# John Jenkins

John Jenkins may refer to:

## Politicians

* John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
* John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
* John Jones Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
* Edward Jenkins (MP) (John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
* John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge
* John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born Premier of South Australia
* John Jenkins (British politician) (1852–1936), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
* John George Jenkins (1919–2007), Scottish farmers leader, TV presenter and politician
* John Barnard Jenkins (1933–2020), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
* John Jenkins (American politician) (1952-2020), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for governor of Maine
* Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
* John Jenkins (Welsh politician) (born 1981), local politician in Wales

## Musicians, artists and entertainers

* John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
* Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), guitarist
* John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), Australian poet
* John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
* John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
* John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author

## Sportspeople

* John Jenkins (American football coach) (born 1952), American football coach
* John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player
* John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer for Richmond and North Melbourne
* John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), Chicago White Sox baseball player
* John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
* John Jenkins (figure skater) (born 1970), British figure skater
* John Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), American auto racer
* John Jenkins (rugby) (1880–1971), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

## Other people

* John Jenkins (penmanship) (1755–1822), American schoolteacher who devised a popular style of penmanship
* John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
* John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
* John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union President
* John Lewis Jenkins (1857–1912), British administrator in the Imperial Civil Service
* John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
* John I. Jenkins (born 1953), former president of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–2024
* John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
* John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
* John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection drug smuggling ring
* John Major Jenkins (1964–2017), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar