John Penn
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A number of persons have been called John Penn :
- John Penn (governor), (1729–1795), British colonial governor of Pennsylvania
- John Penn (delegate), (1741–1788), Continental Congressman from North Carolina
- John Penn, younger brother to William Penn
- John Penn (engineer) (1805–1875), British marine engine engineer, invented lignum vitae bearing for propellor shafts, twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- John Penn (UK politician) (1848–1903), MP for Lewisham 1891–1903
- John Penn (architect), (1921–2007), a British architect