John Peters may refer to:

Politicians John A. Peters (1822–1904), U.S. Representative from Maine (1867–1873), Attorney General of Maine (1864–1866) & Maine Supreme Court judge John A. Peters (1864–1953), U.S. Representative from Maine (1913–1922) and U.S. District Court judge (1922–1947) John E. Peters (1839–1919), businessman and politician in Newfoundland John M. Peters (1927–2013), American lawyer and legislator John Samuel Peters (1772–1858), Governor of Connecticut (1831–1833)

Others John Peters (catcher) (1893–1932), baseball player from Kansas City John Peters (chess player) (born 1951), American chess player and newspaper columnist John Peters (DJ) (1949 or 1950–2025), British radio presenter John Peters (RAF officer) (born 1961) John Peters (shortstop) (1850–1924), baseball player from New Orleans John Durham Peters (born 1958), communications professor John F. Peters (1884–1969), electrical engineer John P. Peters (1887–1955), American chemist John Punnett Peters (1852–1921), American Episcopal clergyman

See also Jon Peters (born 1945), American movie producer Jon Peters (pitcher) (born 1970), high school pitcher from Texas Jonathan Peters (born 1969), American music remixer/DJ