John Maxwell may refer to:
- John Maxwell (d. 1647), Scottish prelate, Archbishop of Tuam, Bishop of Ross
- General Sir John Maxwell (1859 - 1929) - British Army officer and colonial governor
- John Maxwell (1871-1906), American golfer and Olympic silver medalist
- Sir John Maxwell, Chief Constable of Manchester, 1927–1942
- John Alan Maxwell (1904-1984) American artist and illustrator
- John Maxwell (1905–1962), Scottish artist
- John Maxwell, American actor who appeared in over 100 films in the 1940s and 1950s
- John Maxwell (born 1944), American writer
- John C. Maxwell (born 1947), American leadership coach and writer
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