John White

John White may refer to:

Actors

 * John White (actor) (born 1981), Canadian actor
 * John Sylvester White (1919–1988), American actor

Artists and photographers

 * John White (colonist and artist) (c. 1540–c. 1590), governor of the Roanoke Colony
 * John White (photographer) (1850–1932), British photographer
 * John White (South Australian painter) (1854–1943), painter and pharmacist
 * John H. White (photojournalist) (born 1945), American photographer
 * John M. White (born 1937), American performance artist, sculptor and painter

Educators

 * John A. White (born 1939), American professor and University of Arkansas chancellor emeritus
 * John F. White (1917–2005), American academic administrator
 * John T. White (1856–1924), Maryland school administrator; author of proposed alternate lyrics to Maryland state song

Musicians

 * John White (composer) (1936–2024), English composer and musician
 * John White (singer) (1902–1992), American country music singer, writer on the genre of western music
 * John Clifford White, Australian composer
 * John Paul White (born 1972), American singer-songwriter and member of The Civil Wars
 * John Simon White (1910–2001), American vocal coach and opera director

Canada

 * John White (Conservative MP) (1833–1894), Canadian politician
 * John White (Frontenac County) (c. 1760–1800), Canadian politician
 * John White (Liberal MP) (1811–1897), Canadian politician
 * John White (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician
 * John White (Ontario politician) (1925–1996), provincial cabinet minister
 * John Franklin White (1873–1961), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons

United Kingdom

 * John White (died 1407), in 1388 MP for Norfolk
 * John White (fl.1406), MP for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
 * John White (fl.1397–1410), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
 * John White, Member of the English Parliament for the City of London, 1566–1571
 * John White (died 1573) of Aldershot, Lord Mayor of London 1563-4
 * John White (died 1597), MP for Clitheroe
 * John White (Welsh lawyer) (1590–1645), lawyer and MP for Southwark, 1640–1645
 * John White (1634–1713), Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
 * John White (1699–1769), Member of Parliament for East Retford
 * John White (1748–1813), surveyor and builder in Marylebone for the Duke of Portland
 * John Bazley White (1848–1927), Member of Parliament for Gravesend, 1886–1892
 * John Baker White (British politician) (1902–1988)
 * John White (loyalist) (born 1950), convicted murderer, Northern Ireland
 * Robert John White, known as John White, president of the Ulster Unionist Party and former mayor of Coleraine
 * John White, 1st Baron Overtoun (1843–1908), Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician
 * Sir John White (1558–1625), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

United States

 * John White (Kentucky politician) (1802–1845), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
 * John Barber White (1847–1923), American lumber businessman and politician in Pennsylvania
 * John D. White (1849–1920), American politician from Kentucky
 * John Phillip White (1870–1934), president of the United Mine Workers of America
 * John E. White (1873–1943), American politician in Massachusetts
 * John Coyle White (1924–1995), chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee
 * John White (Ohio politician) (born 1959), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
 * John F. White Jr. (born 1949), Pennsylvania politician
 * John Hannibal White (1828–1878), South Carolina politician
 * John L. White (1930–2001), New Jersey politician
 * John P. White (1937–2017), United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1995–1997
 * John W. White (politician) (1863–1921), American politician from Mississippi
 * John White (Georgia politician) (born 1940), member of the Georgia House of Representatives
 * John White (Louisiana politician) (born 1975), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012
 * John White (Maryland politician), U.S. congressional candidate in Maryland
 * John White (diplomat) (1884–1967), US Ambassador to Haiti, Peru, on List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Barbados
 * John Baker White (clerk of court) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
 * John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
 * John B. White, Oklahoma politician

Other places

 * John White (Australian politician) (1942–2020), Australian politician, member of Tasmanian state parliament, 1986–1998
 * John White (colonial administrator) (died 1692), acting governor of Jamaica, 1691–1692
 * John White (Irish politician), Irish Farmers' Party / Cumann na nGaedhael politician, TD for Donegal, 1923–1933
 * John White (New Zealand politician) (1830–1876), New Zealand politician
 * John White (Queensland politician) (1853–1922), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Musgrave

Scientists and medical professionals

 * John White (chemist) (1937–2023), professor of physical and theoretical chemistry
 * John White (surgeon) (1756–1832), Surgeon-General of New South Wales
 * John G. White (biologist) (born 1943), co-developed confocal microscopy and mapped the complete nervous system of C. elegans

Religious figures

 * John White (archdeacon of Meath) (fl. 1432–1478), Irish priest
 * John White (bishop) (1510–1560), English bishop
 * John White (chaplain) (1570–1615), English clergyman
 * John White (colonist priest) (1575–1648), English Puritan clergyman
 * John White, alias of Augustine Bradshaw (1575–1618), Benedictine monk
 * John White (minister) (1867–1951), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1925 and 1929
 * John White (provost of St Edmundsbury) (1895–1958), Anglican priest
 * John Chanler White (1867–1956), Episcopal bishop of Springfield
 * John Hazen White (1849–1925), Episcopal bishop in Indiana

Sportsmen

 * J. T. White (1920–2005), American football player and coach
 * Jock White (1897–1986), Scottish footballer, born John White
 * John White (cricketer, born 1855), English cricketer, played as a wicket-keeper
 * John White (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1950), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
 * John White (footballer, born 1937) (1937–1964), Scottish international footballer for Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur
 * John White (footballer, born 1955), Australian footballer for North Melbourne
 * John White (footballer, born 1986), English football player
 * John White (New Zealand footballer), football (soccer) player for New Zealand
 * John White (rower) (1916–1997), American rower
 * John White (running back, born 1991), American player of Canadian football
 * John White (sportsman) (1877–1958), English cricketer and footballer
 * John White (squash player) (born 1973), Scottish squash player
 * John White (tight end) (1935–1988), American football player
 * John White, Irish steeplechase rider who was first past the post in the void 1993 Grand National
 * John Henry White (born 1955), Canadian football player

Writers

 * John White (Christian author) (1924–2002), author of The Archives of Anthropos series
 * John White (ethnographer) (1826–1891), New Zealand public servant and historian
 * John Herbert White (1880–1920), co-author of Modern Chess Openings
 * John Talbot White (1925–1983), British lecturer, naturalist and writer

Others

 * John White (art historian) (1924–2021), English art historian
 * John White (jurist) (1911–2007), New Zealand Queen's Counsel
 * John White (major), native Irish soldier in the American Revolutionary War
 * John Berry White (1833/1834–1896), British philanthropist and British Army officer
 * John Campbell White (diplomat) (1884–1967), American diplomat, US ambassador to Haiti and Peru
 * John Campbell White (United Irishman) (1757–1847), executive member of the Society of United Irishmen
 * John Chambers White (c. 1770–1845), Royal Navy admiral
 * John Claude White (1853–1918), engineer, photographer, author and civil servant in British India
 * John Griswold White (1845–1928), Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia
 * John H. White (Medal of Honor) (1835–1912), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * John H. White Jr. (born 1933), American historian and museum curator
 * John R. White (c. 1799–1872), American slave trader
 * John Tahourdin White (1809–1893), English classical scholar
 * John W. White (general) (1910–1992), United States Air Force general