# John Ellis

John Ellis may refer to:

## Academics

* John Ellis (scrivener) (1698–1791), English political writer
* John Ellis (naturalist) (1710–1776), English botanical illustrator
* John Ellis (physicist, born 1946), British theoretical physicist at CERN
* John Millott Ellis (1831–1894), abolitionist and President of Oberlin College
* R. John Ellis (born 1935), British biochemist
* Sir John Ellis (physician) (1916–1998), Dean London Hospital Medical College 1968–1980 medical educationalist
* John Ellis (media academic) (born 1952), British media theorist and TV producer
* John Ellis (physicist, born 1963), British physicist at the University of Cambridge

## Business

* Alfred John Ellis (1915–2020), Canadian banker
* John Ellis (businessman) (1789–1862), Director of the Midland Railway in the UK and MP for Leicester 1848–1852
* John Devonshire Ellis (1824–1906), English steelmaker
* John Prescott Ellis (born 1953), media consultant and first cousin of U.S. President George W. Bush
* Dr. John Ellis (Valvoline founder) (1815–1896), founder of the motor oil company, Valvoline

## Music

* John Ellis (guitarist) (born 1952), founding member of the 1970s punk band The Vibrators
* John Ellis (saxophonist) (born 1974), New Orleans jazz musician
* John Ellis, member of the South African band Tree63
* John Ellis, English pianist, composer, A founder member of The Cinematic Orchestra

## Politics

* John Ellis (MP for New Romney)
* John Ellis (Harwich MP) (1643–1738), English administrator and MP for Harwich 1702–08
* John Ellis (Newry MP) (1812–?), Irish Member of UK Parliament for Newry
* Sir John Whittaker Ellis (1829–1912), British Member of Parliament for Mid Surrey 1884–1885, Kingston 1885–1892
* John Ellis (Fianna Fáil politician) (born 1952), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
* John Ellis (Liberal politician) (1841–1910), British Liberal politician, MP for Rushcliffe 1885–1910
* John Ellis (pastoralist) (1803–1873), "Captain Ellis" South Australian grazier and MLC
* John Ellis (Australian politician) (1872–1945), Victorian state politician
* John Ellis (Labour politician) (1930–2019), British Labour Party politician, MP for Bristol North West and for Brigg and Scunthorpe
* John Valentine Ellis (1835–1913), Canadian MP and Senator
* John William Ellis (1853–1918), New Zealand businessman and mayor of Hamilton
* John Willis Ellis (1820–1861), North Carolina governor
* E. John Ellis (1840–1889), U.S. Representative from Louisiana
* John Ellis Martineau (1873–1937), governor of Arkansas then United States District Court judge
* Johnny Ellis (1960–2022), Democratic member of the Alaska Senate

## Religion

* John Ellis (theologian) (1606?–1681), English priest
* John Ellis (antiquarian) (1634–1735), Welsh priest, rector of Llanbedr-y-Cennin
* John Ellis (religious writer) (1598/99–1665), Welsh priest
* John Tracy Ellis (1905–1992), Catholic Church historian
* John Ellis (chaplain) (born 1963), Chaplain in Chief of the Royal Air Force

## Sports
### Cricket

* John Ellis (English cricketer) (1864–1927), English cricketer
* John Ellis (Victoria cricketer) (1890–1974), Australian cricketer
* John Ellis (Queensland cricketer) (1914–1994), Australian cricketer

### Other sports

* John Ellis (American football) (1919–2000), American football lineman
* John Ellis (baseball) (1948–2022), American baseball player
* John Ellis (footballer) (born 1948), Australian rules footballer
* John Ellis (golfer) (born 1979), American golfer
* Jonathan Ellis (wrestler) (born 1982), British professional wrestler

## Others

* John Ellis (executioner) (1874–1932), British executioner
* John Ellis (trade unionist) (1939–2011), British trade union leader
* John G. Ellis, English architect
* John R. Ellis, American visual effects artist
* J. Breckenridge Ellis (1870–1956), American writer