John Kirby

John Kirby may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Joshua Kirby (1716–1774), often mistakenly called John Joshua Kirby, British landscape painter, engraver, and writer
 * John Kirby (artist) (born 1949), British painter
 * John Kirby (musician) (1908–1952), American jazz musician
 * John Carroll Kirby, American pianist, record producer and composer

Politics

 * John Kirby (Canadian politician) (1772–1846), Canadian businessman & politician
 * John Kirby (admiral), retired United States Navy admiral, and spokesperson
 * John Kirby (MP), member of parliament for Hertfordshire

Sports

 * John Kirby (baseball) (1865–1931), baseball player
 * John Kirby (American football) (born 1942), American football player
 * John Kirby (cricketer) (born 1936), English cricketer
 * Jon Luke Kirby (born 1998), rugby league footballer

Other people

 * John Kirby (topographer) (1690–1753), English mapmaker and illustrator
 * John Kirby (surgeon) (1781–1853), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
 * John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), American businessman
 * John Kirby (bishop) (born 1938), Irish bishop
 * John Kirby (attorney) (1939–2019), American lawyer and namesake of Nintendo character Kirby