John Jenkins

John Jenkins may refer to:

Politicians

 * John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
 * John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * John Jones Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
 * Edward Jenkins (MP) (John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
 * John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge
 * John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born Premier of South Australia
 * John Jenkins (British politician) (1852–1936), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
 * John George Jenkins (1919–2007), Scottish farmers leader, TV presenter and politician
 * John Barnard Jenkins (1933–2020), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
 * John Jenkins (American politician) (1952-2020), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for governor of Maine
 * Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
 * John Jenkins (Welsh politician) (born 1981), local politician in Wales

Musicians, artists and entertainers

 * John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
 * Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), guitarist
 * John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), Australian poet
 * John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
 * John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
 * John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author

Sportspeople

 * John Jenkins (American football coach) (born 1952), American football coach
 * John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player
 * John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer for Richmond and North Melbourne
 * John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), Chicago White Sox baseball player
 * John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
 * John Jenkins (figure skater) (born 1970), British figure skater
 * John Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), American auto racer
 * John Jenkins (rugby) (1880–1971), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Other people

 * John Jenkins (penmanship) (1755–1822), American schoolteacher who devised a popular style of penmanship
 * John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
 * John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
 * John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union President
 * John Lewis Jenkins (1857–1912), British administrator in the Imperial Civil Service
 * John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
 * John I. Jenkins (born 1953), former president of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–2024
 * John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
 * John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
 * John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection drug smuggling ring
 * John Major Jenkins (1964–2017), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar