John Read
John Read may refer to:
Politicians
- John Read (Mississippi politician), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- John Read (Connecticut politician), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
- John Read (Australian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
- John Read (New Zealand politician), local body politician and trade unionist
- J. Meredith Read, United States diplomat
- John Kingsley Read, chairman of the British National Front and a founder of the National Party
- John Milton Read, American printer and politician
Others
- John Read (pirate), British privateer, buccaneer, and pirate
- John Read (chemist), British chemist
- John M. Read, American lawyer
- John Read (British Army officer)
- John Read (businessman), British businessman
- John Read (lawyer), United States lawyer and banker
- John Read (producer), collaborator with Gerry Anderson
- John Read (surgeon), English medical writer
- John Read (art film maker), producer of art documentaries for the BBC from 1951 to 1983
- John Read (psychologist), psychologist and mental health researcher
- John Read (skier), British Olympic skier
- John Erskine Read, Canadian lawyer, academic, civil servant, and judge
- John Read (inventor), inventor who developed a rotating doubler electrostatic generator
- John Dawson Read, English singer-songwriter
- John Read (snooker player), English snooker player
- John Read (bobsleigh), British bobsledder
- John D. Read, American abolitionist and lay preacher
Jack Read
- Jack Read (coastwatcher), coastwatcher during World War II
- Jack Read (rugby), rugby union and rugby league footballer