John Boyd
John Boyd may refer to:
Politicians
British
- Sir John Boyd, 1st Baronet (1718–1800), English sugar merchant
- Sir John Boyd, 2nd Baronet (1750–1815), son of the first baronet Boyd
- Sir John Boyd (ambassador) (born 1936), British ambassador and former master of Churchill College, Cambridge
- John Boyd (Irish politician) (1789–1862), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Coleraine, 1842–1852 and 1857–1862
American
- John Boyd (Texas Congressman) (1796–1873), American early settler in Texas and state senator
- John Frank Boyd (1853–1945), Nebraska judge and representative
- John H. Boyd (1799–1868), U.S. Representative from New York
- John W. Boyd (1811–1892), Wisconsin State Senator
Canadian
- John Boyd (Canadian politician) (1826–1893), Senator and lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
- Sir John Alexander Boyd (1837–1916), Canadian lawyer and judge
Military figures
- John Boyd (military strategist) (1927–1997), US Air Force Colonel and fighter pilot
- John Covert Boyd (1850–1924), Naval surgeon and fraternity founder
- John Parker Boyd (1764–1830), American general
- John McNeil Boyd R.N. (1812–1861), Captain of HMS Ajax (1809) died in the "Boyd disaster" 1861
Artists
- John H. Boyd (photographer) (1898–1971), photographer based in Toronto, Ontario
- John Boyd (playwright) (1912–2002), Northern Irish playwright
- John Boyd (author) (1919–2013), science fiction author
- John Boyd (milliner) (born 1925), fashion designer
- John Morton Boyd (1925–1998), Scottish zoologist and writer
- John Boyd (conductor) (born 1944), American conductor and arranger, worked with Joseph Hermann
- John Boyd (sound engineer), American sound engineer
- John Boyd (actor) (born 1981), American actor
Other
- John Boyd (footballer) (born 1926), Scottish footballer
- John W. Boyd, Jr. (born 1965), farmer and civil rights leader
See also
- John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (1880–1971), Nobel peace laureate
- Boyd (surname)