John Riley

John Riley may refer to:

People

• John Riley (Australian footballer) (born 1958), VFL and SANFL footballer and Defence scientist
• John Riley (botanist), founder of California Rare Fruit Growers
• John Riley (painter) (1646–1691), British portrait painter
• John Riley (poet) (1937–1978), English poet associated with the British Poetry Revival
• John Riley (rower) (born 1964), American rower
• John Bernard Riley (born 1954), jazz drummer
• John E. Riley (1909–2001), president of the Northwest Nazarene College
• John H. Riley (1947–1994), American attorney and railroad transportation administrator
• John J. Riley (1895–1962), American politician, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• John P. Riley, Jr. (1920-2016), American ice hockey coach
• John Riley (soldier) (1805–1850), or John O'Riley, Irish-American soldier who defected from the US Army and formed the Saint Patrick's Battalion to fight for Mexico
• John Riley (wrestler) (1909–1993), American wrestler who later turned to American football
• John Riley (diplomat), New Zealander who lives and performs in South Korea as a diplomat and television personality
• John Phillip Riley (1877–1950), landsman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War
• John Riley (ice hockey), 1963–1966 head coach of Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey
• John Riley (cartoonist) (born 1955), American Editorial Cartoonist published by Pelican Press
• John Riley (motorcyclist), in the 1976 and 1977 Isle of Man TT
• John Riley (racing driver), in the 1965 and 1966 Tasman Series

Other uses

• "John Riley" (song), a traditional English folk song

See also

• Jack Riley (disambiguation)
• John Reilly (disambiguation)
• John Gilmore Riley House, a historic home in Tallahassee, Florida