John Preston

John Preston may refer to:

Politicians

• John Preston (died 1434), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex
• John Preston (c.1578-c.1642), MP for Lancaster
• John B. Preston, first Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory
• John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (1764–1821), Irish politician
• John Preston (alderman) (1611–1686), mayor of Dublin in 1654

Fiction

• John Preston, a fictional character in the 2002 feature film Equilibrium
• John James Preston, a fictional character in the American TV series Sex and the City
• Alias John Preston, a 1955 British horror film

Military

• John S. Preston (1809–1881), American Civil War general
• John Preston (Medal of Honor) (1841–1885), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John F. Preston, United States Army officer, Inspector General

Others

• John Preston (rebel) (died 1381), participant in Peasants' Revolt
• John Preston (priest) (1587–1628), English clergyman
• John Preston, Lord Fentonbarns (died 1616), Scottish judge
• John Preston (settler) (1699–1747), Irish immigrant to America, founder of the Preston dynasty
• John Preston (luthier), 18th-century English guitar and cittern maker
• John W. Preston (1877–1958), American judge
• John Preston (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1900s
• Johnny Preston (1939–2011), American pop music singer
• John Preston (author) (1945–1994), US author of gay erotica
• John Preston (music executive) (1950–2017), British music industry executive
• John Preston (author, born 1953), English journalist and novelist
• John G. Preston (born 1960s), American film and stage actor
• John Preston (dog handler) (?–2008), law enforcement officer whose dog was involved in controversial criminal cases in Florida

See also

• All pages with titles containing John Preston