John Gilchrist may refer to:
John Gilchrist (linguist) (1759–1841), Scottish surgeon and Indologist John Gilchrist (Province of Canada politician) (1792–1859), politician in Province of Canada John Gilchrist (judge) (1809–1858), American judge John Gilchrist (zoologist) (1866–1926), Scottish South African ichthyologist John Gilchrist (New Zealand politician) (1872–1947), political activist in New Zealand John Gilchrist (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1950), Scottish footballer John Gilchrist (cricketer) (born 1932), English cricketer John Gilchrist (footballer, born 1939) (1939–1991), Scottish footballer John Gilchrist (actor) (born 1968), former child actor John Gilchrist (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player