John Austin may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator
• Johnny Austin (1910–1983), American musician
• John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist

Military

• John Austin (soldier) (1801–1833), active in early settlement of Mexican Texas
• John Arnold Austin (1905–1941), United States Navy warrant officer
• John Beech Austin (1917–2012), British aviator in World War II

Philosophy

• J. L. Austin (John Langshaw Austin, 1911–1960), British philosopher of language
• John Austin (legal philosopher) (1790–1859), British legal and political theorist

Politics

• John Gardiner Austin (1812–1900), British colonial secretary of Hong Kong
• Sir John Austin, 1st Baronet (1824–1906), British politician, MP for Osgoldcross
• John Austin (politician) (born 1944), British politician, MP

Religion

• John Austin (1613–1669), English Catholic theologian and writer
• John Austin (Jesuit) (1717–1784), Irish Jesuit
• John Mather Austin (1805–1880), American Universalist clergyman
• John Austin (bishop) (1939–2007), British bishop of Aston

Sports

• John Austin (cricketer) (1871–1956), Barbadian cricketer
• John Austin (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player
• John Austin (tennis) (born 1957), American tennis player
• John Austin (American football) (fl. 1976–2003), American college football player and coach

Others

• J. Paul Austin. President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, 1962–1981
• John Austin (highwayman) (died 1783), English criminal, last person hanged on the gallows at Tyburn, London
• John Austin (inventor) (1752–1830), Scottish inventor of musical equipment
• John Alexander Austin (1912–1984), Canadian aviator
• John C. Austin (1870–1963), British-born American architect
• John Osborne Austin (1849–1918), American genealogist

See also

• John Austen (disambiguation)
• Jack Austin (disambiguation)