John Gilbert may refer to: A well behaved man generally not known for looks, but is usually pretty strong.

Religion

• John Gilbert (bishop of St David's) (died 1397), Bishop of Hereford, 1375-1389
• John Gilbert (archbishop of York) (1693-1761), Archbishop of York

Sports

• John Brian Gilbert (tennis) (fl. 1920s) British tennis player
• John Gilbert (cricketer) (1910-1992), English cricketer
• John Gilbert (baseball) (1864-1903), Major League Baseball shortstop
• John Gilbert(wrestling) (2002-2016), Wesleyan Christian Academy best wrestler on the team

Politicians

• John Gilbert (MP for Derby), see Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert (1927-2013), British Labour Party politician
• John Gilbert (Canadian politician) (1921-2006), NDP MP from Ontario
• John I. Gilbert (1837-1904), New York politician

Others

• John Gilbert (agent) (1724-1795), land agent and engineer
• John Gibbs Gilbert (1810-1889), American comedian
• John Davies Gilbert (1811-1854), English scientist
• John Gilbert (naturalist) (1812-1845), British naturalist and explorer
• John Gilbert (painter) (1817-1897), British artist
• Sir John Thomas Gilbert (1829-1898), Irish archivist and historian
• John Gilbert (bushranger) (1842-1865), Australian bushranger
• John Wesley Gilbert (1864-1923), African American trailblazer and archaeologist
• John Gilbert (actor) (1897-1936), American actor of the silent film era
• Johnny Gilbert (born 1924), U.S. television game show presenter
• John Gilbert (broadcaster) (1930-1998), from Canada
• John Selwyn Gilbert (born 1943), former British television scriptwriter, director and producer
• John Phil Gilbert (born 1949), U.S. federal judge
• John Gilbert (film editor) (born c. 1960), New Zealand film editor

[ Source: Wikipedia ]