John White
John White is the name of:
Musicians
- John White (singer) (1902–1992), American country music singer, writer on the genre of western music
- John Simon White (1910–2001), American vocal coach and opera director
- John White (composer) (born 1936), English musician
- John Paul White, American singer-songwriter and member of the Civil Wars
Politicians
United Kingdom
- John White (died 1407), in 1388 MP for Norfolk
- John White (fl.1406), MP for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- John White (fl.1397-1410), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
- John White, Member of the English Parliament for the City of London, 1566–1571
- John White (died 1597), MP for Clitheroe
- John White (Welsh politician) (1590–1645), lawyer and MP for Southwark, 1640–1645
- John White (1634–1713), British Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
- John White (1699–1769), British Member of Parliament for East Retford
- John Bazley White (1848–1927), British Member of Parliament for Gravesend, 1886–1892
- John Baker White (1902–1988), British politician
- John White (loyalist) (born 1950), convicted murderer, Northern Ireland
- Robert John White, President of the Ulster Unionist Party and former Mayor of Coleraine
- John White, 1st Baron Overtoun (1843–1908), Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician
United States
- John White (Kentucky politician) (1802–1845), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John D. White (1849–1920), American politician from Kentucky
- John White (unionist) (1870–1934), president of the United Mine Workers of America
- John E. White (1873–1943), American politician
- John C. White (1924–1995), Chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee
- John White (Ohio politician) (born 1946), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- John F. White, Jr., Pennsylvania politician
- John P. White, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1995–1997
- John White, Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012
- John White (Maryland politician), U.S. Congressional candidate in Maryland
- John White (diplomat) (1884–1967), US Ambassador to Haiti and Peru
- John Baker White (Virginia) (1794–1862), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
- John Baker White (West Virginia politician) (1868–1944), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
Canada
- John White (Frontenac County) (c. 1760–1800), Canadian politician
- John White (Liberal MP) (1811–1897), Canadian politician
- John White (Conservative MP) (1833–1894), Canadian politician
- John Franklin White (1873–1961), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
- John White (Ontario politician), provincial cabinet minister
Other
- John White, acting Governor of Jamaica, 1691–1692
- John White (New Zealand politician) (1830–1876), New Zealand politician
- John White (Irish politician), Irish Farmers' Party / Cumann na nGaedhael politician, TD for Donegal, 1923–1933
- John White (Australian politician) (born 1942), member of Tasmanian state parliament, 1986–1998
Scientists and medical professionals
- John White (surgeon) (1756–1832), Surgeon-General of New South Wales
- John Graham White, co-developed confocal microscopy and mapped the complete nervous system of C. elegans
- John White (chemist), Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Sportsmen
- Jock White (1897–1986), Scottish footballer, born John White
- John White (rower) (1916–1997), American rower
- J. T. White (1920–2005), American football player and coach
- John White (footballer, born 1937) (1937–1964), Scottish international footballer for Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur
- John White (footballer, born 1986), English football player
- John White (Canadian football) (born 1991), American player of Canadian football
- John Henry White (born 1955), Canadian football player
- John White (squash player) (born 1973), Scottish squash player
- John White, Irish Steeplechase rider who was first past the post in the void 1993 Grand National
- John White (New Zealand footballer), former football (soccer) player for New Zealand
Writers
- John White, alias of Augustine Bradshaw (1575–1618), Benedictine monk
- John White (ethnographer) (1826–1891), New Zealand public servant known for his work on the history and traditions of the Māori people
- John Herbert White (1880–1920), co-author of Modern Chess Openings
- John White (Christian author) (1924–2002), author of the Archives of Anthropos series
Others
- John White (bishop) (1510–1560), English bishop
- John White (colonist and artist) (c. 1540–c. 1590), governor of the Roanoke Colony, first English colony in America
- John White (chaplain) (1570–1615), English clergyman
- John White (colonist priest) (1575–1648), English Puritan clergyman
- John Chambers White (c. 1770–1845), Royal Navy admiral
- John G. White (1845–1928), Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia
- John White (South Australian painter) (1854–1943), painter and pharmacist
- John T. White (1856–1924), Maryland school administrator and author of proposed alternate lyrics to the Maryland state song
- John White (minister) (1867–1951), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1925 and 1929
- John White (Provost of St Edmundsbury) (1895–1958), Anglican priest
- John F. White (1917–2005), American academic administrator
- John Sylvester White (1919–1988), American actor
- John White (art historian) (born 1924), English former art historian
- John M. White (born 1937), American performance artist, sculptor and painter
- John H. White (photojournalist) (born 1945), African-American photographer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
- John White (actor) (born 1981), Canadian actor
See also
- Jack White (disambiguation)
- Jon White (disambiguation)
- Jonathan White (disambiguation)
- John Whyte (disambiguation)
- John Wight (disambiguation)
- John Baker White (disambiguation)
- John H. White (disambiguation)
- White (surname)