John Tanner may refer to:
Law and politics John Tanner (MP) (fl. c. 1402), English MP for Malmesbury John Riley Tanner (1844–1901), American governor of Illinois John Tanner (Tennessee politician) (born 1944), U.S. congressman
Sports John Tanner (cricketer) (1772–1858), English cricketer John Tanner (American football, born 1897) (1897–1976), American football player John Tanner (footballer) (1921–1987), English footballer John Tanner (rugby union) (1927–2020), New Zealand rugby union player John Tanner (gridiron football, born 1945) (1945–2009), American football player John Tanner (cyclist) (born 1968), British racing cyclist John Tanner (ice hockey) (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
Others John Tanner (bishop) (died 1615), Anglican bishop in Ireland John Sigismund Tanner (1705–1775), German-British engraver John Tanner (Mormon) (1778–1850), American Mormon leader John Tanner (captive) (1780–1846), American child kidnapped by Indians John Arthur Tanner (1858–1917), British Army officer John Sears Tanner (born 1950), American academic administrator
Other uses John Tanner House, Petersburg, Kentucky, United States John Tanner State Park, Georgia, United States
See also Jack Tanner (disambiguation)