John Young most commonly refers to:

• John Young (astronaut) (1930–2018), American astronaut
• John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876), British diplomat and politician

John Young may also refer to:

Academics

• John Young (professor of Greek) (1747–1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow
• John C. Young (pastor) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre College
• John Dragon Young (1949–1996), Chinese historian
• John Lorenzo Young (1826–1881), English-Australian educationalist
• John Richardson Young (1782–1804), American physiologist

Arts and entertainment

Performing arts

• Harry Anthony (a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer
• John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor
• John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist
• John Sacret Young (1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter
• John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer
• John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author
• John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist
• John Young (composer) (born 1962), New Zealand-born composer
• John Lloyd Young (born 1975), American actor and singer
• John G. Young (filmmaker) (fl. 1990s–present), American director, producer and writer

Visual arts

• John Young (engraver) (1755–1825), British mezzotint engraver, keeper of the British Institution
• John Henry Young (1880–1946), Australian art collector, art dealer and art gallery director
• John Chin Young (1909–1997), American painter
• John Zerunge Young (born 1956), Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Business and industry

• John Young (agricultural reformer) (1773–1837), Scottish merchant in Nova Scotia
• John Young (architect) (1797–1877), English architect
• John Young (Scottish architect) (1826–1895)
• John Young (building contractor) (1827–1907), Australian building contractor
• John Orr Young (1886–1976), American advertiser
• John Young (brewer) (1921–2006), British chairman of Young's Brewery
• John A. Young (born 1932), American business manager
• John Young (businessman) (born ca 1948), Australian entrepreneur
• John Hardin Young (a.k.a. Jack Young, fl. 1985–present), American attorney

Military

• John Young (naval officer) (c. 1740–1781), American sailor
• John Preston Young (1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian
• John Francis Young (1893–1929), Canadian soldier
• John Darling Young (1910–1988), British Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
• Yang Kuo-chiang (a.k.a. John K. Young, born 1950) Chinese military leader, Director-General of National Security Bureau of the Republic of China
• John J. Young Jr. (born 1962), U.S. Defense Department official

Politics and law

Australia

• John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician
• John Young (jurist) (1919–2008), Australian jurist
• John Young (judge) (born 1952), Australian jurist in the Federal Court of Australia

Canada

• John Young (seigneur) (c. 1759–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician
• John Young (Canadian politician) (1811–1878), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• John Young (Gloucester County, New Brunswick politician) (1841–1907), Canadian politician
• John Young (York County, New Brunswick politician) (1854–1934), Canadian politician
• John Allan Young (1895–1961), Canadian politician in Saskatchewan

U.K.

• John Young (died 1589) (by 1519–1589), English politician, MP
• John Young (MP for Marlborough), (fl. 1559), English politician, MP for Marlborough
• John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1586–1597), English politician, MP for New Shoreham, Sussex
• John Young (Scottish politician) (1930–2011), Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament

U.S.

• John Young (governor) (1802–1852), American politician, Governor of New York
• John Duncan Young (1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky
• J. Smith Young (1834–1916), American politician
• John Russell Young (DC Commissioner) (1882–1966), 18th president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia
• John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician from Texas
• John M. Young (1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin
• John Young (Indiana politician), American politician from Indiana

Elsewhere

• John Young (advisor) (c. 1742–1835), British-born government advisor in the Kingdom of Hawaii

Religion

• John Young (suffragan bishop in London) (1463–1526), English Catholic churchman and academic
• John Young (Regius Professor) (1514–1580), English Catholic clergyman and academic
• John Young (bishop of Rochester) (1532–1605), English academic and Anglican bishop of Rochester
• John Young (Dean of Winchester) (1585–1654), English Calvinist clergyman
• John Young (Bishop of Argyll) (1624–1665), Scottish divine
• John G. Young (bishop) (1746–1813), Irish Catholic bishop
• John F. Young (1820–1885), American Episcopal bishop of Florida, translator of the hymn Silent Night
• John Willard Young (1844–1924), American religious leader
• John Young (Dean of St George's Cathedral) (1914–1991), English Anglican clergyman

Science and medicine

• John Radford Young (1799–1885), English mathematician, professor and author
• John Young (1823–1900), Scottish geologist
• John Young (professor of natural history) (1835–1902), Scottish naturalist and geologist, professor of natural history at Glasgow University
• John Stirling Young (1894–1971), Scottish physician, professor of pathology at Aberdeen University
• John Wesley Young (1879–1932), American mathematician
• John Zachary Young (1907–1997), English zoologist
• John Young (naturalist) (born c. 1960s), Australian naturalist

Sports

Association football (soccer)

• John Young (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1915), Scottish football player
• John Young (footballer, born 1889) (1889–19??), Scottish association football player
• John Young (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1947), Scottish footballer
• John Young (footballer, born 1951), Scottish association football player and manager
• John Young (footballer, born 1957), Scottish association football player (Denver Avalanche)

Cricket

• John Young (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1933), English cricketer
• John Young (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1913), English cricketer
• John Young (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1960), English cricketer

Other sports

• John Young (pitcher) (fl. 1920s), American Negro league baseball player
• John Young (swimmer) (1917–2006), Bermudian swimmer
• John Young (field hockey) (born 1934), Canadian Olympic field hockey player
• John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist
• John Young (rugby union) (1937–2020), English rugby union player
• John Young (first baseman) (1949–2016), American baseball player
• John Young (ice hockey) (born 1969), American ice hockey and roller hockey player

Others

• John Young (pioneer) (1764–1825), American surveyor
• John Young (abolitionist), (fl. 1800s), American abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor
• John Russell Young (1840–1899), American writer, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress
• John Preston Young (1847–1934), American Confederate veteran, judge and historian
• John P. Young (1849–1921), American writer and editor of the San Francisco Chronicle
• John Young (police officer) (1888–1952), New Zealand baker, policeman, unionist and police commissioner
• John C. Young (1912–1987), Chinese-American civic leader, key figure in the development of Chinatown, San Francisco
• John Young (Cryptome) (fl. 2000s), American activist and architect

Other uses

• John Young Parkway, American roadway in Florida
• John W. Young Round Barn, American historic building in Tama County, Iowa
• USS John Young, American warship

See also

• Jack Young (disambiguation)
• John Yonge (disambiguation)
• John Young Brown (disambiguation)
• Johnny Young (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Young (disambiguation)
• John Youngs (disambiguation)

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