John Acton
John Acton is the name of:
- John Acton (MP) for Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency) in 1597
- Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, prime minister of Naples
- John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, English historian
- John [Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton], British peer
- John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, [5th Baron Acton], English writer and farmer
- John Acton (canon lawyer), English canon lawyer, known for his commentary on the writer on the ecclesiastical Constitutions of two papal legates of the thirteenth century
- John C. Acton, United States Coast Guard rear admiral