John Carter

John Carter may refer to:

Fiction

• John Carter of Mars, a character from the classic science fiction series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • John Carter (film), a 2012 film featuring the Burroughs character
  • John Carter, Warlord of Mars, a Marvel Comics series created in 1977 and based on the Burroughs character
• John Carter (ER), a character from the television series ER played by Noah Wyle
• John Carter, a character from the film Cromwell played by Frank Finlay
• John Carter, a character from the television series Little House on the Prairie played by Stan Ivar
• Johnny Carter (EastEnders), a character from the television series EastEnders

Military

• John Carter (Royal Navy officer) (1785–1863), Royal Navy officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
• John C. Carter (1837–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War
• John J. Carter (1842–1917), Irish officer who fought in the American Civil War

Musicians

• John Carter (jazz musician) (1928–1991), American jazz musician
• John Carter (musician) (born 1942), English singer-songwriter
• Johnny Carter (singer) (1934–2009), American singer and member of the Dells and the Flamingos
• John S. Carter (1945–2011), American music executive, producer, and songwriter, often known simply as Carter

Politicians

• John Carter (died 1408), MP for Scarborough
• John Carter (died 1432), MP for Scarborough
• John Carter (Australian politician) (1893–1971), Australian politician
• John Carter (Mayor of Portsmouth) (1741–1808), English merchant and mayor
• John Carter (New Zealand politician) (born 1950), New Zealand politician
• Jack Carter (politician) (John William Carter, born 1947), United States Senate candidate from Nevada and son of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
• John Carter (Roundhead) (1619–1676), English Parliamentary soldier and politician
• John Carter (South Carolina politician) (1792–1850), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• John Carter (Texas politician) (born 1941), U.S. Representative from Texas
• John A. Carter (Newfoundland politician) (born 1933), politician and farmer in Newfoundland, Canada
• John A. Carter (Virginia politician) (1808–?), delegate to Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and Virginia Secessionist Convention
• John Carter (ambassador) (1919–2005), Guyanese politician, lawyer and diplomat
• John Carter, U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina in 2010

Sportsmen

• John Carter (cricketer) (fl. 1789), Nottingham cricketer
• John Carter (cricketer, born 1935), former English cricketer
• John Carter (cricketer, born 1963), former English cricketer
• John Carter (ice hockey) (born 1963), professional ice hockey player
• Johnny Carter (footballer) (1894–1960), Australian footballer

Other

• Carter (artist) (John Carter, born 1970), contemporary American artist
• John Carter, Nerdapalooza founder
• John Carter (1942–2000), founder of Carters Steam Fair
• John Carter (born 1942), sculptor and Royal Academician
• John Cain Carter (born 1966), American rancher and environmentalist
• John Carter (actor) (1927–2015), American actor and director
• John Carter (architect) (1748–1817), English draughtsman and architect
• John Carter (author) (1905–1975), English author, book-collector and bookseller
• John Carter (businessman) (born 1961/62), British businessman, CEO of Travis Perkins
• John Carter (Christadelphian) (1899–1962), editor of The Christadelphian from 1937 to 1962
• John Carter (endocrinologist) (born 1944), Australian medical academic and endocrinologist
• John Carter (evangelist), Seventh-day Adventist evangelist
• John Carter (film editor), American film editor
• John Carter (insurance executive) (born 1937), chairman of Commercial Union (1994–1998)
• John Carter (mouth artist) (1815–1850), disabled English artist
• John Carter (police officer) (1882–1944), Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, 1938–1940
• John Carter (smuggler) (1770–1807), "King of Prussia", smuggler operating out of Prussia Cove, Cornwall
• John Carter (sound engineer) (1907–1982), American sound engineer
• John Charles Carter, the birth name of Charlton Heston
• John Coates Carter (1859–1927), English architect
• John Franklin Carter (1897–1967), American journalist
• John Phillip Carter (born 1950), Australian professor in civil, geotechnical and offshore engineering, fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
• John S. Carter (Latter Day Saints) (c. 1792–1834), early American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
• John W. Carter (died 1895), partner in Carter's Ink Company in Massachusetts

See also

• Jack Carter (disambiguation)
• Jon Carter (born 1970), English musician
• Jon Carter (American football) (born 1965), former American football player
• Jonathan Carter (disambiguation)