John Young

John Young may refer to:

People

Sports

• John Young (baseball) (born 1949) (1949–2016), American baseball first baseman
• John Young (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1933), English cricketer
• John Young (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1913), English cricketer
• John Young (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1960), English cricketer
• John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist
• John Young (footballer, born 1889), Scottish football (soccer) player
• John Young (footballer, born 1951), Scottish football (soccer) player and manager
• John Young (footballer, born 1957), Scottish football (soccer) player (Denver Avalanche)
• John Young (swimmer) (1917-2006), Bermudian swimmer

Politics

• John Young (16th century MP) (by 1519-1589), of Bristol, MP for Devizes, West Looe etc.
• John Young (MP for Rye), MP for Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Young (MP for Marlborough), in 1559, MP for Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl.1586-1597), MP for New Shoreham, Sussex
• J. Smith Young (1834–1916), American politician
• John Allan Young (1895–1961), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
• John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician from Texas
• John Duncan Young (1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky
• John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876), UK MP, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General
• John Young (Canadian politician) (1811–1878), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
• John Young (governor) (1802–1852), Governor of New York
• John Young (Hawaii) (c. 1742–1835), British-born government advisor of Kamehameha I
• John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician
• John Young (judge), former Federal Court of Australia judge
• John Young (jurist) (1919–2008), Australian jurist
• John Young (Scottish politician) (1930–2011), Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament
• John Young (seigneur) (c. 1759–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician
• John Darling Young (1910–1988), Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, 1969–1984
• John M. Young (1926-2010), American politician from Wisconsin
• Yang Kuo-chiang, Director-General of National Security Bureau of the Republic of China, 2015-2016

Business

• John A. Young (born 1932), American business manager
• John Hardin Young, American attorney (a.k.a. Jack Young)
• John Young (businessman), Australian entrepreneur
• John Young (merchant) (1773–1837), Scottish merchant in Nova Scotia
• John Young (building contractor) (1827–1907), Australian building contractor

Arts

• John Young (1870 - 1954), American singer better known by his pseudonym Harry Anthony
• John Chin Young (1909–1997), American painter
• John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer
• John Russell Young (1840–1899), American writer, diplomat & Librarian of Congress
• John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor
• John Young (cinematographer) (born c. 1960s), Australian
• John Young (composer) (born 1962), New Zealand-born composer
• John Young (engraver) (1755–1825), mezzotint engraver and keeper of the British Institution
• John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist
• John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist
• John G. Young, American director, producer and writer
• John Henry Young (1880–1946), Australian art collector, art dealer and art gallery director
• John Lloyd Young (born 1975), American actor and singer
• John Sacret Young, author, producer, director, and screenwriter
• John Zerunge Young (born 1956), Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Science

• John Wesley Young (1879–1932), American mathematician
• John Zachary Young (1907–1997), English zoologist
• John Young (astronaut) (born 1930), American astronaut

Other

• John Francis Young (1893–1929), Canadian soldier
• John F. Young (1820–1885), American Episcopal bishop of Florida, translator of the hymn Silent Night
• John Willard Young (1844–1924), American religious leader
• John Young (bishop) (c. 1532–1605), English academic and Anglican bishop of Rochester
• John Young (Cryptome) (fl. 2000s), American activist and architect
• John Young (Dean of Chichester) (1463–1526), English Catholic churchman and academic
• John Young (naval officer) (c. 1740–1781), American sailor
• John Young (pioneer) (1763–1825), American surveyor
• John Young (Regius Professor) (1514–1580), English Catholic clergyman and academic
• John Young (Dean of Winchester) (1585–1654), English Calvinist clergyman
• John Young (professor of Greek) (d. 1820), Professor of Greek at Glasgow University
• John Young (Professor of Natural History) (1835-1902), Professor of Natural History at Glasgow University
• John J. Young, Jr. (born 1962), U.S. Defense Department official
• John Young (Dean of St George's Cathedral) (1914–1991), Georgetown, Guyana, 1948–1957
• John Bruce Young (1888–1952), New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner
• John Dragon Young (1949–1996), scholar of Chinese history
• John Lorenzo Young (1826–1881), Australian goldminer, school principal and schoolteacher
• John Orr Young (1886–1976), American advertiser
• John Preston Young (1847-1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian.

Other meanings

• John Young Parkway, in Florida, named for the American astronaut
• USS John Young (DD-973), American warship, named for the American naval officer