John Sterling may refer to:

Sports John Sterling (American football) (born 1964), American football player John Sterling (pitcher) (1865–1908), American baseball pitcher John Sterling (sportscaster) (1938–2026), American radio announcer for the New York Yankees

Others John Sterling (author) (1806–1844), British author, subject of a life by Thomas Carlyle John Barton Sterling (1840–1926), commander of the Coldstream Guards John Allen Sterling (1857–1918), American politician from Illinois John Whelan Sterling (1816–1885), professor and administrator at the University of Wisconsin John William Sterling (1844–1918), philanthropist, major benefactor to Yale University John T. Sterling (1841–1920), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John E. Sterling Jr. (born 1953), U.S. Army general

See also John Stirling (disambiguation) H. J. Sterling (Harry John Sterling; 1882–1959), Canadian ice hockey administrator