John Taylor
John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar is the name of:
Academics
- John Taylor, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487
- John Taylor , English classical scholar
- John Taylor , British publisher and Egypt scholar
- John B. Taylor, American economist, known as the creator of the Taylor rule
- John Taylor, former Director General of the United Kingdom's Office of Science and Technology, architect of the UK e-Science programme
- John Taylor, president of Pittsburgh Academy in 1801: see History of the University of Pittsburgh
Arts and entertainment
TV and film
- John Taylor , British documentary filmmaker
- John Taylor, Australian television presenter
- John Taylor, voice of Sal the space octopus in ''Astroblast!''
Art
- John Taylor , artist and friend of Shakespeare
- John Taylor, English portrait artist
- John Bigelow Taylor, New York photographer
Writing
- John Taylor , English pamphleteer, poet and waterman
- John Taylor , English oculist, drama critic, editor and newspaper publisher
- John Edward Taylor, British journalist, or his son, owners of the Manchester Guardian
- John Ellor Taylor, English popular science writer
- John Russell Taylor, English critic and author
- John Martin Taylor, American food writer, known as Hoppin' John
- John W. R. Taylor, British aviation expert and editor
Music
- John C. J. Taylor, Australian bass player, composer, former member of Little Heroes
- John Lloyd Taylor, guitarist with Jonas Brothers
- John Taylor , British bassist for Duran Duran
- John Taylor, composer of the music for the British musical Charlie Girl
- John Taylor , songwriter and poet
- John Taylor, lead guitarist for British alternative rock band Young Guns
- John Taylor , English pianist
- John Taylor, Scottish fiddler from Buckie, appeared in So I Married an Axe Murderer
- John Taylor , poet and composer from Norwich, England
- John T. Taylor, saxophonist and co-writer of "The Boy from New York City"
- Johnnie Taylor, American singer
- Jonny Taylor, contestant on Australian Idol
- Little Johnny Taylor, American singer
- John Taylor, Jamaican dancehall musician better known as Chaka Demus.
- John R. Taylor, recording engineer and producer, co-founder of Grosvenor Road Studios
Comedy
- Johnny Taylor, stand-up comedian
Fictional characters
- John Taylor, protagonist of the Nightside books by Simon Green
- John Taylor, one of the protagonists in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, a 2015 video game
- Johnny Taylor, in the TV series ''Tracy Beaker Returns''
Business and trade
- John Taylor , English bookseller and publisher in St. Paul's Churchyard, London
- John Taylor , English manufacturer and banker of Birmingham
- John Taylor of Ashbourne, English lawyer and cleric
- John Taylor , English mining engineer and engineer of the Tavistock Canal
- John Taylor , Canadian pioneer in the pulp and paper industry
- John Taylor , settler to York, Western Australia
- John Taylor , British architect
- John Taylor , American food inventor and entrepreneur
- John Taylor , Creole trader killed during Sierra Leone's Hut Tax War
- John Taylor , founder of Veloce Ltd. motorcycle firm
- John Taylor , horologist and inventor of controls for electric kettles
- Johnny C. Taylor Jr., American lawyer, author and public speaker
- John Donnithorne Taylor, English landowner
- John R. Taylor III, American computer game designer
- John William Taylor, English philanthropist and bellfounder
- Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet, dilettante
Crime
- John Taylor , pirate active in the East Indies and Indian Ocean
- John Albert Taylor, American rapist and murderer, executed by firing squad
- John B. Taylor, American multiple murderer, convicted for the Wendy's massacre
- John Taylor , British convicted murderer and rapist
Military
- John Taylor, American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Taylor , Scottish sailor who served with Nelson then emigrated to Canada
- John Taylor , English sailor
- John R. M. Taylor, U.S. infantry captain who compiled what became known as the Philippine Insurgent Records
- John Taylor , American military archivist at the National Archives
- John Thomas Taylor, American soldier, lawyer, and chief lobbyist for the American Legion from 1919 to 1950
- John Lowther du Plat Taylor, British founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles
- John Debenham Taylor, British intelligence officer
- John Taylor, alias of British woman Mary Anne Talbot, who was a sailor and soldier during the French Revolutionary Wars
Politics and the law
Australia
- John Howard Taylor, Western Australian politician
- John Taylor , Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- John Taylor , senior Australian public servant
Canada
- John Richard Parish Taylor, politician in Saskatchewan
