John Shorter may refer to: John Gill Shorter (1818–1872), 17th Governor of Alabama from 1861 to 1863 John Urquhart Shorter (1844–1904), Confederate officer, lawyer, poet; nephew of the above John Shorter Pty Ltd, former Australian manufacturing import company, founded in 1884 Sir John Shorter, Lord Mayor of London in 1687
See also John Shorter Stevens