John Kirkeby

John Kirkeby or John Kerby (fl. 1441 – 1460s) was a Canon of Windsor from 1455 to 1457 and Master of the Rolls from 1447 to 1461.

Career
Kirkeby was:
 * Prebendary of St Paul's 1449–1451
 * Rector of St Pancras Soper Lane 1450–1452
 * Chaplain to the King
 * Rector of Langton (diocese of Lincoln) 1457
 * Prebendary of Lincoln 1456–1462

He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1455 and held the canonry until 1457.