John Evans may refer to:

Academics

  • John Evans (archaeologist) (1823–1908), English archaeologist and geologist
  • John Evans (topographical writer) (1768–c. 1812), writer on Wales
  • John Cayo Evans (1879–1958), Welsh mathematician
  • John Davies Evans (1925–2011), English archaeologist
  • John Gwenogvryn Evans (1852–1930), Welsh minister and paleographer
  • John Gwynne Evans (1945 - 2005), British archaeologist
  • John Robert Evans (1929–2015), Canadian cardiologist and civic leader
  • John V. Evans (astronomer) (born 1933), British-American
  • John Wainwright Evans (1909–1999), solar astronomer
  • John William Evans (geologist) (1857–1930), British
  • John William Evans (entomologist) (1906–1990), British entomologist

Entertainment

  • John Evans (actor) (1693–1734), Irish actor
  • John Evans (19th-century writer) (died 1832), English writer
  • John Evans (artist) (1932–2012), American artist
  • John Evans (director), American film director and screenwriter
  • John Evans (special effects), on five James Bond films
  • John Bryan Evans (born 1980), Welsh filmmaker
  • John Morgan Evans (1942–1991), American actor and playwright
  • Jon Evans (born 1973), Canadian novelist and journalist
  • John Evans or I. D. Ffraid (1814–1875), Welsh poet

Sports

Association football

  • John Evans (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1939), Welsh footballer for Oswestry Town
  • John Evans (footballer, born 1900) (1900–?), English footballer for Sheffield United, Walsall, and Stoke
  • John Evans (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2004), English footballer for Liverpool
  • John Evans (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2009), English footballer
  • John Evans (footballer, born 1941), footballer for Chester City
  • John Evans (bowls) (born 1947), Torquay footballer and bowler
  • Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer for Manchester United
  • Ted Evans (footballer) (John Edward Evans, 1868–1942), English footballer for Stoke and Port Vale

Cricket

  • John Evans (cricketer, born 1889) (1889–1960), English cricketer
  • John Evans (Kent cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English cricketer

Gridiron football

  • John C. Evans (fl. 1930–1965), American football and basketball player and coach
  • John Evans (American football) (born 1964), American football tight end
  • Johnny Evans (gridiron football, born 1956), American football player and radio commentator
  • Johnny Evans (Canadian football, born 1897) (1897–1932), Canadian football player

Rugby

  • Jack Evans (rugby, born 1871) (1871–1924), or John, Welsh rugby union and rugby league forward
  • Jack Elwyn Evans (1897–1941), or John, Welsh rugby union and rugby league wing or centre
  • Jack Evans (English rugby league, born 1897) (John Evans, 1897–1940), English professional rugby league centre
  • John Evans (rugby union, born 1911) (1911–1943), Welsh international rugby union hooker
  • John Evans (rugby union, born 1926) (1926–1989), Welsh international rugby union player
  • John Hart Evans (1881–1959), Welsh rugby union centre
  • Jack Evans (rugby union, born 1875) (John William Evans, 1875–1947), Welsh rugby union forward

Other sports

  • John Evans (bowls) (born 1947), English footballer and bowls player
  • John Russell Evans (born 1935), Welsh lawn bowler
  • John Evans (canoeist) (born 1949), American slalom canoer
  • John Evans (football manager), with several Gaelic football teams
  • John Evans (Gaelic footballer) (born 1955), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Paul Evans (ice hockey, born 1954) (John Paul Evans), Canadian ice hockey player
  • John Evans (Australian footballer, born 1950), Australian footballer
  • John Evans (fencer), Welsh fencer
  • John Evans, British head-balancing strongman

Music

  • John Evan (born 1948), or Evans, English musician with Jethro Tull
  • John Evans (Box Tops) (born before 1963), American musician with the Box Tops
  • John Rhys Evans (1930–2010), Welsh operatic baritone

Politics

  • John Evans (Australian politician) (1855–1943), Australian politician in Tasmania

Canada

  • John Evans (British Columbia politician) (1816–1879), Canadian miner and politician in British Columbia
  • John Evans (Saskatchewan politician) (1867–1958), Welsh-born Canadian politician from Saskatchewan
  • John Leslie Evans (born 1941), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • John Newell Evans (1846–1944), Welsh-born Canadian politician from British Columbia

United Kingdom

  • John Evans (died 1565), English politician from Shrewsbury
  • John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery (1738–1807), Irish peer
  • John Evans (Ogmore MP) (1875–1961), Welsh politician from Ogmore
  • John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (1930–2016), United Kingdom politician
  • John Evans (Haverfordwest MP) (died 1864), MP for Haverfordwest 1847–1852
  • John William Evans (Welsh politician) (1870–1906), Liberal politician in Aberdare, South Wales

United States

  • John Evans (Colorado governor) (1814–1897), 2nd territorial governor of Colorado
  • John Evans (Colorado state senator), member of the Colorado Senate
  • John Evans (Idaho governor) (1925–2014), governor of Idaho
  • John Evans (judge) (1728–1783), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • John Evans (Pennsylvania governor) (1678–?), governor of Pennsylvania
  • John Gary Evans (1863–1942), governor of South Carolina
  • John M. Evans (Montana politician) (1863–1946), member of congress from Montana
  • John M. Evans (Wisconsin politician) (1820–1903), American physician and politician
  • John Marshall Evans (born 1950), American ambassador to Armenia
  • John R. Evans (born 1955), American politician from Pennsylvania

Religion

  • John Evans (1702–1782), Welsh anti-Methodist Anglican priest
  • John Evans (Baptist) (1767–1827), Welsh minister
  • John Evans (bishop) (bef. died 1724), Welsh-born bishop of Bangor and bishop of Meath
  • John Evans (died 1779), Welsh Anglican priest and curate of Portsmouth
  • John Evans (divine) (1680–1730), Welsh divine and writer
  • John Evans (Methodist) (1779–1847), Welsh Methodist of Llwynffortun
  • St John Evans (1905–1956), Anglican cleric in Africa
  • John Evans (archdeacon of Llandaff) (died 1749)
  • John Evans (archdeacon of Malta) (1919–1988), Archdeacon of Malta
  • John Evans (archdeacon of Surrey) (1915–1996), Anglican priest
  • John Silas Evans, Welsh astronomer and priest

Other

  • John Evans (explorer) (1770–1799), Welsh explorer of the Missouri River
  • John Evans (pirate) (died 1723), Welsh pirate
  • John Evans (printer) (1774–1828), English printer
  • John Evans (Royal Navy officer) (1717–1794)
  • John Evans (surgeon) (1756–1846), Welsh surgeon
  • John B. Evans (1938–2004), Welsh-American media executive
  • John D. Evans, American business executive and philanthropist
  • John Grimley Evans (1936–2018), British gerontologist
  • John Henry Evans (1872–1947), American Mormon educator and writer
  • John Louis Evans (1950–1983), American convicted murderer
  • John Maxwell Evans (born 1942), Canadian judge
  • John Morton Evans (1871–1956), British philatelist
  • John R. Evans Jr. (born 1966), United States Army general
  • John Evans (1877–1990), Welsh supercentenarian, see list of British supercentenarians

See also

  • Jack Evans (disambiguation)
  • Jonathan Evans (disambiguation)
  • John Evans House (disambiguation)
  • John William Evans (disambiguation)