John Martin may refer to:

Business

John Martin (businessman) John Martin (August 18, 1820 – May 25, 1905) of Peacham, Vermont, was an American steamboat captain and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota involved in lumber and gristmill, flour milling. In 1891, Martin led a merger of six mills to create N ...

(1820–1905), American lumberman and flour miller * John Charles Martin (

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1913–1931), American newspaper publisher * John Martin (publisher) (born 1930), American founder of Black Sparrow Press * John C. Martin (businessman) (1951–2021), CEO of biotechnology company Gilead Sciences

Entertainment

* John Martin (actor) (born 1951), American actor * John Martin (painter) (1789–1854), English painter * John Blennerhassett Martin (1797–1857), American painter, engraver, and lithographer * John Martin (bibliographer) (1791–1855), English bookseller, librarian, and writer * John Martin (dance critic) (1893–1985), at ''The New York Times'' * John Scott Martin (1926–2009), English actor * John Martin (Canadian broadcaster) (1947–2006) * John Martin (comedian) (born 1962), British * John Martin (singer) (born 1980), Swedish *John Martin (born 1946), also known as "The Big Figure", English drummer and member of Dr. Feelgood (1971-1982) *John Martin, American film actor, in ''Browned Off'' (1944) and '' Mesa of Lost Women'' (1951) *John Martin, Norwegian musician, husband and manager of pianist Natalia Strelchenko

Law

* John Martin (judge) (1784–1840), American judge of the Cherokee Tribal Court * John C. Martin (judge) (1943–2024), North Carolina state court judge * John Donelson Martin Sr. (1883–1962), U.S. federal judge * John E. Martin (1891–1968), Wisconsin state court judge * John S. Martin Jr. (born 1935), U.S. federal judge

Military

* John Donelson Martin (1830–1862), Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War * John Martin (Royal Navy officer) (1918–2011), British admiral *

John Martin (New Zealand admiral) Rear Admiral Alan John Ogilvie Martin, is a retired officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy, who served as Chief of Navy (New Zealand), Chief of the Navy from 30 November 2015 to 29 November 2018. Born in Dunedin, Martin joined the navy in 1979. ...

, Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy * John L. Martin Jr. (1920–2009) US Air Force general

Politics

United Kingdom

* John Martin (MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed), British Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1529 * John Martin (died 1545), British Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, 1529 * John Martin (died c. 1592), British Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, 1554 * John Martin (1692–1767), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1741–1747 * John Martin (1724–1794), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1754–1761 * John Martin (1805–1880), British banker and Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1832–1835 * John Martin (Young Irelander) (1812–1875), Young Irelander and Member of Parliament for Meath, 1871–1875 * John Hanbury Martin (1890–1983), British Member of Parliament for Southwark Central, 1940–1948 * John Martin (civil servant) (1904–1991), Winston Churchill's private secretary * John Martin (Leicester MP), British Member of Parliament for

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

, 1354 *John Martin, Bailiff of Guernsey, 1499–1510 * John Martin (1774–1832), British Member of Parliament for

Tewkesbury Tewkesbury ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town grew following the construction of Tewkesbury Abbey in the twelfth century and played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses. It stands at ...

, 1812–1832 * John Martin (Irish politician), Irish Member of Parliament for the Irish constituency of Sligo Borough, 1832–1837

United States

John Martin (Governor of Georgia) John Martin (August 6, 1732January 1786) was an Americans, American planter, soldier, and politician. Early life Little is known of Martin's early life. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to St. Philip's Parish, Savannah, Georg ...

(died 1786) * John Martin (Governor of Kansas) (1839–1889) * John Martin (Kansas politician) (1833–1913), U.S. Senator from Kansas * John Andrew Martin (1868–1939), U.S. Representative from Colorado * John C. Martin (politician) (1880–1952), U.S. Representative from Illinois * John F. Martin Jr., American Ambassador to Costa Rica (1920–1921) * John L. Martin (born 1941), American politician from Maine * John Marshall Martin (1832–1921), Confederate politician * John Mason Martin (1837–1898), U.S. Representative from Alabama * John Preston Martin (1811–1862), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * John W. Martin (1884–1958), governor of Florida * John Martin (pioneer) (1827-1893), early pioneer of Monterey County, California * John Martin (Missouri politician)

Other countries

* John Wills Martin (c. 1790–after 1843), English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland * John Martin (New Zealand politician) (1822–1892), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * John S. Martin (politician) (1855–1946), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada * John Strickler Martin (1875–1931), farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada * John Martin (Australian politician) (1890–1964), New South Wales politician * John Martin (British Columbia politician), MLA of a provincial legislature since 2013

Sports

Baseball

* John Martin (baseball) (born 1956), American baseball pitcher * J. D. Martin (John Dale Martin, born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher * Pepper Martin (Johnny 1904–1965), American baseball player

Cricket

* John Martin (cricketer, born 1867) (1867–1942), played for MCC and Devon * John Martin (cricketer, born 1941) (1941–2024), played for Oxford University, Somerset, Oxfordshire, and Devon * John Martin (cricketer, born 1942), played for New South Wales * Johnny Martin (cricketer) (1931–1992), Australian Test cricketer

Football

* John Martin (American football) (1895–?), American football player and coach * Johnny Martin (American football) (1916–1968), American football player * Alan Martin (footballer, born 1923) (John Alan 1923–2004), English footballer * Johnny Martin (footballer) (1946–2013), English former footballer * John Martin (goalkeeper) (born 1958), Scottish goalkeeper for Airdrieonians * John Martin (Irish footballer) (born 1979), midfielder * John Martin (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), Irish footballer * John Martin (English footballer) (born 1981) * John Martin (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Scottish footballer * John Martin (referee) (

1978–1988), English association football referee

Other sports

* John Martin (American racing driver) (1939–2019), Indy 500 driver * John Martin (Australian racing driver) (born 1984), Superleague Formula and British F3 * John Martin (figure skater), 1989–1994 * John Martin (Paralympian) (born 1943), Australian * John Martin (sport shooter) (1868–1951) * John A Martin (born 1948), English rugby league player * John David Martin (born 1939), American track and field athlete

Other

* John Martin (Jamestown) (c. 1560–1632), settler and member of Council * John Martin (meteorologist) (1789–1869), English physician and meteorologist * John Martin (minister) (1741–1820), English Particular Baptist minister * John Martin (priest) (1797–1878), Anglican priest in Ireland * John Martin (headmaster) (1814–1876), educator in Adelaide, South Australia * John Martin (oceanographer) (1935–1993), American scientist *

John Bartlow Martin John Bartlow Martin (August 4, 1915 – January 3, 1987) was an American diplomat, author of 15 books, ambassador, and speechwriter and confidant to many Democratic politicians including Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Lyn ...

(1915–1987), American author and ambassador * John F. Martin, Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, 1927–1933 * John Jeffries Martin (born 1951), American academic and author * John Joseph Martin (1922–1997), NASA engineer and administrator * John Levi Martin (born 1964), American sociologist * John William Martin (1860–1956), British Fabian and academic in the United States *John Martin, American member of the Committee of Fifty *John Martin, captain of Bartholomew Gosnold's ship when he found Martha's Vineyard * John Martin's, former department store in Adelaide, Australia * John Martin Brewery, Belgian brewery founded in 1909 * John Martin Scripps, a British-Singaporean killer, later executed