# John White

John White may refer to:

## Actors

* John White (actor) (born 1981), Canadian actor
* John Patrick White (born 1972), American 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

## Politicians
### 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) (c. 1745–1777), 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