John Watkins

John Watkins may refer to:

Politicians

 * John Watkins (mayor) (died 1812), mayor of New Orleans
 * John D. Watkins (1828–1895), American politician in Louisiana
 * John T. Watkins (1854–1925), American politician, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
 * John Watkins (Virginia politician, born 1947), Virginia state senator
 * John Watkins (Australian politician) (born 1955), in New South Wales
 * John A. Watkins (politician) (1898–1973), politician from the U.S. state of Indiana
 * John B. Watkins (1855–1931), politician in the Virginia Senate
 * John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Welsh politician

Sportsmen

 * John Watkins (baseball) (1857–1924), American pre-Negro leagues baseball catcher and manager
 * John Watkins (South African cricketer) (1923–2021), South African cricketer
 * John Watkins (Australian cricketer) (born 1943), Australian cricketer
 * John Watkins (rugby union) (born 1945), English rugby union player

Others

 * John Watkins (architect) (1834–1902), architect in Utah
 * John W. N. Watkins (1924–1999), English philosopher
 * John Watkins (diplomat) (1902–1964), Canadian diplomat and ambassador
 * John Watkins (photographer) (1823–1874), English portrait photographer
 * John Watkins (writer) (fl. 1792–1831), English writer known as a biographer
 * John A. Watkins (admiral), United States Navy admiral
 * John G. Watkins (1913–2012), American psychologist
 * J. Elfreth Watkins (1852–1903), curator at the United States National Museum
 * John M. Watkins, founder of Watkins Books
 * J. S. Watkins (John Samuel Watkins, 1866–1942), Australian art teacher