John Speed (disambiguation)

John Speed (1542–1629) was an English cartographer and historian.

John Speed may also refer to:


 * John Speed (martyr) (died 1594), English Roman Catholic martyr
 * John James Speed (1803–1867), American farmer, merchant, politician, and pioneer in telegraphy
 * John Speed (Kentucky), judge and owner of Farmington in Louisville, Kentucky, and father of Joshua Fry Speed and James Speed