John Appleton (disambiguation)
John Appleton was an American Assistant Secretary of State and Democratic Party politician from Maine.
John Appleton is also the name of:
- John Appleton (academic), Master of University College, Oxford, England
- John E. C. Appleton, Australian theatre and radio producer
- John F. Appleton, American Civil War general from Maine
- John James Appleton, diplomat for the United States
- John Appleton (judge), Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- John Howard Appleton, American chemist