John Maxwell

John Maxwell may refer to:

in the arts

• John Maxwell (actor) (1916–1982), American actor of the 1940s and 1950s
• John Maxwell (artist) (1905–1962), Scottish artist
• John Maxwell (producer), a British film producer associated with British International Pictures
• John Maxwell (publisher) (1860–1895), London-based publisher founded by John Maxwell (1824-1895), husband of Mary Elizabeth Braddon
• John Maxwell (writer) (born 1944), American writer
• John Alan Maxwell (1904–1984), American artist and illustrator
• John C. Maxwell (born 1947), American author and leadership coach
• Johnny Maxwell, fictional character in Terry Pratchett novels

in politics

• John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham (1687–1759), Irish peer and politician
• John Maxwell, 2nd Earl of Farnham (1760–1823), Irish Representative peer and politician
• John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804–1845), New Jersey House Representative for the Whig Party
• Sir John Maxwell, 7th Baronet, British Member of the UK Parliament for Paisley
• Sir John Maxwell, 8th Baronet, British Member of the UK Parliament for Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire
• John Waring Maxwell, Member of the UK Parliament for Downpatrick

in sports

• John Maxwell (golfer) (1871–1906), American golfer and Olympic silver medalist
• John Maxwell (sport shooter), Australian Olympic sport shooter
• J. Rogers Maxwell (1875–?), yachtsman; son of John Rogers Maxwell, Sr.

in other

• John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell (died 1513), Scottish nobleman and head of the Border family of Maxwell
• John Maxwell (bishop) (died 1647), Scottish prelate, Archbishop of Tuam, Bishop of Ross
• Vice Admiral John Robert Maxwell, British sailor and Governor of The Bahamas
• General Sir John Maxwell (British Army officer) (1859–1929), British Army officer and colonial governor
• John Maxwell (Confederate agent), secret agent during the American Civil War
• John Maxwell (Medal of Honor) (1841–1931), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Sir John Maxwell (police officer) (1882–1968), Chief Constable of Manchester, 1927–1942
• John Hall Maxwell (1812–1866), Scottish agriculturist
• John Preston Maxwell (1871–1961), Presbyterian obstetric missionary to China
• John Rogers Maxwell, Sr. (1846-1910), American railroad executive and yachtsman