John Clayton
John Clayton may refer to:
- John Clayton (divine) (1709–1773), English cleric, Methodist and Jacobite
- John Clayton (minister) (1754–1843), English Independent
- John Clayton (painter) (1728–1800), English artist
- John M. Clayton (1796–1856), U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State
- John M. Clayton (Arkansas) (1840–1889), Arkansas carpetbagger, assassinated 1889
- John Clayton (sportswriter), writer and reporter for ESPN and SportsCenter
- John Clayton (bassist), American jazz bassist
- John Clayton (barrister) (died c. 1710), Original Fellow of the Royal Society
- John Clayton (botanist) (1694–1773), Colonial Virginia
- John Clayton (cricketer) (1857–1938), English cricketer
- John Clayton (footballer), Scottish footballer
- John Clayton (town clerk) (1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, birthname of the fictional character Tarzan
- John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton (c.1907–1955) & (1915–1961), American writers
- John Clayton (actor) (1940–2003), Australian actor
- John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist
- John Clayton Allen (1860–1939), American politician
- Jack Clayton (1921–1995), British film director