John Mathews may refer to:

John Mathews (American pioneer) (died 1757), settler of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia John Mathews (clerk) (1768–1849), American surveyor, politician and lawyer John Mathews (lawyer) (1744–1802), Governor of South Carolina in 1782 and 1783 John Mathews (cricketer) (1884–1962), English cricketer active from 1903 to 1930 who played for Sussex John Mathews (theologian) (born 1952), New Testament scholar John Mathews (professor) (born 1946), Australian professor of competitive dynamics and global strategy John Albert Mathews (born 1951), American competitive rower J. E. Mathews, American silent film director working in Australia John Mathews (judge) (1892–1955), American lawyer, legislator, and judge John Mathews Jr. (died 1988), American legislator John Allen Mathews (?–1861), American frontiersman and Confederate officer John Joseph Mathews (1894–1979), Osage Nation leader John Hopper Mathews (1926–2015), Osage Nation academic and child actor John Hobson Mathews (1858–1914), Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor John David Mathews, Pennsylvania State University professor

See also John Matthews (disambiguation) John Mathew (disambiguation)