John Potter may refer to:

• John Potter (bishop) (c. 1674-1747), Archbishop of Canterbury
• John Potter (Conservative politician) (1873-1940), Member of Parliament for Eccles, 1931-1935
• John Potter (priest) (1713-1770), Dean of Canterbury, 1766-1770
• John Potter (fencer) (1910-1991), American Olympic fencer
• John Potter (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer
• Sir John Potter (Liberal politician) (1815-1858), Member of Parliament for Manchester, 1857-1858
• John Potter (musician), English tenor and academic
• John E. Potter (born 1956), United States Postmaster General
• John F. Potter (1817-1899), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• John William Potter (born 1918), U.S. federal judge
• John Potter (cricketer) (born 1949), former English cricketer
• John Lishman Potter (1834-1931), New Zealand goldminer, stonemason and builder
• Jack Potter (born 1938), Australian cricketer

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