John Young may refer to:

Academics

* John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre College * John Dragon Young (1949–1996), Chinese historian * John Lorenzo Young (1826–1881), English-Australian educationalist * John Richardson Young (1782–1804), American physiologist

Arts and entertainment

Performing arts

* Harry Anthony (a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer * John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor * John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist * John Sacret Young (1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter * John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer * John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author * John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist * John Young (composer) (born 1962), New Zealand-born composer * John Lloyd Young (born 1975), American actor and singer * John G. Young (filmmaker) (fl. 1990s–present), American director, producer and writer

Visual arts

* John Young (engraver) (1755–1825), British mezzotint engraver, keeper of the British Institution * John Henry Young (1880–1946), Australian art collector, art dealer and art gallery director * John Chin Young (1909–1997), American painter * John Zerunge Young (born 1956), Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Business and industry

* John Young (agricultural reformer) (1773–1837), Scottish merchant in Nova Scotia * John Young (architect) (1797–1877), English architect * John Young (Scottish architect) (1826–1895) * John Young (building contractor) (1827–1907), Australian building contractor * John Orr Young (1886–1976), American advertiser * John Young (brewer) (1921–2006), British chairman of Young's Brewery * John A. Young (born 1932), American business manager * John Young (businessman) (born ca 1948), Australian entrepreneur * John Hardin Young (a.k.a. Jack Young, fl. 1985–present), American attorney

Military

* John Young (naval officer) (c. 1740–1781), American sailor * John Preston Young (1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian * John Francis Young (1893–1929), Canadian soldier * John Darling Young (1910–1988), British Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire * Yang Kuo-chiang (a.k.a. John K. Young, born 1950) Chinese military leader, Director-General of National Security Bureau of the Republic of China * John J. Young Jr. (born 1962), U.S. Defense Department official

Politics and law

Australia

* John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician * John Young (jurist) (1919–2008), Australian jurist * John Young (judge) (born 1952), Australian jurist in the Federal Court of Australia

Canada

* John Young (seigneur) (c. 1759–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician * John Young (Canadian politician) (1811–1878), member of the Canadian House of Commons * John Young (Gloucester County, New Brunswick politician) (1841–1907), Canadian politician * John Young (York County, New Brunswick politician) (1854–1934), Canadian politician * John Allan Young (1895–1961), Canadian politician in Saskatchewan

U.K.

* John Young (died 1589) (by 1519–1589), English politician, MP * John Young (MP for Marlborough), (fl. 1559), English politician, MP for Marlborough * John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1586–1597), English politician, MP for New Shoreham, Sussex * John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876), British diplomat and politician, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General * John Young (Scottish politician) (1930–2011), Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament

U.S.

* John Young (governor) (1802–1852), American politician, Governor of New York * John Duncan Young (1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky * J. Smith Young (1834–1916), American politician * John Russell Young (DC Commissioner) (1882-1966), 18th president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia * John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician from Texas * John M. Young (1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin * John Young (Indiana politician), American politician from Indiana

Elsewhere

* John Young (advisor) (c. 1742–1835), British-born government advisor in the Kingdom of Hawaii

Religion

* John Young (suffragan bishop in London) (1463–1526), English Catholic churchman and academic * John Young (Regius Professor) (1514–1580), English Catholic clergyman and academic * John Young (bishop of Rochester) (1532–1605), English academic and Anglican bishop of Rochester * John Young (Dean of Winchester) (1585–1654), English Calvinist clergyman * John Young (Bishop of Argyll) (1624-1665), Scottish divine * John G. Young (bishop) (1746–1813), Irish Catholic bishop * John F. Young (1820–1885), American Episcopal bishop of Florida, translator of the hymn ''Silent Night'' * John Willard Young (1844–1924), American religious leader * John Young (Dean of St George's Cathedral) (1914–1991), English Anglican clergyman

Science and medicine

* John Radford Young (1799–1885), English mathematician, professor and author * John Young (professor of natural history) (1835–1902), Scottish naturalist, professor of natural history at Glasgow University * John Stirling Young (1894–1971), Scottish physician, professor of pathology at Aberdeen University * John Young (astronaut), John Watts Young (1930–2018), American astronaut * John Wesley Young (1879–1932), American mathematician * John Zachary Young (1907–1997), English zoologist * John Young (naturalist) (born c. 1960s), Australian naturalist

Sports

Association football (soccer)

* John Young (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1915), Scottish football player * John Young (footballer, born 1889) (1889–19??), Scottish association football player * John Young (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1947), Scottish footballer * John Young (footballer, born 1951), Scottish association football player and manager * John Young (footballer, born 1957), Scottish association football player (Denver Avalanche)

Cricket

* John Young (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1933), English cricketer * John Young (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1913), English cricketer * John Young (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1960), English cricketer

Other sports

* John Young (pitcher) (fl. 1920s), American Negro league baseball player * John Young (swimmer) (1917–2006), Bermudian swimmer * John Young (field hockey) (born 1934), Canadian Olympic field hockey player * John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist * John Young (rugby union) (1937–2020), English rugby union player * John Young (first baseman) (1949–2016), American baseball player * John Young (ice hockey) (born 1969), American ice hockey and roller hockey player

Others

* John Young (pioneer) (1764–1825), American surveyor * John Young (abolitionist), (fl. 1800s), American abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor * John Russell Young (1840–1899), American writer, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress * John Preston Young (1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian * John P. Young (1849–1921), American writer and editor of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' * John Young (police officer) (1888–1952), New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner * John C. Young (1912–1987), Chinese-American civic leader, key figure in the development of Chinatown, San Francisco * John Young (Cryptome) (fl. 2000s), American activist and architect

Other uses

* John Young Parkway, American roadway in Florida * John W. Young Round Barn, American historic building in Tama County, Iowa * USS John Young, USS ''John Young'', American warship