John White

Actors

• John White, Canadian actor
• John Sylvester White, American actor

  Artists and photographers

• John White (colonist and artist), governor of the Roanoke Colony
• John White (photographer), British photographer
• John White (South Australian painter), painter and pharmacist
• John H. White (photojournalist), American photographer
• John M. White, American performance artist, sculptor and painter

  Educators

• John A. White, American professor and University of Arkansas chancellor emeritus
• John F. White, American academic administrator
• John T. White, Maryland school administrator; author of proposed alternate lyrics to Maryland state song

  Musicians

• John White (composer), English composer and musician
• John White (singer), American country music singer, writer on the genre of western music
• John Clifford White, Australian composer
• John Paul White, American singer-songwriter and member of The Civil Wars
• John Simon White, American vocal coach and opera director

  Politicians

Canada

• John White (Conservative MP), Canadian politician
• John White (Frontenac County), Canadian politician
• John White (Liberal MP), Canadian politician
• John White (Nova Scotia politician), Canadian politician
• John White (Ontario politician), provincial cabinet minister
• John Franklin White, Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons

  United Kingdom

• John White (died 1407), in 1388 MP for Norfolk
• John White (fl.1406), MP for Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White (fl.1397–1410), MP for Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
• John White, Member of the English Parliament for the City of London, 1566–1571
• John White (died 1573) of Aldershot, Lord Mayor of London 1563-4
• John White (died 1597), MP for Clitheroe
• John White (Welsh lawyer), lawyer and MP for Southwark, 1640–1645
• John White (1634–1713), Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
• John White (1699–1769), Member of Parliament for East Retford
• John White (1748–1813), surveyor and builder in Marylebone for the Duke of Portland
• John Bazley White, Member of Parliament for Gravesend, 1886–1892
• John Baker White (British politician)
• John White (loyalist), convicted murderer, Northern Ireland
• Robert John White, known as John White, president of the Ulster Unionist Party and former mayor of Coleraine
• John White, 1st Baron Overtoun, Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician
• Sir John White, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

  United States

• John White (Kentucky politician), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• John Barber White, American lumber businessman and politician in Pennsylvania
• John D. White, American politician from Kentucky
• John Phillip White, president of the United Mine Workers of America
• John E. White, American politician in Massachusetts
• John Coyle White, chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee
• John White (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• John F. White Jr., Pennsylvania politician
• John Hannibal White, South Carolina politician
• John L. White, New Jersey politician
• John P. White, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1995–1997
• John W. White (politician), American politician from Mississippi
• John White (Georgia politician), member of the Georgia House of Representatives
• John White (Louisiana politician), Louisiana state superintendent of education since 2012
• John White (Maryland politician), U.S. congressional candidate in Maryland
• John White (diplomat), US Ambassador to Haiti, Peru, on List of high commissioners of [the United Kingdom to Barbados]
• John Baker White (clerk of court), American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, and civil servant
• John Baker White (West Virginia politician), American military officer, lawyer, and politician in West Virginia
• John B. White, Oklahoma politician

  Other places

• John White (Australian politician), Australian politician, member of Tasmanian state parliament, 1986–1998
• John White (colonial administrator), acting governor of Jamaica, 1691–1692
• John White (Irish politician), Irish Farmers' Party / Cumann na nGaedhael politician, TD for Donegal, 1923–1933
• John White (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
• John White (Queensland politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Musgrave

  Scientists and medical professionals

• John White (chemist), Australian professor of physical and theoretical chemistry
• John White (surgeon), Surgeon-General of New South Wales
• John G. White (biologist), co-developed confocal microscopy and mapped the complete nervous system of ''C. elegans''

  Religious figures

• John White (archdeacon of Meath), Irish priest
• John White (bishop), English bishop
• John White (chaplain), English clergyman
• John White (colonist priest), English Puritan clergyman
• John White, alias of Augustine Bradshaw, Benedictine monk
• John White (minister), Moderator of the General Assembly in 1925 and 1929
• John White (provost of St Edmundsbury), Anglican priest
• John Chanler White, Episcopal bishop of Springfield
• John Hazen White, Episcopal bishop in Indiana

  Sportsmen

• J. T. White, American football player and coach
• Jock White, Scottish footballer, born John White
• John White (cricketer, born 1855), English cricketer, played as a wicket-keeper
• John White (footballer, born 1887), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
• John White (footballer, born 1937), Scottish international footballer for Falkirk and Tottenham Hotspur
• John White (footballer, born 1955), Australian footballer for North Melbourne
• John White (footballer, born 1986), English football player
• John White (New Zealand footballer), football player for New Zealand
• John White (rower), American rower
• John White (running back, born 1991), American player of Canadian football
• John White (sportsman), English cricketer and footballer
• John White (squash player), Scottish squash player
• John White (tight end), American football player
• John White, Irish steeplechase rider who was first past the post in the void 1993 Grand National
• John Henry White, Canadian football player

  Writers

• John White (Christian author), author of The Archives of Anthropos series
• John White (ethnographer), New Zealand public servant and historian
• John Herbert White, co-author of Modern Chess Openings
• John Talbot White, British lecturer, naturalist and writer

  Others

• John White (art historian), English art historian
• John White (jurist), New Zealand Queen's Counsel
• John White (major), native Irish soldier in the American Revolutionary War
• John Berry White, British philanthropist and British Army officer
• John Campbell White (diplomat), American diplomat, US ambassador to Haiti and Peru
• John Campbell White (United Irishman), executive member of the Society of United Irishmen
• John Chambers White, Royal Navy admiral
• John Claude White, engineer, photographer, author and civil servant in British India
• John Griswold White, Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia
• John H. White (Medal of Honor), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• John H. White Jr., American historian and museum curator
• John R. White, American slave trader
• John Tahourdin White, English classical scholar
• John W. White (general), United States Air Force general
• Johnnie White, staff officer of the Official Irish Republican Army