- John Robeson Taylor, politician in Saskatchewan
- John Russell Taylor , Canadian MP representing Vancouver-Burrard
- John Taylor , MLA in Manitoba
- John Taylor , Liberal MHA for Halifax County
- John Ross Taylor, Canadian neo-Nazi leader
New Zealand
- John Parkin Taylor, MP for Dunedin Country, Superintendent of Southland Province
Nigeria
- John Taylor
United Kingdom
- John Taylor, MP for Reigate
- John Taylor, MP for Hastings
- John Taylor, MP for Lichfield
- John Bladen Taylor, MP for Hythe
- John Taylor, MP for Sandwich
- John Taylor, Baron Ingrow, life peer, brewer and politician, former Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
- John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Ireland politician
- John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach, Conservative life peer and director of Taylor's Bulbs of Spalding
- John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, Conservative
- John Taylor , Liberal MP for Dumbarton Burghs, 1918–1922
- John Taylor , Labour MP 1951–1962
- John Taylor
- John Taylor , diplomat
- John Taylor , councillor in Dudley
- John George Taylor, official of the Foreign Office, archaeologist
- John Wilkinson Taylor , Labour MP for Chester-le-Street, 1906–1919
- John Thomas Taylor , English museum official and local politician
United States
- John Taylor , American politician from South Carolina
- John Taylor, American politician from South Carolina
- John Taylor of Caroline, American politician and scholar from Virginia
- John Taylor , justice of the first Mississippi Supreme Court
- John Taylor , member of the Iowa Territorial Legislature and Iowa House of Representatives
- John Taylor , member of the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate
- John C. Taylor, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- John J. Taylor , American politician
- John J. Taylor , American politician
- John L. Taylor, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1847–55
- John Louis Taylor, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- John M. Taylor, on List of justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama
- John May Taylor, U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1883–87
- John P. Taylor, American District Attorney in New York, 1914–1920
- John Stansel Taylor, American citrus grower and politician from Florida
- John W. Taylor , New York politician and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1820 to 1821 and 1825-1827
- John Wilkinson Taylor , American educator and international administrator
- John Edwards Taylor, mayor of Morristown, New Jersey
- John Peroutt Taylor, American politician from Mississippi
Religion
- John Taylor , British religious leader and jurist
- John Taylor , British religious leader, Bishop of Lincoln
- John Taylor , English Presbyterian theologian
- John Taylor , English priest
- John Taylor , Baptist preacher in Kentucky
- John Taylor , missionary in India
- John Taylor , third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880–1887
- John W. Taylor , member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John H. Taylor , leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John Taylor , Church of England bishop, and father of the below Bishop of Winchester
- John Taylor , Bishop of Sheffield in the Church of England
- John Taylor , Anglican missionary scholar, and son of the above Bishop of Sodor and Man
- John Edward Taylor , Roman Catholic bishop of Stockholm, 1962–76
- John Taylor , British priest, Bishop of St Albans, 1980–1995
- John Taylor , British priest, Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, 1991–1998
- John H. Taylor , Episcopal bishop and chief of staff to former U.S. President Richard Nixon
Sports
Australia
- John Taylor , Australian football player
- Johnny Taylor , dual international cricketer and rugby union footballer for Australia
- John Taylor , rugby union footballer for Australia
- John Taylor, former Western Australia cricketer
United States
- Jack Taylor , aka "Brewery Jack", baseball player
- Jack Taylor , baseball player
- John Taylor , runner; first African American Olympic gold medalist
- John Taylor , football player
- John Taylor , Negro leagues baseball player
- John Taylor , American former volleyball player
- John Taylor , American professional basketball player
- John Taylor , 3rd in the 400 m at the 1945 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- John Coard Taylor, American sprinter
- John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston Red Sox, 1904–11
- Johnathan Taylor, American football player
- Johnny Taylor , basketball player
- Schoolboy Johnny Taylor, American Negro leagues baseball player
- Steel Arm Johnny Taylor, American Negro leagues baseball player
- Tarzan Taylor, American football player and coach