John Read may refer to:
Politicians John Read (Mississippi politician) (born 1941), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives John Read (Connecticut politician) (1633–1730), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk John Read (Australian politician) (born 1939), member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia John Read (New Zealand politician) (1874–1942), local body politician and trade unionist J. Meredith Read (1837–1896), United States diplomat John Kingsley Read (1936–1985), chairman of the British National Front and a founder of the National Party John Milton Read (1842–1881), American printer and politician
Others John Read (pirate) (fl. 1683–1688), British privateer, buccaneer, and pirate John Read (chemist) (1884–1963), British chemist John M. Read (1797–1874), American lawyer John Read (British Army officer) (1917–1987) John Read (businessman) (1918–2015), British businessman John Read (lawyer) (1769–1854), United States lawyer and banker John Read (producer) (1920–2006), collaborator with Gerry Anderson John Read (surgeon) (fl. 1588), English medical writer John Read (art film maker) (1923–2011), producer of art documentaries for the BBC from 1951 to 1983 John Read (psychologist), psychologist and mental health researcher John Read (skier) (born 1961), British Olympic skier John Erskine Read (1888–1973), Canadian lawyer, academic, civil servant, and judge John Read (inventor), inventor who developed a rotating doubler electrostatic generator John Dawson Read, English singer-songwriter John Read (snooker player), English snooker player John Read (bobsleigh) (1926–2000), British bobsledder John D. Read (1814–1864), American abolitionist and lay preacher
Jack Read Jack Read (coastwatcher) (1905–1992), coastwatcher during World War II Jack Read (rugby) (fl. 1925–1936), rugby union and rugby league footballer
See also John Reed (disambiguation) John Reid (disambiguation) John Reade (disambiguation) John Rede (disambiguation) Jack Reid (disambiguation)