John West

John West may refer to:

Arts and sciences

• John West (Australian poet) (fl. 1994–2009), Australian poet and author
• John West (horticulturist) (1856–1926), Australian journalist and horticulturist
• John West (mathematician) (1756-1817), Scottish mathematician
• John West (musician), hard rock singer, solo artist and member of Artension and Royal Hunt
• John West (singer), pop soul singer, solo artist
• John West (theatre) (1924–2008), Australian theatre historian and broadcaster
• John West (writer) (1809–1873), Australian congregational minister, author and newspaper editor
• John Anthony West (born 1932), American author and Egyptologist
• John B. West (born 1928), Australian-American respiratory physiologist
• John G. West, American political scientist and Intelligent Design advocate

Politics

• John West (14th century MP), for Winchester (UK Parliament constituency), fl. 1390
• John West, 1st Earl De La Warr (1693–1766), British soldier, courtier and politician
• John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (1729–1777), British politician and soldier, son of the above
• John West (Australian politician) (1852–1931), Australian politician and trade unionist
• John West (colonel) (1632–1691), American military officer and politician in colonial Virginia
• John West (governor) (1590–1659), American politician, colonial Governor of Virginia
• John West III (1676–1734), American justice, sheriff, and politician in colonial Virginia
• John West (Scottish politician) (born 1988), Scottish politician, Scotland's youngest elected Local Authority Councillor
• John Beattie West (died 1842), Conservative politician for Dublin City
• John C. West (1922–2004), American politician, Governor of South Carolina

Sports

• John West (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1890), English first-class cricketer and umpire
• John West (cricketer, born 1861) (1861–1920), English first-class cricketer and umpire
• John West (footballer), Irish footballer
• Frank West (baseball) (John Franklin West), Major League Baseball pitcher

Other

• John West (captain) (1809–1888), Scottish-American inventor and businessperson
• John West (missionary) (1778–1845) Church of England missionary in Canada, reformer in England
• John West (priest) (1806–1890), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
• John West (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1862)
• John Alan West (1911–1964), British murder victim whose killing led to the last executions in Britain
• John F. West (1920–2001), environmentalist, activist from Marin County, California

• John West Foods, a brand of canned fish
• John West, fictional lead character of the novel Power Without Glory