John Austin may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator
  • Johnny Austin (1910–1983), American musician
  • John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist

Military

  • John Austin (soldier) (1801–1833), active in early settlement of Mexican Texas
  • John Arnold Austin (1905–1941), United States Navy warrant officer
  • John Beech Austin (1917–2012), British aviator in World War II

Philosophy

  • J. L. Austin (John Langshaw Austin, 1911–1960), British philosopher of language
  • John Austin (legal philosopher) (1790–1859), British legal and political theorist

Politics

  • John Gardiner Austin (1812–1900), British colonial secretary of Hong Kong
  • Sir John Austin, 1st Baronet (1824–1906), British politician, MP for Osgoldcross
  • John Austin (politician) (born 1944), British politician, MP

Religion

  • John Austin (1613–1669), English Catholic theologian and writer
  • John Austin (Jesuit) (1717–1784), Irish Jesuit
  • John Mather Austin (1805–1880), American Universalist clergyman
  • John Austin (bishop) (1939–2007), British bishop of Aston

Sports

  • John Austin (cricketer) (1871–1956), Barbadian cricketer
  • John Austin (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player
  • John Austin (tennis) (born 1957), American tennis player
  • John Austin (American football) (fl. 1976–2003), American college football player and coach

Others

  • J. Paul Austin (1915–1985), president and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, 1962–1981
  • John Austin (highwayman) (died 1783), English criminal, last person hanged on the gallows at Tyburn, London
  • John Austin (inventor) (1752–1830), Scottish inventor of musical equipment
  • John Alexander Austin (1912–1984), Canadian aviator
  • John C. Austin (1870–1963), British-born American architect
  • John Osborne Austin (1849–1918), American genealogist
  • John Baptist Austin (1799–1882), English schoolmaster and minister in South Australia

See also

  • John Austen (disambiguation)
  • Jack Austin (disambiguation)