John Rankin may refer to: Reverend John Rankin (abolitionist) (1793–1886), American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist John Rankin (Canadian politician) (1820–?), represented Renfrew North in the 1st Canadian Parliament John E. Rankin (1882–1960), United States Representative from Mississippi John M. Rankin (1873–1947), Iowa Attorney General John W. Rankin, captain of the USS Phoenix cruiser at Pearl Harbor John Walker Rankin (1823–1869), American politician John Rankin (politician) (1890–1973), Scottish Member of Parliament, 1955–1973 John Rankin (diplomat) (born 1957), British diplomat John Morris Rankin (1959–2000), Canadian pianist and fiddler, member of The Rankin Family John Rankin (footballer) (born 1983), Scottish footballer, Clyde player