer on Lollardy
 * John Barton (director) (1928–2018), English theatre director and founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
 * John Barton (poet) (born 1957), Canadian poet

Law and politics

 * John Barton (MP) (1614–1684), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660
 * John Barton (public administrator) (1875–1961), New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator
 * John J. Barton (1906–2004), Mayor of Indianapolis

Religion

 * John Barton (missionary) (1836–1908), English Anglican priest
 * John Barton (priest) (born 1936), British Anglican priest
 * John Barton (theologian) (born 1948), British theologian and professor

Sports

 * John Barton (footballer, born 1866) (1866–1910), English international footballer
 * John Barton (footballer, born 1953), English footballer
 * John Barton (rugby league), English rugby league footballer
 * John Barton (rugby union) (1943–2021), English rugby union footballer

Others

 * John Barton (Quaker) (1755–1789), English abolitionist
 * John Barton (engineer) (1771–1834), English engineer noted for his engravings using his Ruling Engine
 * John Barton (economist) (1789–1852), English economist
 * John Rhea Barton (1794–1871), American orthopedic surgeon
 * John Kennedy Barton (1853–1921), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
 * John Barton (businessman) (1944–2021), English businessman, chairman of Next plc and EasyJet
 * John P. Barton (born 1934), British and American applied nuclear scientist

Characters

 * John Barton (Emmerdale), a fictional character in British soap Emmerdale
 * John Barton, a fictional character in Mrs. Gaskell's short story Mary Barton
 * John Barton, a fictional character in Looking for Alibrandi