# John Hall

John Hall may refer to:

## Academics

* John Hall (NYU President) (fl. c. 1890), American academic
* John A. Hall (born 1949), sociology professor at McGill University, Montreal
* John F. Hall (1951–2023), professor of classics at Brigham Young University
* John Lesslie Hall (1856–1938), American literary scholar
* John Whitney Hall (1916–1997), American historian of Japan

## Military

* John Hall (British Army officer) (1795–1866), British military surgeon
* John L. Hall Jr. (1891–1978), United States Navy officer
* John Herbert Hall (1899–1978), British World War I flying ace
* John Hall (RAF officer) (1921–2004), British World War II flying ace

## Politics
### U.S.

* John Hall (Kentucky politician) (1939–2016), member of the Kentucky Senate
* John Hall (Maryland politician) (1729–1797), delegate to the Continental Congress
* John Hall (New York politician) (born 1948), U.S. Representative from New York, and founder of American rock band Orleans
* John Hall (West Virginia politician) (1805–1881), Virginia politician and West Virginia founder
* John C. Hall (1821–1896), Wisconsin State Senator
* John D. Hall (politician) (1957–2005), North Carolina State Representative
* John Hicklin Hall (1854–1937), Oregon politician
* John Hubert Hall (1899–1970), governor of Oregon
* John Manning Hall (1841–1905), Connecticut state senator and representative
* John Michael Hall, Pennsylvania politician
* John W. Hall (1817–1892), governor of Delaware

### U.K.

* John Hall (MP for Dunwich) (died 1548)
* John Hall (1632–1711), British MP for Wells, 1671–1679 and 1680–1685
* John Hall (Buckingham MP) (1799–1872), British general and MP for Buckingham, 1846–1859
* John Hall (Labour politician) (1896–1955), MP for Gateshead West, 1950–1955
* John Hall (Wycombe MP) (1911–1978)
* John Carey Hall (1844–1921), British diplomat
* John Hathorn Hall (1894–1979), British colonial administrator
* John Richard Clark Hall (1855–1931), English barrister and Old English scholar

### Elsewhere

* John Hall (New South Wales politician) (1856–1921)
* John Hall (New Zealand politician) (1824–1907)
* John Hall (Victorian politician) (1884–1949)

## Religion

* John Hall (minister) (c. 1559–1627), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
* John Hall (bishop) (1633–1710), English churchman and academic
* John Hall (Presbyterian pastor) (1829–1898), Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
* John Hall (Archdeacon of Salop) (born 1941)
* John Hall (priest) (born 1949), British Anglican Church leader
* John Hall (Archdeacon of Killaloe) (1626–1691), Church of Ireland priest

## Science

* John Hall (physician) (1575–1636), William Shakespeare's son-in-law and medical author
* John Hall (engineer) (1765–1836), English engineer and millwright
* John H. Hall (gunsmith) (1781–1841), American inventor of the M1819 Hall breech-loading rifle
* John H. Hall (inventor) (1932–2014), inventor of integrated circuits
* John L. Hall (born 1934), American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics
* J. Storrs Hall, engineer and scientist

## Sports
### Cricket

* John Hall (cricketer, born 1815) (1815–1888), English first-class cricketer
* John Hall (cricketer, born 1874) (1874–1925), English cricketer
* John Hall (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1979), English cricketer
* John Hall (cricketer, born 1934), English cricketer
* John Hall (cricketer, born 1950), English cricketer

### Football

* John A. Hall (American football) (1877–1919), American football player and coach
* John Hall (1930s footballer), winger who played for Burnley
* John Hall (footballer, born 1944), Bradford City A.F.C. footballer
* John Hall (footballer, born 1994), Adelaide United FC footballer
* John Hall (placekicker) (born 1974), American football kicker
* Johnny Hall (Samoan footballer) (born 1991), Samoan footballer

### Other sports

* John Hall (baseball) (1924–1995), for the 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers
* John Hall (sport shooter) (1906–1978), British Olympic shooter

## Writers

* John Hall (English playwright) (died 2001), English playwright
* John Halle (died 1568), called also John Hall of Maidstone, English surgeon, known as a medical writer and poet
* John Hall (poet) (1627–1656), English poet, essayist and pamphleteer
* J. C. Hall (poet) (John Clive Hall, 1920–2011), English poet and editor
* John Vine Hall (1774–1860), English bookseller and religious writer
* John Elihu Hall (1783–1829), lawyer, writer, and publisher in Philadelphia and Maryland
* N. John Hall (born 1933), American biographer
* John S. Hall (born 1960), American poet and performer
* John R. Hall (author) (born 1975), American author and co-founder of Greenwood & Hall

## Other

* John Hall (American businessman) (1932–2021), CEO of Ashland
* John Hill (actor) (born 1977), American musical theater actor
* John Hall (artist) (1739–1797), British engraver and painter
* John Hall (English businessman) (born 1933), land and sports entrepreneur
* John Hall (Canadian artist) (born 1943), Canadian painter
* John Hall (judge) (1767–1833), North Carolina Supreme Court justice
* John Hall (sound editor) (died 1997), American sound editor
* John Farnsworth Hall (1899–1987), Australian conductor and violinist
* John James Hall (1845–1941), clock restorer
* John Smythe Hall (1853–1909), Canadian lawyer, politician, and editor
* John Thomson Hall (1841–1883), Australian violinist
* Sir John Hall, 3rd Baronet (died 1776)
* John Maxwell Hall (1884–1966), British colonial administrator, judge, and author
* John Hall, Ohio radio broadcaster and voice talent at WIZE
* John Hall, keyboard player for Canadian rock band Prism