John Godfrey (1942–2023), Canadian cabinet minister.

John Godfrey is also the name of:

  • John Godfrey (American football) (1921–2008), American football coach, head football coach at Whitter College (1960–1979)
  • John Godfrey (MP) for Tavistock in 1407
  • John Godfrey (composer), British composer and performer
  • John Godfrey (cricketer) (1917–1995), English cricketer
  • John Godfrey, bassist with Mungo Jerry, 1971–1972
  • John Henry Godfrey (1888–1970), head of British Department of Naval Intelligence during World War II and later head of the Royal Indian Navy
  • Captain John Godfrey, author of a fencing manual published in 1747
  • John Morrow Godfrey (1912–2001), Canadian pilot, lawyer and Senator
  • John T. Godfrey (1922–1958), American fighter pilot
  • John F. Godfrey (1839–1885), sailor, soldier and city attorney of Los Angeles, California
  • John Abram Godfrey (1833–1877), U.S. State Department Consul, politician and attorney
  • John Ray Godfrey (1944–2024), American basketball player
  • John Godfrey (diplomat), counterterrorism official and U.S. ambassador to Sudan