John Stead may refer to:
John Stead (mayor) (1854–1922), Scottish-born New Zealand politician, father of Billy Stead Billy Stead (John William Stead, 1877–1958), rugby union player John Stead (bishop), Anglican bishop of Willochra John Edward Stead (1851–1923), British metallurgist
See also Jon Stead (born 1983), English footballer